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Projects: Nicholas Grubbs

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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Going in Circles (it’s a good thing)

Posted by mindbodybrew on September 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Nearly six months ago, I began to plan the next chapter in my life: graduate school. The news that I would be a MFA student on the dance performance track at the University of Iowa was new and wonderful! Yet this also meant I would have to leave the grand city of New York that … Continue reading →

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Monday Mantra: Receptivity

Posted by mindbodybrew on August 5, 2013 · Leave a Comment

“Pranayama is not performed by the power of will. The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand. In this way pranayama teaches humility and frees us from greed and hankering after the fruits of … Continue reading →

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