015 What Does the Jewish Practice of Mussar and Mindful Parenting have in Common? A Conversation with Greg Marcus




Mindful Parenting in a Messy World with Michelle Gale show

Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join Michelle as she explores the 1000 year old Jewish Practice of Mussar with Greg Marcus. Along the way they offer practical tips and wisdom to allow you to incorporate the learnings right away. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Greg Marcus is an innovative Mussar maven and the creator of American Mussar, a 21st century Jewish spiritual practice for an authentic and meaningful life. He is a recovering workaholic, who has been practicing and teaching Mussar for five years. Greg offers guidance on how to lead a life of mindful harmony and spiritual integrity, drawing upon Jewish teachings and contemporary wisdom alike. He has a Ph.D. from MIT, and worked for ten years as a marketer in Silicon Valley.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">His latest book, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Practice-Good-Actions-Finding/dp/073874865X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1494607884&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+spiritual+practice+of+good+actions"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Spiritual Practice of Good Actions: Finding Balance Through the Soul Traits of Mussar</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has been praised by Rabbis, secular jews, and many non-jews for it’s inclusive and empowering introduction to this ancient wisdom. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today Greg is a writer, speaker, workshop facilitator, and stay-at-home dad to two teenage daughters. He created the Mussar Parenting to help him cope. </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You learn more about Greg and take his Soul Trait Profile Quiz at </span><a href="http://americanmussar.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">http://americanmussar.com/</span></a></p>