Sheila’s Workshop was everything i needed while grieving for family near and far…….The Songs were beyond powerful, the break for journaling in the beauty of Mother Nature outside was absolutely perfect. Each person who attended also brought something important to teach. I truly loved this incredibly thoughtful and meditative way of facing and working through our tsures.

-Naomi

Sheila created a safe space to align with grief through singing, toning, journaling, and sharing ain i felt held and transformed. Working with Yiddish and Ladino songs, songs of the earth, grief, and loss, was very meaningful. The languages hold such depth in their words and they brought out the voice of the earth and the trees, and ultimately the sounds of hope in the midst of the anguish. All who need to process ancestral and cultural grief would benefit from joining her on this journey.

-Liz

Classes/Workshops

Moving Through Tsures (Troubles)

A Yiddish and Ladino Musical and Somatic Inquiry Retreat For Jews and their Allies

And how can they help us with the myriad of emotions we feel today? 

At Milagros Center, Corrales, NM,  in a beautiful natural setting, we will come together in community in a safe environment of caring, nonjudgement, compassion, and gratitude. 

As we learn the translations and hear the songs played and sang live, we will note what emotions are evoked and where they are felt in our bodies. This brings awareness to energy patterns in our meridians, organs and nervous system. We can create an opening, a shift out of narrow places we get stuck in. Moving the energy liberates us and brings a new perspective. This frees past conditioning, worn-out beliefs and behaviors that no longer work in our world, creating a new paradigm. 

Tools we will use: listening and feeling, “Shakin’ It Out!” a therapeutic shaking of the body, vocalizing and toning, sound healing instruments, iRest (Integrative Restoration)Yoga Nidra Meditative Inquiry, journaling in nature.