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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman

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    Be Strong?
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Be Strong?

    In the Empowerment Self Defense universe, we focus so much on discovering our strength and learning to believe that in spite of hearing...
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    The (Little Green) Elephant on the Keyboard
    Yehudit Sidikman
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    The (Little Green) Elephant on the Keyboard

    The more I tell you about the MyPwr App, the more I notice the giant elephant in the room. (Or maybe I should say the little green...
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    Magic and Balance
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Sep 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Magic and Balance

    In writing and designing content for the MyPwr App, I have had to dig deep into why we at El HaLev have created our self-defense program...
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    Windows of Opportunity
    Yehudit Sidikman
    • Sep 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Windows of Opportunity

    One of the lessons in the MyPwr App is about looking for Windows of Opportunity. Windows of Opportunity are so vast and varied that there...
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    The Power of Questions
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Jul 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Power of Questions

    Last year, during a panel at the first Violence Prevention Education Conference, my friend and colleague Carrie Slack said, “There is so...
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    The Human Behind the Trauma
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Human Behind the Trauma

    It’s no secret that I’ve had my own fair share of trauma (working on my memoir has shown me just how much), and for over twenty-five...
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    Sometimes, You Have To Ask -- An Old, Chassidic Tale
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Sometimes, You Have To Ask -- An Old, Chassidic Tale

    Every Friday morning after visiting the mikvah (ritual bath), a young man comes home to a million kinds of craziness. His little kids...
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    The Value of (Seemingly) Impossible Goals
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Value of (Seemingly) Impossible Goals

    At the end of an ESD Global Level 1 training, trainees leave with the knowledge and tools they need to teach a ten-hour Empowerment Self...
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    The Value of Assessment
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Value of Assessment

    It is so important to begin every self-defense class with assessment. How’s everybody feeling today? Who showed up today? What are their...
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    Bringing Our Authentic Selves to Class
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Bringing Our Authentic Selves to Class

    I, as an instructor, have to bring humor into my class. It’s who I am. It’s my personality. I know another teacher who is soft but can...
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    Being Responsible for the Safety of my Students
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Being Responsible for the Safety of my Students

    I’ve been talking (and thinking) a lot lately about how as an Empowerment Self Defense instructor, it is not my job to tell my students...
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    Respecting the Boundaries of Boundaries
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Mar 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Respecting the Boundaries of Boundaries

    Last week, in a conversation with a group of master instructors, somebody brought up the question of “what are the boundaries of...
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    The Essence of our Work
    Yehudit Sidikman
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Essence of our Work

    One of my current projects is going through the El HaLev instructor manual and making sure the language reflects the spirit of what we...
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    The Power of Circles
    Yehudit Sidikman
    • Dec 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Power of Circles

    During my time in the desert, I wrote this: “Circles have been a special part of the last 16 years for me. Circles represent the sharing...
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    What Will Bounce?
    Yehudit Sidikman
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    What Will Bounce?

    For the past fews days, I’ve been talking about how to get through life when we’re exhausted from having too much on our plates. Judging...
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