Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center and the Elat Chayyim Center for Jewish Spirituality
Elat Chayyim Center for Jewish Spirituality

Training Institutes

Two-year intensives geared towards spiritual growth, community, and in-depth study beginning in 2007:

Jewish Arts Institute Yoga & Jewish Spirituality Teacher Training ECAMP Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Retreat
Jewish Arts
Institute
Yoga and Jewish Spirituality
Teacher Certification
ECAMP: Elat Chayyim
Advanced Meditation Program
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Family Retreat

(one-week Institute)

The Elat Chayyim Center for Jewish Spirituality 's two-year Training Institutes are a rewarding way to deepen one's studies in a particular area of Jewish spirituality. The rhythm of retreats — one in winter and one in spring, over two years — allows time to hone your skills while also developing lasting friendships in a tight-knit community.

Training Institutes currently in session:

 
Kohenet— Jewish Women's Spiritual Leadership Training
Embodied Jewish spiritual leadership, creativity and community from an earth-honoring, feminist perspective.
Davennen' Leadership Training
Deepening the quality of communal prayer so that it activates the body, touches the heart, engages the mind, and nourishes spiritual growth.
 
 
Jewish Shamanic Healing
Explore ancient texts as well as oral traditions from which this long-neglected body of wisdom originates.
Kol Zimra—Chant Leaders Training
The powerful ecstatic practice of chant with rigorous attention to detail and expansive enjoyment of its transformative effects.
 
 
Yoga and Jewish Spirituality Teacher Certification
Instruction and certification for teachers of hatha yoga and Judaism.
Lev Shomea – Spiritual Direction
Professional Training to Become a Jewish Spiritual Director
 
 
Elat Chayyim Advanced Meditation Program
ECAMP focuses on concentration practices and mindfulness techniques in the context of communal silence.
 
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