[Sharon]

Hello all, my name is Sharon. My background is Jewish.  I have lived experience with inter-generational trauma as my dad was a Holocaust survivor.  I  have a brother who is very orthodox, whereas I am intermarried (outside the faith) and practice mostly just yoga and meditation apps. I’m not atheist or agnostic, I just find that the mind-body connection of yoga works at connecting me to a sense of spirituality far more than traditional dogmatic religion does.  Yet, I can appreciate symbolic rituals for the beauty and light that they bring, transforming banal tasks into opportunities for reflection on sacred meaning.

With this course, I’m hoping to learn more about an aspect of my religious heritage that I know little about, yet have some impression that it may have some synergy with my yogic practices of reconnection. It would be nice if spirituality could become a daily (or even morning and nightly) constant presence in my life rather than something that I just remember to turn to intermittently.

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