A New Home for MindBodyBrew
Big news! Our beloved MindBodyBrew blog has moved to share a new home in cyberspace with our beautifully redesigned website at perriinstitute.com. It’s so simple . . . visit one place to read upcoming and favorite Brew posts while also meeting our inspiring community, exploring projects and research, and learning about the various work and … Continue reading
The Art of Meditation: Blue and Green
Acts of meditation take many forms—creative, written, movement, quiet breathing, dream journeying, visualizations, compassionate acts, and thoughts. As someone who has been cultivating meditation practices for several years now, I strongly advocate fluency and fluidity in allowing your meditation practices to shift as they need to. While it is important in our present-day world of … Continue reading
Early Riser Rewards
The following post was written by TaraMarie Perri, the Founder/Director of The Perri Institute for Mind and Body. Her professional work is dedicated to yoga education and research, holistic health therapeutics, and the integration of mind/body practices with the arts and sciences. TaraMarie holds an MFA and serves on Faculty at NYU Tisch School of the … Continue reading
Spring Mingling with Merce’s Animals
The following post was written by TaraMarie Perri, the Founder/Director of The Perri Institute for Mind and Body. Her professional work is dedicated to yoga education and research, holistic health therapeutics, and the integration of mind/body practices with the arts and sciences. TaraMarie holds an MFA and serves on Faculty at NYU Tisch School of the … Continue reading
Learning One-to-One Using A Two-Way Transmission
In light of the recent redesign of our yearly training courses, which now place a greater emphasis on the importance of one-to-one learning from mentor to student, we have chosen to republish the following post, originally published by MindBodyBrew on March 4, 2013. This post was written by TaraMarie Perri, the Founder/Director of The Perri … Continue reading
Off the Grid: Fiddlehead Ferns With My Friend, Felix
The following post was written by TaraMarie Perri, the Founder/Director of The Perri Institute for Mind and Body. Her professional work is dedicated to yoga education and research, holistic health therapeutics, and the integration of mind/body practices with the arts and sciences. TaraMarie holds an MFA and serves on Faculty at NYU Tisch School of … Continue reading
The Heart Matters
The following post was written by TaraMarie Perri, the Founder/Director of The Perri Institute for Mind and Body. Her professional work is dedicated to yoga education and research, holistic health therapeutics, and the integration of mind/body practices with the arts and sciences. TaraMarie holds an MFA and serves on Faculty at NYU Tisch School of the … Continue reading
A Tale of the Winter Scarf (and Other Layers)
In the Northeast, it appears winter is finally here. New York City had a snowfall that stuck to the ground and accumulated (a rarity), and my friends who live on Lake Champlain report temperatures that will freeze the lake well into March. Perhaps you are a Winter Adventurer excited for cross-country skiing and ice-skating. Perhaps … Continue reading
Becoming Your Winter Self
This post was originally published by mindbodybrew in December of last year. Today, as we begin to transition into the winter season, we invite readers to once again explore the notion of a winter self. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- As we enter the winter juncture period before the season begins, have you noticed any changes in your body? Whether your … Continue reading
Off the Grid: London Calling
I just returned from a long overdue trip to London. Since my early twenties I have traveled there once or twice every year, and I nearly relocated there eight years ago. Over the last few years, a series of events has prevented me from making regular trips to my other home. Family-friends and pockets of … Continue reading