A Kavana Practice for Tisha B’Av

Chai, founder of the Kavana Clinic, introduces a special Tisha B’Av Kavana practice blending ancient Jewish tools with modern neuroscience. She explains the three layers of the practice—hitbonenut (contemplation), hitorerut (awakening through visualization), and hitbodedut (personal dialogue with Hashem)—designed to bring the future of redemption into the present. Reflecting on Tisha B’Av as both mourning and the seed of ultimate joy, she connects the Torah’s vivid descriptions of the Beit HaMikdash to the brain’s ability to embody what it visualizes. Chai then guides listeners through a sensory-rich visualization of living in a redeemed world and closes with an avodah (aligned action) to carry this vision into daily life. Timestamps: [00:00] Intro – Welcome and explanation of Kavana practice [04:30] Hitbonenut – Contemplation on Tisha B’Av and the duality of mourning and joy [10:00] Hitorerut – Visualization of redemption using all senses [25:00] Avodah – Choosing a small, aligned action to embody redemption [28:00] Hitbodedut – Personal dialogue with Hashem to co-create the future [30:00] Closing – Bringing the practice into daily life