298 - Opening to the Support of Hashem and the World Around You - somatic mindfulness practice 03 09 2025
The Embodied Jewish Woman with Rena Reiser
Release Date: 03/26/2025
The Embodied Jewish Woman with Rena Reiser
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info_outlineThe Embodied Jewish Woman with Rena Reiser
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Ever left a therapy session or workshop feeling more activated than when you started? Like you've opened Pandora's box and don't know how to close it? This is one of the most common concerns about doing deep healing work: once you start feeling, everything comes up. Your system says "oh good, you're ready" and brings more to the surface. In this conversation, my husband, Rabbi Yonasan Reiser, joins me as we explore what to do with all that activation. We discuss why some modalities are so careful they keep you stuck, what it means to find "the right distance" from your experience, and how to...
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info_outlineThe Embodied Jewish Woman with Rena Reiser
info_outlineThe Embodied Jewish Woman with Rena Reiser
info_outlineThe Embodied Jewish Woman with Rena Reiser
info_outlineThe Embodied Jewish Woman with Rena Reiser
info_outlineThe Embodied Jewish Woman with Rena Reiser
Have you ever felt stuck trying to create distance from overwhelming thoughts and emotions? Like you understood the concept of "not being your feelings" intellectually, but couldn't actually experience it in your body? In this conversation, Rena shares how she discovered a practice that finally gave her what years of other approaches couldn't: the ability to actually be with what was happening inside her without getting swallowed by it or having to push it away. Her husband, Rabbi Yonasan Reiser, asks the questions many would wonder: What makes this different from meditation or therapy? Why...
info_outlineIn this guided practice, I help you tune into the many layers of support already holding you—physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I lead you to notice the simple, tangible supports in your life and gently open to the deeper, infinite support of Hashem. If fully trusting that support feels challenging, I guide you in meeting that resistance with kindness, allowing your body to soften into what feels safe. This is an invitation to feel held, grounded, and supported in a way that your whole self can receive.