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Embodied Practice: The Breath of Life

Oct 30, 2020 | Blog, by Rabbi Myriam Klotz, Senior Core Faculty, Institute for Jewish Spirituality, Elections, Senior Program Director

In times of stress, it may be harder for us to access the full sense of aliveness that comes with taking a deep breath. In this video, Rabbi Myriam Klotz leads you in an embodied practice that focuses on the breath of life, nishmat chaim.

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For reasons that aren’t worth getting into, this week I found myself on the phone for 30 minutes with an insurance broker. It was time for new home and auto policies. In the age of automated everything, talking on the phone with my new friend Brad felt positively quaint: we kibbitzed a bit, he talked about how different insurance companies work, we commiserated about a terrible weekend for...

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On a fairly regular basis, I engage in a mundane but profound practice of home-making. In these moments, I find I am highly aware of boundaries—what is inside my home territory and what is not. Aware of that boundary, I am also aware of when I may have stepped over the line, when I bend the line or even dissolve it as an act of generosity. And, as I return to my home from this practice, I find...

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