Jörgen Christiansson | Yoga, Love, Light, and War | Israel Hamas War | Conversation w/Shana Meyerson

Jörgen Christiansson | Yoga, Love, Light, and War | Israel Hamas War | Conversation w/Shana Meyerson

Author: Shana Meyerson December 20, 2025 Duration: 1:20:34

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Ever since October 7th, 2023, a remarkable and remarkably disappointing phenomenon took over the global yoga community. Not just sympathy for Gaza, but blatant support for terrorists and violence, unbridled and unapologetic Jew Hatred, and a tremendous ignorance of and unwillingness to look at facts and Truth when it comes to the State of Israel and its existential war on terror.

Both Jörgen Christiansson and I have been global leaders in the yoga community for decades. Both of us come from very different backgrounds. Both of us have very different experiences with Israel and the Jewish people. Both of us stand staunchly with Israel. Both of us stand firmly against antisemitism. And we do it in the name of yoga.

I was born into this cause. Jörgen had a unique awakening. And we came to the same conclusion.

In this LIVE conversation, Shana Meyerson of YOGAthletica and Jörgen Christiansson discuss the disturbing trends in the yoga community and what "love and light" really means vis-a-vis the war in Gaza.

If you are a yogi or yogini who thinks that calling for intifada is an expression of ahimsa, you owe it to yourself to listen to this honest conversation about the threat of Islamic terror, the facts about this war, and the yogic principles that guide us.

WHERE TO FIND JöRGEN CHRISTIANSSON:

WEBSITE: www.omkar108.com

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/jorgen.christiansson

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jorgenyoga

OMKAR108 ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/omkar108yoga/

Jörgen Christiansson is a lifelong seeker and upholder of truth, and a devoted practitioner and teacher of Yoga. With over four decades of study, practice, and teaching, his work is rooted in a deep reverence for Yoga as a spiritual discipline rather than a mere physical practice. His path has been guided by sincerity, inquiry, and direct experience.

Jörgen emphasizes Yoga as a transformative path—one that dissolves fear, ego, and illusion, and reconnects the practitioner to truth and clarity. Through consistent practice, Yoga cultivates inner peace as well as physical health, strength, flexibility, and balance.

For Jörgen, Yoga is not something one does, but something one lives. He continues to teach daily online, guiding a global community of students across time zones.

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"Israel Hamas War"


Hosted by Shana Meyerson, The Yoga of War Podcast: Fighting for Israel & The Jewish People exists in the complex space where spiritual principle meets stark reality. This podcast explores the profound moral and ethical questions surrounding the Israel-Gaza War, specifically through a pro-Israel lens, while being grounded in the ancient philosophy of yoga. The central, challenging tension is between the yogic tenet of Ahimsa-non-violence-and the duty to defend one’s community as discussed in texts like the Bhagavad Gita. Each episode features conversations with a diverse range of voices, from activists and thinkers to community leaders, who share their insights and personal reckonings with this conflict. Listeners will hear nuanced discussions that don’t shy away from the tragedy of war but instead seek to understand the justification and heavy responsibility of a defensive fight. It’s a series for those grappling with how to hold space for peace and spiritual non-violence while confronting the necessity of standing for Israel and Jewish peoplehood in a time of crisis. The dialogue in this podcast is intentionally focused, offering perspective and depth on current events filtered through enduring principles of faith, politics, and human dignity.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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