Soul Gym
GROW INTO THE PERSON YOU WANT TO BE
Practical insights and step-by-step exercises for personal growth and self-mastery drawn from 4000-year-old wisdom of Kabbalah.
Each week at the Soul Gym, we address a different aspect of life, including: relationships, anger, anxiety/depression, identity, self-esteem, balance, self-discipline, empathy, making mistakes, and prayer.
The Ups and Downs of Life
Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson for a short, inspiring talk on how to live a well-balanced life.
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3 Daily Declarations that will Change Your Attitude and Behavior
Say these three life-changing declarations every morning and be confident that slowly, but surely, you too can change.
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The Value of Adrenaline
One of adrenaline’s positive effects is an enhanced ability to focus, while suppressing annoying bodily functions like sneezing and coughing. It enables you to be so in-the-moment that you are able to accomplish what you otherwise could not, without distraction by your own body.
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Finding Oneness In Diversity
We are all one: Together we comprise a single organism whose various cells, limbs, and organs complement and complete one another.
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The Body Is Sacred
We must treat our bodies with the utmost respect — a healthy soul needs a healthy body.
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What to Do When You Make a Mistake
Theme: Use Your Weaknesses for Growth
These two methods, developed by the Kabbalists, will revolutionize the way that you handle making mistakes.
How to Renew Yourself
Theme: Personal Rebirth
Regardless of how burned out you may feel, there are three basic steps you can take to spiritually and emotionally renew yourself. The fruit of your labor will be the return of a sparkle in your eye and the spirit of innovation in your heart and mind.
If You Want a Positive Life, Start With a Mission Statement
Theme: Personal Rebirth
The foundation of a life based on your positive values starts with a personal mission statement.
17 New Year Resolution Ideas For A More Meaningful Life
Theme: Build the Life You Want
It’s not worth making resolutions that you won’t keep. Instead, this year try one (or two! or all!) of these new year resolution ideas for a meaningful life.
Why New Year Resolutions Don’t Stick
Theme: Build the Life You Want
Rabbi Jacobson discusses New Year’s resolutions, and why they probably won’t stick.
Although I am not Jewish, I always enjoy Simon Jacobson’s material. I am terribly dismayed to see that so many people can not look past the “religion” to see the deep, complex universal teachings that are practically relevant to every human life. I have learnt so much from this amazing modern scholar!
-Ismiallh