Tamar Frankiel and Judy Greenfeld present movements and visualizations designed to foster embodied prayer. The authors affirm the body as "a vehicle through which we can bring light into the world." They suggest exercises (with photos and diagrams) to accompany the traditional Jewish prayers for the start of the day, for entering sacred space, for the gift of the body, for clearing the mind, and for connecting with the soul. The authors also show how the body's energy centers tap into the Kabbalistic concept of the ten divine "rays of light" — the Sefirot.
This paperback is a fine teaching tool which proclaims that the act of praying, like the act of worship, involves movement and effort. This type of devotion enables us to honor and to listen to our bodies and to use them in service of God.