Wordways: New Paths to Mindfulness Through Language Awareness – A Writing Workshop with Scott Berzon

Wednesday, July 23, 7pm

Each of us holds the potential to become more mindful with a fresh awareness of the language that we use and the words that surround us each and every day. This writing workshop will examine such topics as self-talk (our inner dialogues), how we utilize words to seek greater balance, and the ways in which different words have charges and associations that may affect how we approach the world around us.

No prior writing experience necessary. Click here to register.

(Scott Berzon earned an MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan and is the recipient of the Frank Vincent Memorial Prize, the Meader Family Award, and the Roy W. Cowden Memorial Fellowship. Scott’s creative work has appeared in a variety of publications including Acorn, Cream City Review, Humana Obscura, Poetry Midwest, Quarter After Eight, Southern Indiana Review, and others. Scott serves as Director of Community Impact for Jewish Federation of St. Louis).

Counting Our Blessings: A Shabbat Sound Bath Experience with Olga Gorodetsky

Saturday, August 16 at 10:30am

Join Olga Gorodetsky, an incredible sound meditation and healing facilitator, for a special sound bath experience focusing on gratitude and blessings. The Jewish Mindfulness Center of St. Louis is proud to be able welcome Olga back and to subsidize the cost of this powerful experience by charging only $18 per participant for this calming and peace-filled experience. Spaces are limited and registration is required. Click here to register.

Returning Home: A Mindful Movement Class for Elul

Friday Sept. 19 at 10am

Join Dani Glassman, LMT, RYT-500, MSW, and Rabbi Goldstein for this embodied teshuva (returning) practice, where we will practice what it feels like to return to our truest selves as we prepare for the New Year.  Click here to register

Prayer Lab Returns

Friday, October 24, 6pm

Prayer Lab returns with Rabbi Goldstein, the Prayer Lab musicians, and Zoey Waldman-Schein. Join us for this non-traditional Shabbat service combining contemporary readings, poetry, participatory music, interactive teachings, and time set aside for meditation and personal reflection. The theme for this month’s service is Courage.

Ongoing Programs at the Jewish Mindfulness Center of St. Louis

(These programs are paused while Rabbi Andrea Goldstein is on sabbatical)

Weekly Mindfulness Mediation Sits

9 a.m. on Tuesday Mornings on Zoom

Join Rabbi Andrea Goldstein for these weekly Mindfulness Meditation sits incorporating teachings and stories from the weekly Torah portions, Jewish prayer, and tradition. No meditation experience is necessary, all are welcome, and no registration is needed. For information about how to join, make sure you are getting our weekly Mindfulness e-mails. If you don’t get our Monday e-mails, click here to sign up.

Spiritual Direction: A Chance to Explore the Holiness of Your Life

Monday afternoons with Rabbi Goldstein, by appointment only

Spiritual Direction is a practice involving meeting with a spiritual director on a monthly basis to cultivate the ability to discern the holiness, spiritual or sacred in all aspects of life. Rabbi Goldstein completed the Spiritual Direction practicum to become a spiritual director at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in 2018.

There is no cost for members of Congregation Shaare Emeth, though it is customary to make a donation to the Jewish Mindfulness Center of St. Louis after each session. The cost for non-members is $50 per session.

To set up a first appointment contact Stacy Jespersen.