AnuYoga
Therapeutic Iyengar Yoga in medical and community rehabilitation settings in Israel
AnuYoga is a pioneering Israeli nonprofit that brings therapeutic Iyengar Yoga into medical and community rehabilitation settings. Founded by Shai Kaplan, who established Israel's first rehabilitative yoga department at Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital in 2012, AnuYoga helps people recovering from trauma, injury, illness, and war regain stability, strength, and trust in their bodies.
Its work is not conventional yoga for fitness or relaxation, but a clinically adapted therapeutic method that uses precise sequencing, specialized props, and trauma-informed practice to support physical recovery, nervous system regulation, pain reduction, and emotional stabilization.
Today, AnuYoga works in major hospitals and community rehabilitation settings, supporting patients with orthopedic, neurological, oncological, and trauma-related conditions, as well as wounded soldiers, survivors of captivity, bereaved families, medical staff, and communities affected by October 7 and the war.
Alongside direct treatment, AnuYoga trains new instructors to work safely within rehabilitation settings and conducts outcome evaluation to strengthen the integration of body-based care into healthcare systems. Its mission is to make safe, evidence-based, compassionate rehabilitation accessible to those facing complex recovery.
The past year
Over the past year, AnuYoga expanded its work significantly in response to the rehabilitation and trauma-recovery needs created by October 7 and the ongoing war. The organization provided therapeutic Iyengar Yoga to wounded soldiers, survivors of captivity, bereaved families, evacuees, medical staff, and patients recovering from complex injury and trauma.
AnuYoga held group and individual sessions in hospital and community settings, including Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital, Soroka Medical Center, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, and frameworks connected to the Carmel Program. A major achievement was maintaining continuity of care for patients transferred from Soroka to Reuth after the missile strike that damaged Soroka's rehabilitation facilities.
Across hospital programs, 75% of patients reported significant physical improvement, 72% emotional improvement, and 92% overall satisfaction, with 100% recommending AnuYoga's integration into rehabilitation care.
Reuth Rehabilitation Center in Tel Aviv, Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, and Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva; and through the Carmel Project, community rehabilitation settings serving individuals, families and communities affected by October 7 and the war
regular volunteers
Venture partners
- The Braginsky Foundation
- The Kirsh Foundation
- Private donors
