Fr. Bobby Karle, SJ is a Jesuit priest of the Midwest Province. He currently works as a therapist at Dawn Farm Addiction Recovery Center in Ypsilanti, MI and as an associate pastor at St. Mary Student Parish in Ann Arbor, MI. He began practicing yoga in 2009, between serving as a Jesuit Volunteer in Belize and entering the Jesuit Order in 2010. During the eleven years of Formation, Bobby became a certified yoga instructor (RYT 500) and completed a Masters of Philosophy at Fordham University and Masters of Divinity at Santa Clara University. He completed a Masters of Social Work at the University of Michigan in May, 2025.
Ignatian Spiritual Direction Trainings:
- Manresa Jesuit Spiritual Direction Intensive
- Spiritual Direction with Fr. George Murphy, SJ and Sr. Jane Ferdon, O.P.
Yoga certifications and trainings:
- RYT 200 from Yoga Tree San Francisco – 2013
- RYT 500 from CITYOGA Indianapolis – 2018
- Yoga of 12 Step Recovery (Y12SR) facilitator
- Eat Breathe Thrive facilitator
- Completed programs Isha Yoga: Inner Engineering, Surya Kriya, Bhava Spandana, Shoonya, and Bhuta Shuddhi
