The Embodied Jewish Woman with Rena Reiser

Elul. It's a time for teshuva, right?

So that means...it's a time for fear?

Nope.

Actually, it's a time for LOVE.

As we learn from the words: Ani Ledodi Vedodi Li.

But how can we access that deep love and closeness?

In this episode we'll discuss and use a guided exercise to explore:

• Why is this a time for love, not fear?
• What happens when we actually connect to Hashem and feel His closeness?
• How do we create space inside for the Shefa to come?
• What is blocking us from experiencing closeness and love?
• How do we embrace our emotions in a healthy way?

Download my free "Tune In Journal" and accompanying guided meditation here.

For more information about my 1:1 coaching and group programs, check out renareiser.com.

Is change on your mind?

It's that time of year. Elul is here and change is in the air.

There are all sorts of ways to create changes in your life.

But I want to introduce you to a way you may not have tried before.

In this episode we'll explore:

• What is the first step towards creating change in your life?
• How can you use your body to help integrate change?
• What is the brain science of change?
• Does change have to be hard?
• How can you make real foundational change?
• How can you use movement to create change in your life?

Download my free "Tune In Journal" and accompanying guided meditation here.

For more information about my 1:1 coaching and group programs, check out renareiser.com.

We all "want" to be positive people.

But negative emotions happen. We get hurt. We feel triggered. We experience negative interactions with the people around us.

So what are we supposed to do when this happens? If we focus on the negative emotion won't we become negative?

In this episode I answer a great question from a listener. In doing so we'll explore:

• How do we typically deal with negative feelings?
• What's the ideal way to deal with them?
• How Parts Theory changes the way we experience negative triggers
• What is "The Greater Me" or "The Container Me" and how does it affect your response?
• How to experience all feelings (even positive ones) from a place of presence
• What happens when I become an observer of my e-motions. The energy in motion.
• How to develop a super strong core self and be more resilient
• Why this is so central to the work I do today

Download my free "Tune In Journal" and accompanying guided meditation here.

For more information about my 1:1 coaching and group programs, check out renareiser.com.

It's this time of year again.

We're supposed to be mourning the Beis Hamikdash.

We want to feel the lack. To really understand what we're missing.

But how?

In this episode we'll explore:

• How the Beis Hamikdash is a parable for our own internal world
• How to reconnect to our essential selves, to our souls
• How our souls speak to us
• How to exercise and develop the connection to our neshama

Download my free "Tune In Journal" and accompanying guided meditation here.

For more information about my 1:1 coaching and group programs, check out renareiser.com.

How often do we compare ourselves to people around us?

Is it just a bad case of comparisonitis? Or is there something deeper going on?

Anyone who knows me well will have guessed the answer.

Of course, there's a deeper cause of comparisonitis. But what is it?

In this episode, we dig a little deeper and explore:

• Why do we compare ourselves to others?
• What is the root of comparing ourselves?
• How does this differ from person to person?
• What has this got to do with unmet needs?
• What is our misconception about needs?
• What is the definition of "needs"?
• What happens when we tap into our needs?
• When do needs become problematic?
• What happens when we go into our hearts and bodies?
• What happens when you listen to your own needs?
• How does this affect how we relate to other people?
• How does this impact other behaviors?
• How does this connect to the time period we're in?

Download my free "Tune In Journal" and accompanying guided meditation here.

For more information about my 1:1 coaching and group programs, check out renareiser.com.

I wrote this piece about healing what is broken. I hope it inspires you during these trying times, and especially the three weeks.

Mindfulness has become a buzzword, but really it's a profound practice that can help so many women in all different periods in their life. Especially in trying times for Klal Yisrael, like the past few weeks have been.

But what does it really mean?

In this interview, I talk to Dr. Aliza Ancier who specializes in helping women navigate their motherhood journey. She has a doctorate in physical therapy specializing in postpartum recovery and women's health. She started practicing mindfulness after struggling to connect back to herself while also caring for her family. After recognizing a similar need in the greater population, she trained in teaching mindfulness to help mothers feel more connected and peaceful in motherhood. She approaches her mindfulness teaching from an evidence-based and practical approach and is currently completing advanced training in trauma-sensitive mindfulness.

We'll discuss:

• How her postpartum struggle led her to the work she does today
• What is positive psychology
• What is the definition of mindfulness how it can help moms
• What is the difference between mindfulness and meditation
• What's a body scan and how to use this to be more present and grounded
• How to balance having goals and expectations with being present
• How do we remove our expectations so we can actually be mindful
• How to turn anything into a mindfulness practice
• Why you can practice mindfulness even if you have no time
• What should someone do if mindfulness actually is overwhelming and floods her with feelings
• How to modify mindfulness to prevent triggering the nervous system
• What might our world look like if people were mindful and compassionate

Aliza offers 1:1 coaching and group programs. She can be reached through her FB group, Meaningful Motherhood Community, IG @yourmeaningfulmotherhood, and email [email protected].

Download my free "Tune In Journal" and accompanying guided meditation here.

For more information about my 1:1 coaching and group programs, check out renareiser.com.

Getting over 30,000 downloads on my podcast is really exciting.

I've put a lot of work into my podcast over the last almost three years…and it is gratifying to see the numbers go up.It's a way to celebrate together with you, my listeners, and say THANK YOU for being here on this journey.

Here comes the BUT.

Is it really about the numbers?In this episode we'll explore:

• The real reason and motivation behind my podcast
• How outside feedback can be gratifying in some circumstances
• Where encouragement should really come from
• How to fill ourselves up from the inside
• Areas in your life where you're holding on to an external measure of success

Download my free "Tune In Journal" and accompanying guided meditation here.

For more information about my 1:1 coaching and group programs, check out renareiser.com.

Let's talk about LOVE.So many of my clients ask me:

"Why is it that when my husband shows me his love, I don't really feel it so much...it doesn't feel enough; I always want more!"

What's going on here?

We want to be able to receive the love from our loved ones. But maybe we're getting in our own way?

In this episode we'll explore:

- Why can't you be receptive to your husband's love

- What does it mean to have an empty love-bucket

- What self-love has got to do with this and how to do this practically

- How to pay attention to your own core-needs and what happens when you do

- How to practically become a recipient of love

- What happens to LOVE when we take care of our own needs

Download my free "Tune In Journal" and accompanying guided meditation here.

For more information about my 1:1 coaching and group programs, check out renareiser.com.

On this past Sunday, I led a sample class for my upcoming program, Tune In: Discover Your Inner Wisdom. You can listen to the recording & register for the program here. Bring your favorite warm drink and an open heart and mind... On the agenda: I started off with a grounding meditation I taught a bit about connecting to our inner wisdom We discussed a bit We practiced what we learned (not recorded) We returned with glowing faces and discuss some more A bit about the upcoming program:

This brand new course is open to women who want to learn how to distinguish the voice of their intuition from the voice of their inner critic. It is the 1st part in a series.

For many of us, our decision making is hampered because we mistake our inner critic as our voice of reason. We act from fear, confusion, and unfair expectations. By learning to find the voice of your intuition, you'll discover a world of trust and compassion you didn't know existed. You'll finally be in a place to grow and make powerful changes.

This course will be the prerequisite for all my other upcoming courses.

The group is limited to 8 women. We meet over zoom with our videos on, and practice in pairs during and between sessions.

Time: Sundays 9-11am EDT / 4-6pm Israel - 10 meetings April 25 - July 11 (excluding Erev Shavuos and the Fast of 17 Tammuz).

Join us here.