More than a decade ago, Sarah Gardner was a yoga teacher with a dream: She wanted to bring a thousand yogis together at Gillette Stadium in Boston to raise money for Boston Children’s Hospital.
Years before, Sarah’s son had spent seven life-saving weeks in the NICU at Boston Children’s. After experiencing the love, care, and devotion that the doctors and nurses gave to her family, Sarah knew she wanted to give back.
She has spent more than a decade doing just that — rallying the yoga community each spring to gather at Gillette Stadium to do yoga for a cause. To date, her organization, Yoga Reaches Out, has raised more than 4 million dollars for Boston Children’s Hospital. The money raised helps fund the program Every Child Fund, which offers dog therapy and art therapy, helps families with food vouchers, hotel stays, vouchers, and more.
Hear Sarah’s inspiring story, including lessons she’s learned along the way.
(PS: If you’d like to be part of the event this year, Jason and I will be at Gillette Stadium with a roster of other amazing yoga teachers on April 28th. Go to www.yogareachesout.org to register or to donate to Team Yogaland.)
