Yoga is extremely popular in Tel Aviv and there are more yoga centres per neighbourhood than I’ve seen anywhere outside of some towns in India. I’ve certainly seen more yoga stuios per square km in Tel Aviv than I’ve seen in London and even San Francisco. Some places offer English language classes as standard.
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Travel to the far East is more common than going to University in Israel and it seems many Israelis end up being inspired to teach and study yoga while there. That’s my own little theory on why yoga is so popular in Tel Aviv (you’ll also find Indian chai relatively common in cafes and Bollywood music for sale in some markets).
Whatever style of yoga you’re into, you’ll be able to find someone teaching it, whether you’re looking for Ashtanga yoga classes in Tel Aviv, Iyengar yoga, Bikram yoga, Kundalini yoga, Sivanada yoga, etc. There are even a few more obscure types of yoga available in Tel Aviv, including some developed by Israeli teachers.
The level of tuition is generally very high and many Israeli teachers were directly trained by the world’s best yogis including BKS Iyengar himself, Danny Paradise, David Swenson and more.
Many centres have regular guest teacher workshops with big name teachers from abroad.
These workshops are taught in English and are usually reasonably priced. Some students actually travel from Europe to take a workshop with leading American or Indian teachers, as it’s cheaper to fly to Tel Aviv than to America.
Whether you’re looking for a chilled, spiritual class or a more physical one, hardcore postures and vinyasas or relaxation and meditation, I’m pretty sure you’ll be able to find it in Tel Aviv.
Even if you’re completely new to yoga and just want to try it out while on holiday, you’ll find Tel Aviv a good place to start.
Most classes in the Tel Aviv yoga centres are taught in Hebrew, though some centres do offer regular English language yoga classes.
Most teachers will be able to easily incorporate English into their otherwise Hebrew classes if you let the yoga centre know in advance about your language requirements.
This gives you a lot more choice in terms of both classes and yoga centres you can attend.
Yoga mats and props are generally provided, so you don’t need to worry about bringing your own mat. The quality of the equipment varies, but everything I’ve seen is perfectly usable.