Faith and Trust

This is a very special month in the Jewish calendar, it is right before the high holidays, and when we examine our lives, reconnect, and move forward with a clean slate.  I feel so grateful to have faith and trust, the following article talks about the difference between just belief and actual faith. “Dogma transforms religiosity into a showcase, and …

Express Yourself

ONLY YOU CAN EXPRESS YOU JUST DO IT DO NOT BE AFRAID PLEASE DO NOT DEPRIVE THE WORLD OF YOUR UNIQUE WAY CREATE Coach Yulia

Listening helps people to suffer less

  In my line of work, people share some very private thoughts, feelings, and parts of their lives.  I try my best to listen, really listen, understand what they are feeling, it is not about me, but really letting them feel comfortable getting it all out. So powerful just to listen, Coach Yulia

Skill and Risk

This is so cool, my friends son is an olympic medalist in Rio 2016!     I am in awe of athletisicm, and I read somewhere that it is a combination of skill and risk, just blows me away! Today my grandmother is 101!!!!! The title of this blog makes me think of how we navigate through life, Happy Birthday …

Israel was established 4000 years ago and Jews are not white

http://www.israelvideonetwork.com/israel-was-established-4000-years-ago-not-64-years-ago-go-danny-ayalon/http://www.israelvideonetwork.com/israel-was-established-4000-years-ago-not-64-years-ago-go-danny-ayalon/ In Russia my passport said Jewish, in America the only box that I could pick was white, and it never felt right to me.  In our world of free speech and social media, sometimes we can keep learning, and sometimes it is just spewing hate. RM Bellerose Dear Jews You aren’t white. You weren’t white when the Crusaders decided …

Children, Birth, You!

  This is such a powerful quote, and it makes me think of children and birth.  There are so many schools of thought on how to raise children, whether to let them roam free or be a helicopter parent and protect them.  I would say these are the extremes, and it is important to fine tune and customize to each …

Judaism is about working on ourselves

  Tonight begins the Hebrew month of Elul, the Jewish calendar follows the moon.  It is also our nine year anniversary, Rosh Chodesh Elul, we became husband and wife. Also, I am so grateful to have married our diverse, vibrant, and spiritually alive Jewish community.  Every day I hear every one bless each other with happiness, health, success and love. Marriage …

Shabbat gives us a taste

    I am always looking forward to shabbat, to learn the deeper meaning of everything around us. Learning from history, our ancestors, and all the celebrations of every day life. The video above is so beautiful, talking about being present to connection. Here is a wonderful article about the origins of Jews, http://hevria.com/ahavaemunah/hey-jew-stop-white-man/. Shabbat Shalom, Coach Yulia  

Different strokes for different folks

It is so important to understand that everybody will have their own unique experience and perspective in everything in life.  Your experience is only yours, nobody else will have yours, and each person will have theirs.  Yes it is nice to share, communicate, and express yourself, but nobody will completely understand it your way, only from their own point of …