Charna is committed to creating empowered learning circles where the classroom is seen as a living organism. Each student's voice matters and each person is part of the mosaic of the learning experience. In our classes we learn who we are in the reflection of perennial wisdom gathered from all ages and all traditions. This includes learning from spiritual, psychological, political, philosophical, and artistic sources. We work with embodiment exercises, felt-sense awareness, and didactic learning techniques.


Current Classes

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Elul: A Journey of Teshuva


For more upcoming classes please see
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Weekly Torah Class 
Maggid Charna is in her twenty-eighth year of weekly Torah study, facilitating since 2005. She brings a profound understanding of Torah's relevance to daily life that taps the practical as well as the deeply spiritual. Drawing upon a broad reading of the great Rabbinic and Kabbalistic masters, she plumbs the depths of Hebrew language as a holy vehicle for the transmission of Torah wisdom. Utilizing over thirty years of experience in healing arts, she weaves together the subtle dance between physical and spiritual worlds.
 
Each class is participatory and interactive with every attendant invited to bring creativity of thought and personal understanding to the process of revealing Torah's message. Each session brings excitement to the unexpected discovery of new understanding and meaning. Most important is Charna’s love of Torah, made evident by the enthusiasm she brings to each Shabbat learning.
 
No prior learning is necessary to engage in Torah study. This includes knowledge of Hebrew and Jewish history. I meet you exactly where you are!
 
Where: Zoom
 contact Rabbi Charna for zoom link or for more information
When: Saturdays, 4pm - 5:30pm MST
Class is subscription based, although the first two study sessions are free!
Healing the Split Between the Masculine & The Feminine
​​A Kabbalistic View of the Moon Coming into Her Fullness

There are hidden teachings rooted in Torah concerning the energies of masculine and feminine and how they are genderized. This workshop series is a book group that will study "The Kabbalistic Writings on the Nature of Masculine and Feminine," by Susan Schneider. We will look at archetypal and sociological implications of what we read from deep within the tradition. Each class focuses on a chapter (read ahead of time). If you don't have a copy of the book, we can order it for you. This is an intermediate class, for those familiar with the Sephirotic Tree of Life. 

When: Sundays, 3 - 5:15 pm MST
(1/24, 2/28, 3/21, 4/18, 5/23, 6/13, 7/18, 8/22, 10/3, 11/7)
Class size limited to 22 people
Cost:  $222 (payment plan available), price includes a monthly optional lab for those who need support in understanding the material. Dates TBD by participants
Where: Zoom 
Register:  Contact Charna for more information
"​Charna is a brilliant interpreter of Torah knowledge. Learning sessions are non-threatening and inclusive. Charna magically accommodates the neophyte and the experienced participants in a way that that creates a rich atmosphere of mutuality. Knowledge of Hebrew is not necessary. Charna helps us to connect our discussions to both the metaphysical realms and to Torah’s relevance to our daily lives. Her personal spiritual journey and her empathic understanding deepen the group experience She is well read in areas of religion, philosophy, science, and current events. Each week creates a tapestry defined by both it’s depth and breadth."  - Frank Guerra, MD, DLFAPA, FACA
“I have had the pleasure of taking classes from Charna for many years. Her teaching style has depth and helps everyone feel accepted and included.”  - Sharon
“I studied Kabbalah with Charna. As a teacher, she made Jewish mysteries understandable and accessible. She has a gift for the practical; she showed how our ancient teachings can be incorporated into our daily lives. Plus, Charna is real, funny and a warm and welcoming person who insures everyone has an opportunity to participate in her class.” - Neshama Pais
​"Before I started to learn with Charna, I knew next to nothing about Torah. What a blessing to find her! She is a true lover of Torah, passionately embracing it, dancing with its mysteries, wrestling with its seeming contradictions, plumbing its language, ever delving for more, and inviting us to share her ecstatic and wisdom-laden relationship to it.  After learning with her, I felt grounded in the weekly parsha, confident to enter into discussions about Torah, and grateful to have been introduced to the transformational power of sacred-text study."  - Deborah