Journey Through the Wilderness: A Mindfulness Approach to the Ancient Jewish Practice of Counting the Omer

Here I am, present, open, willing. Continue repeating Hineni with each breath.

Cultivate gratitude. Make a vow to live in relationship with all life. Ask for help in times of trouble and let yourself be guided.

We give thanks for our places in the mysterious unfolding of all creation.

Notice moments of responding to yourself and others harshly. Do your best to breathe into these moments with love.

Notice your impatience, your defiance and inclination to do battle.

Everything that has ever happened has created this very moment. Everything that will ever be unfolds from here.

We ask that our hands be open and our hearts be pure so that our lives can be of service and, together with all beings, we will bring forth blessing.

I trust the unfolding and I will meet it well.

Reflect on the world in which your grand-parents lived. Imagine the world you would like to bestow on the next generation.