Outer Flame, Inner Light: Timeless Jewish Visualization Techniques for Meditation with Stephen Siegel
Tuesdays 12 noon Pacific Time/ 3pm Eastern
March 25, April 1,8, 15, 22, and 29
*There is a suggested minimum donation $72-$125 and above (generosity level). Recordings will be provided to all who register.
Join veteran meditation teacher Steven Siegel as he unpacks several traditional several types of visualizations and meditative techniques culled from Chassidic Masters and Kabbalists through the centuries. Over five weeks develop your visualization skills through the following techniques accompanied by a sixth week incorporating a powerful breathing technique.
Week 1 The use of an external object as a visual focal point: Candle flame meditation based on Zohar (13th Cent.) and Tikkunei Zohar (14th Cent.)
Week 2 Contemplation of a holy verse: Several traditional Shiviti practices that arose from various sources based on Psalm 16
Week 3 Visualization based on embodiment of a particular spiritual trait Tzadik visualization, based on Rebbe Maharash (4th Chabad Rebbe 19th Cent.)
Week 4 The use of the imagination to visualize a higher reality: Light of Shekhinah practice from Rabbi Elazar Azikri of Sefat (1533-1600)
Week 5 The Development of deeper awareness and presence: R. Chayim Vital’s (1542-1620) and the Komarno Rebbe’s (1770-1818) technique for Rising above Physicality
Final Week. A breathing technique for devekut based on the teachings of the Ba'al Shem Tov, the Maggid and Rabbi Schneur Zalman (the Alter Rebbe)
In each class we will look at texts from Kabbalistic and/or Chassidic sources, examine the sometimes hidden, sometimes obvious, meditation or visualization they describe, and then experience the practice or practices.
About Stephen Siegel
Steve Siegel has been a student and teacher of Jewish and Himalayan meditation and Kabbalah for more than 45 years. He has been blessed with the opportunity to study with many of the outstanding teachers of our times including Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z"l HaRav Avraham Brandwein z"l Dr. Daniel Matt, Rav Avraham Sutton, Rabbi DovBer Pinson, Rabbi David Cooper z"l Sri Swami Rama z"l and Swami Veda Bharati z"l On the instructions of Swami Veda, he created the group “Prayag: A Center for Meditation and Spiritual Growth ” in 2012 to teach meditation in the tradition of the Himalayan yogis and Jewish Kabbalists and to explore their points of commonality. Steven can be reached at:
sjsiegel613@gmail.com
