Underneath the Underneath

In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows deepen various themes connected to the month of Elul and this week's Torah portion, Ki Teitzei: breath, space, awareness, boundaries, and how to know what to choose. Ohmek Session dated September 11, 2024 __________ More on Yocheved Sidof : Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a commun...

In this week’s session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows and open shares explore the month of Elul, leadership, judgement, compassion, grief, strange-to-us rituals like the Eglah Arufah and the thin line between collective responsibility, accountability and blame. Ohmek Session dated September 4, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof : Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-infor...

How do we see the world? What impacts the way we see life? In this week’s session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows and open shares, explore the nature of sight, living with duality, and the purpose of shadow. Includes insights from The Witnessing Journey. Ohmek Session dated August 28, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof : Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spirit...

What do the Talmud and Glennon Doyle have in common? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows, sacred texts and vulnerable discussions explore the potent energy of Tisha B'av, weeping with the Divine, and the wisdom to know when to let go and let it burn. Ohmek Session dated July 26, 2023. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof : Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed...

In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows and Hasidic texts explore the nature of wandering: journeys, the Divine, losing faith, and how to move through life feeling less alone. Ohmek Session dated July 31, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof : Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a community of women and men pursuing deep...

The period of the Three Weeks invites us to experience grief and our "broken walls" in a deeper way. In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore our brokenness, the felt sense of our barriers broken, fear, and the uplifting, shadow-confronting activism of the B'not Tzelafchad. Ohmek Session dated July 24, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof : Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, t...

This week’s Torah portion of Balak recounts the Jews on the precipice of entering the Promised Land, and a ruler who attempts to curse them. Here are mystical flows that explore the journeys we travel toward our own Promised Land: on blessings, curses, the transformative power of obstacles, vision, and the medicine of disappointment. Ohmek Session dated July 17, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved S...

What is the hallmark or effective leadership- in our internal world and the world around us? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, mystical flows and vulnerable conversations explore leadership, the Rebbe and Gimmel Tammuz, how trauma impacts our breath and the power of the exhale. Ohmek Session dated July 10, 2024 __________ More on Yocheved Sidof : Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, tr...

On the surface, Korach’s argument is persuasive, a call for unity and equal rights — or was it? In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore unintegrated parts, diversity, hierarchy, and the trauma of exclusion. Ohmek Session dated July 3, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof : Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a community of w...

In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore one of the most cataclysmic events of the Torah: the sending of the spies and aftermath of their “bad report.” Here, mystical flows and conversations explore our relationship to transition, confusion, doubt, G-d’s love, and the space between. Ohmek Session dated June 26, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof : Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, t...

In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we explore the Torah portion of Behaalotecha and a mystical text of R Levi Yitzchok of Barditchev on the Menorah — an allegory for G-d’s love. Ohmek Session dated June 18, 2024. __________ More on Yocheved Sidof : Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways...

In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we dive into a mystical text of the Me'or Einayim to connect with the felt experience of Matan Torah, the giving of the Torah, Sinai, and the rhythm of the rise and fall. Ohmek Session dated February 15, 2023. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains...

In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we deepen into various themes connected to Shavuot: desert consciousness, the illusion of fragmentation, our relationship with process, and the difference between giving and receiving. Ohmek Session dated June 6, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet...

A sacred session on a mystical text exploring the portion of Bechukotai and how to “walk” with uncertainty – in spiritual practice, and in life.  Ohmek Session dated May 29, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, t...

In this session of Underneath the Underneath, we deepen into a mystical teaching on R’ Akiva and the power of counting the Omer: on the metaphors in nature, shifting limiting narratives, and falling in love with our path. Reviews one of the core values of Ohmek. Ohmek Session dated May 22, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It...

Here, a text-based class and conversation on the Omer and cultivating our vessel to receive– our relationship with void, possibility, and space. Ohmek Session dated May 15, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take sh...

A sacred session on Passover, freedom of choice, and how to unlock the doors to redemption. Ohmek Session dated April 17, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It is an invit...

In this session of "Underneath the Underneath," we deepen into the consciousness of Passover, the collective exodus, and the facets of my personal liberation. Ohmek Session dated April 10, 2024.  __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation...

A mystical session on the Torah portion of Shmini, attunement, and the power of pause. Ohmek Session dated April 3, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It is an invitation...

A text-based session on the Torah portion of Tzav, the Hayom Yom of 20 Adar, and the inner nature of passion-based service. Ohmek Session dated March 27, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integr...

A short text and deep thought on Purim, our deeper knowing, and the art of translation (Part 2). Ohmek Session dated March 20, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It is an...

A short text and deep thought on Purim, our deeper knowing, and the art of translation (Part 1. Ohmek Session dated March 13, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It is an i...

A text-based class on Parshat Vayakhel and the power of the journey – and the destination that calls us. Ohmek Session dated March 6, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It...

In this session of "Underneath the Underneath," we delve into Parshat Ki Tisa and the Sin of the Gold Calf: a deep exploration of the impact, and power, of mistakes – in the Torah, and in our lives. Ohmek Session dated February 28, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void th...

On Parshat Tetzave: a vulnerable conversation on the spiritual, emotional, and felt experience of Sanctuary. Ohmek Session dated February 21, 2024. __________ Deepen with Ohmek : Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disp...