Posted by mindbodybrew on October 2, 2016 · 1 Comment
The Perri Institute for Mind and Body is proud to share new projects from our Projects and Pathways Initiative via MindBodyBrew. All students and graduates enrolled in our annual courses and independent study tracks are encouraged to make an inquiry and identify a project of performance, object, writing, film, social experiment, analysis, and more that … Continue reading →
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Posted by mindbodybrew on September 27, 2015 · 3 Comments
The following post was written by Liz Beres, a NYC-based dancer; dance teacher; and yoga teacher, certified by The Perri Institute for Mind and Body. Liz currently teaches yoga privately and at various gyms, including that of the Federal Reserve Bank of NY through Plus One. She is continually intrigued by and appreciative of the power of mind/body … Continue reading →
Filed under Connect, Focus, Grow, Voices: Liz Beres · Tagged with aparigraha, autumn, change, comfort zone, create, dance teacher, Donna Farhi, eight-limbed path, Fall, grow, growth, make meaning, mindful, mindfulness, New York City, non-attachment, non-hoarding, presence, present, present moment, prioritize, reflect, reflection, self-study, soul, yoga, yoga teacher
Posted by mindbodybrew on July 6, 2015 · 2 Comments
The following piece was written by Brianna Goodman, copy and features editor for MindBodyBrew. Brianna teaches Yoga with The Perri Institute for Mind and Body in New York City. She currently attends Fordham University, where she is pursuing a degree in English and Creative Writing, with a minor in Communications. “We do not succeed in … Continue reading →
Filed under Focus, Grow, Monday Mantra, Voices: Brianna Goodman · Tagged with ambition, balance, change, desire, destination, focus, goals, journey, life journey, life story, literature, mantra, Marcel Proust, mindful, mindfulness, open mind, passion, pathway, possibility, present moment, Proust, quote, quoteable, reality, yoga, yoga practice
Posted by mindbodybrew on April 26, 2015 · 1 Comment
The following piece was written by Maggie Gavin. Maggie has been teaching yoga for The Perri Institute for Mind and Body for five years. She is currently pursuing her MSW at Fordham University, to learn how to support mental health through yoga. Catch her class at Steps on Broadway: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 AM … Continue reading →
Filed under Grow, Play · Tagged with aparigraha, building blocks, change, childhood, children, curiosity, flux, grow, impermanence, joy, legos, let go, letting go, meditation, non-hoarding, play, rebuild, structure, yoga, yoga practice
Posted by mindbodybrew on October 13, 2014 · 3 Comments
“Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.” – B.K.S. Iyengar The season of Fall is a perfect season to observe changes in nature, in light, and in our energetic bodies. We all share these experiences. But what do you think of the definition … Continue reading →
Posted by mindbodybrew on March 30, 2014 · 1 Comment
This week The Perri Institute for Mind and Body officially opens the doors to our new home at Gibney Dance Center at 280 Broadway. The opportunity to really have a “home,” a place of stability, structure, and support, is a new and exciting step for our student and teaching community, one that will hopefully allow … Continue reading →
Filed under Connect, Grow, Observe, Voices: Katherine Moore · Tagged with 280 Broadway, aristocratic homes, Bill Bryson, change, comfort, Gibney Dance, Gibney Dance Center, historical homes, history, home, Home: A Short History of Private Life, homes, living room, Monticello, parlor, salon, spring, spring cleaning, The Perri Institute for Mind and Body, Thomas Jefferson, winter, withdrawing room, yoga
Posted by mindbodybrew on March 9, 2014 · 4 Comments
It’s always amazing to me how markedly our surrounding environments affect our bodies, minds, and spirits. Whether visiting another city or escaping to the wilderness, I find that my city grip is loosened, maybe not completely but certainly significantly, when I get out of town. My mind can become cavernous (space to truly focus and … Continue reading →
Filed under Balance, Breathe, Connect, Grow, Investigate, Observe, Off the Grid, Play, Voices: Liz Beres · Tagged with adventures, change, choose your own adventure, city, environment, environmental effects, explorations, identity, Jeanette Osias, journey, Louisiana, Mardi Gras, meditation, New Orleans, road trips, seasons, tarot card reading, tarot cards, travel, traveling, vacations, vinyasa, wedding, weddings, wilderness
Posted by mindbodybrew on October 20, 2013 · 4 Comments
When I was attending acting conservatory, we were encouraged to read a book called Audition, by Michael Shurtleff. The book offers instructions to actors as they prepare for auditions, by way of twelve guideposts. One of these guideposts is titled Mystery and Secret. In this guidepost, Shurtleff advises the actor that once he has completed … Continue reading →
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Posted by mindbodybrew on June 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Mondays tend to signify the beginning of the week and with that, comes the chance to begin again – at work, at school, in our relationships with others, and in our relationships with ourselves. We at Mindbodybrew would like to help you our readers make your way into each week by offering tidbits of inspiration … Continue reading →
Filed under Breathe, Grow, Monday Mantra · Tagged with beginning of the week, breaking, breaking patterns, change, changing, inspiration, mantra, Monday, Mondays, new worlds, patterns, transition, transitioning, transitions, Tuli Kupferberg
Posted by mindbodybrew on May 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The following is an edited and revised version of a piece I wrote in May 2011 to inaugurate my very first personal blog entry. The topic of “next vs. now” has been on my mind again so I dug back in to revisit these thoughts. In honor of graduates everywhere, especially our Mind Body Dancer … Continue reading →
Filed under Breathe, Connect, Focus, Grow, Investigate, Voices: TaraMarie Perri · Tagged with change, dwell, future, graduation, moment, next, now, past, present, today, tomorrow, yesterday