Aglow
A 5-Week Course About Desire — and How to Let It Light Your Life
October 28 - November 25, 2025
4-5pm EST (1-2pm PST)
Discover the transformative power of desire with Aglow!
You know that feeling…
You want to meditate regularly — but somehow you find yourself scrolling on your phone and binge watching yet another Netflix show instead.
You want to go after what excites you — a creative dream, a deeper relationship, a new job — but hesitation, guilt, or fear of failure stop you cold.
You get what you want… and then feel strangely empty or restless, scanning the horizon for the next thing.
Or maybe you are so busy taking care of everyone else all the time...you don't even know what you want.
You’re not lazy, undisciplined, or broken.
You’re just tangled up in a misunderstood force called desire — the quiet fire at the center of being human.
Aglow is a 5-week live course on how to work with your desires, not against them.
Through weekly live Zoom sessions with wisdom from Buddhism, psychology, and poetry, guided meditation, reflection, and group support, you’ll learn to listen to what your longing is really asking for — and how to find aliveness, clarity, and peace without having to "fix" your wanting or chase every desire.
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You’ll Learn How To
- Understand the hidden patterns behind craving, avoidance, and burnout
- Reconnect to your inner “yes” — your body’s wisdom about what’s right for you
- Stop repressing your wants or losing yourself in everyone else’s
- Let go of outcomes and still feel deeply satisfied
- Find joy and aliveness in ordinary, everyday life
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You’ll Walk Away With
- A new relationship to desire — one rooted in curiosity, compassion, and clarity
- Simple daily mindfulness and reflection practices to keep your spark alive
- A deeper sense of inner peace and self-trust
- The feeling of being lit from within — not because everything is perfect, but because you’re finally aligned with what’s true
About your teacher
Hi! My name is Yael Shy, I’m an award-winning author and CEO of the industry-leading Mindfulness Consulting. I have been featured on Good Morning America, CBS News and in Time Magazine and the Harvard Business Review. In addition to my workshops and individual clients, I consult for major corporations and universities, including Proctor and Gamble, Columbia University, and NYU. Deeply passionate about the transformative power of mindfulness, I have over 20 years of practice experience in Zen, Jewish, and secular meditation contexts.
Why I do this:
My life has been transformed by learning to work with my desire. For a very long time, I thought that my wants made me “difficulty,” “whiny,” and “impossible to please.” I thought something was deeply wrong with me because I never wanted the things that I had, and never stopped wanting things I didn’t have. I just wanted an escape hatch from my wanting.
Fortunately, I discovered the ways that tapping into desire leads to deep satisfaction, joy, and a renewed life force. I’ve learned that clinging to things is different than letting longing wash over me. I’ve learned how the keys to setting my life aglow were inside me all along.
I am beyond excited to share some of these learnings and practices with you.
Program Details
Tuesdays, October 28-November 25, 2025, 4-5pm ET, 1-2pm PT, ZOOM
Sliding Scale tuition:
Scholarship: $180
Sustainer Rate: $320
Giver Rate: $500
FAQs
Is this just for beginners or just for experienced meditators?
This program is appropriate for everyone no matter your meditation background. All are welcome.
Do you offer financial assistance?
Yes, please reach out to us if you need financial aid. Please email: info@sefirawellness.com
Are these teachings based in a specific tradition or lineage?
Much of what Yael teaches has Buddhist roots, filtered through her Jewish meditation experience, but you certainly do not have to be Buddhist or Jewish (or any religion or background at all) to participate! These teachings are accessible and clear with no confusing jargon or previous experience required.
I’m not sure if this experience is for me. Can I try it and get my money back if not?
Yes! We are so sure you will feel inspired and transformed by the content and community that you have 7 days after the course begins to receive a full refund (minus administrative fees).
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
Email us at info@sefirawellness.com