Transformational Teachings, Heart-Opening Chanting and Deep Silence
with Reb Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks
with Reb Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks
Based on the "Thirty-Two Paths of Presence"
Twenty-Two Hebrew Letters and Ten Sefirot of Kabbalah
Twenty-Two Hebrew Letters and Ten Sefirot of Kabbalah
"Spiritual awakening is the realization that you are far more than your thoughts and feelings. Beneath your personality, there’s a radiant field of awareness, free from negativity and connected to the aliveness of the present moment...."
Join Us for High Holidays!
Rosh Hashanah: September 6, 7,
Yom Kippur: September 16, 17
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Yom Kippur: September 16, 17
Virtual and In-Person Tickets Available
Learn More and Register HERE
TORAH OF AWAKENING is a learning and practice community for discovering your essential inner freedom through Integral Kabbalah Meditation and guidance from Reb Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks. The teachings and practices are rooted in Judaism, but are universal and open to people of all backgrounds.
Community meets daily on Zoom (except Shabbat and holidays) for learning and practice, and all sessions are available for watching or listening later.
There are three levels of Integral Kabbalah Meditation:
The basic Level I practice, called "Three Portals of Presence," is available for anyone to learn with free instructional recordings, HERE.
Members meet Sundays and Tuesdays for 60-minute sessions, including learning on the Hebrew Letters and Level I meditation practice. Mondays and Wednesdays are shorter, 20-minute chanting and meditation sessions.
The Level II practice, "Sh'ma and Body of Light in Six Directions." is available for purchase HERE.
Members also meet Thursdays for 30 minute Level II practice sessions.
Upper level members meet Wednesday evenings and Friday mornings for Level III and Level IV "Thirty Two Paths of Presence" and "Morning Blessing" practice, a more advanced meditation based on the Ten Sefirot and Twenty-Two Hebrew letters.
The complete "Seven Keys for Mastering Presence" program for Levels III and IV, (includes Levels I and II as well) with video courses and live Zoom sessions, is available for purchase HERE.
(The upper level memberships are open to those who have first completed the Seven Keys for Mastering Presence program.)
Basic membership starts at $36 per month. Learn more and sign up to try basic membership free for one month, HERE.
For those unable to afford the basic rate, need-based discounted memberships are available. Email Reb Brian Yosef about discounted memberships by filling out contact form HERE.
Community meets daily on Zoom (except Shabbat and holidays) for learning and practice, and all sessions are available for watching or listening later.
There are three levels of Integral Kabbalah Meditation:
The basic Level I practice, called "Three Portals of Presence," is available for anyone to learn with free instructional recordings, HERE.
Members meet Sundays and Tuesdays for 60-minute sessions, including learning on the Hebrew Letters and Level I meditation practice. Mondays and Wednesdays are shorter, 20-minute chanting and meditation sessions.
The Level II practice, "Sh'ma and Body of Light in Six Directions." is available for purchase HERE.
Members also meet Thursdays for 30 minute Level II practice sessions.
Upper level members meet Wednesday evenings and Friday mornings for Level III and Level IV "Thirty Two Paths of Presence" and "Morning Blessing" practice, a more advanced meditation based on the Ten Sefirot and Twenty-Two Hebrew letters.
The complete "Seven Keys for Mastering Presence" program for Levels III and IV, (includes Levels I and II as well) with video courses and live Zoom sessions, is available for purchase HERE.
(The upper level memberships are open to those who have first completed the Seven Keys for Mastering Presence program.)
Basic membership starts at $36 per month. Learn more and sign up to try basic membership free for one month, HERE.
For those unable to afford the basic rate, need-based discounted memberships are available. Email Reb Brian Yosef about discounted memberships by filling out contact form HERE.
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Reb Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks is a Jewish spiritual teacher and musician. He has been teaching the practice of Presence (meditation, mindfulness) and Judaism since 2006, and founded Torah of Awakening in 2016. He is the author of Kabbalah for Beginners, published by Rockridge Press, and Integral Jewish Meditation – Three Portals of Presence for Spiritual Awakening.
Reb Brian Yosef received s’miha (ordination) as Minister of Sacred Music (Reb Yosef Briah Zohar, Menatzeiakh, Ba’al Tefilah) from Reb Zalman z”l (2012), Spiritual Teacher and Awakener of Souls (Morei Rukhani uM’oreir N’shamot) from Shaykh Ibrahim Baba Farajaje (may his secret be sanctified) and Rabbi SaraLeya Schley (2012), certification as Teacher of Jewish Meditation (Moreh L’hitbodedut) from Dr. Rabbi Avram Davis (2004), and holds a Bachelor in Music from the Eastman School of Music (1991). Learn More...
Reb Brian Yosef received s’miha (ordination) as Minister of Sacred Music (Reb Yosef Briah Zohar, Menatzeiakh, Ba’al Tefilah) from Reb Zalman z”l (2012), Spiritual Teacher and Awakener of Souls (Morei Rukhani uM’oreir N’shamot) from Shaykh Ibrahim Baba Farajaje (may his secret be sanctified) and Rabbi SaraLeya Schley (2012), certification as Teacher of Jewish Meditation (Moreh L’hitbodedut) from Dr. Rabbi Avram Davis (2004), and holds a Bachelor in Music from the Eastman School of Music (1991). Learn More...
"Reb Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks is both a brilliant meditation teacher and prayer leader. His approach to Torah text is innovative and insightful, and takes meditation to a new level of accessibility. I cannot recommend his work enough. As a teacher he is wise and inspiring. As a musician and spiritual leader the prayers come to life and seem to take flight within the heart and soul."
– Rabbi David Zaslow, Havurah Shir Hadash, Ashland, Oregon; author of Reimagining Exodus, Roots and Branches, and more
"Brian’s gentle guidance makes communion with the divine possible."
– Estelle Frankel, author of Sacred Therapy and The Wisdom of Not Knowing – Discovering a Life of Wonder by Embracing Uncertainty
“Reb Brian Yosef is an amazing spiritual teacher, able to inspire his students in profound ways that contribute to their spiritual transformation. And he is a masterful composer and musician. Bring him to your community—and he will plant seeds that will germinate for years to come.”
– Rabbi Burt Jacobson, founder of Kehilla Community Synagogue, Oakland, California; author of This Precious Moment: The Wisdom of the Ba'al Shem Tov
“Reb Brian Yosef is a breath of spiritual fresh air in a world that is too often stuffy with solemn vapors. He makes Jewish spirituality relevant and doable.”
– Rabbi Hazzan Avraham Alpert, Congregation Bet Shalom, Tucson, Arizona
"Brian brought a depth of insight to the experience of Jewish meditation, guided by his loving presence, that made everyone feel at ease. His teachings made me want to know more and reminded of how much beauty and Divine connection is possible
in our tradition."
– Cantor Risa Wallach, Congregation B'nai Shalom, Walnot Creek, California
“Judaism comes to life in Brian’s presence – he embodies what he teaches, and this is invaluable! As his student, I have been inspired to know myself more fully, and to become more dedicated to my own quest for meaning, understanding, connection, and integrity. He is a fantastic teacher!”
– Rachel Walker, Torah of Awakening student
“The teachings always seem to be just what I need at the time!”
-Pearl Werfel, Torah of Awakening student
“Brian's ability to synthesize the deep wisdom of the Jewish tradition
with his own insights on the power of presence and acceptance of reality has been a great gift to me.”
– Cyrise Beatty, cantorial soloist, meditation teacher
– Rabbi David Zaslow, Havurah Shir Hadash, Ashland, Oregon; author of Reimagining Exodus, Roots and Branches, and more
"Brian’s gentle guidance makes communion with the divine possible."
– Estelle Frankel, author of Sacred Therapy and The Wisdom of Not Knowing – Discovering a Life of Wonder by Embracing Uncertainty
“Reb Brian Yosef is an amazing spiritual teacher, able to inspire his students in profound ways that contribute to their spiritual transformation. And he is a masterful composer and musician. Bring him to your community—and he will plant seeds that will germinate for years to come.”
– Rabbi Burt Jacobson, founder of Kehilla Community Synagogue, Oakland, California; author of This Precious Moment: The Wisdom of the Ba'al Shem Tov
“Reb Brian Yosef is a breath of spiritual fresh air in a world that is too often stuffy with solemn vapors. He makes Jewish spirituality relevant and doable.”
– Rabbi Hazzan Avraham Alpert, Congregation Bet Shalom, Tucson, Arizona
"Brian brought a depth of insight to the experience of Jewish meditation, guided by his loving presence, that made everyone feel at ease. His teachings made me want to know more and reminded of how much beauty and Divine connection is possible
in our tradition."
– Cantor Risa Wallach, Congregation B'nai Shalom, Walnot Creek, California
“Judaism comes to life in Brian’s presence – he embodies what he teaches, and this is invaluable! As his student, I have been inspired to know myself more fully, and to become more dedicated to my own quest for meaning, understanding, connection, and integrity. He is a fantastic teacher!”
– Rachel Walker, Torah of Awakening student
“The teachings always seem to be just what I need at the time!”
-Pearl Werfel, Torah of Awakening student
“Brian's ability to synthesize the deep wisdom of the Jewish tradition
with his own insights on the power of presence and acceptance of reality has been a great gift to me.”
– Cyrise Beatty, cantorial soloist, meditation teacher