As a rabbi, writer, and yoga instructor, Benjamin Shalva leads spiritual cross-training seminars and workshops around the world. He received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City and his yoga teacher certification from the Yogic Physical Culture Academy in Los Cabos, Mexico. Shalva serves on the faculty at the Jewish Mindfulness Center of Washington and leads musical prayer services for the 6th & I Historic Synagogue and Bet Mishpachah in Washington, DC. His writings have been published in the Washington Post, Elephant Journal, and Spirituality & Health magazine. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he lives in Reston, Virginia, with his wife and their children.
“The interplay, the ‘cross-training’ Rabbi Shalva presents, allows
us to celebrate the common thread that runs though the world’s most
ancient traditions, the basic human hunger for meaning, and those
practices that allow us to touch our Source. His search, which he
relays with poetry and passion is a model for seekers of all
faiths.” —The Times of Israel
“Benjamin Shalva’s Spiritual Cross-Training is a come-as-you-are
guidebook for truth seekers of all generations. Honest,
entertaining, and illuminating, this is a cool friend to have on
the path.” —Chris Grosso, author of Indie Spiritualist and
Everything Mind
“Seeker, rabbi, clown, yogi—Ben Shalva has been them all. A warmly
told and deeply honest tale of one man’s spiritual journey, filled
with insight and wisdom gained from struggle and refusal to stop
growing. This is a guy worth getting to know.” —Arthur Green,
author of Ehyeh: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow
“Ben Shalva takes us on a powerful journey soaked through and
through with authenticity, bare bones honesty, insight, clarity,
and humor. This work demystifies some very long-standing and
intricately complex practices, making them accessible without
sacrificing their core principles and cultural nuances. If you want
a glimpse of one of the best possible spiritual futures in Western
culture, here it is.” —Rick Jarow, professor of religion at Vassar
College and author of Creating the Work You Love and Alchemy of
Abundance
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