THE WEEKEND RETREAT

in Tzfat, Israel

 

Spring Edition

With Rivky Gross

 

May 21-25, 2025

Come Experience the Possibility in the Universe for 5 days in Tzfat, Israel. 

Expand your capacity, nervous system, heart and soul to receive, believe and create more than you ever thought possible. Experience a profound shift on the level of your subconscious beyond your wildest imagination.
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This is an immersive, transcendent yet grounded, integrative and truly miraculous experience for 12 women only.

THE EXPERIENCE:

Experience trauma re-negotiation, experiential healing and powerful community on this transformative retreat for 12 women.

In the holy city of Tzfat, we will gather and create radical, gentle and deep healing on the level of the body, spirit, and psyche.

Join us inside the "Resonance Field". This retreat is designed to be a birthing place to a new reality, an experience of a lifetime, and a gorgeous soul's journey.

Immerse in the work of family constellations, womb regressions, somatic healing,  breathwork, yoga, bodywork,  art, a writing workshop, re-birthing, a "Medicine without Medicine" journey, group and individual processes, connection with expansive humans, a delicious and luxurious one-of-a-kind culinary experience, Kabbalistic teachings, surprise experiences, quantum energy healing work, views that will leave you breathless, energy to receive from this holy city, doing this holy work you can take with you, to have forever.

INTENTIONS & PRAYERS FOR YOU:

To leave this retreat feeling renewed. When we talk about trauma re-negotiation we mean it and desire it with you, for you.

This is transformative work on all levels of consciousness, leaving you feeling reignited, with vitality and spirit, unlocking more energy than you knew possible.

The intention coded into this retreat is for each participant to continue your journey feeling spiritually enlivened and awake, and ready to receive more abundance and goodness than you've ever imagined. To return to your life with a feeling of certainty, strength, power, and access to more expression and life-force energy to take home with you and to carry you in your life.

The intention and prayer is that you will leave with a visceral feeling of feeling God inside of you and around you, and to feel the support, both seen and unseen in your life in both tangible and intangible ways.

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In the holy city of Tzfat, we will gather and create radical, gentle and deep healing together on the levels of the Soma, Psyche, Heart and Soul. We will tap into the energy of Shabbat and immerse ourselves in the possibility in the universe, on the top of the mountain, "on the top of the world", in the highest city in Israel and the Galilee, the city of Air.

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Who are the women who will be joining us?

We have women who join us who are CEO’s, business executives and owners, creatives, artists, visionaries, leaders, lawyers, doctors, therapists, healers, kabbalists, stay-at-home moms, and everything in between. The "Resonance Field" is in ENERGY, not in anything else, and this retreat is for you if you FEEL the desire to join us. 

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The Home

We will be staying at the beautiful Rose Castle in the old city of Tzfat, overlooking the mountains. Pure air, incredible views, and Kabbalah energy encoded in the very fabric of this most holy, ancient city in the Holy Land. There will be comfortable, clean linens, soaking tubs, beautiful architecture and inspiring art all around us. 

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Nourishing, Curated Meals

Chani Frankel is going to be joining us from New York as the Chef/Chief of Nourishment on this retreat. She doesn't just create some of the most delicious food you will eat, but a really fun, sensory, experiential culinary experience. Indulge your senses with abundant, fresh, nutritious and beautiful foods. Here, you will experience nourishment for all your five senses, and be taken care of with generosity, love, intention, and grace. 

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Who are the women who will be joining us?

We have women who join us who are CEO’s, business executives and owners, creatives, artists, visionaries, leaders, lawyers, doctors, therapists, healers, kabbalists, stay-at-home moms, and everything in between. The "Resonance Field" is in ENERGY, not in anything else, and this retreat is for you if you FEEL the desire to join us. 

The Home

We will be staying at the beautiful Rose Castle in the old city of Tzfat, overlooking the mountains. Pure air, incredible views, and Kabbalah energy encoded in the very fabric of this most holy, ancient city in the Holy Land. There will be comfortable, clean linens, soaking tubs, beautiful architecture and inspiring art all around us. 

Nourishing, Curated Meals

Chani Frankel is going to be joining us from New York as the Chef/Chief of Nourishment on this retreat. She doesn't just create some of the most delicious food you will eat, but a really fun, sensory, experiential culinary experience. Indulge your senses with abundant, fresh, nutritious and beautiful foods. Here, you will experience nourishment for all your five senses, and be taken care of with generosity, love, intention, and grace. 

What Others
Have Experienced

 "I keep thinking to myself, how I went with the idea to pamper myself, just something to give myself that I never do. Unbeknownst to me, I walked out with the biggest gifts of life. While this morning's start looks like nothing is different, inside everything feels different. It's really in the small nuances and shifts of living that I'm sensing the new flow take reign.
I feel so calm.
💛”
 

RG

"I’ve broken through to a new level of what I believed was possible for me. I’m absolutely certain of my mission, dreams, desires, and strength. Leaving this retreat, I’ve entered a new phase of life where all possibilities are within reach. I feel confident, ready to express myself, and whole."

JW

"The retreat was a mystical yet grounding experience—a wild, adventurous, and fun journey into the unknown that left me feeling more awake, aware, and alive. It was deeper than anything I’ve experienced, and even a week later, I’m still reaping the benefits. I wake up feeling vibrant, free, and energized. My parenting has shifted, and my business has thrived more this week than in the past year! The energy work was incredible, and I’ve never encountered modalities used in such unique and effective ways as Rivky did. Just WOW!"

GH

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 Payment Plans Available 

  • Family Constellations, Womb Regressions & Re-Birthing
  • Somatic Healing & Quantum Energy Healing Work 
  • Yoga, Breathwork & Bodywork
  • Art & Writing Workshops
  • Medicine Without Medicine Journey
  • Group & Individual Processes
  • Delicious & Luxurious Culinary Experience
  • Energy to Receive from this Holy City with Breathtaking Views & Energy to Receive from this Holy City
  • Kabbalistic Teachings
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Meet Your Hosts

Rivky Gross

YOUR HOST

I am so looking forward to being with you on this retreat. It's an extraordinarily exciting project and I'm filled with awe and reverence and gratitude that this dream is coming to fruition. I work with heart centered humans who love life and have (or are) moving from a space of surviving, to thriving.
I help people move through subconscious material that keeps them stuck or searching inside of their lives, and create lasting change inside of the body, heart, and nervous system. I help people repattern old nervous system responses, old wounds, and ways of being so that they can feel free and live tapped into the frequency of Hashem consciousness and infinite abundance inside of their lives.
In this work, we move at the pace of your nervous system to create lasting change inside.
I work with individuals and groups online and in person, and run workshops, retreats, and courses.
I'm also the co-host of the podcast The Possibility in The Universe, with my dear friend Chani Frankel.
I love to create art, travel, host people in my home, learn, play, sing and listen to music, spend time with people I love, and am so grateful you are here, reading this page. [Read Rivky's Professional Bio]

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Chani Frankel

CHIEF OF NOURISHMENT

Wife, Mother of 6 independent humans, Artist
Owner of @grassrootsBKLYN ‘s art collective and boutique gift shop, Life and relationship coach, Podcast co host for ‘The possibility in the Universe’

I am a BELIEVER! Surrendered to being guided from above. I trust Hashem, knowing that the opportunity and challenges that he personally curates for me, is exactly what is next for me on my journey of self evolve and community impact. I am so deeply grateful for the many gifts and talents he has bestowed upon me that I get to utilize, share and inspire with. I am a creative soul, fascinated by all of Hashem’s creations, and constantly seeking to find the goodness and sweetness in others and in all of life’s experiences. I consider myself a forever student, charged with a willingness to learn and grow and try new things. I look forward to holding space, listening, learning, reflecting, laughing, loving, and BEING with all of you!!

I am delighted and humbled to be joining this retreat as ‘chief of nourishment’, which is a glorified title for chef. My role is to cater to all of your physical needs and keep you satiated and comfortable throughout your experience. 

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Rochel Hecht

ON-SITE LOGISTICS MANAGER 

I live in Israel, and I absolutely love it. I’m so excited to be part of the team for the retreat as the logistics manager and can’t wait to help make it an amazing experience. I love meeting new people, creating meaningful connections, and bringing positive energy wherever I go!

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Tsiporah Gottesman

YOGA TEACHER

Tsiporah Gottesman has been teaching yoga, meditation, and pranayama for over 10 years, offering a deep, integrative approach to wellness. Her teaching draws influence from Vinyasa and Katonah Yoga, blending fluid movement with geometrical alignment. A teacher of Nonviolent Communication and a coach, Tsiporah creates a supportive space for self-discovery, balance, and mindfulness. Her motto, "The way we do one thing is the way we do everything," reflects her belief that alignment in the body fosters alignment in the mind and, ultimately, in life.

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Rivky Gross

YOUR FACILITATOR

I am so looking forward to being with you on this retreat. It's an extraordinarily exciting project and I'm filled with awe and reverence and gratitude that this dream is coming to fruition. I work with heart centered humans who love life and have (or are) moving from a space of surviving, to thriving.
I help people move through subconscious material that keeps them stuck or searching inside of their lives, and create lasting change inside of the body, heart, and nervous system. I help people repattern old nervous system responses, old wounds, and ways of being so that they can feel free and live tapped into the frequency of Hashem consciousness and infinite abundance inside of their lives.
In this work, we move at the pace of your nervous system to create lasting change inside.
I work with individuals and groups online and in person, and run workshops, retreats, and courses.
I'm also the co-host of the podcast The Possibility in The Universe, with my dear friend Chani Frankel.
I love to create art, travel, host people in my home, learn, play, sing and listen to music, spend time with people I love, and am so grateful you are here, reading this page.

Read Rivky's Professional Bio

Chani Frankel

CHIEF OF NOURISHMENT

Wife, Mother of 6 independent humans, Artist
Owner of @grassrootsBKLYN ‘s art collective and boutique gift shop, Life and relationship coach, Podcast co host for ‘The possibility in the Universe’

I am a BELIEVER! Surrendered to being guided from above. I trust Hashem, knowing that the opportunity and challenges that he personally curates for me, is exactly what is next for me on my journey of self evolve and community impact. I am so deeply grateful for the many gifts and talents he has bestowed upon me that I get to utilize, share and inspire with. I am a creative soul, fascinated by all of Hashem’s creations, and constantly seeking to find the goodness and sweetness in others and in all of life’s experiences. I consider myself a forever student, charged with a willingness to learn and grow and try new things. I look forward to holding space, listening, learning, reflecting, laughing, loving, and BEING with all of you!!

I am delighted and humbled to be joining this retreat as chief of nourishment/chef. My role is to cater to all of your physical needs and keep you satiated and comfortable throughout your experience. 

Rochel Hecht

ON-SITE LOGISTICS MANAGER 

I live in Israel, and I absolutely love it. I’m so excited to be part of the team for the retreat as the logistics manager and can’t wait to help make it an amazing experience. I love meeting new people, creating meaningful connections, and bringing positive energy wherever I go!

Tsiporah Gottesman

YOGA TEACHER 

Tsiporah Gottesman has been teaching yoga, meditation, and pranayama for over 10 years, offering a deep, integrative approach to wellness. Her teaching draws influence from Vinyasa and Katonah Yoga, blending fluid movement with geometrical alignment. A teacher of Nonviolent Communication and a coach, Tsiporah creates a supportive space for self-discovery, balance, and mindfulness. Her motto, "The way we do one thing is the way we do everything," reflects her belief that alignment in the body fosters alignment in the mind and, ultimately, in life.

 

            

Additional Testimonials

"I have been feeling weightless and free. I had therapy with a loved one today and the energy shift was so clearly evident, in what we were able to transcend, without my defenses present. I am so grateful for the space and witnessing you each held for me!!
I was able to give, to stay, to listen, to receive, and to hold my own in such a conscious, honest and healthy way…
And it feels AMAZING!!
Rivky, thank you for being such a stunning, humble conduit for Hashem and for embodying the energy of Aaron Hakohen who sought and ran after peace.
Having peace within is what is allowing for the possibility for shalom to unfurl in my life, in real time!!."

YD

“One week later from when my soul shift began. I can't explain it, I just feel a calm, a sense of knowing. There haven't been any life altering changes in a way that people in my life might look for sometimes, it's a real internal shift and a wild ride. Thank you hashem and I'm so happy that you and I have chosen to do this life together, just wowwwwww. Thank you, I love you.

SB

"The retreat felt like a glimpse of how Hashem created the world to be—where giving and receiving happen in the purest, most loving way. Rivky leads with a sacred heart and endless love, embodying the ideal way humans should interact and make the world better. I arrived feeling bashful and left as a living embodiment of vitality. It's a transformative experience I wish for everyone to have."

AF

"The retreat was a gathering of beautiful women, carefully curated by Rivky, creating a constellation of connection, knowing, and healing. We learned so much about ourselves by witnessing others, in a space that felt both holy and comforting, yet luxurious. Laughter and tears were honored and nurtured, each having their place. It was like a beautiful cocoon with a magical energy, leaving me forever changed by the transformations I experienced and witnessed."

GM

"Grateful for this space and for you! Thank you Hashem for the honor of being aware and seeking this resonance for myself and for each of you who have found it as well!! We are the promise and we are the blessing!!"

TK

"The retreat with these incredible women was deeply transformative. Each woman's openness and kindness helped me feel truly seen and supported. Through shared stories, laughter, and tears, I realized how deeply connected we all are. A powerful moment for me was a release, where I found my own strong, undeniable voice after generations of silence. Chani's nourishing food and Rivky's wisdom and care made this experience even more special, allowing us to heal with gentleness and strength. This retreat was a journey back to myself, a reminder of sisterhood and the beauty of healing. I'm forever grateful. Shabbat Shalom"

JT

"I signed up for this retreat to gap the feeling of having “two worlds” and feel as one with myself. I was hoping to gain a sense of true comfortability in my skin.
What I gained was beyond what I asked for. The depth of every human's heart is so deep that we don’t even know to wish for that. I gained a new depth of love and compassion that feels as though nothing can come between myself and my heart. I feel so safe within myself, deeply rooted in my being. And embracing all and anything that may come my way."

LJ

"This intimate intensive retreat was everything my soul was yearning for. I stepped in on that blissful Friday morning with a tightness around my chest as I felt this would be a vulnerable somewhat uncomfortable beginning. It was everything but that. I was welcomed and enveloped in Rivky's loving and gracious energy with gentle compassion to "exactly what I'm actually feeling". She took us on a three day journey with so much compassion to every part of our souls that only went deeper and deeper. There was time to integrate the work between sessions, sitting around magnificently set tables for meals, fun and laughter. Every second spent in-this inclusive space stretched my nervous system, released stuck emotions from my body and heart and expanded my heart to depths I did not know I own. They say there is nothing like a first impression, for this one, I'm actually intrigued for a second one."

GR

"Grappling with how to describe this life-altering experience and how grateful I am for it. Beginning with Hashem’s divine plan to get me there just a few days before and ending with going home a different version of myself. The Retreat is a place where I blossomed and bloomed. Where I could dive deep within, to a breaking point and come back up for air on my own while being witnessed and supported by the perfectly curated special group of women alongside me. Souls intertwined forever. Souls who were ready to take the masks off and bask in the hard and also awesome parts of ourselves. The magic truly happens in the resonance field, the knowing and learning from each other. Also with reverence, how with deep respect we can uplift one another and it’s so well deserved on a soul level. To say THANK YOU! to Rivky will not suffice, I am forever grateful to you for this time together. I wish for everyone to get to have this experience and be received in the ways we were always meant to be"

TW

"Rivky, the more that time passes, the more in awe I am. Each day I see a new piece of the transformation, of how deeply my life was transformed, of the new areas of my self and my being that I can now access with ease. I had therapy yesterday and in speaking about the retreat, my healer was able to voice something I felt but did not clearly name "we entered in peace and left in peace". Many processes were opened, at the end, I was able to also see the beginning of new possibilities. But it doesn't feel pressing, it feels like everything that got energetically opened got beautifully closed and is integrating softly and naturally. To have it be this way is unlike a lot of what I've done in the past and speaks to Rivky's unique magic. Truly forever grateful and cannot wait for the next one"

SF

"The retreat was a sacred pilgrimage into the depths of my heart and soul. Rivky led the way to a hidden chamber within me, unlocking my deepest fears, desires, and dreams. I experienced some of the most powerful and effective inner work I've ever encountered. The circle of women was a sanctuary of kindness, love, and authenticity, and Rivky curates the group with care. I left feeling more whole, integrated, and at peace, something I had been searching for. The experience was even more transformative than any psychedelic retreat, despite no psychedelics being used. My family dynamics shifted significantly after returning, as if they had been part of the experience. Powerful energy work is real, and I’m deeply grateful to Rivky, a fearless, loving leader filled with vitality and compassion. I’ll definitely be back for more magic—not because I need fixing, but because I want to experience this glorious vortex again!"

KB

“I just wanted to share two of my friends that went to your retreat and they were blown away!! They had such a magical time they said you are so beyond talented (not the right word really) and it was so beyond words! And Chani was an incredible cook and member and they could not stop talking and sharing! I'm really hoping to figure out how to make it work for me to come next time and just wanted to share their awe and amazing and how good they are still feeling”

DD

"I reclaim my seat
In the center of my wisdom
In humility
With the Deepest gratitude
For who I have become
In the pain of the contractions
That birthed my own possibility
For me
For you
For the universe
Smashing the vessels to release the light
Shaking out the vessels to release the light
Shaking out the suffering
Releasing our grip
And softening into the truth
This is the thousand year old promise
This is the gift
This is the blessing
May your mind be full of love
And your heart be full of wisdom
Amen!
"

FT

"Feels like we were in a secret garden”

SB

“Here are some words from my heart about the weekend treat:

I learned about me
I learned about you
I learned about me through you
I learned about you through me
I learned about resonance
That we are the same
Connected
Understood
Sensed
Seen
And loved
My heart is so full!”

MS

“What I loved so so so much about Rivky your retreat was how much of a release it was for my body and the immense amount of gratitude I've been able to tap into this week for all of you, which in turn helped me feel more love towards my creator and trust that just like he/she connected me to all of you. My journey will always be filled with connection and I'll never be alone, even through the big "confusing" feeling of life. 

MS

“I signed up for this retreat to gap the feeling of having “two worlds” and feel as one with myself. I was hoping to gain a sense of true comfortability in my skin.
What I gained was beyond what I asked for. The depth of every human's heart is so deep that we don’t even know to wish for that. I gained a new depth of love and compassion that feels as though nothing can come between myself and my heart. I feel so safe within myself, deeply rooted in my being. And embracing all and anything that may come my way.

LJ

“As I settle back into life. I just want to say a deeper THANK YOU!
It’s easier to breathe, easier to be. Rivky, thank you thank you thank you!”

JV

"I keep thinking to myself, how I went with the idea to pamper myself, just something to give myself that I never do. Unbeknownst to me, I walked out with the biggest gifts of life. While this morning's start looks like nothing is different, inside everything feels different. It's really in the small nuances and shifts of living that I'm sensing the new flow take reign.
I feel so calm.
💛” 

RG

"Rivky, thank you for using your magical hands and compassionate heart to help heal me. I feel lighter, luckier, and more supported than ever. Since the retreat, I’ve had a dramatic breakthrough, especially on a physical level. I know with certainty that this healing experience is connected. Thank you again!" 

FS

You have opened a new realm for us; in which possibility and love is infinite–I am so excited to be standing here, in front of this beautiful amazing incredible life!

PL

“I’ve taken ayahuasca and other plant medicines before. Those experiences did not come close to the depth, intensity and integration and healing I received on your retreat. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am renewed. This was the most insane (in a good way) experience in my Life.” 

OT

Dearest Rivky, I love you Forever. Before the retreat, I did my best not to look at Rivky’s website and read her testimonials. My soul knew I was meant to be there. I was connected to Rivky through a dear mutual friend. Since I trusted her completely from a soul level, I did not want my mind to be influenced by the expectations of others experiences with her, or even know more about her work, background, and training.

What’s a testimony? It is a way to convey an experience of witnessing, and retelling the experience and events in a most truthful and honest way.

I don’t know where to begin with this woman - Rivky Gross. My awe and respect for her, who she is, what she has done, how she shows up, how she holds space.

I can write this testimony with the deepest love and total ‘authority’ because I was most deeply privileged the gift of witnessing Rivky witness US. Me.

Wow. Wow. Wow.

Wow.

This work is no joke. It is NECESSARY of EVERY LIVING PERSON to DO THIS, especially if you are someone who is serious and sincere about bringing Moshiach for yourself, your family, and the World.

This work WORKS. It is easy to enter into a medicine ceremony and not know how things will turn out on the other side. There is always a mystery and risk with the results not turning out in a way that you can truly integrate or touch the places needed in order to have LITERAL and LASTING and FOREVER TRANSFORMATION.

With Rivky, her method just WORKS. Why? Because while she is brilliant and geniously and subtly working myriads of modalities known or unbeknownst to us, her true brilliance shines in her ability to Witness our Wounds with such deep reverence and UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.

I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I WITNESSED THIS. NOT ONCE or TWICE!!! MULTIPLE TIMES. WITH EVERY SINGLE PERSON. I saw it with my own eyes on myself and the whole group.

With every single facilitation, she was capable of tapping into the unique needs of every participant to adjust her space holding per the needs of the individual. Her ability and gifts to tap into the individual and unique frequency of every PERSON was uncanny. I witnessed this. I can testify.

Wow.

So many times when I have invested in something in the past, I have felt a deep greed in the healer I hired to hoard the money. Not with Rivky. It is sooooooo clear and obvious that she so deeply compounded our investment that I was thinking - ‘you know what? I feel like the value I got was obviously priceless, but fiscally worth at least 3 times the amount.’ I then read a testimony on her website that literally said the same thing!!!

And I am so happy I waited until after the retreat to read that, because it so deeply validated what I thought, felt, and experienced, without any prior knowledge or conditioning of what to expect.

The shefa, the abundance in which Rivky and her team invested in us was actually gorgeously insane. It was mamash a taste of Gan Eden. She did not hold back. She could have horded every last penny to herself. But she did not. She took our investment in her and put it right back into us. From the candles, to the incense, to the music, to the sound system, to the pillows, to the food…I could write an essay, a dissertation about the food….thank you CHANI !!!…..the whole thing. The whole thing. The whole thing. How she shattered our Vessels. How she repaired them with such simplicity, with such love, with such depth, with such love…with such real love.

She taught me what real love is. It is allowing the spectrum of our HUMANITY. That we are REAL PEOPLE.

I now know. I am NOT an OBJECT. I AM A PERSON. I MATTER. MY LIFE MATTERS.

I will end this by saying that I have always been aware of what was ‘wrong’ with me and what it would take for me to heal. I signed up with so many various healers, retreats, over the years. Probably like over a hundred thousand dollars if I add it all up over a 20 year run. No-one was ever able to take me to where I needed to go to heal the sexual abuse I experienced as a little girl. And honestly, it wasn’t THAT hard. I just needed to be WITNESSED and VALIDATED. And held. But to get to a place in yourself where you are able to hold that kind of space without your own ego getting in the way does take hard work, and I know Rivky has done that work and continues to do it everyday - to be able to get to a place where healing is simple.

The brilliance of the constellation is that I was not only witnessed by Rivky, but by all of the beautiful participants in the group. The group dynamic is the key to the true refuah. That itself is also an essay, but like I said - it is such a deep tool to unlock relational dynamics, such a brilliant modality in discovering MORE about yourself.

At the end of the retreat, Rivky did an exercise in sharing one word to describe one another. For Rivky, I could not hold back choosing only one word. The three words I chose to describe who this brilliant radiant neshama are: Rebbe. Poetry. Witness.

Thank you for giving me my life back. It is so nice to meet me. I really freaking love her. She is freaking awesome. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life falling in love with the brilliance that is me. 

EM

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Rivky's Professional Bio

Rivky holds a master's degree in social work and a 2-time certification in DIR (Developmental, Individual differences, relationship) therapy. She holds various certifications in somatic healing, somatic breathwork, other kinds of breathwork, and IFS/parts work. She is a certified bodyworker, in various bodywork modalities, a hypnotherapist, regression hypnotherapist, past life regression hypnotherapist, and family constellations practitioner. She has studied various subconscious based modalities, quantum healing methodologies, and deep energy healing work. The basis of her work is helping people find deep soul alignment, deep connection with their selves, others and God, and tap into all of the infinite possibilities in the universe.