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The Last 12 days of Elul: Nissan- Stepping Into Freedom

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The Last 12 days of Elul: Nissan- Stepping Into Freedom
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A guided reflection for the final twelve days of the year as we approach Rosh Hashanah. Each day mirrors a month of the past year, offering space for introspection, healing, and visioning the year ahead. Today we connect to the energy of Nisan—freedom, renewal, and birth. Through breath, awareness, and trust, we release what enslaves us and open to the possibilities of new beginnings.

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We are now entering the last twelve days of the year, days of deep reflection as we prepare for Rosh Hashanah. Each of these days mirrors a month of the past year, inviting us to look back, to notice, to learn, and to envision what is possible in the year ahead.

Take a comfortable seat, free from interruption. Breathe in deeply through your nose, letting the breath travel all the way down into your belly. Slowly release. Continue to breathe gently, allowing clarity to fill you with each inhale and spaciousness with each exhale.

Today, we arrive at the month of Nisan—the month of Passover, the month of freedom and renewal. Nisan is the story of leaving Egypt, of stepping out of constriction and into possibility.

Ask yourself: What does leaving Egypt mean for me?
Where this past year did I break free from inner bondage?
What forms of “slavery” still linger—whether in body, mind, emotions, or spirit?

Notice where thoughts or old patterns enslave you. Notice where you hold too tightly to control, judgment, or reactivity. And then, as you breathe, imagine gently setting them down, creating space for something new.

Nisan is also the birth of the Jewish people, the beginning of a nation, the birth of the self. Can you feel the innocence and purity of a newborn within you? A heart expanding, a soul awakening, a knowing that you are never alone. Even mistakes become seeds for rebirth when met with trust and faith.

Allow yourself to breathe in freedom, to exhale constriction. Breathe in trust, exhale fear. Breathe in presence, exhale control. With each breath, step more fully into the newness of who you are becoming.

May this year bring rebirth, clarity, and the courage to live from love, trust, and deep connection with Hashem.

Shalom.

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