Show Notes: Background and meditation https://www.youtube.com/c/RabbiRome/featured https://www.rabbirome.com/ Journey into Eastern Spirituality and meditation coursein place with self he hadn’t touched before religion was theoretical From Buddha to Baal Shem Tov - My Journey back to Judaism What were the meditations like in India... Did you ever have a thought of Judaism come up? Pealing back layers of identity How can someone within meditation become aware of these subtleties? Using meditation as a therapeutic practice Do not let your experience dictate to you what the truth is This is where Emunah (faith) comes in. We are relying on the Torah and on the tzaddikim are telling us. Our goal is always to go beyond all limitations, including spiritual, of reality; to connect with Hashem which transcends any level Integrating it into one’s practice - one’s intention Compassion and Joy with real Jewish spirituality don’t be so hard on yourself for making mistakes - Teshuva means realignment. It is an adventure. Before He created you and He created the world He created Teshuva What led to the Rabbi Rome of today and on Youtube --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/solomon-ezra-berezin/support

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75: The Essence of Jewish Spirituality | Rabbi Rome

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Background and how they got into starting Infinity Float "When was the last time you did absolutely NOTHING? You bring yourself, we'll add perfectly warm water, Epsom salt, darkness & silence. " Combination of the epsom salt and darkness in the tank — 10" solution of water and 1200 pounds of magnesium sulfate, otherwise known as Epsom Salts. Relaxation and Mental Downtime How floating got started? The basics: What is Floating? What happens? Why does it work? The Epsom salt minimum amount of input that your brain has to process The brain goes into a theta brain wave state like when you're sleeping The calmer state of mind you're in, the more receptive and focused you can become on anything you put your mind to Active Floating vs Passive Floating Sensory enhancement not deprivation - Interoception How floating helps people with PTSD The body is so relaxed that the mind is forced to relax with it Getting into isolation can be intimidating, so how do you encourage people to try it? alleviate fear of the unknown Float 3 times --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/solomon-ezra-berezin/support

74: Float Tank Therapy | Infinity Float Center

Yael's Background and integrating Judaism Jewish Latin Princess Blog and Podcast Spirituality and practicality are one what are the pain points women have? what is it people are really struggling with? Money Coach  help Jewish women achieve financial clarity & confidence to design a richer life. ? using thousands of years of Jewish wisdom to transform your financial life? Financial Health 3 Jewish ideas with Money: Art of Giving - giving first Aligning Finances with our Values Trust - Money comes from God. Get really honest with what your soul needs to be doing in this world what are the things that feed your soul? Living a Life Aligned with your Values Building a relationship with the Creator Do it & then learn All we're resisting is finding ourselves Belief Systems around Money What is the story we have in our head? Abundant Mindset & Tools Body check ins EFT Tapping, Journaling Numbers give tremendous clarity What is it I need to learn from these numbers? Jewish Money Matters Spirituality weaved into the practical --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/solomon-ezra-berezin/support

73: Financial Health & Living Aligned with your Values| Yael Trusch

Show Notes: Ryan's Background and Coaching Practice Vulnerability is fun to do and to be. Every time I am opportunities arise and people connect with you... It's no fun to talk to somebody without vulnerability... The more he disconnected from his emotions and tried to hide them the worse his life got Connecting with your Emotions Curiosity is the best tool for getting into your emotions and understanding why they exist Empower your emotions Desire to be better What tools Ryan found most helpful with his healing journey? MER, Somatic brain testing, etc Awareness Rumination If you were fulfilled, what would that look like? EQ Book Club Me 101 Course --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/solomon-ezra-berezin/support

72: Connecting with Your Emotions | Ryan Hance

Show Notes: How Robin & I met and her Background When you follow your heart and follow your Yes! Life just shows up for you Being really in tune with your body and i'd love to discuss it further. One of my favorite quotes has been: “There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.” ― Nietzsche, Friedrich A Photoshoot can change your life — Around the world Setting an intention of what it is you want to embody in the photos Who do I want to shine in my photos and allow that person to be expressed? How she learned to listen to your body and distinguish between listening to it and not falling victim to how it feels at times? Ask questions to your body & get still and allow the answers to come. Is this mine or is this someone else's? [14 min] Clearing Energy When you tune into your breath and allow that to guide you it takes you out of what's going on in your mind. Then ask that any energy stored in my body that's not mine be released. Building trust discomfort is comfortable to us because it's what we know [23 min] Always believe something wonderful is about to happen Shifting your Energy Coaching Oracle Cards - " a mirror reflecting back to you what you already know inside." when to pull cards and when not to You still ultimately have the authority Anything can become a crutch. Notice where you're giving your power away to. Reveal your soul with Photoshoot experience Soul Retreats Wandering Aunt --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/solomon-ezra-berezin/support

71: Listening to Your Body | Robbin Finney

Show Notes Background Main reason he connected back to religion and God was through spiritual experiences Take the things he enjoyed and elevate it to a Godly experience How the spiritual experiences guided him to a religious observance? Difference between Spirituality and Godliness/Holiness How do I take the feeling and permeate the physical with it How is sitting on a mountain top meditating all day any different than sitting and studying Torah all day? In all your ways know God — Baal Shemtov Running & Returning ? Beneath the Surface He would write a short blog about a discourse he learned Finding the soul behind every thing and every one Soul Living Immersive Course: meditation and transformational sensory experience. Through the program, Soul Living, Rabbi helps clients overcome stress and anxiety through accessing their soul’s greatness. At the IBJJF Pan Ams Jiu Jitsu Tournament Torah learning helps you develop penetrating analysis Chochmah (Wisdom), Bina (comprehension), and Da'at (knowledge) How can we making Judaism Experiential? How is the way Judaism is being taught making a resurgence compared to the strict, rigid ways it was taught - or the way in which it was presented in how it was taught - before? incorporating mindfulness and meditation into rituals and services An experience not a to-do list Mitzvahs are portals, opportunities of connection when we talk about a mitzvah, something God asks of us, you can have the most spirituality in the world... And we believe it doesn't get you as high as doing a simple mitzvah that God asks - even eating matzah on passover with zero intention. Levitating is a finite being going to the peak of their ability, while eating matzah is considered doing an infinite act. The ideal is to merge the two - like wings on a bird. The word for reasoning is Ta'am which also means taste. If you understand what you're doing it gives you taste. Religion as a Relationship Expanded consciousness & Constricted consciousness — Baal Shemtov Make sure to keep even a point of expanded consciousness even within constricted consciousness — the fire and wonder Divine You Virtual Retreat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/solomon-ezra-berezin/support

70: Spirituality & Godliness | 'The Millennial Rabbi' Daniel Bortz

Show Notes: Two States of Consciousness - Ebb & Flow/ Ratzo V'Shuv The rhythm of life is comprised of Ratzo V'Shuv Ezekiel Chapter 1: The angelic beings are running and they're returning The heart contracts and then expands, the inhale and exhale of the breath We often get stuck in wanting to be in one place but only when we embrace the value of the paradox can we actually begin to suck the marrow out of life and live every moment to its fullest. Rabbi YY's background growing up and being at the feet of the Lubavitcher Rebbe at a young age  [7:34] He memorized and transcribed many of the Rebbe's discourses How he was able to memorize the discourses? Total suspension of any other mental noise. Tuning in completely to the words and the energy. If not now, when?  — Hillel How to keep the relationship with a great leader pure? "It's easy for people to lose their individuality and use the great leader as a substitute for developing themselves to their own maximum" There are leaders who create followers, but the greatest leaders create leaders — Rabbi Jonathan Sacks You have to find your own relationship with God, with yourself, and realize you have a mission in this world that no one else can fulfill. You are an indispensable note in the divine symphony and the music, only your soul's violin can play How to Apply and Personalize Great Ideas Law about a Bull who domesticates other animals 3x... (Tractate Baba Kama) "If you sell the bull or gift it to another person, the calculation start over again..." We each have a bull in our own lives... This law tells us how to recover from addiction There are 2 ways for recovery: train the bull and retrain it to not goring — working with the habit sell it — surrender it to the domain of God then everything changes Approach to Judaism: Living with the observances and not being absorbed by them - Distinguishing not being a fanatic & Addiction [39 min] Approach with laws (Halacha) like in a sports game or following notes in a symphony The Baal Shemtov said that Halacha (Law) is an acronym of 4 words in Psalms: Ariyu LaShem Kol Ha'Aretz meaning Let the whole world Sing to God. The details are channels for vibration of the Divine Ebb & Flow. When it is stripped from the symphony it can be restrictive, so it's important to have the bird's eye view of Judaism, appreciate its full tapestry, the fusion between the revealed and the esoteric, the body and the soul. Then the details become the notes of a Balad Approach it not from a judgmental way. It's an invitation that by playing these notes you can channel this energy through your pschye, your brain, your body, your home. Jewish Law is describing the spiritual science of the Universe. How it applies to Kosher and not mixing meat and milk [46:15] Graduate the judgmental model into a model of opportunity to be able to live a meaningful and productive life Balancing transcending things with doing the things according to Torah (or interpretations of what the Torah means) Tanya chapter 31: Distinguishing between Atzmut (guilt, depression) and Merirut (remorse with a resolution for the future). You're not allowed to gossip about other people. You're also not allowed to gossip about yourself — Chofetz Chaim Use the 'mistake' as a springboard for awareness  What it means to reveal Godliness in the world? What is Moshiach, the Messiah? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/solomon-ezra-berezin/support

69: Breaking Through Personal Limitations | Rabbi YY Jacobson

Background and getting into magic, museum of natural science More than Magic Magic requires an audience to be appreciated, as opposed to a musician work so hard to conceal the skill, the details no one should detect How magic is like coaching Captivating audiences with humble props Barriers to entry to captivate a room are small, you don’t need the big production... The way magicians think Most people when they come across a problem they can’t solve, they say it’s impossible and they stop. That’s where Magicians start, they think of the impossible and figure it out. It’s a mindset to think about impossible things and then bring them into a theatrical reality Wouldn’t it be cool if... Create predictable outcomes to ensure a magical moment Multiple Outs - steer the conclusion of an effect based upon the audiences input. You’re prepared for any situation, and can create the impression that that’s the desired effect all the while. Planning in advance for an opportunity to arise. When it arises you are ready to give someone a moment they’ll never forget. Stories of preparing in advance Planting the seed in someone else’s mind Ham sandwich theory of magic To be quiet and create the seed to plant in the spectators mind to ask to do more Always thinking what the audience will see How do you get into the present moment and draw your audience there too You owe your audience your best A magician can give someone the reminder that the world is full of possibilities. Nothing is impossible. Ben's Website: https://www.benjacksonmagic.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/solomon-ezra-berezin/support

68: A Magician’s Mindset | Ben Jackson

Ebb & Flow inspires persistence and determination during the rhythmical patterns of decline and regrowth in life. Each episode, I bring on inspiring and influential voices who are here to help us stand strong and walk through the ebb moments of life and propel us to the peak of our health - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually- so we can live our life in the flow, individually and collectively. This includes strategies, habits, routines, focus tricks, and questions we can use to live our best life in order to maximize our service to others. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/solomon-ezra-berezin/support

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