Shai Tubali

Clarity

for Life

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Clarity for life

The essence

I make use of ancient mystical knowledge to enlighten our human experience. I believe that transcendent states of consciousness have the power to pour meaning, depth, order, and clarity into our deeply complex and sometimes troubled life. In my work, I aim to clarify the principle of psychological and spiritual transformation as much as possible. Too often, we address these topics in an abstract and feeling-based manner. I aspire to create accessible models and processes of development that introduce clear insight into an otherwise ambiguous field. I also strive to make this process of transformation as integrative as possible, weaving many aspects of our human experience into one holistic process. For me, complex doesn’t mean complicated. The combined practice of meditation, psychological and emotional development, and intellectual study does not make things more complicated, but much simpler.

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Teacher

Illuminating
different dimensions
of human life

My journey as a teacher began at the age of twenty-four, when I started to feel a deep commitment to helping find solutions to human suffering. It started with spontaneous spiritual talks. But after several years, I came to realize that I was merely telling people about a beautiful land that they could never visit. I set about looking for ways to create accessible bridges to the transcendent state of consciousness. This was when the teaching began to form: with every passing year, I sought out effective ways of illuminating different dimensions of human life by merging ancient wisdom and philosophy with modern therapy and science. In particular, I found great interest in transformative psychology, because I realized that people could not settle into the trans­cendent state as long as their psyches remained complicated and contra­dictory. This is what I hope to achieve as a teacher: to provide people with a wide range of teachings, each addressing different pro­blems and challenges, since I believe that all of life’s aspects require transformation if we want to achieve full mastery over our complex human existence.
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Author

More than twenty
publications in English,
German, and Hebrew

My passion for writing began quite early, when I was just twelve years old. I would sit in my room and write uncontrollably: essays and poems about the meaning of life. I harbored the dream of becoming a novelist and a poet. I started working as a journalist at the age of sixteen, and years later, I became a broadcaster at one of Israel’s national radio stations and a columnist and article writer at the three largest newspapers in Israel. At the age of eighteen, I published a collection of short stories that was considered by critics a promising beginning to a literary career. But when I embarked on my spiritual journey at the age of twenty-one, everything turned upside down. All my books from that point onward, including my prose, poetry, and philosophical essays, have been dedicated to the transformative perspective. Most of my books in English revolve around the transformative pathways that I have developed or helped to revive.
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Philosopher

Researcher
at the University
of Leeds, UK

Philosophy and academic research have always fascinated me. But when I went to university at the age of twenty-one, my hope to encounter impressive figures who knew something about life and its meaning was thwarted. As a result, I left the academic world behind quite quickly in favor of the spiritual journey. However, the philosopher in me could never be fulfilled through my work with people who seek direct transformation. This prompted me to pursue a parallel academic career. Since 2018, I have been an active researcher at the University of Leeds, UK, where I previously developed my master’s thesis in the field of the philosophy of film, which later became the book Cosmos and Camus. In 2023, I was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy in the philosophy of religion, and based on my PhD research, I published the monograph “The Transformative Philosophical Dialogue” (Springer Nature). I believe that the combination of objective academic observation and the subjective perspective of transformation can yield extraordinary outcomes.
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EVENT

Trauma Intensive Workshop

Learn to Let Go of the Past with Shai Tubali, Ph.D. and Tamar Brosh, M.A.

May 9 – 12, 2024

[Meditation] Saying Yes to Life

Throughout the years, we have developed a certain resistance not only to difficult situations but also to life itself. This inner resistance, this persistent "no," limits our ability to be fully present and adaptable in the face of challenges. What would it feel like if, instead, we could wholeheartedly embrace life with its beauty and challenges, allowing a big, powerful "yes" to flow from our hearts?

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What I Have Learned from Jiddu Krishnamurti

Shai's encounter with Krishnamurti's teachings began at the tender age of 21, and since then, Krishnamurti's influence has been an integral part of Shai's spiritual and philosophical evolution.

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Finding Meaning in Challenges: The Key to Resilience

What makes us able to make the shift from emotional reactivity to constructive response when we face challenging situations? In this brief article, I would like to offer a wonderful way in which we can shift from emotion to response.

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Mindfulness of Breathing: A Path to Liberation

Breathing: An action so natural, yet, at its core, lays the path to liberation, the keys to the reality of existence. How so? It's within the realm of mindfulness, where breath is not merely an act of survival, but an embodiment of the highest truths about life and existence.

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The Unbreakable Spirit: Harnessing Resilience for Success

The importance of cultivating resilience cannot be overstated, particularly in an era where contemporary positive psychology research sheds light on its transformative effects. So, let us embark on a journey that explores the depths of resilience, unveiling its profound significance for professionals in today's demanding world.

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Would You Ever Get Used to Unicorns Eating at Your Local Restaurant?

“To see a World in a Grain of Sand / And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, / Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand / And Eternity in an Hour.” ~ William Blake

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The Danger of Over-focusing on Trauma and Victimhood: Moving towards Empowerment

As coaches, we are all familiar with the notion that our past experiences shape who we are today. It's a commonly accepted idea that is propagated by many psychological approaches, popular culture, and spirituality. The idea is that by identifying and healing our past wounds, we can better understand ourselves and achieve greater personal growth. But is this focus on trauma always helpful?

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Inner Fire Meditation, Tantra and Emptiness

Shai Tubali interviews Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche on Inner Fire Meditation, Tantra and Emptiness

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The Childlike Heart of Jesus

The New Testament mentions the kingdom of heaven or the kingdom of God numerous times. However, in actuality, it discloses very little about what the kingdom of God is, whereas it tells us a lot about the conditions for entering the kingdom.

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Pay attention to your attention

If you understand the law of attention—deeply, not intellectually—it will become your key to psychological and spiritual freedom. In fact, when it comes to inner freedom, I don’t think that there is anything else that we need to understand.

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