Retreats
Reconnect with Jewish spirituality, oneself, the Shabbat and the world around us.
Mira Neshama invites you to meditation retreats throughout the year.
For millennia, Jewish mystics have practiced the art of contemplative retreat: hitbodedout (literally "self-isolation') consists of isolating oneself, alone in a room or in groups, in quiet places in nature, far from our daily occupations, to turn inward, and the divine.
Shabbat is the perfect time for a meditation retreat: a time of 'pause' - the literal meaning of 'shabbat' that one takes without work or creative activity, to find the art of being, and reconnect in all directions: to ourselves, to nature, to others, to the divine.
Join Mira for a Jewish spiritual retreat on Shabbat, an extended weekend or a transformative introspection in the light of Jewish wisdom.
"Taking a moment out of our daily occupations and familiar roles,
we find the simplicity of being in the present moment,
we have time to listen to our souls, our thoughts, and the whispering of the source of life that breathes through us"
A Jewish meditation retreat includes:
Meditation Time
Kavannah, hashkata, hitbonenout, hitbodedout
Study Time
Study of the parasha, exploration of rites and prayers (tefilah), singing (nigunim)
Physical Exercices
As recommended by Maimonides : Yoga, Chi Gong, Hasidic dance...
Workshop
Hallah workshop to live Jewish spirituality in all its dimensions
Free Time
Time off for real rest
with walks in nature, rest time, etc
UPCOMING RETREATS
20 - 25 May 2025
AWAKENING THE DIVINE
An Or Ha Lev Retreat.
Isabella Freedman Retreat Center
In English. United States
25 - 29 May 2025
OPENING OUR HEARTS FOR SHAVUOT.
An MJM Community Retreat
Just Right Farm. Massachussets
in English. United States
10 - 12 July 2025
WOMEN'S RETREAT. Or ha Lev
In Hebrew
Israel
24 - 31 August 2025
In French
Alps - France or Swiss
UPCOMING RETREAT
1 - 4 October 2025
YOM KIPPUR RETREAT. Or ha Lev.
In Hebrew
Israel
8 - 12 October 2025
SUKKOT RETREAT
In French
Israel
OUR RETREATS
Highlight on a recent retreat that took place in France, in the Normandy countryside, in December 2024, the time of an enchanted Shabbat for a 'hitbodedout' retreat.
Program included:
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Hashkata Meditation: calm the mind and ego
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Kavanah: put an intention
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Tefilah and Nigunim: sung prayers
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Teachings: study of the parasha, exploration of rites and prayers - movement (chi gong, yoga)
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Hallah preparation workshop
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Free time for real rest and contact with nature
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