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Rephael Perkel - Mind to Heart
Readings, reflections and insights on healing and transformation, spirituality and psychology
Dealing with emotional stress is more strongly correlated with reversal of coronary disease than exe
In this fascinating TED talk cardiologist and author Sandeep Jauhar calls upon us to pay more attention to the power and importance of...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Sep 16, 20191 min read
A cool shift in the leadership paradigm
“Shout out to all the forward-thinking visionaries stuck in organizations, communities, and around general leadership who are locked in...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Sep 13, 20191 min read
10 Quotes by Carl Jung
Loneliness does not come from having no people around you, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to you. To...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Aug 21, 20192 min read
Every human being in the image of G-d
“Our Sages of the Talmud explain why the creation of Man differed from the creation of all other living species and why, among other...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Jul 11, 20191 min read
Our emotional wounds may be our greatest gifts
Emotional wounds from early life lie right at the core of our self-limiting beliefs and behaviour patterns. But through expanded...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Jul 1, 20195 min read

Rephael Mendel Perkel
May 20, 20190 min read
Relationships: where our greatest growth happens
It’s surely increasingly obvious to observers of humanity (among whom I count myself) just how many of us live our lives with little...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
May 9, 20192 min read
How to say “sorry” and mean it
It’s simple really. The best apology is changed behaviour. (- Jay Chetty)

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Nov 19, 20181 min read
The mind is a marvelous servant but a lousy master.
Either it serves us, or, by worshiping it, we end up serving it. When we become slavishly devoted to the dictates of our rational mind,...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Nov 14, 20181 min read
Holding Space for Others
In my work as a life coach, I have learned to create and hold a healing space, a space of non-judgmental receptivity and openness that...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Nov 13, 20182 min read
Humility
“Humility is not about thinking less of yourself. It is about thinking of yourself less.” – C. S. Lewis

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Nov 12, 20181 min read
Love and Youthfulness
It’s not that we stop falling in love as we get older. We start getting older as soon as we stop falling in love. – Gabriel Garcia...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Oct 4, 20171 min read
Living Fulfilled vs Freedom from Pain
Does being free from pain automatically mean that you are well, alive and thriving? We live in a society that is obsessed with getting...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Aug 9, 20162 min read
Rely On Miracles, But Play Your Part…
Link to video (1 min.) #consciousness #courage #miracles #fear #authenticself

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Jun 15, 20151 min read
What the Messiah will say…
When he finally reveals himself, the first thing the Messianic Redeemer will say is: “Howdy. I’ve been waiting for you.” The second...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Mar 24, 20151 min read
On Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that crushed it.” – Mark Twain #consciousness #resentment #forgiveness...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Mar 17, 20151 min read
If I don’t see that I’m strong…
“If I don’t see that I’m strong, then I won’t be” Robbie Williams #self #courage #strong #being #choice #selfesteem #authenticity...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Sep 19, 20141 min read
A Note on Fear
It is not the unknown that we fear the most. Rather, it is what we imagine the unknown will be, that frightens us the most. #fear...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Sep 10, 20141 min read
Beyond ‘me’
My pain is not Who I am. It’s just an experience I’m having. My joy is not Who I am. It’s just another experience I’m having. I prefer...

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Sep 1, 20141 min read
Right-wing vs Left-wing. What’s the true path?
Who says they’re in opposition? After all, at their extremes they absolutely converge, don’t they? (e.g. Nazism and Communism)....

Rephael Mendel Perkel
Aug 1, 20141 min read
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