spiritual practice

The Power of Not Knowing

What if “not knowing” is more important than “knowing”? For many of us, our identity is wrapped up in “what we know.”  What if real wisdom is being open to what you “do NOT know”? We spend so much time in our early years acquiring knowledge so that we can be “experts” in our chosen …

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7 Spiritual Tips to Maintain Your Sanity When The News Is Challenging

Just Because The News Is Out Of Control, Doesn’t Mean You Have To Be These days, we are on an emotional rollercoaster and no matter what happens with the current painful political situation in the United States, this “thrill ride” is not ending anytime soon. Things have really heated up with our country’s multiple crises. Therefore, …

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Lovingkindness Practice for Self & Others

Love is on my mind today. Love of others and love of ourselves. Two issues arise again and again when I teach about lovingkindness and mindfulness: the lack of self-compassion and the lingering hurt in relationships. Luckily, there is a lovingkindness mindfulness practice you can learn that addresses both. Self-Compassion In terms of self-compassion, many of …

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The Year of New Vision (updated for 20/20)

(Note: I wrote this in January of 2018. Since we have now entered 2020 – the year of “perfect vision” – I thought it was good to re-visit. My friend and amazing poet Devon Spier and I co-wrote the poem/meditation at the end.) The Back Story At first, I thought my clouded vision meant that …

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the silence that speaks

Upon awakening the first morning in our new place, the very first thing I noticed was the deep silence. Instinctively I took the deepest breath I had taken in months. Until we moved here to Laguna Woods, I didn’t even realize the noise level in west Los Angeles. I had obviously gotten accustomed to the …

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Lift Out of Despair

I honestly can’t remember a time like this before. I know I’m not alone. Many of us are living with outrage, fear or anxiety front and center. It might be the relentless beat of painful world events. Or it could be something personal: a difficult diagnosis, coping with chronic illness, or the loss of someone …

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a mindful summer: a soul-soothing approach to jewish spirituality

Bring spiritual awareness to your days as you move through summer.  This 4-session webinar series is about finding ways to imbue every day with gratitude, presence, and lovingkindness.   You will learn simple practices that you can start doing immediately to make this summer a restful place of delight. We will focus on these four …

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The Present is the Present: Free Webinar with Rabbi Jill Zimmerman

I hope you will join me for this soul-filled one hour webinar on Thursday June 15, 2017. I would love to share with you what I’ve learned about how to integrate simple & powerful spiritual practices into each day, no matter the circumstances. Whether you are thrown by the relentlessness of “breaking news” or dealing with …

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Passover As A Spiritual Practice

Passover is the “Master Story” of the Jewish people and frankly, for many liberation movements throughout history. The entire journey from slavery to freedom forms the quintessential foundation for the spiritual journey writ large. And it’s not “long ago” it’s now. Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav, the great Hasidic teacher says “The exodus from Egypt occurs in every human being, in every era, …

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