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here is a precious gift from Shamayim that has the power to help you overcome all of life’s challenges. It is called ...

Menuchas Hanefesh.

Whether you are simply struggling with the challenges of daily life or dealing with a major crisis, the power of menuchas hanefesh will enable you to not just "manage" but to overcome all the obstacles in your path.

The Menuchah Principle draws upon centuries of Chazal’s wisdom to teach you how to acquire the transforming and life-enhancing gift of menuchas hanefesh  --  a gift with the power to bring your life harmoniously together while deepening your commitment to Hashem. When you learn to integrate menuchas hanefesh into your way of thinking, you’ll lead a healthier, more fulfilling life. Menuchas hanefesh provides solutions to many of life’s problems and is the key to living a life of joy.

This book is the third in a series dedicated to the goal of enlightening our community about the precious gift of menuchas hanefesh.

What people are saying...

"[In this book] you will discover the power of emotional freedom ..."

-- Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky, shlit"a

"The sefer in your hand is a 'people manual,' a guide for serious people to understand themselves."

-- Rabbi Yisroel Reisman, shlit"a

"This book is a gift from Hashem ... a virtual gold-mine!"

-- Mrs. S.Y.L., Beit Shemesh

About the author:

Shaya Ostrov, L.C.S.W., is the author of The Menuchah Principle in Marriage, The Menuchah Principle in Dating, Shidduchim and Engagement and Seven Gates to Marriage, as well as numerous articles in professional and Jewish publications. A noted marital and relationship therapist, Mr. Ostrov lectures and consults on all aspects of relationship development and enhancement. His extensive experience with married, dating and engaged couples has enabled him to explore and develop the precious gift of menuchas hanefesh as the ultimate source for personal and marital fulfillment. Learn More

Shami Reinman is a vibrant young teacher, barely fifty years old, full of energy and vitality, deeply involved with her students in the classroom and in her home. The queen of her family, she dances and plays with her grandchildren. She travels. She spends time with friends.

Then she is struck by a dreadful disease, and her entire world turns over. She can no longer teach. Her movement and speech grow progressively worse over the agonizing years. What does the future hold for her but more inevitable decline? Determined not to sink into despondency and despair, she resolves to mold a new life for herself.

Upwards is the story of her spiritual triumph over her affliction. She finds comfort in her family and the joyous celebrations of family milestones. She spends more time with her Siddur and her Tehillim. She plays word games. She organizes photographs and makes heirloom collages, some of which appear on these pages. As she becomes more limited, the circle of her friends widens, and their visits are occasions of joy and laughter. But most of all, she spends innumerable hours working on this book, often having to dictate her thoughts and memories to others.

This is the story of a woman who, with pure emunah and bitachon, accepts her fate even as she struggles against it. She rebuilds her life by seeking out the islands of joy in the sea of her suffering and living on those islands to the fullest. And she feels blessed. Learn More