Join me to initiate or continue the cultivation of vitality, peace, and purpose on your mat or cushion, and in your life! There's nothing like practicing in community to remind us we are all in this together.
WEDNESDAY MORNING SANGHA
Weekly on Wednesday, 7:15-7:45am
Join online from any quiet place!
I make it easier for beginners to learn to meditate and for practitioners to meditate in community through this weekly drop-in virtual meditation group. On a given Wednesday morning, whether you are sleepy, anxious, settled, challenged...I encourage you to show up. A regular meditation practice is revolutionary and results in increased tolerance for a broader range of inner experience, a greater sense of connection to others, and less mental suffering. Just sign up by filling in the pop-up form on the homepage, or by dropping me a line through my Contact form. You'll receive an email with easy instructions. We use Zoom conferencing software: At the mere click of the button, we appear on each other's screens, each in our own pane.You will be muted at first, and I'll ask you to take a turn un-muting to share your name, location, and what feels present/how things are. Then we'll make sure our posture is comfortable and I'll guide us into a 20-minute meditation. Let this mindful gathering be a catalyst and anchor for a regular self-led practice.
YOGA, MINDFULNESS & INQUIRY: A MONTHLY INSIGHT YOGA PRACTICE
Monthly on (mostly) Second Sundays, 10am-Noon
The Boston Center for Contemplative Practice
Register online to save time when you arrive
Insight Yoga is an integrated practice where complimentary streams of yoga, Buddhism, and spiritual psychology are interwoven to enhance physical, energetic, mental, and emotional health. We invite meditators interested in exploring the body as another way in, as well as yoga practitioners interested in bringing more meditation into their routines, and practitioners of multiple methods and any level of experience to gather monthly to spend two hours with a variety of skillful means to tap-root our inherent wisdom and compassion and meet the self as it actually is: luminous and full of potential. We open with a 10-minute sit, land acknowledgement, and vows; we then move into pranayama, yin yoga, and slow flow yoga; and we close with savasana and a 20-minute sit. The amount of guidance and silence at the start of each meditative period and during yin yoga will be tailored to the needs of the practitioners in the room, with the intention of providing an equally supportive and spacious holding environment.
2019: September 15, October 13, November 10, December 15
2020: January 12, February 8, March 12, April 9, May 10....
PAST WORKSHOPS/EVENTS:
May 3-5, 2019
Harrison, Maine
INSIGHT YOGA & ACUPUNCTURE WELLNESS WEEKEND
Yoga teacher and acupuncturist Seetal Cheema, MD, and I are offering a boutique retreat experience for a limited number of clients in a large and lovely lakeside home in Maine. We offer you our kind attention, yoga, meditation, acupuncture, essential oils, organic meals, and handmade herbal teas. We hope you will take this chance to pause and receive in community. We consider this weekend an incubator in which to develop programming for our upcoming fall wellness weekend at Dragonfly Barn in New Hampshire; we will be curious to learn what you loved best about the experience. Bring a friend or a partner or come on your own, and let us guide you through methods that soothe and invigorate.
(Registration closed.)
April 28, 2019
Brookline, Massachusetts
DETOX & RENEW: INSIGHT YOGA & ACUPUNCTURE WORKSHOP
My dear friend and holistic acupuncturist Seetal Cheema, MD, once again joins me from Los Angeles to offer the chance to retreat for an afternoon and emerge anew. Through yin yoga and mindfulness and compassion meditation practices woven together for potency, we encourage detoxification and establish a sense of freshness for spring. During final rest, we relax and receive holistic acupuncture that will assist our ability to detox, root, rise, and heal. Let's hit the reset button together. You deserve it, and the people around you will benefit too.
Inner Space/Yoga in the Village, 1-3PM
17 Station Street, Brookline, MA 02445
Pay when you arrive at your choice of rate:
Student/Senior/Veteran: $40 Regular rate: $60 Studio/Instructor Benefactor: $80
(Registration closed.)
February 18, 2019 for 4 Mondays
Dorchester, Massachusetts
4-WEEK INSIGHT YOGA WORKSHOP SERIES
Insight yoga is an integrated practice where complimentary streams of yoga, Buddhism, and spiritual psychology are interwoven to enhance health and balance in the body, heart, and mind. In this 4-week workshop we will both practice and discuss the purpose and benefit of the methods, including yin and yang yogas, pranayama, mindfulness, and metta. Each week will build on the last: While we start in Week One by taking a close look at individual practices, by Week Three we are weaving them together, layering them in various ways to produce beautiful invitations to release conditioning and, at least for moments, to touch into a deep and holistic sense of the self as it is: luminous and full of potential. By the close of this workshop you’ll have your own favorite yogic methods for achieving balance, expanding self-knowledge, and cultivating wisdom and compassion. You’ll also have a roadmap for an adaptable and nourishing home practice that can help buoy you in any circumstances.
4 Corners Yoga + Wellness, 6-7:15PM
4 weeks starting 2/18/19, $55
(Registration closed.)
January 1, 2019
Colton, New York
THE RESILIENT SELF
In this updated and expanded annual event, Sarah Jane weaves yoga, mindfulness, and contemplation to enhance open-heartedness and insight. Relaxed and inspired, you will identify your lessons from 2018 and let go the rest. Sarah Jane will then guide you in uncovering your deepest aspirations for 2019, and you'll create a path toward their realization. Five Elements Living proprietor Shelby Connelly, L.Ac., M.Ac., will add holistic acupuncture, healthy treats, and dark chocolate! Bring a journal...and a friend!
Five Elements Living, 12-3PM, $80
(Registration closed. Save the date 1/1/2020!)
December 30, 2018
Brookline, Massachusetts
AWAKEN 2019
If you missed it in Dorchester on the 29th, we'll be in Brookline the next day. May we enhance our sense of peace and resolve, so we can go forth into 2019 steady and ready to create the lives we want, as well as meet whatever inevitably unfolds.
Inner Space/Yoga in the Village, 2-4PM
$30 drop-in.
(Registration closed.)
December 29, 2018
Dorchester, Massachusetts
AWAKEN 2019
As the year draws to a close, set aside time to tap into a sense of possibility in body, heart, and mind. Join Boston-based yogis Sarah Jane Shangraw & Jaylee Oberg for a short journey in letting go, cleansing pranayama, yin yoga, intention setting, contemplation, and rest.
4 Corners Yoga + Wellness, 4-6PM
$30 drop-in.
(Registration closed.)
December 2, 2018
Brookline, Massachusetts
DEEP PEACE: A HOLISTIC HEALING EXPERIENCE
Disrupt the hustle and bustle this holiday season with this peaceful 2-hour experiential workshop in candlelight. Yoga/meditation instructor Sarah Jane Shangraw will guide an invigorating yin/yang yoga practice (75 minutes) to prepare for complementary acupuncture during a comfortable savasana (30 minutes). Acupuncturist Shelby Connelly, L.Ac M.Ac, will target points to promote calm and boost immunity, creating a deeply restorative experience with lasting effects. In the precious moments following, we will practice lovingkindness meditation. All are welcome. And if you have never tried acupuncture, this is a nice way to do so.
Inner Space/Yoga in the Village, 2-4pm
Pay when you arrive at your choice of rate:
Student/Senior/Veteran: $40 Regular rate: $60 Studio/Instructor Benefactor: $80
(Registration closed.)
September 8, 2018
Brookline, Massachusetts
ROOT YOURSELF: YOGA, MEDITATION, ACUPUNCTURE
Yoga/meditation instructor Sarah Jane Shangraw and holistic acupuncturist Seetal Cheema, MD, guide an integrated yoga/meditation practice (75 minutes) to prepare for complementary acupuncture during a comfortable savasana (30 minutes). Acupuncture will target points to promote groundedness and calm. May you have peace through the transition of early fall in this academic town! All are welcome. And if you have never tried acupuncture, this is a nice way to do so.
Inner Space/Yoga in the Village, 1-3pm
Pay when you arrive at your choice of rate.
Sliding scale: $50-$80
(Registration closed.)
WEDNESDAY MORNING SANGHA
Weekly on Wednesday, 7:15-7:45am
Join online from any quiet place!
I make it easier for beginners to learn to meditate and for practitioners to meditate in community through this weekly drop-in virtual meditation group. On a given Wednesday morning, whether you are sleepy, anxious, settled, challenged...I encourage you to show up. A regular meditation practice is revolutionary and results in increased tolerance for a broader range of inner experience, a greater sense of connection to others, and less mental suffering. Just sign up by filling in the pop-up form on the homepage, or by dropping me a line through my Contact form. You'll receive an email with easy instructions. We use Zoom conferencing software: At the mere click of the button, we appear on each other's screens, each in our own pane.You will be muted at first, and I'll ask you to take a turn un-muting to share your name, location, and what feels present/how things are. Then we'll make sure our posture is comfortable and I'll guide us into a 20-minute meditation. Let this mindful gathering be a catalyst and anchor for a regular self-led practice.
YOGA, MINDFULNESS & INQUIRY: A MONTHLY INSIGHT YOGA PRACTICE
Monthly on (mostly) Second Sundays, 10am-Noon
The Boston Center for Contemplative Practice
Register online to save time when you arrive
Insight Yoga is an integrated practice where complimentary streams of yoga, Buddhism, and spiritual psychology are interwoven to enhance physical, energetic, mental, and emotional health. We invite meditators interested in exploring the body as another way in, as well as yoga practitioners interested in bringing more meditation into their routines, and practitioners of multiple methods and any level of experience to gather monthly to spend two hours with a variety of skillful means to tap-root our inherent wisdom and compassion and meet the self as it actually is: luminous and full of potential. We open with a 10-minute sit, land acknowledgement, and vows; we then move into pranayama, yin yoga, and slow flow yoga; and we close with savasana and a 20-minute sit. The amount of guidance and silence at the start of each meditative period and during yin yoga will be tailored to the needs of the practitioners in the room, with the intention of providing an equally supportive and spacious holding environment.
2019: September 15, October 13, November 10, December 15
2020: January 12, February 8, March 12, April 9, May 10....
PAST WORKSHOPS/EVENTS:
May 3-5, 2019
Harrison, Maine
INSIGHT YOGA & ACUPUNCTURE WELLNESS WEEKEND
Yoga teacher and acupuncturist Seetal Cheema, MD, and I are offering a boutique retreat experience for a limited number of clients in a large and lovely lakeside home in Maine. We offer you our kind attention, yoga, meditation, acupuncture, essential oils, organic meals, and handmade herbal teas. We hope you will take this chance to pause and receive in community. We consider this weekend an incubator in which to develop programming for our upcoming fall wellness weekend at Dragonfly Barn in New Hampshire; we will be curious to learn what you loved best about the experience. Bring a friend or a partner or come on your own, and let us guide you through methods that soothe and invigorate.
(Registration closed.)
April 28, 2019
Brookline, Massachusetts
DETOX & RENEW: INSIGHT YOGA & ACUPUNCTURE WORKSHOP
My dear friend and holistic acupuncturist Seetal Cheema, MD, once again joins me from Los Angeles to offer the chance to retreat for an afternoon and emerge anew. Through yin yoga and mindfulness and compassion meditation practices woven together for potency, we encourage detoxification and establish a sense of freshness for spring. During final rest, we relax and receive holistic acupuncture that will assist our ability to detox, root, rise, and heal. Let's hit the reset button together. You deserve it, and the people around you will benefit too.
Inner Space/Yoga in the Village, 1-3PM
17 Station Street, Brookline, MA 02445
Pay when you arrive at your choice of rate:
Student/Senior/Veteran: $40 Regular rate: $60 Studio/Instructor Benefactor: $80
(Registration closed.)
February 18, 2019 for 4 Mondays
Dorchester, Massachusetts
4-WEEK INSIGHT YOGA WORKSHOP SERIES
Insight yoga is an integrated practice where complimentary streams of yoga, Buddhism, and spiritual psychology are interwoven to enhance health and balance in the body, heart, and mind. In this 4-week workshop we will both practice and discuss the purpose and benefit of the methods, including yin and yang yogas, pranayama, mindfulness, and metta. Each week will build on the last: While we start in Week One by taking a close look at individual practices, by Week Three we are weaving them together, layering them in various ways to produce beautiful invitations to release conditioning and, at least for moments, to touch into a deep and holistic sense of the self as it is: luminous and full of potential. By the close of this workshop you’ll have your own favorite yogic methods for achieving balance, expanding self-knowledge, and cultivating wisdom and compassion. You’ll also have a roadmap for an adaptable and nourishing home practice that can help buoy you in any circumstances.
4 Corners Yoga + Wellness, 6-7:15PM
4 weeks starting 2/18/19, $55
(Registration closed.)
January 1, 2019
Colton, New York
THE RESILIENT SELF
In this updated and expanded annual event, Sarah Jane weaves yoga, mindfulness, and contemplation to enhance open-heartedness and insight. Relaxed and inspired, you will identify your lessons from 2018 and let go the rest. Sarah Jane will then guide you in uncovering your deepest aspirations for 2019, and you'll create a path toward their realization. Five Elements Living proprietor Shelby Connelly, L.Ac., M.Ac., will add holistic acupuncture, healthy treats, and dark chocolate! Bring a journal...and a friend!
Five Elements Living, 12-3PM, $80
(Registration closed. Save the date 1/1/2020!)
December 30, 2018
Brookline, Massachusetts
AWAKEN 2019
If you missed it in Dorchester on the 29th, we'll be in Brookline the next day. May we enhance our sense of peace and resolve, so we can go forth into 2019 steady and ready to create the lives we want, as well as meet whatever inevitably unfolds.
Inner Space/Yoga in the Village, 2-4PM
$30 drop-in.
(Registration closed.)
December 29, 2018
Dorchester, Massachusetts
AWAKEN 2019
As the year draws to a close, set aside time to tap into a sense of possibility in body, heart, and mind. Join Boston-based yogis Sarah Jane Shangraw & Jaylee Oberg for a short journey in letting go, cleansing pranayama, yin yoga, intention setting, contemplation, and rest.
4 Corners Yoga + Wellness, 4-6PM
$30 drop-in.
(Registration closed.)
December 2, 2018
Brookline, Massachusetts
DEEP PEACE: A HOLISTIC HEALING EXPERIENCE
Disrupt the hustle and bustle this holiday season with this peaceful 2-hour experiential workshop in candlelight. Yoga/meditation instructor Sarah Jane Shangraw will guide an invigorating yin/yang yoga practice (75 minutes) to prepare for complementary acupuncture during a comfortable savasana (30 minutes). Acupuncturist Shelby Connelly, L.Ac M.Ac, will target points to promote calm and boost immunity, creating a deeply restorative experience with lasting effects. In the precious moments following, we will practice lovingkindness meditation. All are welcome. And if you have never tried acupuncture, this is a nice way to do so.
Inner Space/Yoga in the Village, 2-4pm
Pay when you arrive at your choice of rate:
Student/Senior/Veteran: $40 Regular rate: $60 Studio/Instructor Benefactor: $80
(Registration closed.)
September 8, 2018
Brookline, Massachusetts
ROOT YOURSELF: YOGA, MEDITATION, ACUPUNCTURE
Yoga/meditation instructor Sarah Jane Shangraw and holistic acupuncturist Seetal Cheema, MD, guide an integrated yoga/meditation practice (75 minutes) to prepare for complementary acupuncture during a comfortable savasana (30 minutes). Acupuncture will target points to promote groundedness and calm. May you have peace through the transition of early fall in this academic town! All are welcome. And if you have never tried acupuncture, this is a nice way to do so.
Inner Space/Yoga in the Village, 1-3pm
Pay when you arrive at your choice of rate.
Sliding scale: $50-$80
(Registration closed.)