Milton Yoga Moves to Brush Hill Road Location

It took nearly a year, but Milton Yoga is now open at 12 Brush Hill Road.

Two years ago, Sean McCarthy returned to his hometown with the mission of opening Milton Yoga and creating a yoga community. As of May 1, that community has a new home base, the 1,700-square-foot first floor space at 12 Brush Hill Road. Since the ski instructor turned yogi started his business, he'd been sharing space at the Carriage House School on Randolph Avenue. The new studio was completely redone and features two rooms for heated and unheated yoga.  Milton Yoga operated out of the Carriage House for 730 days. In that time, McCarthy said he's welcomed 1,534 new students. The class offerings will now increase from 27 to over 50 at the new Milton Yoga. Most noticeably, the new space will allow for daytime classes, an option not …

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Milton Yoga Team Fundraises for Yoga Reaches Out

Milton Yoga will participate in Yoga Reaches Out on April 28.

A team from Milton Yoga will be participating in Yoga Reaches Out, a daylong fundraiser at Gillette Stadium that benefits Boston Children's Hospital and Children's Tumor Foundation through yoga, for the second straight year. While people can still join Team Milton Yoga, owner Sean McCarthy said the team currently has 14 members, who will pay the $25 entry fee and raise $250 for the event's selected charities. The team has raised over $3,000 already on the way to its $10,000 goal. Yoga Reaches Out will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 28. The event, which is open to yogis of all skill levels, will feature yoga led by a variety of teachers including Power Yoga founder Bryan Kest. McCarthy said about 500 people united to practice …

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Yoga Comes to Milton Town Green Sunday

The Milton Yoga Foundation, Front Line Yoga and the Jimmy Fund will host Yoga on the Milton Town Green on September 9.

On a typical Sunday afternoon, the Baron Hugo Gazebo and the green in front of Town Hall are quiet and empty. This Sunday, the Town Green will be much more occupied, but similarly hushed. Milton Yoga will host Yoga on the Milton Town Green Sunday, September 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. The free community event will raise money the Jimmy Fund and the Milton Yoga Foundation while collecting toiletries and clothing for Front Line Yoga. Milton Yoga owner Sean McCarthy, who launched the Milton Yoga Foundation in January, organized the event with a student who works at the Jimmy Fund. He also brought in Front Line Yoga founder Danny Dwyer, who went from being homeless in Boston to collecting items and teaching yoga to people in a similar situation. “We …

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Milton Yoga Celebrates One-Year Anniversary, Announces New Milton Space

Milton Yoga opened one year ago today and is planning to expand into a new location the coming months.

Milton Yoga, a community and education based yoga studio, celebrates its one year birthday today, May 2nd, and announces the opening of new, dedicated studio at 10 Brush Hill Road in Milton. In celebration of its birthday, Milton Yoga is offering classes for $1. From May 2nd through May 6th, all classes at the studio will be one dollar.   "I wanted to give something back to the community and the students who have made this year so successful," said Owner and Teacher at Milton Yoga, Sean McCarthy. "When I opened a year ago in the midst of a troubling economy, I knew there was a need for yoga in my hometown. I opened in shared space with the Carriage House School to help build the business and foster an educational environment. I had no idea…

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Business of the Week: Milton Yoga

Milton native Sean McCarthy discusses the benefits of 5,000 years of yoga tradition.

The discipline of yoga comes in a variety of forms. Originating in India over 5,000 years ago, it has always been associated with attaining a spiritual, mental and physical balance. In the West, the study and practice of Yoga has been part of since the mid-nineteenth century but it wasn't until the 1960s that yoga became one of the most popular ways to maintain physical and mental fitness. Becoming a yoga teacher also requires a dedication to the discipline, something that Sean McCarthy knows all about. A former ski instructor and personal trainer, he fell in love with yoga and changed his personal path to the study of this original workout. After completing the 500 hours of yoga teacher training required, he now owns and operates Milton …

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Get Out This Weekend

A sampling of happenings this weekend in and around Milton.

1. The Hunger Games: Total Film called this adaptation of the best-selling book as “the most influential film made in years.” Set in a dystopian future America, it fuses the teenage-angst of Twilight with American Gladiators in a fight to the death. It starts showing at cinemas across the South Shore from midnight tonight and will dominate the screens for the entire weekend. Tickets are available online now or in person at the numerous screenings advertised.  2. Wine & Food Tasting: If you prefer to spend your Friday evening sampling the delights of South African wine, the Fruit Center will be hosting an event at the Marketplace Café. Running from 6-7:30 p.m., wine-lovers will be able to meet Ken Forrester (owner of Ken Forrester Vineyards…

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Milton Makes a Difference

Milton Yoga Reaches Out

Milton teachers and students extend their practice to benefit children's causes.

Team Milton Yoga is participating in the Yoga Reaches Out Yogathon at Gillette Stadium on May 6. The day-long fundraising event will benefit the Children’s Hospital Boston Division of Developmental Medicine and the Africa Yoga Project. Milton Yoga owner Sean McCarthy talked with columnist Julie Fay about motivation, health and supporting “two great causes.” Describe the Yoga Reaches Out fundraiser. It’s open to teams or individuals. Each participant agrees to raise and/or donate $250 (similar to being a charity runner for the Boston Marathon). Team Milton Yoga has seven members right now, but our goal is to get to 50. That would mean $12,500 (raised). There will be some big yoga names at the event. A couple of my teachers have worked with …

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The Boston Buddha Collaborates with Milton Yoga for Meditation Class

A Milton-based meditation instructor recently offered an introduction class at a Milton yoga studio.

The philosophies behind yoga and meditation, while focused on slightly different areas, have plenty of parallels. These similarities make the collaboration between a Milton resident with a growing meditation instruction career and a Milton-based yoga studio a likely paring. In late October, Andy Kelley, a Chopra-certified meditation instructor known as the Boston Buddha, held an introduction to meditation class at Milton Yoga. Sean McCarthy owns the yoga studio, which is located in the Carriage House School on Randolph Avenue. The successful session, which drew 20 participants, was set up when the men met at a mutual friend’s birthday party. “I think it was well received tonight,” said McCarthy after the session, adding he’d like to have …

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Milton Native Brings Yoga Back to Hometown

Sean McCarthy opened Milton Yoga on Randolph Avenue on May 2.

After a five-year period as a ski instructor, yoga teacher and certified personal trainer in Colorado, Wyoming, and Texas, Milton native Sean McCarthy has brought his love of yoga back home. McCarthy opened his Milton Yoga studio at  777 Randolph Ave on May 2and has seen a great response in the community. “It’s been better than expected, it’s been a great reception,” McCarthy said of the business’s first few months. “I’ve been averaging about a new student a day, which is fantastic.” McCarthy offers classes Monday through Saturday in both the Hatha and Vinyasa styles of yoga.  Students have the option of starting their day with an early morning class or closing out their day with an evening session. They can also choose from one of three …

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