Yoga

Dr. Maya Rosman presents the best activity for dieting

Forget the strength training you thought - and get ready to be surprised.

|ByDR. MAYA ROSMAN
Yoga is not just flexibility: It is a complete system that affects our metabolism through four main axes
Young adults sit beside winter umbrellas on the forest-side deck at Slowness, soaking in the quiet, pastoral atmosphere as soft sunlight filters through the trees.

Slowness: The healing village in Israel's Lower Galilee that restores body and mind

A healing village in the heart of the Galilee, Slowness blends forest, food, and community for true recovery.

|ByNOAM BEDEIN
THE ENTIRE RESORT is surrounded by greenery and filled with seating and relaxation areas.

Taly's Travel: Dream Island in Kibbutz Sde Yoav lives up to name from day spa to luxury suites

Dream Island is also a boutique hotel in every sense of the word, featuring only 26 luxurious, well-designed, and indulgent suites, each named after a gemstone.

|ByTALY SHARON
At sunset, the private plunge pools of Amara Tzukim’s couples’ neighborhood glow against the desert landscape, capturing the intimacy and stillness of a night in the Central Arava.

Discover the central Arava: Israel’s desert haven for wellness and renewal

Israel’s central Arava offers a unique escape, wellness retreats, wildlife sanctuaries, and a desert that restores body and mind.

|ByNOAM BEDEIN

Flexible therapy

Instructor Ayo Oppenheimer-Abitbol asserts that the practice of acroyoga is about much more than physical fitness – it is ‘a tool for social and personal transformation.’

JULY 3, 2016ByARIEL DOMINIQUE HENDELMAN
The instructor at the record-setting flash mob in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square this past March

Israel as a yoga canvas

American art photographer Robert Sturman adds Israeli asanas to his portfolio

JUNE 21, 2016ByVIVA SARAH PRESS/ISRAEL21C
AMERICAN YOGA master Seth Kaufman doing yoga at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Grapevine: The price of loyalty

JUNE 2, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Joe and Jill Biden are greeted by Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu

An elevating experience

Instagram favorite Talia Peretz to lead class as a part of the Israeli Yoga Festival at Gan Hashlosha.

MAY 16, 2016ByMIRANDA LEVINGSTON
TALIA PERETZ.

Grapevine: Welcoming Nobel laureates to WSCI

News from around the nation.

JUNE 11, 2015ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Ada Yonath

International Yoga Day precedes Modi to Israel

The Indian embassy is sponsoring a day of yoga on June 21 on the first International Yoga Day, a day Modi pushed for when he delivered his maiden speech to the UN last September.

JUNE 10, 2015ByHERB KEINON
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he gives a speech in front of students at the University of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo.

WATCH: A yoga retreat in the Holy Land

American Yoga group finds soul in the Holy Land.

JUNE 26, 2014ByJENNY TINTNER
The Neshama Project practiced acroyoga in HaYarkon Park. The retreat brought in Israeli yoga instructors in addition to having Tratt leading daily yoga routines.

Yoga for mind, body and emotions

The Iyengar Center offers a particular type of therapy.

FEBRUARY 6, 2014ByORNAT ABADI
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Out There: Yoga time

Even when relaxing, I’m always thinking I should be doing something else; if I’m reading a book, I think I should be studying Torah.

NOVEMBER 2, 2013ByHERB KEINON
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Gantz meets wife of chief of staff from Yom Kippur War

Former chief of staff David Elazar, who led the military during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
CHIEF OF STAFF Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz with Telma Elazar370