Thousands of students have changed their lives at Elima: The Center for Advanced Studies in Natural Healing
Elima invites you to embark on a transformative life journey
Nafshi: The Jewish Path to Emotional Healing
Learn the secrets of natural healing for the nefesh and how to develop emotional balance according to the timeless wisdom of Kabbalah and Chassidut.
Receive a powerful set of practical tools, for personal and spiritual development, which will provide you, your family and community, with profound healing benefits.
Inner peace and joy are your birthright.
We are here to help you access it.
Elima invites you to embark on a transformative life journey
Nafshi: The Jewish Path to Emotional Healing
Learn the secrets of natural healing for the nefesh
and how to develop emotional balance according to
the timeless wisdom of Kabbalah and Chassidut.
Receive a powerful set of practical tools,
for personal and spiritual development, which will provide you,
your family and community, with profound healing benefits.
Inner peace and joy are your birthright.
We are here to help you access it.
:This program is for you if you are ready to
:This program is for you if you are ready to
Create an emotionally and spiritually healthy lifestyle
Learn practical wisdom and tools that will help you thrive, grow, and more easily navigate life’s ongoing daily challenges and mood shifts
Develop a strong emotional center
Connect to the confident, strong, and whole place inside of you. Shift from a victim mentality, that feels helpless and out of control, to an empowered self with a deep connection to your inner resources and Creator
Understand how life really works
Learn the "instruction manual" of the mind and soul and get tools to navigate life with more ease and alignment, according to the wisdom of Kabbalah and Chassidut
Discover and actualize your mission in the world
Deepen your knowledge of yourself and your abilities in order to develop yourself fully and realize your true purpose in life
Become a professional guide/coach/advisor
Are you the person that your friends and family always turn to for advice and a listening ear? Now you can help them even more! For those interested in becoming a certified therapist, we have an option for an additional year of training
* Professional track is a 2-year course and
students must meet eligibility requirements
Embark on a new life journey
Embark on a new path full of hope and meaning. Transform yourself through a profound journey of personal development and inner work, guided and supported by our professional and kind staff
Reach out now to receive the early bird discount
for the upcoming school year!
Now is your chance to choose a more emotionally healthy and happy life *
✤ Previous academic background is not required for our courses ✤
Reach out now to receive the early bird discount for the upcoming school year!
Now is your chance to choose a more emotionally healthy and happy life
✤ Previous academic background is not required for our courses ✤
:Meet your instructor
Personal message from Department Head, Rabbi Daniel Rosenthal
:Meet Your Inner World
“...I feel like there must be more to life”
I feel like there must be"
"...more to life
"I’m worried about my future"
“...I will be happy when”
?Does this sound familiar
Do you ever wonder why we experience emotions like anger,
frustration, fear, and anxiety?
Do you ever ask yourself, where all these mood swings and
unpleasant feelings come from?
In order to answer these questions, we first need to ask ourselves,
how are we looking at our life?
What kind of glasses are we wearing?
Do you ever wonder why we experience emotions like anger,
frustration, fear, and anxiety?
Do you ever ask yourself, where all these mood swings
and unpleasant feelings come from?
In order to answer these questions, we first need to ask ourselves,
how are we looking at our life?
What kind of glasses are we wearing?
This question is crucial because throughout our lives we accumulate memories, feelings, and thoughts that leave a deep imprint and influence us unconsciously long after the event is over.
It is through these glasses that we observe the world
and interpret reality.
These lens filters are called worldviews.
Worldviews are generalizations, conceptions, or beliefs, that create the picture of the reality that we see. We are, for the most part, not aware of most of the worldviews that directly impact the way we live, act, and make decisions.
For example –
If you have a worldview that the world is a dangerous place
and that you can't trust people, you will automatically walk around the world guarded, afraid, suspicious, and reluctant to take action and enter into meaningful relationships.
You will feel threatened by life
because it looks like life is dangerous!
We see the events and situations in our lives
only according to the worldviews that exist within us.
Worldviews were created from memories and events we experienced
and then interpreted in a certain way.
In other words –
We interpret all events according to the knowledge and emotional state available to us at each moment. Our mind then creates a belief about life and how we should behave in situations like these.
Because of this, people who are 60 years old sometimes engage with life from a worldview that was formed at the age of six.
This prevents a person from responding to their current reality from a developed and mature place and causes enormous frustration, sadness, and difficulties in life.
Let’s take a look at another example:
A person arrives at an event, walks over to the coat rack full of coats,
and reaches into one of the pockets. Two people see him.
One person immediately thinks: “Thief!!”
The other person thinks: “He is secretly giving charity!”
How is it that both people saw the exact same thing,
but interpreted it in a completely different way?
Because reality is simply and accurately reflecting our inner selves.
It is literally a mirror image of what is happening within us.
In the above situation, each person interpreted what they saw
according to the worldview or glasses he had:
One sees the world as a dangerous, threatening place
and the other person sees the world as a kind,
generous giving place.
It is through these glasses that we observe the world
and interpret reality.
These lens filters are called worldviews.
Worldviews are generalizations, conceptions, or beliefs, that create the picture of the reality that we see. We are, for the most part, not aware of most of the worldviews that directly impact the way we live, act, and make decisions.
For example –
If you have a worldview that the world is a dangerous place
and that you can't trust people, you will automatically walk around the world guarded, afraid, suspicious, and reluctant to take action and enter into meaningful relationships.
You will feel threatened by life
because it looks like life is dangerous!
We see the events and situations in our lives only according to the worldviews that exist within us.
Worldviews were created from memories and events we experienced
and then interpreted in a certain way.
In other words –
We interpret all events according to the knowledge and emotional state available to us at each moment. Our mind then creates a belief about life and how we should behave in situations like these.
Because of this, people who are 60 years old sometimes engage with life from a worldview that was formed at the age of six.
This prevents a person from responding to their current reality from a developed and mature place and causes enormous frustration, sadness, and difficulties in life.
Let’s take a look at another example:
A person arrives at an event, walks over to the coat rack full of coats,
and reaches into one of the pockets. Two people see him.
One person immediately thinks: “Thief!!”
The other person thinks: “He is secretly giving charity!”
How is it that both people saw the exact same thing, but interpreted it in a completely different way?
Because reality is simply and accurately reflecting our inner selves.
It is literally a mirror image of what is happening within us.
In the above situation, each person interpreted what they saw according to the worldview or glasses he had:
One sees the world as a dangerous, threatening place and the other person sees the world as a kind, generous giving place.
SO HOW DO WE CHANGE
?THE LENSES IN OUR GLASSEs
If you want to make a real and meaningful change
you have to address things from the root.
Renewal, growth, and development in life begins with understanding our internal system and how each part works.
We are like a puzzle.
When all of our pieces are in their correct place,
we have a spectacular, complete picture.
However, when the puzzle isn’t put together properly
or there is a missing piece then the image will look distorted.
Just like a tire repairman can't fix an airplane malfunction,
because he doesn’t know the different parts of an airplane and their functions, we too can't take care of our nefesh
without knowing what it is made of and how it works.
Makes sense, right? 🙂
If you want to make a real and meaningful change, you have to address things from the root.
Renewal, growth, and development in life begins with understanding our internal system and how each part works.
We are like a puzzle.
When all of our pieces are in their correct place, we have a spectacular, complete picture.
However, when the puzzle isn’t put together properly or there is a missing piece then the image will look distorted.
Just like a tire repairman can't fix an airplane malfunction, because he doesn’t know the different parts of an airplane and their functions, we too can't take care of our nefesh without knowing what it is made of and how it works.
Makes sense, right? 🙂
.Let’s break it down
:Humans have 3 parts
Body - Emotional body (Nefesh) - Soul
These 3 aspects of the human system
can be compared to a coachman
with a horse and cart
These 3 aspects of the human system can be compared to a coachman with a horse and cart
The Coachman” represents our soul"
The higher, sublime, and complete part within us that lacks nothing. It is completely good, pure, and wonderful.
It is the epitome of perfection.
The soul only has the desire to positively influence the world, reality, and our life.
The soul is also our inner compass and conscience – the inner voice that outlines the path for us and guides our way.
Every so often, the soul also gives us an internal reminder of how great we are and how much potential we have (much more than we usually think). This voice directs us where to turn in order to fulfill our great selves and realize our purpose in life.
"The coachman" – harnesses the horse and leads the cart to the desired destination!
The higher, sublime, and complete part within us that lacks nothing. It is completely good, pure, and wonderful.
It is the epitome of perfection.
The soul only has the desire to positively influence the world, reality, and our life.
The soul is also our inner compass and conscience – the inner voice that outlines the path for us and guides our way.
Every so often, the soul also gives us an internal reminder of how great we are and how much potential we have (much more than we usually think). This voice directs us where to turn in order to fulfill our great selves and realize our purpose in life.
"The coachman" – harnesses the horse and leads the cart to the desired destination!
The horse" represents our Nefesh"
Our wonderful nefesh contains within it the natural, physical, "animalistic" part that exists within every person.
It is the survivalist, impulsive part of us that runs on autopilot and reacts irrationally, unconsciously, and from a completely automated habitual place.
Sometimes the mind is just like the horse that grabs the reins from the coachman and forcefully pulls the cart wherever he wants – generally, to a place that is familiar to him.
Our wonderful nefesh contains within it the natural, physical, "animalistic" part that exists within every person.
It is the survivalist, impulsive part of us that runs on autopilot and reacts irrationally, unconsciously, and from a completely automated habitual place.
Sometimes the mind is just like the horse that grabs the reins from the coachman and forcefully pulls the cart wherever he wants – generally, to a place that is familiar to him.
This horse takes control in all kinds of situations in life:
👉🏼 When we think that people intentionally misled us.
👉🏼 When someone aggressively cuts us off while driving.
👉🏼 When someone raises his voice and degrades
us in front of others.
👉🏼 When we feel that everyone is against us and we have
no self-confidence to stand up for ourselves.
This horse takes control in all kinds of situations in life:
👉🏼 When we think that people intentionally misled us.
👉🏼 When someone aggressively cuts us off while driving.
👉🏼 When someone raises his voice and degrades us in front of others.
👉🏼 When we feel that everyone is against us and we have no self-confidence to stand up for ourselves.
In these situations, when we feel threatened or triggered, the “animalistic”, more aggressive, and survivalist parts are activated and we react automatically, without thinking.
Unfortunately, in most cases, our automatic reaction is not the one that we want to respond with.
In these situations, when we feel threatened or triggered, the “animalistic”, more aggressive, and survivalist parts are activated and we react automatically, without thinking.
Unfortunately, in most cases, our automatic reaction is not the one that we want to respond with.
The cart” represents our body"
From the moment we are born, our precious and beloved body takes us from place to place, driving us along our life’s path.
It’s advisable to harness the cart properly and let the coachman lead our body and not let the horses take control.
With the coachman steering, we can choose how we respond, from a mature and developed place, instead of defaulting to our past habituated reactions.
This is the life-changing skill that we will learn in this course.
From the moment we are born, our precious and beloved body takes us from place to place, driving us along our life’s path.
It’s advisable to harness the cart properly and let the coachman lead our body and not let the horses take control.
With the coachman steering, we can choose how we respond, from a mature and developed place, instead of defaulting to our past habituated reactions.
This is the life-changing skill that we will learn in this course.
!Now is your chance to choose a more emotionally healthy and happy life
Everyone experiences daily mood shifts and a diverse range of emotions, including ones that feel negative. The problem starts when we stew in the negative emotions (unintentionally of course!). This energy goes straight to our hearts and literally creates "emotional poisoning" that can affect our thoughts and our feelings all day, all month, or even all year.
If we don't address these feelings, "warning lights" will turn on in our minds and body to alert us that something is off. Over time, if we ignore the warnings they will get louder and negatively impact all areas of our lives, including:
Everyone experiences daily mood shifts and a diverse range of emotions, including ones that feel negative. The problem starts when we stew in the negative emotions (unintentionally of course!). This energy goes straight to our hearts and literally creates "emotional poisoning" that can affect our thoughts and our feelings all day, all month, or even all year.
If we don't address these feelings, "warning lights" will turn on in our minds and body to alert us that something is off. Over time, if we ignore the warnings they will get louder and negatively impact all areas of our lives, including:
Our relationships
Our unprocessed emotions may lead us to continuously repeat the same ongoing arguments and conflicts. This ongoing tension creates disconnection and impacts the trust, the shared vision, and mutual desire to grow together. This vicious cycle can cause the relationship to completely fall apart
Our work and career
Can get stuck, complicated, or unbearable when our relationships with colleagues, clients, and the people around us suddenly deteriorate. This can lead to frustration, and confusion, and leave us at a loss as to how to navigate our professional life and move forward in life in general
Relationships with family
and friends
May be damaged or simply end and we may find ourselves feeling lonely, abandoned, and lacking self-worth. Over time, as we feel more and more insecure and alone, we will not be able to express our true desires for connection, set healthy boundaries or ask for the kind of closeness that we crave. This spiral pushes us farther away from relationships that are important to us. This disconnect, combined with a lack of understanding of how we got to this situation, makes it almost impossible to break free from it
Our own emotional state
Can get complicated and we can sink into extreme states of fear and anxiety, feelings of profound emptiness and lack of purpose, sadness, and never-ending worries. This can happen rather suddenly and it often feels like there’s no way out. If you feel this, it’s a signal to take a deep breath and give yourself a fresh start
Fears, worries, and anxieties
Accumulated anger and frustration
Criticism and judgment from the environment
Criticism and self-blame
Lack of self-actualization
A feeling of lack of control
When we live in a constant state of fear, doubt and worry about the future we put ourselves under enormous stress, and prevent ourselves from experiencing the simple joys and satisfaction of life. When we let the emotions build up, it usually comes out unexpectedly, and in an unhealthy way, on the people closest to us. If we receive criticism and judgment from the environment around us, we may start to feel that something is wrong with us. When we turn this criticism inward, we poison our emotional system even more and become physically and mentally exhausted.
When we live in a constant state of fear, doubt and worry about the future we put ourselves under enormous stress, and prevent ourselves from experiencing the simple joys and satisfaction of life. When we let the emotions build up, it usually comes out unexpectedly, and in an unhealthy way, on the people closest to us. If we receive criticism and judgment from the environment around us, we may start to feel that something is wrong with us. When we turn this criticism inward, we poison our emotional system even more and become physically and mentally exhausted.
:Now is the time to put your hand on your heart and ask yourself
:Now is the time to put your hand on your heart and ask yourself
?Is this how I want my life to look
?Is this the life I deserve to live
?Is that what I came here for
Is this how I want my life to look?
Is this the life I deserve to live?
Is that what I came here for?
!Now is your chance to choose a more emotionally and mentally balanced and happy life
:Meet Your New Life
:How does it feel
When we show up from a conscious place
and respond to life with confidence
?and a fresh perspective
When we show up from a conscious place and respond to life with confidence and a fresh perspective
:What happens to our life
When we take responsibility for our reactions and commit to
?a real process of internal work and self-development
When we take responsibility for our reactions and commit to a real process of internal work and self-development?
:How do we look
When we are connected to the infinite source
of goodness that exists within us, allow ourselves
to release what is holding us hostage to the past
and change the way we look at the
?reality of our lives
When we are connected to the infinite source of goodness that exists within us, allow ourselves to release what is holding us hostage to the past and change the way we look at the reality of our lives?
All the characters in our lives (spouses, colleagues, friends, etc…) are messengers
to show us our emotional wounds in order for us to heal ourselves.
Our work is not with the people who triggered us but with the message itself.
We are being invited to look inside and discover what needs healing.
This transformative process will directly and positively influence:
All the characters in our lives (spouses, colleagues, friends, etc…) are messengers to show us our emotional wounds in order for us to heal ourselves.
Our work is not with the people who triggered us but with the message itself. We are being invited to look inside and discover what needs healing.
This transformative process will directly and positively influence:
Our Relationships
We will develop better communication skills and expand our ability to be vulnerable, respect each other, be thankful and appreciative of our relationships, and learn to love and increase the connection and good feelings that already exist - which will lead to a much stronger, loving and growing relationship
Our work and career
We will know how to express ourselves, both in words and actions, in an authentic, safe, and happy way. Over time we will decrease blame and criticism and learn how to be proactive and creative with what is going on in our life. This will lead to a feeling of self-realization and fulfillment that is much more aligned with our purpose and direction in life
Relationships with family and friends
We will develop mental flexibility and a sharper and more connected emotional intelligence that will strengthen our family relationships and social connections. Through healthy and authentic communication we will feel a sense of belonging, and express love and empathy for ourselves and those around us. We will feel free to be ourselves and know that we are loved as we are: worthy from the core of our being
Our emotional state
Will become more balanced and flowing, with less frequent outbursts and extreme moods that negatively impact our daily life. We will know how to stay connected to ourselves and express our inner world accurately and strengthen our connection with ourselves and the infinite and eternal aspect within us
.This isn’t a dream
.This can be your reality
It IS possible to live a happy and joyful life, simply
.and with a deep inner connection
People who can find the courage to take responsibility for their lives, instead of continuing to live out of guilt and victimhood,
can create a lasting and life-long!
It might feel a little daunting or difficult at first – and that's okay.
Our true power in life is not necessarily from one bold action but a personal and gradual process. Over time, and through perseverance and faith, this process leads to an emotionally balanced and mentally healthy life that is filled with joy, connection, and a sense of true self-satisfaction!
The Jewish Path to Emotional Healing connects us to the higher, whole, and shining part within us. It teaches us how to look at the reality of our life through glasses of faith, confidence, and hope and how to live a happy, fulfilling, and full life.
The Jewish Path to Emotional Healing connects us to the higher, whole, and shining part within us. It teaches us how to look at the reality of our life through glasses of faith, confidence, and hope and how to live a happy, fulfilling, and full life.
Nafshi: The Jewish Path to Emotional Healing
will allow you to:
Free yourself from the sediments of the past that weigh you down so you can become mentally and emotionally lighter. Clean out the emotional and personal toxins that have accumulated over the years that are holding you back. Connect to your true self and your authentic purpose in the world. Take responsibility and choose life from an aligned and intentional place. Become emotionally independent, free from external validation and approval to feel calm and happy. Communicate in a healthy and honest way with ourselves and those around us.
Nafshi: The Jewish Path to Emotional Healing will allow you to:
Free yourself from the sediments of the past that weigh you down so you can become mentally and emotionally lighter. Clean out the emotional and personal toxins that have accumulated over the years that are holding you back. Connect to your true self and your authentic purpose in the world. Take responsibility and choose life from an aligned and intentional place. Become emotionally independent, free from external validation and approval to feel calm and happy. Communicate in a healthy and honest way with ourselves and those around us.
!We invite you to choose a new way of life
!Now is your chance to choose a more emotionally and mentally balanced and happy life *
:Meet the Students
Meet the Students:
.Alumni share their personal transformation stories (this could be you 😇)
and live a healthy and energetic life *
Theoretical Training • Practical Training • Guided group sessions • Training Certificate for those who complete the course
Theoretical Training • Practical Training • Guided group sessions
Training Certificate for those who complete the course
Meet the Curriculum for
Nafshi: The Jewish Path to Emotional Healing
Meet the Curriculum for
Nafshi: The Jewish Path to Emotional Healing
:Certification Program
27 sessions lasting 3.5 hours each 2 tests
27 sessions lasting 3.5 hours each
2 Exams
Introduction to Emotional Healing
• Personal responsibility
• Running nowhere fast
• Understanding our Divine soul and animal soul
• Inner quieting and self-observation
Basics of Emotional Healing
• Identifying our personal life beliefs
• Emotional poisoning
• Developing faith
• Life as a personal mirror
Emotional Detox
• The cleaning process
• Practical detoxification
• The cleaning process
• Practical detoxification
The Unit of Influence
• The influence process – the path to personal happiness
• The way to a healthy society
Tools for Working
With Others
• The structure of the consultation process in Emotional Healing
• Familiarity, study and experience in transferring the information to others
Summary and Exam
• Summary of the studied material
• Final exam
:Additional Course Requirements
Group Discussions and Guidance Sessions
Creating a significant change in life takes time and requires perseverance,
self-compassion, and faith.
During your studies, you will go through a personal and gradual
transformation process, with ongoing support from the teaching staff
and your partners on the journey – your classmates.
After each class, you will receive a take-home exercise to help you
integrate what you learned. Additionally, you will also have the opportunity
to practically apply these skills with your fellow students
in smaller, guided groups.
Creating a significant change in life takes time and requires perseverance,
self-compassion, and faith.
During your studies, you will go through a personal and gradual transformation process, with ongoing support from the teaching staff and your partners on the journey – your classmates.
After each class, you will receive a take-home exercise to help you integrate what you learned. Additionally, you will also have the opportunity to practically apply these skills with your fellow students
in smaller, guided groups.