certifications

In addition to a more than a decade of annual silent retreats with venerable teachers, here is a selection of experiences that have influenced Sarah Jane's practice, teaching, and life.

Academic Degrees

1998: Master's degree, Journalism and Communications, Syracuse University
1995: Bachelor's degree, Religion, Boston University

Select Teacher Trainings

2021: 2-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification 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 Buddhist meditation, trauma, anti-racism, and more

2021: Somatic Experiencing Training, Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute (ongoing 3-year program)
2020: Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma, NICABM
2020: "Satipatthana Meditation" with Bhikku Analayo
2020: Internal Family Systems Online Circle
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 exploration 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