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At a past Tel Aviv International Day of Yoga, sponsored by Indian embassies around the world on June 21, the longest day of the year (Courtesy PR)
June 19, 2023, 5:13 pm
Grab a mat for International Day of Yoga
The Indian Embassy is celebrating yoga with classes, Indian music and meditation at locations throughout the country
By Jessica Steinberg
A group of people practicing yoga. (JackF via iStock by Getty Images)
August 25, 2022, 4:29 am
Heads of yoga ‘cult’ with global studios, including in Israel, busted for tax fraud
Complaint says donation-based organization ‘Yoga to the People’ generated over $20m in revenue for a decade while evading taxes and exploiting young teachers
By Larry Neumeister
Yoga practice with Yoga Synagogue Ah!, a new community founded by Laura Gilinski (center, mauve shirt) during the coronavirus pandemic (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
February 26, 2021, 9:46 am
From tempeh to yoga, pandemic downtime fuels cottage industry boom
Furloughs and other work cuts push entrepreneurial types to follow their dreams, turning hobbies into businesses
By Jessica Steinberg
The outdoor areas of the Tower of David Museum at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem's Old City make it a easier to visit during the restrictions necessitated by the 2020 coronavirus (Courtesy Tower of David Museum)
May 13, 2020, 10:14 pm
Jerusalem Day contest offers a night at the Tower of David museum
Winners who post a photo, video or letter describing their unique connection to Jerusalem get treated to gourmet meals, rooftop yoga and private tours
By Jessica Steinberg
Israelis on their balconies in Tel Aviv on March 19, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 29, 2020, 5:01 am
As coronavirus coops up many at home, ways to find inner peace indoors
A meditation expert, a yoga instructor, a Jewish parenting writer and a mandala artist offers ideas for creating calm during the pandemic
By Jessica Steinberg
President Ruby Rivlin reads Israeli classic 'Flat To Rent' by Lea Goldberg online on Thursday, March 19, 2020, during the coronavirus crisis (Courtesy Ruby Rivlin Facebook page)
March 20, 2020, 1:02 pm
Get online to exercise, forage, pray and even hike during your home stay
Everyone’s going online right now, offering services and classes for free during the extended quarantine caused by the COVID-19 crisis
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: A class in March 2016 at Romemu, the Jewish Renewal congregation in New York. (Scott Osman via JTA)
December 8, 2018, 8:16 am
Namaste and shalom: New York yeshiva to combine Jewish texts and yoga
When classes start next summer, students at the Romemu Yeshiva won’t need to be Jewish but must be able to understand Hebrew texts
By Ben Sales
Yogis, Israeli and foreigners, participate in the Arava Yoga annual festival at the ancient copper mines area of the Timna Valley, in the southern Arava region of Israel, north of Eilat on November 2, 2018. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
November 3, 2018, 7:16 pm
A stretch of desert: Hundreds attend Arava yoga festival
Israelis and foreigners hold sessions throughout region’s villages in annual event, ‘the largest yoga gathering in the Middle East’
By ToI Staff and AFP
Saudi women practice yoga at a studio in the western Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on September 7, 2018. (AFP Photo/Amer Hilabi)
September 30, 2018, 9:42 am
Saudi Arabia embraces yoga in pivot toward ‘moderation’
Once outlawed in the conservative Muslim kingdom and still facing threats and harassment, enthusiasts say the exercise is transforming women’s lives
By Anuj Chopra
Participants in the local Jerusalem celebration of International Yoga Day received a specially designed yoga mat that together forms an artwork that envisions Jerusalem in thirty years from now (Courtesy The Big Dream - Jerusalem)
June 22, 2018, 10:25 am
In Jerusalem, sun salutations for International Yoga Day
Residents of the city find their inner yogis in the Valley of Hinnom at an event dedicated to the ancient practice
By Jessica Steinberg
Ruthi Soudack
June 13, 2018, 3:13 pm
Ruthi Soudack
I can’t blame it all on anti-Semitism, can I?
When the drop-down list of countries on the yoga registration form doesn’t include Israel
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands following a statement on July 4, 2017, in Jerusalem. (AFP PHOTO / POOL AND AFP PHOTO / DEBBIE HILL)
July 5, 2017, 3:16 am
Netanyahu turns to yoga in illustrating warm ties with India
Speaking alongside visiting counterpart Modi, PM depicts Israel and India as kindred democracies in a difficult region
By AP and ToI Staff
President Reuven Rivlin (L) hugs with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference in New Delhi on November 14, 2016. President Rivlin was in India for an official state visit. (Mark Neyman/GPO)
July 3, 2017, 9:36 pm
Yoga for Mideast peace? That would be great, says Modi
On eve of his arrival in Israel, India’s prime minister hails Israeli innovation, talks about the benefits of ‘the holistic approach’
By ToI Staff
Hundreds of people take part in the largest yoga mat art installation in the world, created for the third International Yoga Day on June 21, 2017. (Guy Mador/skylens)
June 21, 2017, 7:44 pm
Record-breaking yoga ‘om-age’ to 25 years of Israel-India relations
Hundreds come to Rabin Square for International Yoga Day exercises on the world’s largest yoga mat art installation
By Melanie Lidman
The Indian government is trying to promote Ayurveda, an ancient medical system that utilizes herbs, like the one pictured in this illustrative photo, to achieve holistic health. (Getty Images)
January 12, 2017, 5:24 pm
India sells Israel on Ayurveda as an alternative alternative medicine
As traditional treatments gain traction, New Delhi wants to help Israeli HMOs adopt the subcontinent’s own ancient healing methods
By Melanie Lidman
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