Jerusalem Consciousness

This week on Jerusalem Consciousness, we continue our exploration of consciousness — moving out of the thinking mind and into the heart, or Lev in Hebrew. In a world pulled toward the material, the heart offers a refuge and a doorway to something deeper.  As another Jewish meditator, Richard Alpert(aka Ram Das) would say, "Quiet the mind and open the heart." Using Lev as our mantra, we slow down,...

This week on Jerusalem Consciousness, we explore the Jewish meditation practice of engraving, a technique that invites us to hold a Hebrew letter in the mind as a pathway to deeper spiritual awareness. In this guided meditation, we focus on the letter aleph, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, often associated with the Ein Sof, or the infinite. Through this practice, we turn our attention inw...

This week on Jerusalem Consciousness, we enter into the spacious awareness of HaMakom—the Divine as “The Place,” the ground that holds all things while remaining beyond them. Drawing on this ancient name, we explore what it means to live within a reality that is at once intimate and infinite, where every breath, every moment, is woven into a larger field of presence. In this meditation, we gently...

This week, in the third episode, Jerusalem Consciousness, we center on Achdut—unity and togetherness—and what it means to belong to Am Yisrael, the People of Israel. On today's journey into mindfulness and spirit, we soften the edges of the self and reconnect with something larger: a shared story that stretches across generations. This practice invites us to remember our collective identity, to re...

This week, in the second episode of Jerusalem Consciousness, we use Psalms (Tehillim) for our spiritual exploration. Our meditation centers on Psalm 27, a text traditionally read during the month of Elul, leading into Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We focus on a few key lines throughout todays practice. And let go of fixed ideas, simply allowing the experience to unfold. The mantra for this week is...

This week, on the first episode of Jerusalem Consciousness, an introduction to Mantra Meditation, a practice involving the repetition of a specific sound, word, or phrase.  The mantra for this week is the Hebrew term Shefa, which can be translated as abundance or flow.  Join our certified meditation instructor, Liam Reis, for a moment to turn off stress and tune in to your body and spirit. Find a...

Our first recording session was interrupted by a missile attack, and we had to finish the episodes at the Miklat(bomb shelter).  Even while making a meditation podcast, we were reminded of the stark reality faced by so many throughout the region.  We hope and pray that these wars will end and peace will come to the entire MENA region.  This podcast was produced by Sam Fisher, written by Liam Reis,...

“Welcome to Jerusalem Consciousness, Jewish meditations for everyday use that allow us to discover the power of setting an intention, Kavanah in Hebrew, in our mindfulness practice.  I’m  Liam Reis, a certified mindfulness meditation instructor.   My belief that regular meditation can give us superpowers was validated during my core teaching experience, leading group meditations as a volunteer ins...