This episode of The Jewish Yogi is Part 1 of my interview with Steven J. Gold. Steven J. Gold, BA, Philosophy and Religion; JD Emory Law School, is the founder/director of Torah-Veda (formerly Yoga and Judaism Center) in Atlanta, GA. He is an initiate and practitioner for more than 40 years in the Tradition of the Himalayan Masters, as propagated in the West by the late Sri Swami Rama of the Himalayas. He is a graduate of the Karin Kabalah Center course on Kabalah: A Process of Awakening. He has studied with Rabbi Joseph Gelberman, Rabbi Yoel Glick, Rabbi Rami Shapiro, Rabbi Marcia Prager, Rabbi Gedalia Fleer, Rabbi Elyahu Schusterman, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Rabbi Phyliss Berman, and Zev ben Shinon Halevi.
Steven is the author of several books, including Om Shalom: Yoga and Judaism, IVRI: The Essence of Hebrew Spirituality, Torah Portion Summaries: With Insights from the Perspective of a Jewish Yogi, Dimensions: Navigating the Spiritual Spectrum, Basic Spiritual Principles,Contributor and Editor of Breaking the Silence: Poems of Spiritual Luminescence, and The Book About Always Being at Home(a Children’s book). He has been teaching meditation and related classes on Indian and Jewish mysticism for many years and is an administrator and facilitator of an ongoing Interspiritual Contemplative Group. He is on the Board of Directors of Zeigest/The Spirit of Now, an Atlanta-based Interspiritual Organization providing training for Spiritual Directors and other course offerings.
In this episode, Steven J. Gold shares about his background and learning in the Jewish themed yoga world with his introduction to Siddhartha in high school, Transcendental meditation in college, Kabbalah author Zev Shimon Halevi, Artscroll, Aryeh Kaplan, Renewal Judaism, and Audi Gozlan.
Steven speaks about the circumcised heart and Jewish healing meditation, like Ruach El Saddai and the “breath of balance”. He also discusses the connection and influence of the Torah and Judaism, and the Veda and Hinduism.
Please reach out to him and his information at the following links:
Torah-Veda Website: www.yajcenter.blogspot.com
Torah-Veda Meditation: www.torahvedameditation.blogspot.com
Zeitgeist: www.zgatl.org
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