Cultivating Hishtavut: Meeting Turbulent Times with Balance

In this episode, Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson explores the concept of hishtavut—the Hebrew term for equanimity—and its role in Jewish spiritual practice. He unpacks how equanimity isn't about achieving a detached state of perfection, but rather finding a dynamic balance which can help us hold life's joys and stresses and, ultimately, discern a wiser response. Ground yourself in his guided meditation for witnessing emotions, cultivating the ability to be with what is, and to respond from a more spacious, loving place.