In addition to a more than a decade of annual silent meditation retreats with venerable teachers, here is a selection of experiences that have influenced Sarah Jane's practice, teaching, and life.
Academic Degrees
Certification Trainings
Recent Trainings in Buddhism, somatics, trauma, anti-racism, and more
Member, International Mindfulness Teachers Association
Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) and Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), Yoga Alliance
- 1998: Master's degree, Journalism, Syracuse University
- 1995: Bachelor's degree, Religion, Boston University
Certification Trainings
- 2021: 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach
- 2018: 500-hour Insight Yoga Institute Teacher Certification and Endorsement by Sarah Powers
- 2012: 100-hour Yin/Yang/Mindfulness Teacher Training with Sarah Powers
- 2010: 500-hour Art of Yoga Teaching Certification with Barbara Benagh
- 2008: 200-hour YogaWorks Teacher Training Certification with Natasha Rizopoulos
Recent Trainings in Buddhism, somatics, trauma, anti-racism, and more
- 2021: Somatic Experiencing Training, Somatic Experiencing International (ongoing)
- 2021: A Year to Live, Death/life contemplation based on the work of Stephen Levine with InsightLA (ongoing)
- 2021: Early Buddhist Meditation Path with Venerable Bhikkhu Analayo/Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (ongoing)
- 2021: Deepening Level Year of Retreats with Sarah Powers Insight Yoga Institute (ongoing)
- 2021: The Dharma of Being Anti-Racist with Spirit Rock teachers
- 2020: Satipatthana Practice Course with the Venerable Bhikkhu Analayo/Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
- 2020: Internal Family Systems Online Circle, Internal Family Systems Institute
- 2020: Mindfulness in Caregiving with San Francisco Zen Hospice
- 2019: End-of-Life Doula Professional Certification, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
- 2018: Dismantling White Feminism with Anti-Racism Collaborative
- 2018: Mindfulness-Based Trauma-Sensitive Teacher Training with Prison Yoga Project
- 2018: Waking Up Together, Moving Toward Freedom, anti-racist exploration at Cambridge Insight Meditation Center
- 2017: Exploring White Awareness, anti-racist program with John Bell and Lillian Fuchs
Member, International Mindfulness Teachers Association
Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) and Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), Yoga Alliance
