Creator of Torah Yoga®
Diane Bloomfield is the creator of Torah Yoga®. She has taught throughout Israel, Western Europe, and North America. She has lived in Jerusalem since 1984 and also spends time each year with her family in America.
Torah Studies & Teaching
Diane has spent many years learning and teaching Torah and Chassidut, both in yeshivas and privately. Her studies focus on the teachings of Chassidic Rebbe Sfat Emet, the visionary first Chief Rabbi of Israel Rav Kook, the Maharal, the Piaseczner, and others.
She currently studies in Jerusalem regularly with Rav Ben Yishai, Rabbanit Chagit Elran, and Rav and Scribe Dov Laimon.
Diane teaches weekly online Torah Yoga and Torah from Jerusalem classes in English. She also teaches a local Shabbat Shiur in English, and gives Divrei Torah at local Shabbat services in Hebrew. In the past, she taught the Torah Yoga Corner on Israel National Radio, a series of 7-minute Torah Yoga sessions.
Yoga Training & Certification
Diane first studied Kripalu yoga and yoga teacher training at the Kripalu Institute in Massachusetts. She then practiced Bikram's yoga for over a decade, and became a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist. She is now a certified Iyengar yoga instructor in Hebrew (or English) in Israel, and continues studying with senior Iyengar instructors.
The Torah Yoga® Journey
The Torah Yoga® curriculum has been under development since 1990. Diane teaches regularly at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center.
