Benjamin Shalva is the author of Ambition Addiction and Spiritual Cross-Training, and has been published in The Washington Post, Elephant Journal, and Spirituality & Health magazine. A rabbi, writer, meditation teacher, and yoga instructor, Shalva leads spiritual seminars and workshops around the world. He is a member of the Jewish Book Council, and 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 the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C., and leads musical prayer services for Adas Israel Congregation and Bet Mishpachah in Washington, D.C. A native of Milwaukee, Shalva lives in Reston, Virginia, with his wife and children.