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 […]
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 […]
Receiving Russell
by David Sanders The box of Russell Stover assorted fine chocolates was so large it was impossible for it go unnoticed on the supermarket shelf. I took special note of it because I had been given a box of Russell Stover candies as a gift the day before. The man who handed it to […]
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 […]
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, […]
I WASN’T GOING TO VISIT DACHAU
Guest Blog: Kathleen O’Brien My husband is half-Jewish, so he felt he needed to see it. I didn’t want him to go alone so I went with him. It turns out I needed to see it, too. Munich was a stop on our recent trip overseas that included Rome and Berlin. The city has a […]
Showing up, KE Style
What would it look like to you, if you found new ways to show up?What would it look like in your life, if you showed up in new ways at Kabbalah Experience?What would it look like, if Kabbalah Experience showed up in new ways in your life? In the spring of 2017, I began taking […]
Kabbalah Experience Evolves
Many of you have heard that Kabbalah Experience is restructuring its staff. Teacher Melanie Gruenwald will be the new Executive Director and our founder, Dr. David Sanders, will assume the position of Spiritual Director. It is an exciting time for them personally and for Kabbalah Experience. David and the KE Board of Directors wanted to […]
The Stream of Conscious Living
I was met with a blank stare. It was early morning and there wasn’t anyone else in the store. I placed my black boxed eggs on the counter and explained it was for those students completing the Human Narrative class. The eyes told me—if you want to change the way we treat animals, chickens in […]