Dear Friends,

In my latest conversation in my Desire & Dharma series, the brilliant Adreanna Limbach tells me about the moment that found her clutching the kitchen counter and group chatting her friends in excitement after seeing a certain very sexy movie trailer. We talk about the pleasures and joys of desire and the possibility that we’re already whole, even while wanting more.

Rather than making desire the enemy, this conversation is a curious inquiry into what our wanting is trying to teach us and whether opening to our desires might juice up our lives with joy.

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Speaking of Desire and Longing...

We’re taught that desire makes us restless. But what if it contained the very map we need to move forward in our lives and in our (burning) world? In my latest article for Happier: "Your Longing Is Your Guide," I explore how opening to your deepest longings - even the seemingly impossible ones - can release paralyzing anxiety, spark creativity, and both guide and sustain you in overwhelming times.

Speaking of Overwhelming Times...How is Your Flourishing?

Just functioning these days can be a lot. You know how helpful meditation can be. You crave the wisdom, steadiness, and ease that you know it brings. And yet, it is just so hard to carve out the time and the motivation to practice regularly.

I get it and I have been there. For years, I would go on meditation retreats, have huge insights, and get motivated to practice...and then found myself dropping it when life got busy and chaotic.

It wasn't my fault and it isn't yours. Nobody can sustain a real, deep, transformative practice on their own. You need a supportive community, inspiring content, experienced and accessible teachers and an entire eco-system to catalyze real transformation, growth, and a new habit to really take hold.

This is why I created Flourish: A Jewish Mindfulness Immersion and Certification Program. ​

Flourish allows you to:

🔥 Replace overwhelm with inner steadiness — Tools you can use the moment life gets challenging.

🤲 Deeply anchor yourself in Jewish and mindfulness practices that feel alive and embodied.

🎓 Gain the skills to hold, guide, and lead others in meditation with confidence.

🧠 Build clarity, resilience, and emotional balance in work, life, and relationships.

We go from March 10 – May 26, with live weekly sessions, on-demand instructional videos, guided meditations, profound Jewish source sheets, journaling prompts, a lively Whatsapp group, and a cohort of people committed to showing up - imperfectly, honestly, together.

Seats are filling quickly and this is the only opportunity to join us this year. If you’ve been sensing that this is a moment to deepen, to root yourself more fully, and to finally commit to real flourishing, I’d love to welcome you.

Use the code YS_2026 for $100 off the tuition price.

And if you have any questions at all about if Flourish is right for you, please hit "reply" to this email and let's talk!

Hope to see you soon.

With love,
Yael

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Yael Shy is the CEO and Founder of Sefira Wellness with over two decades of supporting others in uncovering their inherent worth and capacity for deep joy through mindfulness. She is the author of the award-winning book What Now? Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond (Parallax, 2017) and teaches at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service. You can find her on Instagram at @yaelshy1. 2299 Summer St. #1249, Stamford, CT 06905 ​Unsubscribe · Preferences​