Hi! I’m Elana (חוה).
I’m a conceptual artist, torah teacher, musician and mediation guide. Before that I worked for many years as a professional humanitarian for international development agencies like UNICEF, the CDC, WHO, and One Laptop Per Child.
My torah reflects the culmination of my life’s journey.
I was raised in a strong modern orthodox jewish practice, broke away from my indigenous spiritual practice and community entirely, lived my life as an atheist an, agnostic an aspiring Buddhist and Shaman, living with a range of tribal peoples before finding my way back to Torah and Jerusalem.
I am currently studying with S.Y. Schneider in Jerusalem, as well as with Yehudit Golshevsky, I teach Torah and mediation on the beach in Tel Aviv, play music with friends and make spiritually inclined conceptual art.
You can see more of my creative work at www.whatiliveby.net and learn more about me by getting in touch!
hightorahplease@gmail.com
About Torascopes
The premise of the Torascope is the following:
When a critical number of people in the world do the same internal work at the same time, an energetic field of thought is created.
Given the amount of people reading and thinking about certain chapters of Torah each week, there is a force of spiritual energy that can be accessed — especially by those whose soul root is activated by torah. So, as the theory goes, when you join personal growth work to the spiritual force of that energetic field, and the themes being considered that week you gain deeper access to personal healing as a result.
The Method:
Each week you are invited into a weekly contemplation around the themes that arise within the sacred narrative practice called Torah.
See if the themes resonate with your personal story, the story of lives that are connected to your own, or in the general world’s unfolding around you. Using your own methods, tools and support systems, find any places where negative emotions like jealousy, hatred, deep existential fear, or distorted attitudes about reality have been blocking your ability to enjoy the full expression of your life. Explore the modeling and behaviors of the archetypical characters — again, seeing if there is anything from those relationships that shifts you own.
I could be wrong about all this. It would be great to get feedback along the way, whether this practice is helpful and to share what is coming up for you on a personal level.
Got an idea of your own and want to join the community? Yay. Please get in touch! Circle consciousness only grows in a circle.