Sababa Beach Camps is stoked to partner with
Springboard Chicago and the Teen Midrasha Coop to provide a week of "no
worries." Teens today are over programmed, over stressed, and are swept up
in the Race to Nowhere culture. This trip is a direct response to help you find
balance, have fun, and gain self-worth. Not only is this trip a respite from
the pressure; it also provides tools from a Jewish lens to help you live a more
emotionally healthy lifestyle.
Weather on a surfboard or deciding what to
do on a Saturday night, life can seem like a series of balancing acts! We often
want to see friends, but we also have a ton of homework. We want to eat
healthy, but we are craving ice cream! We want to see the world, but we would
miss our family! Sababa is all about finding your balance. Not only do
you need a week at the beach, just to get away, but in Cocoa Beach with Sababa
you will also meditate to yourself and discuss with friends how to live a more
healthy lifestyle that reflects your true sense of self!
For those of you who cannot attend this wonderful experience,
please accept this gift from Sababa that will help slow the world down when
life gets a little overwhelming!
Let Every
Breath Praise You
A beautiful concept in Judaism, and
a primary teaching at Sababa, is that even a breath can be your prayer. Not
every word you say is prayer, and obviously not every breath you take is
prayer.
However, a deep breath taken with
intention, focus, and reflection is certainly a prayer. We are taught ...
Kol
haneshama tehalel Yah Halleluya
כל הנשמה תהלל יה הללויה
With every breath I praise You
A Kol Haneshema breath is
inhaled through your nose and exhaled through your mouth. The goal of Kol
Haneshama breathing is to focus entirely on you and your breath; to let nothing
else distract you.
Of course new thoughts or a
distraction will enter your mind, but acknowledge them and return your focus
back to your breathing!
Breathe in through your nose
Follow your breath down to your
stomach
Now exhale slowly out your
mouth.
That exhale is your prayer; let it
be filled with positive energy that you are putting out to the world!!!
Let’s take 5 kol Haneshama breaths
in as much silence as possible, doing our best to rid ourselves of any
distractions. We will break the silence with…
Kol
haneshama tehalel Yah Halleluya
כל הנשמה תהלל יה הללויה
With every breath I praise You