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November 1, 2026
Shadow Mining: Between Sacrifice and Offering
★5.0(1)
Whenever we sacrifice an essential piece of ourselves for a partner, community, or God, the inevitable result is quiet resentment, constriction, and the death of Eros. In the story of the Binding of Isaac, the command "Lay not thy hand upon the lad" is an urgent psychological calling: stop sacrificing your inner child on the altar of righteousness. In this final session of the Shadow Mining series, we dismantle the myth of holy suffering.
July 19, 2026
Deep Dive Into The Kabbalah of The ARI
★5.0(1)
Every person you meet, every trauma you endure, and every spark of joy you chase is part of a singular, cosmic entity maturing inside a divine womb. This session maps the Ari’s six stages of creation to our deeply personal narratives, revealing how dropping our defenses and stepping into raw vulnerability allows us to gather the shattered fragments of reality and wake up to our collective divinity.
May 31, 2026
From Alienation to Recognition: The Kabbalistic Mechanics of Charm
★5.0(1)
what it really means to "like" something: how our attraction to certain people or places is actually our soul recognizing a missing piece of itself, and how to tell the difference between a connection that feeds you and one that drains you.
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November 1, 2026
Shadow Mining: Between Sacrifice and Offering
★5.0(1)
Whenever we sacrifice an essential piece of ourselves for a partner, community, or God, the inevitable result is quiet resentment, constriction, and the death of Eros. In the story of the Binding of Isaac, the command "Lay not thy hand upon the lad" is an urgent psychological calling: stop sacrificing your inner child on the altar of righteousness. In this final session of the Shadow Mining series, we dismantle the myth of holy suffering.
October 25, 2026
Shadow Mining: The Human Wholeness
★5.0(1)
Most spiritual traditions point toward a rigid ideal of enlightenment—leaving us feeling inherently flawed or trapped in endless self-improvement. Hasidic mysticism turns this on its head: there is no single model of perfection. The only sacred demand placed upon you is to truly be You. This session invites you to drop the external maps and step out of spiritual conformity, allowing the infinite ocean to flood the raw, unique diamond of who you were born to be.
October 18, 2026
The six steps of Shadow Mining
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Authentic shadow work functions just like mining for gold: there is a precise sequence of six practical stages required to dig beneath old survival patterns, separate core human needs from rigid strategies, and transform buried vitality into free creative expression. This session breaks down the map step by step, showing how to navigate the full journey without getting trapped in the story along the way.
October 11, 2026
Intergenerational Shadows and the Unlived Life
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Are you living your own life, or acting out the unlived dreams and buried fears of your ancestors? Whether pleasing the family or fighting it, you remain trapped in someone else’s script. The Hasidic master of Izhbitz offers something radical: your soul is the physical embodiment of a hidden thought from the depths of your lineage—waiting for you to step into the mess of reality, break through the shell, and claim your true freedom.
October 4, 2026
The Life We Dared Not Live: Joy and Shadow Mining
For most of us, the shadow is not made merely of dark impulses, but also of the joy we dared not feel and the life we never dared to live. When the inner child sought validation and shrank in shame, the spark of vitality was hidden away, turning into an exile of consciousness. Hasidism and Kabbalah teach that joy is a gateway to freedom.
September 27, 2026
Beyond Sweetness: The Sacred Art of Fierce Feedback
★5.0(1)
Ancient Kabbalistic wisdom makes a radical claim: love that lacks fierce, honest rebuke isn't true love at all. Journeying through the Tree of Life in the field of love reveals that authentic presence (Hineni) is far more than soft comfort—it is the capacity to hold relational heat, cut through protective trauma patterns, and offer hard feedback without shaming. Embracing the shadow of feedback becomes the ultimate gateway to sovereignty, mutual safety, and unapologetic truth.
September 20, 2026
Yom Kippur and the liberating power of Din
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Modern spirituality often treats judgment as a flaw to be bypassed, yet boundless grace can turn into a suffocating trap that stifles true sovereignty. In sacred mysticism, Din (judgment) is a refining fire: the only force sharp enough to cut through paralysis, establish clear boundaries, and shatter unconscious guilt.
September 13, 2026
The Secret of Shofar, Shadow and the name of 22 letters
★5.0(1)
The cry of the shofar is not a demand to become morally rigid; it is a primal journey moving from the narrow constriction into infinite space. In this Rosh Hashanah session, we decode the mystical 22-letter holy name hidden within the blasts, weaving Lurianic intentions with the ecstatic, wild archetype of Dionysus.
September 6, 2026
Shadow Mining: Mystical Psychoanalysis, Leadership, and the Redemption of Broken Shards
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Moving beyond mere "shadow work" into "shadow mining," this session weaves Wilfred Bion's psychoanalytic alpha function with the Ari’s cosmic shattering and the deep biblical archetypes of Moses and Bilam.
August 30, 2026
The Mirror of the Soul: Jungian Projection and Hasidic Shadow Work
★5.0(1)
We don’t experience the world as it is; we experience the movie our mind projects onto it. In this deep dive into shadow work, we bridge Carl Jung’s theory of projection with radical Hasidic and Talmudic teachings on the mirror of the soul. From the Baal Shem Tov’s insistence that any evil we perceive reflects a subtle trace within ourselves, to the Mitteler Rebbe’s profound inner reckonings.
August 23, 2026
The Kabbalistic & Hasidic Roots of Jungian Shadow Work
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True spiritual maturity isn’t about polishing an image of being a "good person", it’s about daring to own everything you insist you are not. In this foundational session, we trace the ancient Jewish mystical roots behind Carl Jung’s shadow work. Drawing from Sefer Ha-Bahir, Hasidic masters, and depth psychology, we explore why stumbling and failure are vital spiritual engines.
August 16, 2026
Hasidic Shadow Work 1: The Concealment within Concealment
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The parts of yourself you have rejected, disowned, and buried the deepest aren't cursed, they are where your most potent spiritual superpowers are hidden. In this session, we explore the Hasidic art of Shadow Work through Rabbi Nachman’s hastara b’toch hastara (concealment within concealment).
July 26, 2026
The Chamber of Love
★5.0(1)
In honor of Tu Bi'Av, this session opens the doors to Heichal Ha'Ahava—the Zohar's Chamber of Love—to map the entire spectrum of human connection. From the wild, nocturnal vineyards of ancient times to modern trauma responses, we explore how protective defenses like fawning (Fallen Chesed) mask authentic intimacy. Learn how stripping away these survival shells allows us to build a true, fear-free Tree of Life for our relationships.
July 19, 2026
Deep Dive Into The Kabbalah of The ARI
★5.0(1)
Every person you meet, every trauma you endure, and every spark of joy you chase is part of a singular, cosmic entity maturing inside a divine womb. This session maps the Ari’s six stages of creation to our deeply personal narratives, revealing how dropping our defenses and stepping into raw vulnerability allows us to gather the shattered fragments of reality and wake up to our collective divinity.
July 5, 2026
Be Silent with God and Become His Void
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When life hits with a crisis so devastating that no intellectual answer can fix it, the mind frantically spins stories to survive. This session dives into Rabbi Nachman’s Chalal HaPanui—the primordial vacated space—to discover the power of "full silence." It’s a map for dropping our explanations, turning back from the addiction to knowing, and becoming a hollow flute that can hold life's deepest paradoxes and turn raw grief into a wordless, cosmic melody.
June 28, 2026
The Unbreakable Core: What Refuses to Shatter When Everything Falls Apart
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When everything that can break finally does, something hidden inside you refuses to crack. This session maps the cosmic shattering of the vessels to our deepest personal crises, showing how dropping our demand for an easy life turns raw trauma into a sacred initiation—and reveals the unbreakable core that was there all along.
June 21, 2026
A World of Encounter: Baal Shem Tov Teachings, Shattering of the Vessels, and the Search for the 'Why'
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A solstice session bridging ancient Hebrew animism with Hasidic wisdom, offering practical tools to gather sacred sparks from life's disruptions and transform raw absurdity into a passionate, coherent narrative of healing.
June 14, 2026
The Worship of Love
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From the depths of the Zohar, this lesson uncovers a radical teaching on the "Worship of Love"—the chariot that drives the entire universe, through the secret of the kiss that unites the four winds.
June 7, 2026
The Essence of Chen in Prayer
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Bridging Talmud and Hasidism, this lesson explores the essence of the "Chen" prayer—not as a polite, forced recitation, but as a wild, authentic flow that expresses the cosmic longing of the Shechinah, transforming the worshiper into a creature roaring its heart's yearning in the forest.
May 31, 2026
From Alienation to Recognition: The Kabbalistic Mechanics of Charm
★5.0(1)
what it really means to "like" something: how our attraction to certain people or places is actually our soul recognizing a missing piece of itself, and how to tell the difference between a connection that feeds you and one that drains you.
Charging the God field
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Stop searching for the Divine as if it were a distant destination and realize you are already swimming in the sacred sea of the "Makom." Learn to charge your connection to reality by shifting your attention from projected fears to the vibrant, fertile field of the present moment.
May 24, 2026
The Heart and the Spring - Love as the source of time
★5.0(1)
Time is not a clock ticking on the wall; it is a living dimension forged directly from your most selfless acts of love. Discover the wild, hidden cosmology of Rabbi Nachman’s third beggar and learn how to step out of trauma into the sacred current of creation.
May 17, 2026
The Art of Storytelling: From Victim Narrative to Spacious mind
★5.0(1)
Stop trying to fix your trauma and start turning it into your art: A deep dive into the ancient Kabbalistic keyboard of creation that shifts your life narrative from a narrow story of victimhood into a luminous sapphire of initiation.
May 10, 2026
Deconstructing Trauma: A Comparative Analysis of Biblical, Buddhist, and Kabbalistic Perspectives
★5.0(1)
Why do some survivors of horrific trauma refuse to see themselves as victims? A powerful cross-cultural journey from the biblical story of Joseph to Tibetan Buddhism that reveals how to dissolve the ego-clinging of trauma and expand into a spacious mind.
May 3, 2026
Mystical Perspectives on Right Action and Life’s Path
★5.0(1)
Sometimes our biggest misses are just the soul's way of hitting a hidden target: a deep inquiry that frees you from the guilt of "sin" and reveals the internal compass that connects you to the ecstatic current of life.
April 26, 2026
The Path from Violence to Dialogue
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Uncover the link between muteness and violence, and how authentic dialogue initiates a "messianic" evolution. Move beyond "stop-and-go" conflict by adding a creative third dimension where every party finds a win. Embody seven principles of encounter to transform your daily interactions into a soulful, living art.
April 12, 2026
War & Compassion
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This session explores the Warrior’s Dharma by linking the Hebrew root L-CH-M—bread, war, and welding—to the Bhagavad Gita. It reframes conflict as a field of sacred connectivity, urging a shift from sentimentality to "Heartful Action."
March 29, 2026
The Inner Point of Freedom
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Bridging Chassidism and Giordano Bruno, this lesson defines the "inner point" as a subjective Garden of Eden. It frames transformative Eros as the divine thread connecting personal freedom to the infinite, intelligent universe.
March 15, 2026
From Survival to Union (Nesira 2)
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This lesson explores the transition from "back-to-back" survival to "face-to-face" sacred union through Kabbalistic and Buberian models. It frames Nesira (separation) and shadow work as keys to sovereignty, enabling us to recognize the divine in others beyond objectification. *Sadly video recording did not work for this session, we have an audio recording for you.
March 1, 2026
Nesira - Masculine & Feminine Dynamics
★5.0(1)
Unlock the mystical power of Nesira, the Kabbalistic "sawing" process that transforms reactive dependence into radical relational parity. By reframing the "deep sleep" of the masculine as a sacred catalyst for feminine independence, this session offers a metaphysical roadmap to bridge the gap between "unawake" partners and mature consciousness. Dive deep into your inner polarity to move beyond serving one another and instead stand in shared service to Love, God, and Truth.
February 15, 2026
The Diminishing of the Moon
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Discover the metaphysical roots of objectification by diving into the cosmic mystery of the "Diminished Moon" and the folly of trying to capture its reflection. This session offers a spiritual roadmap to transform "power over" dynamics into a sacred "I-Thou" connection that honors the divine cycle of waxing and waning.
February 1, 2026
The Axis Mundi: You are the center of the garden
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Step into the center of your own consciousness to discover the Axis Mundi—the cosmic pillar that connects your deepest shadows to the highest heavens. In this radical exploration of the self, you'll learn that you are not just a visitor in the garden, but the Divine Tree itself, tasked with the ultimate power to co-create reality.
January 18, 2026
The kabbalistic model of perception
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Step into the "quantum soup" of existence to discover how your mind constructs reality through the lens of ancient Kabbalah. Uncover the hidden filters of trauma and imagination that distort your perception, and learn to reclaim your power by finding the "inner point" in a world of illusion.
January 4, 2026
Practice session 1, Authenticity, Vulnerability and the Inner Point
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Stop hiding behind the masks of the past and discover the "inner point" that lies at the heart of every connection. Practice the art of shattering your own projections to transform conflict into a sacred gateway for truth and deep, unfiltered intimacy.
December 21, 2025
Hannukah & Christmas and the Human Guilt Complex
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Journey into the ancient roots of the winter solstice to uncover why the year’s darkest threshold holds a hidden light. Learn to transform survival-based fear into a deep curiosity, finding the secrets buried within the people and parts of yourself that feel most foreign.
December 7, 2025
The Internal Map of Exodus
★5.0(1)
with Rabbi Alice Frank
Guest Teacher “Rabbi Alice Frank:” guides us through the ancient myth of exodus to the hidden map of your own consciousness. Discover how to face the "giants" of your ego and lead yourself out of the narrow places of fear into the wide, quiet presence of the heart.
November 23, 2025
The Body Temple
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Stop searching for the divine in the heavens and start looking within your own bones, where the letters of the sacred name are literally written. This journey invites you to turn your physical existence into a living temple, proving that true holiness is found not by escaping the body, but by inhabiting the deep intimacy of being alive.
November 9, 2025
The kabbalah of pleasure
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Stop chasing happiness and start inhabiting it. Discover ancient tools to shift your brain from the dopamine race to a state of pure presence, revealing the divine life force hidden within your most ordinary moments.
October 26, 2025
Presence in Makom (Chelm Story)
★5.0(1)
You might be traveling the world in search of a hidden treasure, only to find that it has been buried under your own kitchen floor all along. Explore the witty wisdom of Chelm stories to discover how the most ordinary moments of your life are exactly where the divine is waiting to be found.
October 12, 2025
For My Sake The World Was Created
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Discover why you are the lead actor in a cosmic production where every challenge is a hidden gift designed just for you. Learn to balance the truth of your own smallness with the undeniable responsibility of being the person for whom the entire world was created.