Benjamin Shalva

Benjamin Shalva is the author of Spiritual Cross-Training and has been published in the Washington Post, Elephant Journal, and Spirituality & Health magazine. A rabbi, writer, meditation teacher, and yoga instructor, Shlva leads spiritual 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 the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, DC, and leads musical prayer services for Adas Israel Congregation and Bet Mishpachah in Washington, DC. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Shalva lives in Reston, Virginia, with his wife and children.