Posted by mindbodybrew on October 23, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The following post was written by Liz Beres, a NYC-based dancer, yoga teacher certified by The Perri Institute for Mind and Body, and dance teacher. Liz currently teaches yoga privately and at various gyms throughout the NYC metro area, and holds a regular Tuesday morning class at Steps on Broadway. She is continually intrigued by and appreciative of the … Continue reading →
Filed under Breathe, Connect, Focus, Observe, Voices: Liz Beres · Tagged with advice, breathe, connect, Cultural Foundations of Learning: East and West, decision making, enlightenment, Jin Li, meditation, meditation exercise, mentor, mindful, mindfulness, self-study, self-understanding, svadhyaya, wisdom, wisdom of the body, yoga, yoga practice, yoga teacher
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 8, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The following post is the third in a four-part series on developing a meditation practice by Kellis McSparrin Oldenburg, a graduate of our Yoga Pedagogy program and, most recently, an Independent Study student with TaraMarie Perri. Kellis currently lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she is a company member of the Marigny Opera Ballet. She is also … Continue reading →
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Posted by mindbodybrew on August 21, 2016 · Leave a Comment
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 recently graduated from Fordham University, where she studied English and creative writing. The Harry Potter series was my first. Not the first books I read, not … Continue reading →
Filed under Connect, Focus, Investigate, Observe, Voices: Brianna Goodman · Tagged with Beauty and the Beast, beginner's mindset, Belle, book, books, bookworm, breath, compassion, empty cup, fiction, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, imaginaiton, Leo Tolstoy, literature, loving-kindness meditation, meditation, mindful, mindful reading, mindfulness, New York City, novel, open mind, presence, present, present moment, seasons, yoga, yoga instructor, yoga mat, yoga philosophy, yoga practice, yoga teacher
Posted by mindbodybrew on August 18, 2016 · Leave a 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 →
Filed under Breathe, Observe, Projects · Tagged with #meditate, art, baptism, Bird.bath, dance, dance film, dancers, energy, fearless, film, meditation, mindful, mindfulness, mindfulness art, nature, strenght, triptych, video, vulnerability, water, yoga, yoga practice
Posted by mindbodybrew on August 5, 2016 · Leave a Comment
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 →
Filed under Breathe, Connect, The Art of Meditation, Voices: TaraMarie Perri · Tagged with #meditate, #seasonal, art, artist, creative, creativity, meditation, mindful, mindfulness, multimedia, nature, painting, painting meditation, Summer, visual art, visual meditation, wisdom, yoga, yoga teacher
Posted by mindbodybrew on February 29, 2016 · Leave a 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: Fridays at 12 PM. Dear Reader, … Continue reading →
Filed under Breathe, Connect, Investigate, Monday Mantra, Observe · Tagged with #meditate, be present, compassion, faith, forgive, Frozen, gratitude, mantra, Maya Angelou, meditation, meditation exercise, mindful, mindfulness, monday mantra, present moment, quote, self-care, self-study, taking risks, thank you note, yoga, yoga practice, yoga teacher
Posted by mindbodybrew on January 31, 2016 · Leave a Comment
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, Grow, Observe, Voices: Liz Beres · Tagged with #meditate, breathe, choice, connect, Erica Jong, essence, grow, honesty, intuition, Jon Kabat Zinn, life coach, marriage, MBSR, meditation, mindful, mindfulness, mindfulness meditation, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, observe, quote, self-study, svadhyaya, yoga, yoga inspiration, yoga mat, yoga student, yoga teacher
Posted by mindbodybrew on January 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment
MindBodyBrew is ultimately about providing a space for written reflection at every step along the yoga path. We hope that by sharing assignments from our Foundation and Yoga Pedagogy students, we can expand their deep investigation into community-wide dialogue. The following is a piece written by one of our newest, current students, Megan Doughty, about … Continue reading →
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Posted by mindbodybrew on January 17, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The following piece was written by Kathy Hartsell, a fellow yoga instructor and mind-body practitioner who studies alongside the Mind Body Dancer® community. She writes from Boston, MA. This past week, trotting through a familiar city path, my eyes parked on a pair of beautifully crafted doors that I had somehow grazed by hundreds of times … Continue reading →
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