Tikkun HaNefesh | Kabbalistic Soul Repair Prayer
Tikkun HaNefesh means “Repair of the Soul” — a core principle in Kabbalah describing the restoration, purification, and elevation of the soul when it has been fragmented by pain, trauma, misalignment, or life experiences that have pulled us away from our essence.
Tikkun HaNefesh Kabbalistic Prayer
The Nefesh is the soul-level closest to the body. It holds:
instinct, memory, emotion
inherited patterns
subconscious wounds
protective identities
life force energy
When life overwhelms us, parts of the Nefesh contract, separate, or become burdened. Soul repair gently draws these fragments back into wholeness.
Kabbalah teaches:
“The soul is never broken. Only its pathways become obscured.”
Tikkun HaNefesh is the process of clearing these pathways, restoring light, and re-aligning the soul with Divine purpose.
It is used during:
spiritual exhaustion
emotional fragmentation
identity loss
deep grief
trauma recovery
soul-disconnection
reinvention
life transitions
generational healing
This prayer anchors the soul back into the body with clarity, gentleness, and renewed spiritual strength.
🔯 CORE PSALMS FOR TIKKUN HANEFESH- Kabbalistic Soul Repair Prayer
1. Psalm 23 — Restoring the Soul
Hebrew:
נַפְשִׁי יְשׁוֹבֵב
Transliteration:
Nafshi yeshovev.
English:
“He restores my soul.”
This is the foundational verse for Nefesh healing. It draws lost or fragmented aspects back into harmony.
2. Psalm 51:12 — Renewing Inner Spirit
Hebrew:
ר֫וּחַ נְדִיבָה תִסְמְכֵנִי
Transliteration:
Ruach nedivah tis’mecheni.
English:
“Uphold me with a willing spirit.”
Used for cleansing guilt, shame, and emotional residue clouding the soul.
3. Psalm 34:18 — Healing the Brokenhearted
Hebrew:
קָרוֹב יְהוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב
Transliteration:
Karov Adonai l’nishb’rei lev.
English:
“The Divine is close to the brokenhearted.”
Invoked to mend tenderness, emotional fractures, and soul bruises.
🔮 DIVINE NAMES FOR SOUL REPAIR
1. מ־ה־ש (Mem–Heh–Shin)
Hebrew: מהש
Transliteration: Mahash
Healing qualities:
Clears heavy emotional residue
Purifies soul imprints
Restores spiritual clarity
2. ל־ו־ו (Lamed–Vav–Vav)
Hebrew: לוו
Transliteration: LeVav
Healing qualities:
Reunites fragmented soul aspects
Strengthens inner cohesion
Softens emotional wounds
3. ה־א־א (Heh–Aleph–Aleph)
Hebrew: האא
Transliteration: HeA’a
Healing qualities:
Dissolves blockages in the energetic pathways
Reopens intuitive channels
Supports deep purification
✨ ANA B’KOACH FOR SOUL REPAIR — LINE 1
Hebrew:
אָנָּא בְּכֹחַ גְּדֻלַּת יְמִינְךָ תַּתִּיר צְרוּרָה
Transliteration:
Ana b’koach gedulat yemincha tatir tzerurah.
English:
“By the great power of Your right hand, release the tightly bound.”
This line breaks energetic knots, loosens constriction, and frees trapped soul-energy.
🌹 KABBALISTIC COMMENTARY — THE ART OF RETURNING TO YOURSELF
The Zohar teaches:
“Healing of the soul is the return to one’s original light.”
Tikkun HaNefesh is not fixing something damaged — it is remembering something sacred.
During soul fragmentation:
parts of you freeze to survive
parts hide to avoid shame
parts dim themselves to feel safe
parts disconnect to avoid pain
Soul repair:
melts the frozen pieces
welcomes the hidden parts home
restores original radiance
reintegrates your inner world
reconnects you to divine essence
This prayer is a spiritual homecoming.
You become:
more centered
more present
more intuitive
more whole
more aligned
You feel yourself again — but a clearer version.
🌿 USAGE IN SESSION — HOW TO GUIDE SOUL REPAIR
Ask the client to place a hand over the heart and breathe gently.
Recite Psalm 23:3 — “Nafshi Yeshovev” slowly to call the soul back into harmony.
Visualize the Nefesh as soft light surrounding the body, glowing and stabilizing.
Speak the Divine Name מהש (Mahash) three times for purification.
Recite Ana B’Koach Line 1 to unbind emotional tightness.
Invite the client to affirm:
“My soul is returning to its wholeness. My light is restored.”Close with gentle grounding and breath.
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