Bread & Yoga – Creating Excuses to Have Community

Marcela Xavier opened the Bread & Yoga studio in 2009 in Inwood (Northernmost Manhattan), a neighborhood with many health-conscious individuals, but few wellness-oriented business. While opening a yoga studio in a neighborhood filled with families, actors and performers made business sense, Xavier was actually just looking for an excuse to create community. Xavier finds that Read more about Bread & Yoga – Creating Excuses to Have Community[…]

Jody Levy: Getting the Conversation Started

Tell me how you got started. Conversation Peace came out of a dream to bring people from all walks of life together by sharing their wishes and intentions about peace. Peace on a personal, local and global scale. What interests you most about what you’re doing now? Conversation Peace is a passion project that gives Read more about Jody Levy: Getting the Conversation Started[…]

Cultural Collaborations

The BBC recently launched an exciting new series called Collaboration Culture in which 14 artists from 9 different countries are paired up to make exciting new artwork. The artists come from a variety of disciplines: music, visual arts, performing arts, design, cuisine… Episode 6 (to be aired on August 4, 2012) will feature Peruvian chef Gaston Read more about Cultural Collaborations[…]