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Yoga for Renewal

Six Week Series

Fridays: August 21, 28,
Sept 4, 18, 25, Oct 2*

9:30 - 10:30 am PST/ 12:30-1:30 pm EST

*skips Sept 11

Join us for this six week series of Iyengar-based yoga classes, a journey through the Hebrew month of Elul (beginning Aug 21) into the High Holiday season. Each class is infused with Jewish Wisdom teachings to cultivate balance and wholeness.

Class Dates and Themes:

Aug 21: Embodying Etzem (Essence)

Aug 28: Embodying Shevarim (Broken-ness)

Sept 4: Embodying Tshuva (Return)

*Skips Sept 11

Sept 18:  Embodying Renewal for Rosh Hashana (New Year)

Sept 25: Embodying Unity for Yom Kippur (Day of At-one-ment)

Oct 2: Embodying Inner Spaciousness for Sukkot (Festival of Temporary-ness)

Six Week Series

Fridays: August 21, 28,
Sept 4, 18, 25, Oct 2*

9:30 - 10:30 am PST/ 12:30-1:30 pm EST

*skips Sept 11

Join us for this six week series of Iyengar-based yoga classes, a journey through the Hebrew month of Elul (beginning Aug 21) into the High Holiday season. Each class is infused with Jewish Wisdom teachings to cultivate balance and wholeness.

Class Dates and Themes:

Aug 21: Embodying Etzem (Essence)

Aug 28: Embodying Shevarim (Broken-ness)

Sept 4: Embodying Tshuva (Return)

*Skips Sept 11

Sept 18:  Embodying Renewal for Rosh Hashana (New Year)

Sept 25: Embodying Unity for Yom Kippur (Day of At-one-ment)

Oct 2: Embodying Inner Spaciousness for Sukkot (Festival of Temporary-ness)

Zoom link and password will be provided just before the event start time.

Multiple payment levels are offered to make this workshop accessible to those for whom payment is difficult or prohibitive at this time. Please select your ticket level at check-out. Please contact Julie if you’d like to attend but are unable to pay at this time.

Offered by Embodied JewishLearning, Shalem, the Jewish Wellness Initiative of the Peninsula JCC, the Addison-Penzak JCC, and the Oshman Family JCC.

Awaken & Return:
A Virtual Jewish Meditation & Yoga Retreat

Saturday, August 29, 8:30 - 10:00 pm
Sunday, August 30, 9 am - 12 pm

The High Holiday season begins with the month of Elul: a call to wake up to our lives and return again to what is essential. We will be guided to experience awakened awareness and the wisdom that renews us through Meditation, Yoga and Qigong infused with Jewish wisdom, as well as text study, periods of silence, and chanting.

Sliding Scale: $18- $72.

No one turned away for lack of funds. Multiple payment levels are offered to make this workshop accessible. If payment is difficult or prohibitive at this time, please contact jewishlife@pjcc.org. Please select your ticket level at check-out. A zoom link will be provided upon registration.

Questions: Contact shalemretreats@gmail.com

Pre-registration is required by Friday, August 21.

Offered in partnership with Shalem, the Jewish Wellness Initiative of the Peninsula JCC, the Addison Penzak JCC, and  Oshman Family JCC.

Shalem was created in 2012 by the Peninsula JCC and Embodied Jewish Learning and is now a collaborative partnership with the Addison-Penzak JCC and the Oshman Family JCC to promote wellness and well-being infused with Jewish wisdom to help support the entire community in times when these tools are greatly needed.

Faculty includes Rabbi Lavey Derby, Julie Emden, Tracey Green, Scott Green, Rabbi Hugh Seid-Valencia, Rabbi Laurie Matzkin and Tova Birnbaum.

QUESTIONS? Contacts shalemretreats@gmail.com

SPRING 2020

Join us each week between Passover and Shavuot as we embody divine attributes (Sefirot) that map onto the body, based upon the Tree of Life.

Each dance and yoga class opens with Jewish wisdom teachings followed by 50 minutes of embodied practice.

Yoga for Balance 
9:30 - 10:30 am PST

FRIDAYS
April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22

April 17: Embodying Hesed (Lovingkindness) 
& Gevurah (Inner Strength)

April 24:  Embodying Tiferet (Compassion)

May 1:  Embodying Netzach (Endurance) 

May 8: Embodying Hod (Surrender)

May 15: Embodying Yesod (Foundation)

May 22: Embodying Malchut (Grounding Presence)

Sign up for series or for single classes.

Sliding Scale:Single Class: $0 - $36  | Series: $0 - $216

No one turned away for lack of funds.  Multiple payment levels are offered to make this workshop accessible to those for whom payment is difficult or prohibitive at this time. Please select your ticket level at check-out.

Zoom link and password will be provided upon Registration.

Dance for Release
9:30 am - 10:30 am PST

WEDNESDAYS
April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27

April 22: Embodying Hesed (Lovingkindness) & Gevurah (Inner Strength)

April 29:  Embodying Tiferet (Compassion)

May 6:  Embodying Netzach (Endurance) 

May 13: Embodying Hod (Surrender)

May 20: Embodying Yesod (Foundation)

May 27: Embodying Malchut (Grounding Presence)

Sign up for series or for single classes.

Sliding Scale: Single Class: $0 - $36  | Series: $0 - $216

No one turned away for lack of funds.  Multiple payment levels are offered to make this workshop accessible to those for whom payment is difficult or prohibitive at this time. Please select your ticket level at check-out.

Zoom link and password will be provided upon Registration.