Oren Jay Sofer

El Cerrito, CA 94530, USA

13.8k Followers

Oren Jay Sofer teaches meditation and communication internationally. He is a Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication, and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner for healing trauma. Oren also holds a degree in Comparative Religion from Columbia University and is the author of several books, including the best-seller "Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication” and his most recent book, “Your Heart Was Made For This: Contemplative Practices to Meet a World in Crisis with Courage, Integrity, and Love.” A husband and father, he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he enjoys cooking, drinking tea, and home woodworking projects.

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Reviews

JayneAnn

Feb 19, 2026

Thanks so much. I can't seem to get out of the house most days so I walked inside from the garden to the front door, over and over. That counts as walking, right? 🙏💞

Bethany King

Feb 4, 2026

Thank you for your powerful meditation. In these turbulent times, the groundless and love of your message rang deeply in my heart. Many thanks.

Bethany Lemon

Feb 2, 2026

I loved this. I need the extra time to settle into presence during meditation. Slowly coming into a different state is much easier than saying after 3 deep breaths, I'm somehow able to meditate right away. I need more than 3 deep breaths to come back to the present moment.

Katy Budden

Jan 21, 2026

Thank you 🙏 a lovely gentle meditation focusing on breath.

Radhe Lesny

Jan 18, 2026

I love this practice. Your voice is very calm and soothing. Thank you so much.

Camelot

Jan 13, 2026

I feel very rooted and spacious 💫 Thank you for bringing this experience to my awareness this morning.

Dawn

Dec 15, 2025

This was very helpful - exactly what I needed this morning - to return to presence after an upsetting incident. The meditation and the sound of the voice were very calming and grounding. This is one I’ll return to regularly now that I’ve found it.

Liz R

Dec 11, 2025

This will become a favorite. Soothing voice, nicely paced. Nothing extranious. Thank you!

Lucy Jenkins

Nov 17, 2025

This was lovely, gentle, perfect… only I often meditate sitting up in bed so reference to feeling points of contact on floor were disorientating…I just tried to think “points of contact with surface I’m on…” Thank you for this, looking forward to trying your other meditations! 🌸🙏🏼🌸

Samantha

Oct 31, 2025

Absolutely beautiful meditation, and letting go ..so relaxed and rejuvenated in peace now thank you 💗🙏💗

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