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Tattoos and Torah
by Igael Gurin Malous
Tattoos And Torah is a podcast dedicated to creating a new voice in recovery. Containing original thinking and practicality which often leads to greater understanding of the human condition and increased gratitude. The focus may be on addiction and recovery but the wisdom is universal. Integrating elements that seemingly don't go with each other the podcast explores recovery, spirituality, wisdom, human connection, lgbtqi+ issues, music, art, fashion and ancient jewish text ( and tattoos too ).
Episodes
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Marla Aaron: Redefining Jewelry with Individuality
In this episode of Tattoos & Torah our host, Rabbi Iggy, will explore the fascinating world of Marla Aaron, a visionary jewelry designer who is redefining the concept of jewelry with her eponymous collection. Launched in 2013, Marla's collection showcases her passion for bridges, hardware, and...
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Dr. Kien Vuu : Empowering Health and Performance
Dr. Kien Vuu, widely known as Doctor V, is an accomplished assistant professor of Health Sciences at UCLA, esteemed speaker, renowned media expert, and the founder of Vuu MD Performance and Longevity. He is also the bestselling author of "Thrive State: Your Blueprint for Optimal Health…
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Katie Silcox : Key to a Balanced and Vibrant Life
Katie Silcox : Key to a Balanced and Vibrant Life Give a warm welcome to our friend Katie Silcox, M.A. is the New York Times Best-Selling author of the book Healthy Happy Sexy – Ayurveda Wisdom for Modern Women and the founder of The Shakti School, a premier online certification school for...
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Bryant Wood : Breathwork for Stress Relief and Relaxation
Your body is an instrument, and this week on Tattoos and Torah with Rabbi Iggy we meet with Bryant Wood. Bryant Wood is a Master Breathwork Instructor, Healer, and co-founder of Modern Nirvana. Previously featured on Women’s Health, PeopleTV, Forbes, Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Spotify, United Nations,...
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Charlie Engle : Suffering That Led to Extraordinary Growth
In this episode of Tattoos & Torah, Rabbi Iggy talks to global ultra-endurance athlete and the founder of the 5.8 Global Adventure Series, Charlie Engle. Charlie shares his story of extreme resilience – which includes running across the Sahara Desert – and how suffering can lead to extraordinary...
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Life-Changing Sound; Spiritual Recovery : Susy Markoe Schieffelin
Season 4 / Episode 1 Susy Markoe Schieffelin : Life-Changing Sound; Spiritual Recovery This episode of Tattoos and Torah with Rabbi Iggy features such a kind heart, Susy Markoe Schieffelin aka The Copper Vessel. Susy is an LA-based Sound Healer, a Reiki Master, a Kundalini Yoga Teacher, a…
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Life Transitions
While summer can be a period of rest and joy, it can also signal that life changes are coming. How do we make the most of transitional periods? How can we feel comfortable letting go? In the final episode of this season of Tattoos & Torah, Rabbi Iggy addresses these questions - and shares...
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Fighting Spirit
What do you say to yourself when you want to quit? How do you flip that script? This week, Rabbi Iggy sits down with Eddie Arrazola, a boxing coach who created the acclaimed anti-bullying and self-confidence building youth program, “The Wolf Pack”. Together, they discuss the value of grit and...
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Pride 2022
In this episode, Rabbi Iggy discusses the healing power of embracing tensions as queer people: in our spirits, in our bodies, and in taking and making space. Rabbi Iggy examines the constant mediation of space we partake in, by being loud and proud, but ensuring we create space for others. He...
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Deeper Than You thINK
How can tattoos help us heal when reclaiming an identity we were taught to hide? In this week’s episode, Rabbi Iggy and graduate research assistant, Lilah Doris, discuss the cultural and historical importance of tattoos and body augmentation as a practice that is not just skin deep. Together…
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Soul Spa
What is the soul? How (and why) should you nourish it? This week, Rabbi Iggy takes us through theories of the soul in an episode that draws from the wisdom of the ancient philosophes, to the Talmud, to a socialite-turned-nun. In this episode, Rabbi Iggy invites us to build our own relationship to...
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Are The Kids Alright?
What can you do as a parent when your child is struggling with addiction? This week’s guest, Richard Capriola sits down with Rabbi Iggy to discuss addiction in youth and adolescents. As a mental health and addiction counselor for over two decades, Richard's recent book, “The Addicted Child”…
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Give It A Rest
How do we find nourishment in rest? This week, Rabbi Iggy discusses different types of rest: spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical, and asks us to take an honest account of what rest looks like for us. For some, it may look like going on a hike, or going to the gym, but for others, it may be...
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Radiance And Beauty
The Talmud says that beautiful things expand a person’s heart. But what makes something beautiful?In this week’s episode, Rabbi Iggy talks about beauty and why it matters. While some philosophers think beauty is objective and universal, Rabbi Iggy argues that we have the power to make the world...
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The Spectrum Of Healing
What are some of the root causes of anxiety and stress, and how can we address them? This week, Rabbi Iggy talks with Dr. Laxmi Naik, a board-certified emergency medicine physician. After practicing acute care medicine at the busiest trauma centers in New York, she pursued holistic medicine for…
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Shadow Work
Shadow work is a Jungian idea that is an essential part of the work we must do to create more peace and equanimity in ourselves and our lives. Creativity, joy, authenticity and recovery are enhanced when we commit to exploring our actions, motivations and values. In this episode, Rabbi Iggy...
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What Is Mindfulness Really?
How can you practice mindfulness when meditation is not for you? This week Rabbi Iggy sits down with Certified Mindfulness Coach and Mindful Living author Melissa Maxx. Melissa's book “Mindfulness for People Who Suck at Being Mindful” was the #1 New Kindle release in five categories. In this...
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Counting To Transformation
We count so many things in life: money, possessions, real estate, other material things. We also count sobriety and recovery time. But, how do you count the immaterial things that matter? In this episode, Rabbi Iggy discusses the mitzvah of counting the Omer. This thousand year-old tradition...
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Season Of Liberation
How can we find our own liberation this coming spring? By trying to understand what in our own lives serve as our "mitzrayim", our obstacles. In this episode, Rabbi Iggy gives us the tools to identify these obstacles within ourselves. By looking inward, at the people close to us, and at the world...
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From Pills To Pulpits
This week, Rabbi Iggy is joined by Rabbi Michael Perice, the Senior Rabbi at Temple Sinai in Cinnaminson, New Jersey who made waves in 2021 when he opened up about his opiate addiction recovery journey. They discuss the defining moments of life, how we recognize and honor them, and the expansive...
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Tshuvah Principles
What does it mean to live t’shuvah? This is the question that drives T’Shuvah Center’s unique approach to integrated, personalized recovery. In this episode, Rabbi Iggy digs into the concept of t’shuvah and how powerfully it can transform your wellbeing. By engaging in this daily act of living in...
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Spiritual Spring Cleaning
As we enter spring, the season of renewal, how can we plant seeds in the areas of our lives where we’d like to foster more growth? This week, Rabbi Iggy explores what it takes to build habits. In recovery, there is a basic concept of the first 90 days, a phase where old habits are challenged and...
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Juxtaposition
Why are contradictions so present in Judaism, and how can they inform our recovery? This week, Rabbi Iggy ruminates on the many tensions written into Jewish text. With so many conflicting expectations, we are constantly asked to live in the grey areas; to mediate the in-between. For many of us in...
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Doctors Guide To Spirituality
How can the medical field better address patients with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental illness? That’s the central focus of Dr. Jonathan Avery’s work, the Director of Addiction Psychiatry and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and New...
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Wants vs. Needs
How can we move beyond labels to find unity? In order to move beyond labels, we must first understand our own identities. Rabbi Iggy asks us to develop an awareness of ourselves by understanding the difference between what we need and what we want. Knowing that we all share this human condition…
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Holding Hands
Since she got a camera, Diane Conn started taking pictures of strangers. She never stopped, and her collection now stands at over 200,000. This week, Diane sits down with Rabbi Iggy to discuss her recent book, Holding Hands, an uplifting collection of strangers holding hands. Diane and Rabbi Iggy...
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Leaving Victim-hood
What’s the difference between being a victim and living in victimhood? This week, Rabbi Iggy ruminates on the problem of victimhood in an episode that synthesizes insights from ancient Jewish history to contemporary culture. Rabbi Iggy invites us to take stock of our own role in creating our…
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Flower Power
How does trauma manifest itself in the body? That’s a question for anyone with a body—anyone whose stomach might drop at a painful reminder, whose back might ache around the time of a bad anniversary. It’s also the question that drives the work of Amy Lee Flowers, a trauma-informed Kripalu Yoga…
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Making Happiness
There is an old Jewish teaching about the month of Adar, which is just beginning: when Adar begins, we make more joy. But how do we make more joy? This week, Rabbi Iggy imparts his wisdom on how to better manage our relationship with happiness and joy. Along the way, he drops deep meditations on...
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Spiritual Winter
What kind of wisdom can be gleaned from the dark, slow days of Winter? This week, Rabbi Iggy encourages us all to find rest, recovery, and our own pace of growth through "Spiritual Winter." Through ritual, deep listenings, observation, and meditation practices, Rabbi Iggy guides us to find...
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Hit The Rabbi
What does Rabbi Iggy really think? This week, for the first time ever, Rabbi Iggy is not the host of Tattoos and Torah but the guest. Acclaimed artist (and previous guest) Naama G interviews Rabbi Iggy to dive deep on his mystifying and esoteric past. This conversation will take you from India to...
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The Space between Tensions
Why is it that our foundational stories are so often about brokenness? This week, Rabbi Iggy ruminates on the origins of our major tensions, from the story of Cain and Abel to his observations as a father. These original schisms, breaks, and polarities can create trauma and pain, but they are…
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Intuition And Insight
Acute trauma—in the form of a sudden injury, accident, or the death of a loved one—can change our lives in an instant. How can we transcend that trauma and find meaning in our pain? This week, Rabbi Iggy sits down with Travis Taylor, a healer and Reiki Master Teacher, for a fascinating…
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Bookend
If you’re holed up in quarantine, or maybe you just have some downtime, you might be wondering, what should I read? This week, Rabbi Iggy offers his long-requested book recommendations. The list is a window into Rabbi Iggy: the major influences on his thinking, the making of his spirituality, and...
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Breathe In Courage
How can we become the person we want to be while finding the romantic partner we deserve? That’s the work of Brandon Groux, a breathwork facilitator and life coach who focuses on helping people get back on their feet after breakups. This week, Brandon sits down with Rabbi Iggy to talk about love...
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Fasting Spiritually
The Jewish tradition is full of prescribed fasts: breaks from food, drink, and speech. How might these intentional fasts cultivate a richer spiritual life? In this episode of Tattoos & Torah, Rabbi Iggy considers the merits of brief and purposeful deprivations. Paradoxically, Rabbi Iggy explains,...
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Acceptance Commitment Therapy
Through the pandemic, lines between physical trauma and emotional trauma have seemed especially blurred. This week, Rabbi Iggy and Dr. Gulick, a neuropsychologist and fellow at Clinical Neuropsychology Associates, explore questions of trauma and identity. How can conversations around brain...
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Spiritual Leftovers
After Thanksgiving, our fridges are full of Turkey and our hearts are full of gratitude. We can eat turkey sandwiches throughout the week, but what do we do with our spiritual leftovers? How can we navigate the crash of our emotional outpourings and find ways to sustain gratitude beyond a single...
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Real (Dharma) Talk
What does it look like to mature into our recoveries?In this episode of Tattoos and Torah, Rabbi Iggy is joined by Gary Sanders, mindfulness and meditation expert and founder of SCV Mindfulness. Rabbi Iggy and Gary explore approaches to recovery that deviate from Alcoholics Anonymous, focusing on...
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What Life Mandates
Our lives are full of mandates, orders, and obligations. This week, Rabbi Iggy wonders, how can spirituality guide us through these mandates? Rabbi Iggy’s ruminations weave through hot-button issues like the Covid-19 vaccines along with his personal history, all with an eye toward finding freedom...
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Wellness Activated
What is the relationship between wellness and self-sovereignty? This week, Rabbi Iggy hosts Ceasar Barajas, an award-winning singer, dancer, actor, yoga teacher, and Navy Veteran. Their conversation pulls from Ceasar’s wide-ranging skills and experiences, meandering through complex themes of...
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A Case For Spiritual Counseling
Modern life sometimes has a way of disconnecting us from the complexities of our deeper feelings, emotions, and truths. How can we prevent this erosion of ourselves? How can we unearth our more authentic selves? This week, Rabbi Iggy makes the case for spiritual counseling, a process that can…
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Bipolar/Spiritual
How can we overcome our shame and guilt through spirituality? This week, Rabbi Iggy sits down with Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski, “The Bipolar Rabbi,” a trained philosopher, personality type interpreter, and therapist who specializes in the blending of spirituality and mental health. Together, the two...
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Spiritual Bypassing And Toxic Positivity
How can spiritual bypassing limit our ability to provide each other support? This week, Rabbi Iggy ruminates on toxic positivity and spiritual bypassing. By acknowledging that spirituality includes all aspects of life, not just the positive, we can learn to more fully support ourselves and each...
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Teaching Belonging
How are mindfulness and recovery practices informed by culture, heritage, race, and gender? This week, Rabbi Iggy speaks with Meghan Stewart-Wills, a renowned mindfulness coach with Unified Mindfulness. A multi-racial Black woman based in Ottawa, Canada, Meghan's work in local school boards...
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Know God / No Masters
Have you ever wondered where god resides? This week, Rabbi Iggy discusses imminence and transcendence, and how to make sense of these concepts in our own lives. By investigating why some people believe god is near and others don't, he illuminates the role the divine can play in your recovery. In...
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Chance And Choice
How can someone build a meaningful, enriching life out of adversity, trauma and hardship? Rabbi Iggy speaks with T'Shuvah Center's Director of Counseling, Jeremy Pool about building a life of meaning through addiction, incarceration, and family challenges. In this episode you'll learn about...
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Heart To Heart
How can meditation and community guide us to the wisdom of our hearts?So much of what we do flows from our heart. HeartRise Movement founder Jessie May Wolfe has made this spiritual truth the center of a movement, focused on building a community that engages in active meditation to awaken the…
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Amend Not Apologies
What is the difference between an apology and an amends? In this episode of Tattoos & Torah, Rabbi Iggy discusses the amends process, and how taking this step strengthens our connections with others (and profoundly enhances our recovery!) If you want to learn how to approach this process, from...
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Its Funny Cause Its True
What happens when a comedian and a rabbi meet during the ten days of awe?In this midst of the "10 Days of Repentance", Rabbi Iggy and comedian Alex Edelman discuss the intersection of comedy, social commentary, art, and general Jewish angst. They explore the complex relationship between Jewish...
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Tattoos And Torah is a podcast dedicated to creating a new voice in recovery. Containing original thinking and practicality which often leads to greater understanding of the human condition and increased gratitude. The focus may be on addiction and recovery but the wisdom is universal. Integrating elements that seemingly don't go with each other the podcast explores recovery, spirituality, wisdom, human connection, lgbtqi+ issues, music, art, fashion and ancient jewish text ( and tattoos too ).
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Igael Gurin Malous
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