Join our global network
for leaders & seekers of movement
practices infused with Jewish Wisdom
The Embodied Jewish Wisdom Network offers monthly virtual events and online community connection, inspiration and resource sharing for leaders and learners of Embodied Jewish Wisdom worldwide.
Inspire your teaching with fresh ideas, strengthen your offerings with embodied wisdom, share & receive resources, widen your reach with a global community!
Our Network was created with support from grants and individual donors. We are now sustained by individual gifts and membership fees.
We invite you to join the network for a renewing annual membership fee of $180 or $360, whichever is most aligned for you. Click the left button for $360, or the right button for $180. If you are a student or seek financial assistance please see the Membership section below.
Why a Network?
Our Vision
We aim to strengthen the field of Embodied Jewish Wisdom. As a collective, our guides, leaders and students are furthering a model for Jewish life where embodied spiritual practice is the norm, not the exception. More than anything, our mission is to further wholeness, individually and collectively. We are here to elevate embodiment as an essential part of who we are – Jewishly & beyond.
Why a Network?
Many of our members have practiced & pioneered embodied spiritual practice in their Jewish communities in isolation and for years - unaware of a wider community of support. At the Network, we come together to create a thriving and resourced global community of embodied Jewish leaders. Our online gatherings connect and strengthen us, elevating our studies and personal practice. Between meetings, we share resources & events, engage in real-time conversations and build community. Together we deepen our shared knowledge, generate inspiration and strengthen the wider field of Embodied Jewish Wisdom.
Who are we?
The EJW Network is hosted and created by Embodied Jewish Learning, with guidance from our EJW Leadership team. EJL (founded by Julie Emden) offers teacher trainings and online learning to provide educators and teachers with best practices for integrating Jewish wisdom into their classes and we offer podcasts, classes, workshops and retreats to provide spiritual seekers, yogis, and dancers a unique way to access Jewish wisdom that is meaningful and relevant to their everyday lives.
““All of my experiences at the monthly gatherings this year have enriched my teaching and writing with inspiration and wisdom. I am excited by my personal growth in understanding my heritage, further kindling my love of Judaism. I love meeting people from all over the world who are strengthening Judaism through experiences of embodied Jewish learning.” ”
““Being engaged with the Embodied Jewish Wisdom Network is truly a blessing. EJW provides me with support, innovation, collegiality, and a rootedness within ancient Jewish Wisdom. The collective Kavanah I feel emerging is to honor the Spiritual Path of Judaism while discovering pathways that authentically embody its transformative power.””
““As practitioners of Embodied Jewish Wisdom, we understand the essential nature and value of learning beyond the limits of mental intelligence alone. Every day, we choose to be facilitators of healing through varied modalities in order to take that deep, deep, visceral understanding with us as we move through the world. Our Network is as vital as your next breath if you serve as a teacher of this holy work.””
Membership Benefits
Community Gatherings
Monthly, via Zoom
12 virtual gatherings via Zoom to connect with embodied Jewish community throughout the year! We gather once a month as close to Rosh Chodesh (the New Moon) as possible. Join us for these Community Gatherings featuring teaching by Network members who guide us in creative, connective Jewish movement & embodied text study experiences. Movement modalities include Alexander Technique, Authentic Movement, Body-Mind Centering, Dance, Qi Gong, Somatic Experiencing, Yoga, and more! Recordings are available within one week of each event.
Public Directory
Create a listing in our public-facing directory, making it easier for others to find you & your work regionally. We love supporting our teachers to share embodiment practice more widely!
Public Class Calendar
Share & make visible your virtual embodiment offerings via our NEW public google calendar. Browse, learn about and attend virtual embodiment classes & regional in person retreats offered by network members from all over the globe!
Introductory Welcome Call
When you join our community, we will welcome you with an introductory call to help you get onboarded, oriented & connected to the Network with clarity & ease.
Advanced Learning Series
via Zoom
In our Advanced Learning series, we spend time in deepened study around topics related to teaching Embodied Jewish Wisdom with experienced teachers of embodiment in Jewish contexts from around the world. Each 3-4 week series is led by one or two instructors and open to the public. EJW Network Members pay a discounted rate.
Access to Recordings & Resources
Membership gives you access to attend and/or view afterwards a full year of monthly programming, filled with embodiment practices and inspiration for daily life. View resources, source sheets, texts, music playlists, slide decks, and more from EJW members.
International Community & Peer Connections
Connect with our embodied Jewish community! Discover new practices and connect with a variety of teachers, worldwide. We provide a roster of all members and their email addresses, for direct messaging only. Get answers to your questions, share source sheets, texts, music playlists, links to articles, events, classes, workshops - & more! In addition, our members are newly creating and planning in-person regional gatherings beginning in fall 2023.
Complimentary 1:1 Embodied Spirituality Coaching Session
with EJL Board Member Gavriel Strauss, a certified Mashpiah (Spiritual Counselor) who offers somatic counseling and relationship coaching informed by in-depth studies in human development, trauma transformation and Jewish Mysticism. New members can schedule your FREE ONE-HOUR (Valued at $140) session with Gavriel HERE. Learn more about Gavriel at www.gavrielstrauss.com
Become a Member!
EJW Membership Enrollment is available through July 20, 2023.
Join by July 20th and gain access to three years of classes in our EJW video vault.
We've created a variety of membership options to meet your desires - check out all the options here.
Community Membership
Sliding scale $180 or $360 annually
Please read here for assistance in thinking about your payment level. Monthly payment plans available upon request, please reach out to us here.
*NEW* Directory Listing Membership
Sliding scale $72 or $180 annually
Includes a listing for you or your organization in our Public Directory AND an invitation to upload your online events to our NEW public EJW Global Class Calendar (Google Calendar)
If you desire to be a part of this community but payment is difficult or prohibitive at this time, we have partial scholarships available.
*Please note: All purchases are final. If you are unable to participate in a program after registration, we will happily issue you credit for a future EJL program.
Support our scholarship fund by donating today!
To make this network accessible to all, we are grateful for donations from our community and our supporters. Donations are accepted by our fiscal sponsor Upstart.
EJW Network Public Directory
Leaders, Teachers, & Practitioners Directory
Find an Embodied Jewish Wisdom leader in your area.
All profiles are provided by members of our global Network - Reach out to members directly here!
To add your name to this directory and post your public classes, join our ‘EJW Directory Membership’!
(Members: for best results, photo size should have a width and height no larger than 2000 pixels.)
Find in-person events near you, and online embodiment classes offered from leaders all over the world on our Global Jewish Embodiment Calendar!
All classes/events are provided by members of our global EJW Network.
To add your events to this calendar,
join our ‘EJW Directory Membership’!
When We Meet
Join us for monthly Community Gatherings & Quarterly Advanced Learning Series!
Community Gatherings:
once per month
In these gatherings, we come together for embodied practice and to experience one another’s leadership. We share teaching gems for the current season, capture any new themes or methods that as leaders and guides we have found to be especially inspiring or useful for our students. Each session is led by a few members of the collective and includes time for gathering in smaller groups to deepen our connection over time. Recordings are posted within one week.
Advanced Learning Series
In these Advanced Learning series, we will spend time in movement and study with experienced teachers of embodiment in Jewish contexts from around the world. Movement modalities include Alexander Technique, Authentic Movement, Body-Mind Centering, Dance, Qi Gong, Somatic Experiencing, Yoga, and more! Each session is led by one or two instructors. Time is allotted for reflection and questions about class structure and methodology.
Mark Your Calendar!
ATTEND LIVE or access the recordings after. All sessions are 90 mins.
Dates and times may be subject to change.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 (RH Tamuz)
4pm PST | 7pm EST
Thursday, July 20, 2023 (RH Av)
4pm PST | 7pm EST
Friday, August 18, 2023 (RH Elul)
10am PST | 1pm EST
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 (Tishrei/HH)
4pm PST | 7pm EST
Monday, October 16, 2023 (RH Cheshvan)
10 am PST | 1pm EST | 8pm Israel
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 (Kislev)
4pm PST | 7pm EST
Thursday, December 14, 2023 (Tevet/Hanukkah)
10 am PST | 1pm EST | 8pm Israel
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 (Shvat)
4pm PST | 7pm EST
Thursday, February 8, 2024 (Adar 1)
4pm PST | 7pm EST
Monday, March 11, 2024 (RH Adar 2)
10am PST | 1pm EST | 8pm Israel
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 (RH Nisan/Pesach)
10 am PST | 1pm EST | 8 pm Israel
Thursday, May 9, 2024 (RH Iyyar)
10 am PST | 1 pm EST | 8 pm Israel
Guidelines
As we gather in community via online conversations, sharing with one another privately, and at future in-person retreats we will hold these Middot (values or character traits) in mind.
Photos from Gather & Grow | 2019
by Eli Zaturanski