Underneath the Underneath

Ohmek

Welcome to Underneath the Underneath with Yocheved Sidof, Founder and Spiritual Leader of Ohmek (www.ohmekliving.com), a community of individuals pursuing deeper ways of being. Are you drawn to the mystical depths of life? Do you feel a call to explore what moves and shapes us? Do you long to live more fully, attuned to your light—and your shadows? Do you crave the paradox, the space where all is possible? Here, we explore these yearnings together and touch these profound depths. We dive into those layered, textured parts of self, those unseen parts that come into focus in the mystical realms– where the mystical becomes our medicine. These are living anthologies of embodied mysticism classes, text-based learnings, open-channel flows, vulnerable conversations, and sacred sessions. Together, we explore our own depths—as individuals and as a collective—in mystical realms and lived spiritual practice, navigating the messy middle of life that’s ripe with learnings. _________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved is the founder and spiritual leader Ohmek, where she weaves the sacred and contemplative space. She is also a mystic, teacher, writer, activist, and transformation catalyst. Yocheved harnesses decades of social entrepreneurship, certifications, and lived experience — including her own wounds and healing — into her work and passions, intersecting spiritual leadership, community building and collective restoration. Immersed in advanced trainings in healing intergenerational and collective trauma, Yocheved employs a unique modality that integrates therapeutic and somatic practices with mystical teachings. Her leadership evokes what's simply known within: how we are all interconnected, and that wholeness emerges when we are held in compassionate space. She shares generously of her unique abilities to cultivate connection and bring harmony to paradox– innovation and tradition, teacher and student, the broken and the whole.

  1. 5D AGO

    Emor: The Zohar of the Tongue — What Needs to Be Said Twice

    In this episode of Underneath the Underneath, Yocheved enters the opening verse of Parshat Emor and finds a question hiding in plain sight — why does the Torah say speak twice? Emor. V’amarta. Say and say again. Drawing on Rashi, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and the Kedushat Levi — and weaving in her own parshanut, lived experience, and stories from the healing room — Yocheved traces the hidden architecture of speech. How our words carry the power of life and death. How divine love is structured as a double address. And what it means that the Torah names not only the priests but the sons. The children. The ones who need to hear it differently. This is a teaching about the parts of us that haven’t yet received the second speaking. The younger ones, the shamed ones, the ones we’ve been speaking to with the wrong tongue. And what becomes possible when we let the zohar — the radiance — reach all the way down. L’nefesh lo yitama. The soul was never defiled. It just needs to hear it again. Ohmek Session dated April 28, 2026 __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of Being. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It is an invitation inward, into a space and community, as well as one’s own inner world. A place to be stretched and to come together, to feel at home in exploration, with room to be and to breathe. At our upstate retreat center and Brooklyn locations, in our sacred gatherings, healing containers and embodied mysticism classes, we invite you into spiritual experiences and sacred spaces that allow us — collectively and individually — to explore our own depths, underneath the underneath. Website: www.ohmekliving.com Instagram: @ohmek.living To support these sessions and our offerings, strengthen our community, and enhance your engagement we welcome you to join MAAGAL, our founding membership circle https://www.patreon.com/ohmek/membership

    54 min
  2. APR 21

    Achrei Mot-Kedoshim: The Grief, the Goat, and the Paradox of Holiness

    In this episode of Underneath the Underneath, Yocheved enters the double parsha of Achrei Mot-Kedoshim with two words that stop everything: after the death. We are all living in some version of achrei mot right now. And the Torah, rather than rushing past the grief, drops us right into it — and then asks a surprising question: what does holiness actually require of us? Drawing on the Yom Kippur service, a strange and ancient ritual involving two goats, and the deceptively mundane commandments of Kedoshim, this episode traces a path through grief, bitul, and the paradox of what it means to be holy in a world that keeps asking you to show up. Some work only you can do. And some you were never meant to carry alone. Ohmek Session dated April 21, 2026 __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of Being. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It is an invitation inward, into a space and community, as well as one’s own inner world. A place to be stretched and to come together, to feel at home in exploration, with room to be and to breathe. At our upstate retreat center and Brooklyn locations, in our sacred gatherings, healing containers and embodied mysticism classes, we invite you into spiritual experiences and sacred spaces that allow us — collectively and individually — to explore our own depths, underneath the underneath. Website: www.ohmekliving.com Instagram: @ohmek.living To support these sessions and our offerings, strengthen our community, and enhance your engagement we welcome you to join MAAGAL, our founding membership circle https://www.patreon.com/ohmek/membership

    48 min
  3. APR 14

    The Leper’s Arc and the Omer: On Being Seen, Named, and Made Whole

    In this episode of Underneath the Underneath, Yocheved enters the double parsha of Tazria-Metzora — and finds, beneath the surface of obscure ritual law, a precise and surprisingly tender map for healing. We’re in the Omer now. Pesach gave us freedom from. The Omer asks the harder question: what are we moving toward? Drawing on the Alter Rebbe’s Likkutei Torah, Yocheved traces the leper’s arc — a four-part journey embedded in the Torah’s own sequence: the wound that surfaces on the skin of an otherwise whole person, the loving witness who receives us first, the radical honesty of naming what’s here, and the integration that happens in solitude before we return to be witnessed again. On being seen. On being named. On becoming whole. Tamei. Tamei. And then — tahor. This is what freedom toward looks like in the body. This is the work of the Omer. Ohmek Session dated April 14, 2026 __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of Being. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It is an invitation inward, into a space and community, as well as one’s own inner world. A place to be stretched and to come together, to feel at home in exploration, with room to be and to breathe. At our upstate retreat center and Brooklyn locations, in our sacred gatherings, healing containers and embodied mysticism classes, we invite you into spiritual experiences and sacred spaces that allow us — collectively and individually — to explore our own depths, underneath the underneath. Website: www.ohmekliving.com Instagram: @ohmek.living To support these sessions and our offerings, strengthen our community, and enhance your engagement we welcome you to join MAAGAL, our founding membership circle https://www.patreon.com/ohmek/membership

    53 min
  4. MAR 24

    Pesach: The Secret of Faith

    In this week’s episode of Underneath the Underneath, Yocheved turns toward Pesach through the lens of faith as a state of consciousness—and what it means to live that consciousness in real time. Opening with a reflection on the current moment in Israel, she names how war and collective pain collapse our sense of space, fragment connection, and activate survival. Rather than turning away, she invites a different posture: one of presence, compassion, and spacious awareness—grounded in an understanding of how trauma and healing unfold. From there, she weaves together teachings from Rabbi Nachman, the Baal Shem Tov, and Chazal to reframe emunah not as belief, but as a lived experience of connection—a consciousness that allows us to remain in relationship with what is, even in moments of uncertainty, grief, and overwhelm. Through the inner map of Mitzrayim as constricted identity, and matzah as the “secret of faith,” this episode explores how Pesach is not only a story of leaving Egypt, but an ongoing movement from collapse to spaciousness, from identification to awareness, and from separation to Divine relationship. Ohmek Session dated March 24, 2026 __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of Being. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It is an invitation inward, into a space and community, as well as one’s own inner world. A place to be stretched and to come together, to feel at home in exploration, with room to be and to breathe. At our upstate retreat center and Brooklyn locations, in our sacred gatherings, healing containers and embodied mysticism classes, we invite you into spiritual experiences and sacred spaces that allow us — collectively and individually — to explore our own depths, underneath the underneath. Website: www.ohmekliving.com Instagram: @ohmek.living To support these sessions and our offerings, strengthen our community, and enhance your engagement we welcome you to join MAAGAL, our founding membership circle https://www.patreon.com/ohmek/membership

    50 min
  5. MAR 17

    Before You Ask: Vayikra and the Hidden Language of the Call

    In this week’s episode of Underneath the Underneath, Yocheved opens Sefer Vayikra with a single, essential question: how do we decipher the language of the call? Drawing on the Mei HaShiloach and the Me’or Einayim, she explores the subtle and often overlooked language of the Divine call—one that begins before we even know we are longing, and often arrives through disruption, restlessness, and quiet inner knowing. This episode invites a shift from searching for a grand purpose to recognizing how life itself is already speaking, already guiding, already in relationship with us. Through personal reflection and live dialogue, Yocheved also meets the tension many of us carry: what happens when we feel the call, but don’t know where it’s leading—or when our deepest prayers feel unanswered? This is a conversation about intimacy, uncertainty, and learning to listen beneath the surface— where the call is already unfolding. Ohmek Session dated March 17, 2026 __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of Being. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It is an invitation inward, into a space and community, as well as one’s own inner world. A place to be stretched and to come together, to feel at home in exploration, with room to be and to breathe. At our upstate retreat center and Brooklyn locations, in our sacred gatherings, healing containers and embodied mysticism classes, we invite you into spiritual experiences and sacred spaces that allow us — collectively and individually — to explore our own depths, underneath the underneath. Website: www.ohmekliving.com Instagram: @ohmek.living To support these sessions and our offerings, strengthen our community, and enhance your engagement we welcome you to join MAAGAL, our founding membership circle https://www.patreon.com/ohmek/membership

    53 min
  6. MAR 10

    Vayakhel: Shabbat and Becoming a Walking Mishkan

    In this week’s episode of Underneath the Underneath, Yocheved explores the surprising placement of Shabbat within the story of the Mishkan. Why does the Torah mention Shabbat both after the instructions for building the sanctuary and again before the work begins? Drawing on teachings from the Me’or Einayim, she explores the deeper consciousness of Shabbat as a state of wholeness — a reality in which nothing is lacking and nothing needs fixing. Through the lenses of malacha (work), mah (whatness), and ayin (the spacious nothing that holds everything), this episode invites us to consider how Shabbat shifts our relationship to effort, repair, and spiritual striving. Ultimately, the teaching points toward a radical possibility: that when we return to the consciousness of Shabbat, we ourselves become a walking Mishkan, a dwelling place for the Divine. Ohmek Session dated March 10, 2026 __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of Being. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It is an invitation inward, into a space and community, as well as one’s own inner world. A place to be stretched and to come together, to feel at home in exploration, with room to be and to breathe. At our upstate retreat center and Brooklyn locations, in our sacred gatherings, healing containers and embodied mysticism classes, we invite you into spiritual experiences and sacred spaces that allow us — collectively and individually — to explore our own depths, underneath the underneath. Website: www.ohmekliving.com Instagram: @ohmek.living To support these sessions and our offerings, strengthen our community, and enhance your engagement we welcome you to join MAAGAL, our founding membership circle https://www.patreon.com/ohmek/membership

    53 min
  7. FEB 24

    Purim and Ad d’lo Yada: Beyond the Name, Beneath the Garment

    In this week’s episode of Underneath the Underneath, Yocheved explores the mysterious portal of Ad d’lo Yada through Parshat Tetzaveh, Zayin Adar, and the approaching light of Purim. As Moshe’s name disappears from the parsha and the priestly garments are described in intricate detail, we are invited into a deeper question: what remains when the outer name dissolves? What continues to burn when discernment softens? Drawing on the Mei HaShiloach’s teaching about knowing beyond the eyes and into the understanding of the heart, this episode explores the murky as a sacred threshold — not confusion, but gestation. Through the image of Moshe’s seamless white robe, the structured garments of the Kohanim, and the costumes of Purim, we move beneath role and recognition into essence. Beyond the name. Beneath the garment. Into the fire that remains. Ohmek Session dated February 24, 2026 __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of Being. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It is an invitation inward, into a space and community, as well as one’s own inner world. A place to be stretched and to come together, to feel at home in exploration, with room to be and to breathe. At our upstate retreat center and Brooklyn locations, in our sacred gatherings, healing containers and embodied mysticism classes, we invite you into spiritual experiences and sacred spaces that allow us — collectively and individually — to explore our own depths, underneath the underneath. Website: www.ohmekliving.com Instagram: @ohmek.living To support these sessions and our offerings, strengthen our community, and enhance your engagement we welcome you to join MAAGAL, our founding membership circle https://www.patreon.com/ohmek/membership

    53 min
  8. FEB 17

    Terumah: Sanctuary, Space, and the Architecture of Intimacy

    In this week’s episode of Underneath the Underneath, Yocheved explores Parshat Terumah and the radical invitation to build a sanctuary: more than ancient architecture, but as living blueprint for how we create space within ourselves. Why does God ask for willing hearts? Why does sanctuary begin with agency? What kind of structure allows light to enter without overwhelming the vessel? Drawing from her research on collapsed and restored space, Yocheved weaves Torah and trauma-integrating wisdom to explore three essential qualities of spiritual spaciousness: the restoration of will, the power of relational witnessing, and the sacred permission to exist. The Mishkan is not merely a building. It is a spiritual technology. It is how we learn to hold light — gently, sustainably, together. Ohmek Session dated February 17, 2026 __________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved Sidof is a mystic, teacher, trauma-informed spiritual guide and leader of Ohmek, a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of Being. __________ Deepen with Ohmek: Ohmek is a community of women and men pursuing deeper ways of being. It is the space that holds all, yet remains empty, the void that allows healing and transformation to take place, take shape, belong, integrate and disperse. It is an invitation inward, into a space and community, as well as one’s own inner world. A place to be stretched and to come together, to feel at home in exploration, with room to be and to breathe. At our upstate retreat center and Brooklyn locations, in our sacred gatherings, healing containers and embodied mysticism classes, we invite you into spiritual experiences and sacred spaces that allow us — collectively and individually — to explore our own depths, underneath the underneath. Website: www.ohmekliving.com Instagram: @ohmek.living To support these sessions and our offerings, strengthen our community, and enhance your engagement we welcome you to join MAAGAL, our founding membership circle https://www.patreon.com/ohmek/membership

    55 min

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Welcome to Underneath the Underneath with Yocheved Sidof, Founder and Spiritual Leader of Ohmek (www.ohmekliving.com), a community of individuals pursuing deeper ways of being. Are you drawn to the mystical depths of life? Do you feel a call to explore what moves and shapes us? Do you long to live more fully, attuned to your light—and your shadows? Do you crave the paradox, the space where all is possible? Here, we explore these yearnings together and touch these profound depths. We dive into those layered, textured parts of self, those unseen parts that come into focus in the mystical realms– where the mystical becomes our medicine. These are living anthologies of embodied mysticism classes, text-based learnings, open-channel flows, vulnerable conversations, and sacred sessions. Together, we explore our own depths—as individuals and as a collective—in mystical realms and lived spiritual practice, navigating the messy middle of life that’s ripe with learnings. _________ More on Yocheved Sidof: Yocheved is the founder and spiritual leader Ohmek, where she weaves the sacred and contemplative space. She is also a mystic, teacher, writer, activist, and transformation catalyst. Yocheved harnesses decades of social entrepreneurship, certifications, and lived experience — including her own wounds and healing — into her work and passions, intersecting spiritual leadership, community building and collective restoration. Immersed in advanced trainings in healing intergenerational and collective trauma, Yocheved employs a unique modality that integrates therapeutic and somatic practices with mystical teachings. Her leadership evokes what's simply known within: how we are all interconnected, and that wholeness emerges when we are held in compassionate space. She shares generously of her unique abilities to cultivate connection and bring harmony to paradox– innovation and tradition, teacher and student, the broken and the whole.

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