Panicea
What do yawning, laughter, enthusiasm, and kindness share in common? They all can be referred to as infectious. Neuroscientists have measured through brain scans the contagious impact of viewing others acting with kindness. While the neural basis for contagious yawning is still not understood, the phenomena are not limited to humans, as it has been […]
For Koby, who always found Light in Darkness
One of the beautiful arrangements of my teaching schedule this semester, is that I teach ‘Soul: Intro to Kabbalah’ of the Year 1 curriculum immediately before ‘Masks: Who are you?’, its parallel in the second year curriculum. I deeply appreciate the themes that are woven between the classes, and the timeliness of these curricula for […]
The Accuracy of Being Happy
Does it matter so much about the accuracy of recollections or more about the impact of what happened? Every year, around this time, I listen to Martin Luther King’s final speech. He was murdered the next day on the balcony of his Memphis hotel room. The speech is titled from the crescendo of his closing […]
Gratitude on a Full Stomach
On Thanksgiving, our family joined hundreds of others in downtown Philadelphia, bringing Thanksgiving meals to the less fortunate, with an organization called “Manna.” We traversed the city in two cars- with three generations- to use our time together to make a difference in the community. Alongside our children, we knocked on people’s doors, delivered nourishment […]
From Boy to Joy by Dr. David Sanders
The innovations of the Kabbalists in Tzfat some 500 years ago were often based on observations that led to their intuitive insights. In this regard, they were as much social scientists as they were mystics. One such naturalistic observation was the presence of people in their community who we would now identify as transsexual […]
Finding the Parallels: An Ancient Practice in Today’s World
Oneness and Interconnectedness underlie both Science of Mind and Kabbalah The key prayer — the Shema, said daily — is framed as: “Pay attention, God’s Name is One,” explains Kabbalah Experience founder and director Dr. David Sanders. “Any other name for God is just a mask. Behind the masks is the oneness and interconnectedness of […]
Embracing the Bet
As my family and I move from our first High Holiday season without our son Koby,(z”l) into our second, I am keenly aware of the energy that is manifesting around us. Over the past five years, the High Holidays have been an experience of incredible vulnerability, and intimacy with life and death. 2015 (the Jewish […]
Ain’t Just Whistling Dixie
Blog by Dr. David Sanders At the end of the film Titanic, as she lay half-conscious on a makeshift raft, Rose extends her reach to grab a whistle out of the mouth of an already dead shipman. She can barely purse her lips, managing a feeble alert, a high-pitched whistle in the wind to signal, […]
We have 168 hours in each week. How do we want to use them?
In the Jewish calendar, we are in the midst of Elul, the month leading up to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. This is a time of reflection and personal assessment. It is a time we can ask ourselves the questions- Where are we? Where have we been? Where are we going? For Kabbalah Experience, […]
Gratitude
In the ‘Eleven Principles of Kabbalah Experience’, we invite gratitude. Accept reality as it is. Live with a deep sense of gratitude. Seek and offer forgiveness in your everyday experiences. Brene Brown, author and speaker, teaches us: These are anxious and fearful times, both of which breed scarcity. We’re afraid to lose what we love […]