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Introduces Jewish spiritual traditions that affirm the body, enabling us to reconceive our bodies in a positive light. Meditations and simple exercises help us foster new thinking about body, mind and soul and care for our physical and spiritual health.
List of contents
Prayer Wheel: Beginning the Morning with Blessings
Preface
Introduction: The Soul in the Body
1 Awakening
2 Entering Sacred Space
3 The Gift of the Body
4 Clearing the Mind
5 Connecting with the Soul
6 Our Walk on Earth
For Further Work
Walking Meditation
Angelic Clouds MeditationNotes
Glossary
Recommended Readings
About the author
Tamar Frankiel, PhD, is recognized as one of the leading teachers of Jewish mysticism today. She teaches Jewish mysticism and comparative religion at the Academy for Jewish Religion, Los Angeles, and is the author of many books, including
The Voice of Sarah: Feminine Spirituality and
Traditional Judaism. She is coauthor of
Minding the Temple of the Soul: Balancing Body, Mind, and Spirit through Traditional Jewish Prayer, Movement, and Meditation and
Entering the Temple of Dreams: Jewish Prayers, Movements, and Meditations for the End of the Day (both Jewish Lights). She lectures frequently on topics of Jewish mysticism. Frankiel lives with her husband and five children in Los Angeles.
