Mindfulness and Breathwork with Gilad Shavit

What if every moment is an opportunity to begin again?

In this Mindful Munch, recorded from Jerusalem, we explore the creation story in Genesis through mindfulness, breathwork, and open awareness. We practise noticing our thoughts, emotions, and sensations without judging them, and explore how the way we meet our experiences can shape what happens within us.

🌬️ Breathe between heaven and earth
🌱 Notice what is arising
🕊️ Meet the present moment with openness and compassion

May this practice bring a little more presence and love into your day.

🌿 Join the Mindful Munch WhatsApp group for links to our free live sessions:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KIhKkHPHIJlB1gKpm96Wgg?mode=gi_t

Explore AusLev Torah — bringing the Torah to the heart:
https://www.youtube.com/@AusLevTorah

#MindfulMunch #Mindfulness #Breathwork #Meditation #Genesis #Bereishit #OpenAwareness #Presence

What changes when we stop trying to fix what we're experiencing — and simply learn to see it?This guided meditation is a practice in discernment inspired by Parashat Bereshit and the ancient movement of creation from chaos toward separation and clarity.Through breath, body awareness and gentle observation, we’ll explore the space between:thought and reality,feeling and action,what is happening — and the story we create around it.You don't need to change anything.Just pause.Notice.And see what becomes possible.🌿 This practice is part of Neshama Meditation, a journey of bringing Torah teachings into direct experience through mindfulness, meditation and breath. If you find this practice helpful:Like the video, subscribe to the channel, and share it with someone who might benefit from it.🤍 Join the AusLev WhatsApp groupReceive invitations and links to our free live mindfulness, meditation and breathwork sessions.https://chat.whatsapp.com/Gz0R9Yv8Jc86x2GPdk4kky?mode=gi_t

What if the first step toward creating a different life isn't changing anything — but learning to see?At the very beginning of Genesis, something happens that can easily be overlooked.

God separates Light from darkness. One thing from another.

What might this ancient act of creation have to do with the way we experience our thoughts, emotions, relationships — and the choices we make?

In this Torah & Stillness session, we explore Vayavdel — The Practice of Discernment.

Below you can find a guided meditation to bring the teaching into direct experience :https://open.spotify.com/episode/4z7gzEGUtm9opNA7qZI2JD?si=sOrsLUxCS_qyCY1C1OJk-w

A practice of pausing, seeing, and discovering what becomes possible when we create a little space between what happens and how we respond.

If this practice speaks to you: Please like the video, subscribe to the channel, and share it with someone who might benefit from it.

You’re also invited to join the AusLev WhatsApp group to receive links to our free live mindfulness, meditation and breathwork sessions.https://chat.whatsapp.com/Gz0R9Yv8Jc86x2GPdk4kky?mode=gi_t

AusLevTorah • mindfulness • breath • meditationWhere Torah moves from the mind into the heart.

When was the last time you gave yourself a little space to simply pause and reset?In this Mindful Munch, we take a gentle mini break together — using the breath and awareness to move through the body and mind, like a little internal spring cleaning. 🧹🌬️ **Box Breathing** — a gentle 4/4/4/4 rhythm🌿 **Body Scan** — noticing what is present without needing to change it🧘 **Simply Be** — allowing the mind and body some space to recover🌱 **Reconnect** — opening our awareness to the natural world around usToday’s session is guided by **Morag**Come as you are. No experience needed.🌿 **Mindful Munch** is a weekly space for mindfulness, breath, and coming back to ourselves. You are welcome to join our WhatsApp group to get links for the free live session:[https://chat.whatsapp.com/KIhKkHPHIJlB1gKpm96Wgg?mode=gi_t]Also, you are welcome to check out Morag's beautiful web page here :https://moragporteous.com/With Love#MindfulMunch #Mindfulness #Breathwork #Meditation #BoxBreathing #BodyScan #MindfulLiving #NatureConnection

What if you didn't have to make everything secure in order to feel at rested?In this Mindful Munch, we'll explore:🌿 Arrive — feeling the support beneath us🌬️ Breathe — letting go of the need to know what comes next🏡 Rest — finding a sense of being held, even when life is uncertain🕊️ Allow — making space for life to be unfinishedA gentle mindfulness, breathwork and meditation practice inspired by the sukkah — a simple shelter open to the sky.You don't need to solve anything.For a few minutes, you can simply rest.🌿 Mindful Munch is a weekly space for mindfulness, breath, and coming back to ourselves. You are welcome to join our WhatsApp group to get links for the free live session:https://chat.whatsapp.com/KIhKkHPHIJlB1gKpm96Wgg?mode=gi_tAlso, you are welcome to check out my other YouTube channel where I teach mindfulness and breathwork connected to Jewish wisdom — bringing the Torah to the heart.https://www.youtube.com/@AusLevTorahBlessing of compassionate awareness.#MindfulMunch #Mindfulness #Meditation #Breathwork #Sukkot #Rest #Presence #JewishWisdom

Where does your mind end and your body begin?In this Mindful Munch session, we explore the connection between the mind, body and breath — and how becoming more aware of physical sensations can help us recognise stress, emotions and relaxation as they happen.Through gentle movement, breath awareness and meditation, we practise coming out of the thinking mind and reconnecting with the wisdom and sensations of the body.**In this session:*** Exploring the mind–body connection* A simple lemon exercise to experience how the mind affects the body* Connecting movement with the breath* Gentle hand and finger practices* A body-awareness meditation* Using the breath as a bridge between mind and bodyWhat do you notice in your body when you slow down and pay attention?If you enjoyed this practice, **please like, subscribe and share it with someone who might benefit from a few quiet minutes of mindfulness.**And if you’d like to continue practising together, you're welcome to join the **Mindful Munch WhatsApp community**:[https://chat.whatsapp.com/KIhKkHPHIJlB1gKpm96Wgg?mode=gi_t](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KIhKkHPHIJlB1gKpm96Wgg?mode=gi_t)May this practice bring a little more presence and love into your day.Simon and Gilad#MindfulMunch #Mindfulness #MindBodyConnection #Breathwork #Meditation #BodyAwareness #MindfulnessPractice

What if Sukkot holds a **code for how to be happy**? As we leave the intensity of the High Holidays and enter the fragile, joyful space of the sukkah, we explore **Ashrei yoshvei veitecha — happy are those who dwell in Your house**, through a teaching from Rabbi Yaakov Varshevski. **Sukkot Sameach.**If this speaks to you, please like, subscribe, and share what you’re grateful for in the comments.With love,Gilad

**What happens when you stop trying to follow every voice inside you?**This 18-minute meditation takes us through one of the most central declarations in Judaism:**שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל****ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ****ה' אֶחָד**Shema means “listen.”In this practice, we move from the many voices — thoughts, feelings, worries and possibilities — toward something quieter and more unified.From many… to One.A meditation for Yom Kippur, or simply for any moment when you need to slow down, listen, breathe and remember what is underneath the noise.After your practice, I'd love to hear from you: **What did you notice? What was your experience of moving from many to One?**If this practice speaks to you, please **like, share and subscribe**. Sharing your experience in the comments can also help create a space for others to reflect and practice alongside you.You’re also warmly invited to join the **free AusLev WhatsApp group** for live practices, Torah & Stillness sessions and updates:https://chat.whatsapp.com/KIhKkHPHIJlB1gKpm96Wgg?mode=gi_tand to subscribe to the youtube channel : https://www.youtube.com/@AusLevTorah

**AusLev — Where Torah moves from the min**

With Love,

Gilad

What does it mean to truly listen?

Ha’azinu begins with Moshe calling upon heaven and earth to hear his final song. From there, we explore the noise of the many voices within us — thoughts, fears, desires, expectations and possibilities — and the deeper question of how to hear without allowing every voice to lead us.

Drawing on a teaching from Rabbi Yaakov Varshevski and a beautiful Zohar teaching about the Hebrew letters, we move from the many voices of the bet toward the unity of the aleph — and eventually to the central declaration of Yom Kippur:

שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל
ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ
ה' אֶחָד

Hear, Israel. God is One.

This is Torah & Stillness — where Torah moves from the mind into the heart.

Here is the link for the practice: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5PeVPjtPfEGROrRPA8fWyY?si=vxeeg6fiSIajR6CnIKw99g

After your practice, I'd love to hear from you: What did you notice? What was your experience of moving from many to One?If this practice speaks to you, please **like, share and subscribe**. Sharing your experience in the comments can also help create a space for others to reflect and practice alongside you.You’re also warmly invited to join the **free AusLev WhatsApp group** for live practices, Torah & Stillness sessions and updates:https://chat.whatsapp.com/KIhKkHPHIJlB1gKpm96Wgg?mode=gi_t

and subscribe to the youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@AusLevTorah

With Love,

Gilad

What are you serving with the way you meet life?

Fear? Control? The need to be right?
Or love, compassion, truth and life?

In this Mindful Munch session, we create a little space between what happens and how we respond:

🌿 Notice — what is happening within me
🌬️ Breathe — making space for not knowing
❤️ Allow — what if life is not against me?
🕊️ Choose — what do I want to serve?

Through mindfulness, gentle breathwork and meditation, we explore the possibility that we don't have to control everything that happens in life. We can pause, become aware, and choose how we want to meet it.

🌿 Mindful Munch is a weekly space for mindfulness, breath, and coming back to ourselves. You are welcome to join our WhatsApp group to get links for the free live session:

Join the Mindful Munch WhatsApp group

Also, you are welcome to check out my other YouTube channel where I teach mindfulness and breathwork connected to Jewish wisdom — bringing the Torah to the heart.

AusLev – Torah & Stillness

Blessing of compassionate awareness.

#MindfulMunch #Mindfulness #Breathwork #Meditation #Compassion #Presence #SelfAwareness #Fear #Love #WhatAmIServing