The workinwardmatters too.
Yoga, mindfulness, movement, music and community — a path to a calmer mind and a more useful life.
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500-Hour
Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Instructor
Teaching since 2021.
02
Reiki
Master
Energy work to support healing and balance.
03
Founder
Buddha Jams Yoga
Opened in Glen Cove in 2022 and recognized with a New York State Assembly citation.
Music · Movement · Community
Buddha Jams
Jason opened Buddha Jams Yoga in Glen Cove in 2022, a studio built around yoga and live music. In June 2024 it hosted the first Long Island Yoga Festival: three days of classes, kirtan and concerts with teachers including Rodney Yee, Colleen Saidman Yee and Alan Finger.
On the mat
Around Buddha Jams.

In the studio 
On the beach 
Namaste 
At the piano
The practice lives in real places
Studios, festivals,
and beyond.
Two studios, in Glen Cove and Roslyn, and a festival that opened on the International Day of Yoga with 108 sun salutations on a Glenwood Landing beach.
In the press
Yoga, music
and Glen Cove.
- Newsday · Jun 17, 2024Long Island Yoga Festival Comes to Buddha Jams Yoga in Glen CoveRead →
- Long Island Press · Jun 19, 2024Long Island Yoga Festival Opens in Glen CoveRead →
- NYS Music · Apr 28, 2024Inaugural Long Island Yoga Festival Comes to Buddha Jams Yoga in Glen Cove This JuneRead →
- The Long Island Times · May 4, 2024Glen Cove Studio to Host Long Island Yoga FestivalRead →
- Relix · Jun 21, 2024Video Premiere: Jason Samel Marks Summer Solstice and International Yoga Day with "Heads Bowed Down"Read →
- Onstage Magazine · Jun 21, 2024Jason Samel's New Single "Heads Bowed Down" Celebrates the Transformative Power of Yoga and MusicRead →
- Long Island Press · Jan 24, 2023New Years Jam at Buddha Jams: Antigone Rising Performs in Concert Benefiting Girls RisingRead →
- New York State Assembly · CitationAssemblymember Lavine Presents Citation Recognizing New Yoga Studio in Glen CoveRead →
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