About the Author

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.

Reviews

“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