Seeking Comfort
Last year I turned 40. As a special birthday gift, my mum offered me a trip to India. We would go together for two weeks and then she would continue travelling another month with a friend. She told me to pick the places I wanted to go and she would arrange the first two weeks … Read more
Calling Out
When I was growing up in Tel Aviv in the 70’s, we used to play outside a lot. There was a vacant lot across the street from our house that stayed empty, untouched, and quite wild for a few years. It was overgrown with weeds and wildflowers. My sister and I loved to go there … Read more
holiday teaching schedule
Happy, warm, sweet holidays to you. May it be a time to rest, relax, and rejuvenate your energy. If you’re in NYC for the holidays and craving yoga, here’s my day by day schedule for the next 3 weeks. Some classes are cancelled due to holidays and the Jivamukti Tribe Gathering. But mostly I’m around … Read more
dec 23 @ 11: an experiment in space, time & yoga
Please join us for an experiment in space, time & yoga: transatlantic currents, on Dec 23 at 11am at Jivamukti Yoga School NYC! The same class will be happening simultaneously in Amsterdam and NYC! In collaboration with Amsterdam’s Jivamukti Yoga teacher, Nora Heilmann.
‘Yoga in New York Project’ by Wari.cat
‘Yoga in New York Project’ by Wari.cat. Sponsored by Yoga Journal & Hanuman Clothing. Full gallery at wari.cat and Flickr
When I was 18
When I was 18, I enlisted in the Israeli army and served for almost 3 years. I didn’t really have a choice in the matter. In order to avoid the potentially violent side of a military career, I volunteered (together with a group of pacifist friends) for a special service that alternates agricultural work with … Read more
Kindly reviewed by Yoga Sleuth
This review came out today of one of my recent yoga classes. Yoga of Movement and Sound with Tamar Samir. “With the aroma of delicious vegan delights wafting from the café, Yoga Sleuth settled in at the spacious Krishna room of Jivamukti downtown, piano music playing softly as it heralded the arrival of Tamar Samir. … Read more
Moving the Planet
Some photos from the Moving Planet event on Sept 24. Here’s a short blog post I wrote about it for Yes! Magazine.
It’s this week! Moving Planet Yoga: Sept 24 at 1:30pm @ the UN
Yoga can be a form of activism! Moving Planet: Yoga With Jivamukti Yoga Teachers Jessica Stickler & Tamar Samir Sat, Sept 24, 1:30-2pm Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. Gateway to the United Nations, East 47th Street @ 1st & 2nd Ave. On Sept 24 at 1:30pm, Jivamukti Yoga teachers Jessica & Tamar will lead a short yoga … Read more
Moving Planet, Sept 24
Join me for a special outdoor yoga class, part of Moving Planet, a worldwide day to move beyond fossil fuels. Sat, Sept 24, 1:30-2pm At DAG HAMMARSKJOLD PLAZA. Gateway to the United Nations, East 47th Street @ 1st & 2nd Ave. Free. More info to come.
