Find More Ease, Healing, and Joy
Deep, practical mindfulness programs for individuals and teams that reduce burnout, strengthen connection, and bring real joy into daily life.
With over 20 years of experience studying and practicing mindfulness, Sefira has worked with top-tier universities, Fortune 500 companies, and community organizations to help people authentically and sustainability thrive and connect.
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Yael offers numerous coaching programs designed to support individuals, teams, and groups in cultivating mindfulness, resilience, and well-being. Her coaching is deeply rooted in her core values and principles, ensuring that every session is meaningful, transformative, and aligned with your unique journey.
Choose Joy, a 5-part online course, suited for beginners, where you gain practical, accessible meditation techniques to deepen resilience, prevent or heal from burnout, and strengthen your well-being toolkit.
Flourish, a transformative 12-week program that immerses you in mindfulness practice and certifies you to lead others in meditation.
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Are you struggling with employee retention, wellness, and burnout? Do you want to create a well-being program at your institution that cultivates self-awareness, builds resilient relationships, and creates systemic cultures of well-being?
Yael Shy can bring best practices in well-being to your product and/or service with our 20+ years of experience in designing, strategizing, and implementing award-winning programs.
Previous clients include Proctor & Gamble, Columbia Law School, NYU, and more. Click here to learn more.
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Listening Labs, created by Yael Shy, is a premier peer-listening program used at universities and workplaces across the country, including New York University, University of Hawaii at Hilo, and Quinnipiac University. The program radically improves participant mental health outcomes while building strong and resilient communities.
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Yael’s one-on-one mindfulness coaching is tailored to meet you where you are on your path. Whether you’re new to mindfulness or looking to deepen your practice, her coaching will help you reconnect with your inner self, find clarity, and live with greater ease and authenticity. Guided by her core principles, we’ll work together to create a personalized plan that supports your growth and well-being. Send us a note to get started today.
Hi! I’m Yael Shy—award-winning mindfulness coach, consultant, and author—here to help you live with more ease, clarity, and joy. I work with individuals and organizations to rediscover their strength, resilience, and capacity for deep joy.
As the founder of Sefira Wellness and author of the award-winning book What Now? Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond (Parallax, 2017) , I bring 20+ years of experience in mindfulness, meditation and deep listening practices to guide people toward healing and wholeness.
If you’re craving a deeper path and ready to come home to yourself, let's connect.
Depth Over Quick Fixes
At Sefira, we create a sacred container for transformation. Rooted in timeless wisdom and backed by over 20 years of experience, our work goes beyond surface-level wellness to deliver measurable change.
Our programs are built on three core principles:
Radical Presence — reconnect to your body and emotions
Deep Listening — understand your inner stories and others without judgment
Authentic Expression — align your actions with your values to reignite motivation and creativity
When these principles work together, people thrive, and organizations flourish.
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“Yael Shy is a teacher who combines tremendous compassion with unusual insight. She combines deep knowledge and inspired innovation. She connects with people of all ages and backgrounds. She is a total gem.”
— Elizabeth F. Emens, Professor of Law; Director, Mindfulness Program; Columbia Law School
A soulful guide to navigating the uncertainty, heartbreak, and pressure of your twenties with mindfulness, compassion, and courage.
What Now? Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond is an award-winning book by Yael Shy that speaks directly to the messy, beautiful chaos of early adulthood. This book is not about becoming “better.” It’s about realizing you are already whole.
"Never arrogant, deeply humble and always purposeful, What Now? makes a strong case for why meditation can help anyone better understand a moment or a life, one lived and one still unfolding.” —Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, She Persisted and It’s Your World
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