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Every day, observant Jews recite the blessing Asher Yatzar, acknowledging the profound wisdom embedded in the human body—its vessels, hollows, and the delicate balance that sustains life. Within [...]

In recent years, psychedelic substances and plant-based remedies like ayahuasca, psilocybin (magic mushrooms), ketamine, and cacao ceremonies have gained popularity as tools for healing and [...]

I’m so excited to share with my audience a new endeavor that I’m embarking on—my Substack column, Toratherapeutics® Ponderings.

I don’t use the term “Mindfulness” in the work that I do. I’ve had training in Mindfulness but I use different terms, such as, “moment to moment awareness,” “mindful awareness,” “being in the [...]

Today we will focus on the subtle distinction between when one might use relaxation (mostly “body”) vs. meditation (mostly “mind”). Here we will be focusing on a similar exercise in each [...]

Here I describe how from early on, I learned about the importance of customized recordings to accommodate the sensitivities of my clients. Whether or not it is for cultural, religious, social, [...]

Many of us (digital users) are ‘magnetized’ to our phones.  Whether we need them or not, we’re holding them, fiddling with them, looking for something on them even if not "notified." Our devices [...]

The second time the Rebbe saved me was when I started developing neutral meditations for myself and clients, and literally being able to save lives. At this point, I can proudly say that my [...]

In this installment, I’d like to discuss something that is very close to my heart, and relevant at this time of the year. Today is my Jewish birthday, the 15th of Sivan which corresponded this [...]

As we continue discussing the practice of meditation, in this blog I’d like to discuss the very important neuroscience principle of ‘neuroplasticity.’ There was a famous neuroscientist by the [...]