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“Meditation strengthens the
mental muscle necessary to regain
conscious control over your life.”

— BRANDON KLEIN

thrilled to be part of the city’s scene.
“Being in Detroit is a blessing,” he
says. “I get to live in a city during its
resurgence and be a part of growing
the Jewish community. I can have a
say in my own Jewish journey and
help others define theirs as well.”
Klein and the other Moishe House
residents plan five events a month
for Detroit’s Jewish community.
Klein is confident about Detroit’s
future. “There’s a strong feeling
about Detroit,” he says. “We want
one another to succeed [because] if
we succeed, Detroit succeeds. When
a city is bankrupt, there’s nowhere
to go but up. How meaningful will it
be to bring a love of meditation to a
place that is on its way up?”

TEACHING METHODS

Klein is a patient and gifted teacher
who pairs meditation with journal-
ing reflections before and after each
session. “I learned this from Dr.
Martha Travers, my first meditation
teacher. She is the instructor for the
course in Contemplative Practices at
the University of Michigan.
“Journaling gives my students per-
mission to unload their thoughts/
feelings before they enter the formal
meditation practice. [After], the
journaling is a great way to docu-
ment what came up during the med-
itation as well as to check in again

with four main facets of our being
[mind, body, mood and intuition].”
Klein is honest when discussing
his own meditation practice. “It’s
hard. To this day, I haven’t gone
more than a week straight with-
out missing a day,” he says. “But
I’m authentic about that. I want
people to know that if it is hard,
you do not have to stop. You just sit
and be antsy and keep going back.
Meditation strengthens the mental
muscle necessary to regain con-
scious control over your life.”
He is a firm believer that medita-
tion’s benefits extend beyond the
individual practitioner, having the
potential of creating concentric
circles of good will.
“When we meditate,” he says, “we
don’t spread negative energy around
to others. [This sounds] grandiose,
but, at the end of the day, I see the
present moment as the healing for a
lot of our ills.”
And his parents? Klein says his
dad is “stoked.” His mom is his No. 1
cheerleader and is actively spread-
ing the word. “They’re both thrilled
for me and continue to be extremely
supportive as they see it all coming
together and growing.” •

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TIPS FOR BEGINNING MEDITATORS:

• Do not be discouraged if you have thoughts during meditation! The practice
is all about responding to thoughts in a new way.
• Create a dedicated space for your daily practice. Ultimately, you can
practice whenever and wherever, but an intentional meditation space offers
a healthy context-dependent nature to the practice.
• Similar to how a personal trainer would help you through a physical fitness
plan, it is helpful to seek guidance from a meditation instructor to help you
through a mental workout plan.
• If beginning with an instructor does not resonate with you, there are many
apps (Headspace, Insight Timer) that offer guided meditations.
• Read! There are endless amounts of books on mindfulness and meditation
that will open your eyes to the possibilities that the practice can offer (some
of my favorites are Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh and 10%
Happier by Dan Harris).
• Meditation may look easy externally, but it is quite a workout internally.
Thus, patience is key! Just like learning how to play an instrument, the
practice of meditation takes time to develop.
• Don’t focus on achieving a certain state or feeling; meditation often brings
up discomfort, and if you predicate the consistency of your practice on
a specific outcome, then it is unlikely you will continue meditating when
times get tough.
— Brandon Klein

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