from joy to liberation
Sacred movement and meditation retreat with torah of awkening
Join Rabbi Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks and Maggidah Cyrise from March 9th-13th 2026 for this sacred movement and meditation retreat.
Sitting meditation, sacred movement, and time for journaling, rest and study will shape the rhythm of our days as we connect with the potent portal of transition between Adar, the month of increasing Joy, and Nisan, the month of great liberation.
Rancho Robles in located at the base of the majestic Santa Catalina mountains just outside of Tucson, Arizona. Registration opening soon!
waters of renewal
spring mikvah ritual
We’ll gather to make prayers for the emerging season of our lives. We’ll weave our voices in song, seed new visions, and reset our souls with sacred immersions.
Sunday April 5th at 3pm at the Jackson Wellspring’s Mikvah.
read your sacred text
tarot readings with cyrise
Readings can provide insight unavailable to the conscious mind through close and intuitive consideration of the cards that appear. Interpreting a card layout is like reading a sacred text. A reading can help a person see and decode patterns in the subconscious that are at play in a situation or at a life stage.
If you feel the call to receive deeper guidance as you chart your path, or in you are seeking a reflection from an external source, schedule a reading with me today.
Training and ritual creation
b’nai mitzah ceremonies
If you are seeking a deeper connection to your soul journey and the gifts of your lineage, it might be a time for a spiritual rite of passage.
B’nai mitzvah preparation and ceremony is available at any age. We will carefully tailor your process of study and create a meaningful ritual together.
sacred commitments
Wedding Ceremonies
Your wedding is more than a celebration—it’s the sacred ground upon which your marriage begins. How you prepare your hearts, deepen your partnership, and invite your community’s blessings will nourish the roots of the life you build together.
Maggidah Cyrise offers loving guidance through a process of reflection, preparation, and co-creation—crafting a ceremony that honors who you are, in all your uniqueness.
You’ll be supported every step of the way in creating a ceremony that feels authentic, celebratory, and deeply meaningful.
Naming and welcoming
Baby blessing ritual
Welcome your new arrival with a heartfelt ceremony to bless and bestow a sacred name. Together, we’ll craft a ritual that honors your family’s unique story—offering spiritual protection, connection to ancestral lineage, and a warm embrace into community and life.
polAND PILGRIMAGE
Ashkenazi ancestral journey
In July 2025 Julie Wolk and I facilitated a first-of-its-kind ancestral pilgrimage to Poland. This two week journey was seeded with the intention to return to the land our ancestors called home for centuries, and to bear witness to the vital lives they lived and the tragic brutality they faced.
This life changing journey caused us to root more deeply in a vision of Judaism beyond Zionism and to come to embody the concept of homeland and Doikayt/Hereness.
To learn more, to be added to the mailing list, and to be notified when the documentary film of this trip is released click “explore”.
Jewish Womens Archive Winter Booklist Selection
The Rooster Princess and other tales
The Jewish Women’s Storytelling collective is proud to announce that our new release, The Rooster Princess and Other Tales has been chosen for inclusion in the Jewish Women’s Archive Winter Book Picks List.
This book is the first of its kind, centering women’s stories and lives in Jewish folklore. Order yours through your local bookseller or order a signed copy through the link below. Check out the Jewish Women’s Archive list here https://jwa.org/programs/