At our upstate retreat center and Brooklyn locations, we invite you into spiritual experiences and sacred spaces that allow us — collectively and individually — to explore our own depths, underneath the underneath.
Ohmek is the creation of space, both within and outside us, for self and others. A “being with” that imbues each moment with a sense of permission, a delving, a working through, a witnessing, and a place to be.
And it is an invitation inward, into a space and community, as well as one’s own inner world. A place to be stretched and to come together, to feel at home in exploration, with room to be and to breathe.
Yocheved is a spiritual and community leader, activist, writer, mystic, and guide. She harnesses decades of social entrepreneurship, certifications, and lived experience — including her own wounds and healing — into the sacred and contemplative space she weaves for Ohmek.
Her leadership evokes what’s simply known within: how we are all interconnected, and that wholeness emerges when we are held in compassionate space. Immersed in advanced trainings in healing intergenerational and collective trauma, Yocheved employs a unique modality that integrates therapeutic and somatic practices with mystical teachings. More than anything, Yocheved shares generously of her unique abilities to cultivate connection and bring harmony to paradox: innovation and tradition, teacher and student, the broken and the whole.
Yossi Sidof is a serial entrepreneur, designer, and ambiance architect. In his professional life, he founded and leads Shakuff, a bespoke lighting design company, where he fuses his passions for nature, innovation, artistry and culture.
Yossi is passionate about bringing heart-centered men’s work to the Orthodox community. He is also an avid gardener, Steward of the Land at Ohmek’s sprawling 60-acre estate, and the host and ba’al tefilah at Ohmek’s minyanim.
Maagal means circle, the einsof of never-ending connection and transformation – the deepening spiral to Self.
As a member of Maagal, you will have free access to monthly events, classes, and exclusive member offerings and discounts -and, you will be supporting a place to BE.
We are open and welcoming to all people — every unique soul enriches our diverse community. Come deepen with us.
Much of the power of ritual and religion lies in its repetitive nature. When we are conscious of what structures we put in place within the rhythms of our lives, we can design a richer, more authentic life experience. When we examine the patterns of life, we can begin to see the emerging whole self take form.
There are layers and windows around us and inside of us. There is both the beauty of nature and what is underneath the beauty. There is the space we hold and the space we fill.
We are not running from the paradox and tension, we are leaning into it and listening to its whispers. We are cozying up next to the edges of our experience and diving into the depths of our emotions.
In a beautiful natural setting in upstate New York, Ohmek guides retreats of experience and ritual for those who want to delve deeper.
Local events hosted in and around Brooklyn guide participants to re-experience traditions, while tapping into newness and possibility.
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