Aleph-Bet Yoga: Embodying the Hebrew Letters for Physical and Spiritual Well-Being
Combine the ancient practice of hatha yoga with the shapes and mystical meanings of the Hebrew letters to enhance your physical health and deepen your spiritual life.
This unique guide shows both the yoga enthusiast and the yoga novice how to use hatha yoga postures and techniques to physically connect with Jewish spirituality.
"If you are curious about hatha yoga, Aleph-Bet Yoga provides a safe introduction to the basic yoga postures and techniques. If you are one of the tens of thousands of Jews who already practice hatha yoga, Aleph-Bet Yoga will connect your yoga to something explicitly Jewish. With its Jewish content and intent, Aleph-Bet Yoga will enhance rather than interfere with your religious identity."
—from the Introduction
As we move our bodies through the Hebrew aleph-bet, turning toward the inner meaning of the letters, we can tap into the deep connections between our body, mind and spirit.
Drawing on the sacred texts and mystical writings of Judaism, combined with the insights of yoga teacher Steven Rapp, Aleph-Bet Yoga is an East-meets-West experience for our whole selves.
Aleph-Bet Yoga makes it easy for anyone to incorporate yoga into their life, and combines the physical and spiritual aspects of Judaism. It features step-by-step instructions, photographs clearly demonstrating each yoga pose, and insightful words to inspire and guide us in connecting the spiritual meaning of the Hebrew letters to our yoga practice.
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Book details
- Author
- Steven Rapp
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism › Rituals & Practice
Health & Fitness › Yoga - Topics
- hatha yoga · Hebrew alphabet · Jewish spirituality · meditation · physical well-being · Jewish practice · mind-body connection
- ISBN-13
- 9781580231626 (Paperback)9781681629728 (Hardcover)
About the author
STEPHEN A. RAPP is a mechanical engineer, yoga teacher, and the author of Aleph-Bet Yoga: Embodying the Hebrew Letters for Physical and Spiritual Well-Being and coauthor of The Jewish Pregnancy Book: A Resource for the Soul, Body and Mind During Pregnancy, Birth and the First Three Months. He also contributed to The Rituals and Practices of a Jewish Life.
Rapp holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Tufts University, where he studied with poets Philip Levine and Jane Shore. He worked as a manager at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Boston.
When not writing, Rapp teaches religious school at Temple Beth David in Canton, Massachusetts, and offers personal instruction linking traditional yoga practice with Judaism. Much of his work explores the intersection of Jewish tradition and embodied spiritual practice.