About us
The Urban Ashram is a community gathering space dedicated to the study and living practice of yoga, dharma, social responsibility, and ecological stewardship. Rooted in timeless wisdom traditions and expressed through modern community life, the Urban Ashram offers an opportunity where people can come together to deepen practice, cultivate understanding, and support one another in living with clarity, compassion, and purpose.
Each week we gather for meditation, reflection, and dialogue. These sessions include shared contemplative practice, study of dharma teachings, and community conversation exploring how spiritual practice informs our everyday lives and our responsibilities to the wider world. Following each gathering, we share tea and simple food together to nurture friendship and fellowship.
While the Urban Ashram is hosted in Portland, Oregon, participation extends beyond the physical space. Gatherings are also available online via Zoom, allowing individuals to join from anywhere. In addition, small satellite groups may gather locally in places such as Bend, Eugene, Seattle, or elsewhere—participating together in the live sessions while cultivating their own local community circles.
Throughout the year we will also host retreat opportunities at Breitenbush Hot Springs, offering time for deeper study, silence, renewal, and connection with nature.
The Urban Ashram exists as both a spiritual learning community and a living laboratory for compassionate action in the world.
Upcoming events
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Dharma Study Group
Location not specified yetThe Dharma Study Group includes meditation, dharma philosophy and yoga psychology for shared learning, reflection, and connection. For those joining in person at the Forest House in SW Portland*, each session closes with tea and light snacks—an opportunity for relaxed connection and genuine fellowship.
We meet every Friday, 7 - 8:30pm PST.
(No Session May 1st)*The Forest House: 8724 SW 45th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
If you cannot make it in-person, you are welcome to attend virtually. Please use the same link below.
DANA: Generosity, Contribution
Sarahjoy offers her teachings on a donation basis to the DAYA Foundation, so everything that you give will go directly to the Foundation. Your donations support our DAYA Recovery Living Homes and Prison Yoga Training Programs. It is customary in yogic and Buddhist traditions to support teachers through the practice of Dana, or the spiritual act of giving from the heart for teachings that you value. The aim is not so much to donate for your participation, but rather to donate in support of other students being able to join. By supporting a program, you are actively helping to grow the community.
1 attendee
Pranayama, Chanting, Meditation
·OnlineOnlineJoin us for pranayama, chanting and meditation practices to cultivate mental concentration, inner peace, and a felt sense of interconnectedness. The tools of pranayama are powerful ways to address issues such as anxiety, depression, brain fog, rumination, perseveration, and constant busyness. Pranayama can also support improved digestion, sleep, and more balanced hormones.
These sessions include practices suited to both beginning and intermediate students. Our intention is to cultivate community where all are welcome to join the sessions for shared practice and mutual support.
Saturdays, 7-8am PST
This is a virtual event.DANA: Generosity, Contribution
Sarahjoy offers her teachings on a donation basis to the DAYA Foundation, so everything that you give will go directly to the Foundation. Your donations support our DAYA Recovery Living Homes and Prison Yoga Training Programs. It is customary in yogic and Buddhist traditions to support teachers through the practice of Dana, or the spiritual act of giving from the heart for teachings that you value. The aim is not so much to donate for your participation, but rather to donate in support of other students being able to join. By supporting a program, you are actively helping to grow the community.
1 attendeeDharma Study Group
Location not specified yetThe Dharma Study Group includes meditation, dharma philosophy and yoga psychology for shared learning, reflection, and connection. For those joining in person at the Forest House in SW Portland*, each session closes with tea and light snacks—an opportunity for relaxed connection and genuine fellowship.
We meet every Friday, 7 - 8:30pm PST.
*The Forest House: 8724 SW 45th Ave, Portland, OR 97219
If you cannot make it in-person, you are welcome to attend virtually. Please use the same link below.
DANA: Generosity, Contribution
Sarahjoy offers her teachings on a donation basis to the DAYA Foundation, so everything that you give will go directly to the Foundation. Your donations support our DAYA Recovery Living Homes and Prison Yoga Training Programs. It is customary in yogic and Buddhist traditions to support teachers through the practice of Dana, or the spiritual act of giving from the heart for teachings that you value. The aim is not so much to donate for your participation, but rather to donate in support of other students being able to join. By supporting a program, you are actively helping to grow the community.
1 attendeePranayama, Chanting, Meditation
·OnlineOnlineJoin us for pranayama, chanting and meditation practices to cultivate mental concentration, inner peace, and a felt sense of interconnectedness. The tools of pranayama are powerful ways to address issues such as anxiety, depression, brain fog, rumination, perseveration, and constant busyness. Pranayama can also support improved digestion, sleep, and more balanced hormones.
These sessions include practices suited to both beginning and intermediate students. Our intention is to cultivate community where all are welcome to join the sessions for shared practice and mutual support.
Saturdays, 7-8am PST
This is a virtual event.DANA: Generosity, Contribution
Sarahjoy offers her teachings on a donation basis to the DAYA Foundation, so everything that you give will go directly to the Foundation. Your donations support our DAYA Recovery Living Homes and Prison Yoga Training Programs. It is customary in yogic and Buddhist traditions to support teachers through the practice of Dana, or the spiritual act of giving from the heart for teachings that you value. The aim is not so much to donate for your participation, but rather to donate in support of other students being able to join. By supporting a program, you are actively helping to grow the community.
1 attendee
Past events
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