MindBody Centering Yoga @ centering.life

MindBody Centering Yoga has completely changed my life for the better and I am so glad I invested in myself in this way. I experience more clarity and focus during my days as well as a constant sense of calm. nina is amazing!

Veronica Ponce de Leon
· February 1, 2017
I believe that pain or disease is a manifestaton of a block on our consciousness. I didn't want to do a yoga teacher training to become a teacher per se, but to understand what was going on in my body that was in so much pain every day for about 5 years and got to the point that I could not sleep. When I started this training I could barely sit for more than 10 minutes without pain, let alone do a downward dog! After the training, the pain was reduced 90% and I have gained so much mobility in my whole body that I can do all the postures I want and more. what I also loved about this training was that Bart and Nina follow the teachings of the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh that I absolutely admire. The level of support that they provide is huge. The price is incredibly low compared to other teacher trainings. A must! Picture: Hill Honeck of Eden+Hill Photography

The MBCY 200 hour teacher training is an amazing experience - even if you have never wanted to be a yoga instructor. It's an excellent way to grow in your personal practice and life in general. And the workshops and individual classes are great too!

Such a special place. The MBCY teacher training led by Nina Be is an incredible experience that will transform your relationship with yoga. Absolutely love the Intergalactic Yoga that Nina Be offers. Can't recommend enough!

Durham is truly lucky to be the home of such a powerful yoga practice. MBCY's incredibly knowledgeable and present teachers bring encouragement and care to students above all else. It takes especially grounded teachers to hold space that is both safe and nourishing as well as fun and playful when it is needed. MBCY has allowed me to find embodiment, freedom in my practice, and true love and appreciation for my being.

If you are at all thinking about taking class or completing a teacher training with MindBody Centering Yoga, do it! I promise you won't regret it :) It was easily the best thing I have done for myself.

MindBody Centering Yoga has changed my life! It is unlike other yoga classes in a way that is accessible & inclusive, as well as calming & centering (even if the practice is geared to generate heat in the body). I chose to complete the 200hr teacher training in the summer of 2018 & am nearing the completion of the 300hr training. nina be & MBCY have taught me as much about living yoga in my daily life as it has about asana & I couldn't be more grateful. The benefits are too many to count! I recommend their weekly classes to all levels of practice & highly encourage the teacher / life training!

Doing the MBCY Yoga Teacher Training in 2016 was the most profound and life changing experience I've had. It is truly not of this world. Every day I am thankful I was able to do it and that I am still plugged into such a powerful, living body of wisdom, magic and nourishment. It totally transformed my idea of yoga as a lifestyle and helped me to fully embrace myself and others. I believe that MBCY can help anyone find peace and purpose.

MBCY classes and teachers are amazing! We are so lucky to have this resource here in Durham! Every class is unique and magical, but also rich in technique. A special shout out to Intergalactic Yoga taught my Nina Be. I LOVE this class!

MBCY is a unique experience. I highly recommend trying a class! I completed the teacher training during Summer '18, and now attend Intergalactic Yoga at the Dream Space with nina be. My schedule can be pretty hectic, so I like how I can come to all, or part of the Sun/Moon class. Intergalactic Yoga is a treat. The class really transforms into what you need it to be, and you leave ready to engage with the universe. <3

I had the great privilege of partaking in the 200 hour MBCY Teacher Training at Global Breath Studio. Nina and Bart have infused their lived experiences within the teacher training and you are able to share in their wonderful journey through small group teaching labs, access to truly revolutionary workshops put on by outside experts in the field, and mindful practices of eating, walking, and listening, among others. They pull extensively from both a background in Sri Dharma Mittra's yoga lineage as well as a very trauma informed, supportive understanding of human experience. I feel confident in saying that a MBCY Teacher Training will allow you to become your most supportive self, thus preparing you for kind, empathetic interactions with all those around you.

I took the MBCY 200 hour teacher training during a difficult period in my life -- I was facing a lot of scary transitions, and I was yearning to heal the holes in myself that I had been clinging to. Nina and Bart helped me start on my journey to self-healing with incredible kindness and wisdom. I am now a completely different person, more centered, at peace, more compassionate towards not only others but also myself. It's been a few years now, but I still think back to the time our sangha shared together, the long weekends spent carefully blossoming open, the five day retreat in the mountains. I am so incredibly grateful for this practice, the time I spent at Global Breath, and all the lovely beings there who share their hearts and goodwill. Thank you always, Nina and Bart!!

Saying Nina Be is a yoga teacher is like saying the Dalai Lama is a man of the cloth! It's true, but there is SO much more. The depth and breadth of Nina's knowledge is impenetrable yet she makes her understanding of yoga, and spirit, and healing, and humanity utterly accessible. Every class contains a breakthrough, an opening and/or epiphany. I absolutely love it!

I came to Mind Body Centering Yoga Teacher Training several years ago knowing that I needed change, but not knowing exactly what that change might look like. Having taken classes with Nina and Bart I knew, however, that these were the people I wanted to be influenced by. Their gentle and deeply compassionate ways simply permeated the classes that they taught, the ways in which they engaged with others, and the very spaces they occupied. I had had some trauma in my life and I knew that MBCYTT was where I could seek and find healing. Additionally, I had been teaching yoga for a few yearsand also knew that what I could learn from Bart and Nina would have a dramatic influence on how I imparted yoga teachings and the yogic way of life to my students. l
I was right on all counts. The MBCYTT offers a structured, yet fluid, syllabus that challenges the student to explore deeply and arrive at honest, open and generous ways of sharing with others. One is given the opportunity to both learn from the great yogic tradition and to question how these ways can have meaning in her or his own life. The very processes employed in this exploration were what allowed me to learn, to heal and to create new approaches to how I interact in the world.

I recently experienced and extremely challenging and painful health crisis and can say, without reservation, that what I learned through MBCYTT gave me much of the strength, the hope and the determination to weather the difficult storm. But even for those not necessarily in need of significant healing or ways to face crises, this training will absolutely change your life in ways that you cannot imagine. I encourage everyone who has the opportunity to join the sangha...I promise that you will be vastly rewarded.

I did a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Nina and Bart. I am so glad I chose to do the training there. They have such a profound understanding. Nina and Bart meet the student where they are in their practice and have such an intelligent sense of what to do to help the student progress. They focus on self care and use a lot of Mindfulness as taught by Thich Nhat Hanh. They are trauma sensitive and trauma informed. This not the average Yoga studio that is overly asana focused. You get the whole yoga philosophy, and at the same time, they are also very knowledgeable on technique of the asanas. The studio is beautiful, like a temple in the middle of downtown Durham. They use live music as much as possible. It is a place where you will not just get "yogacise," but rather a place that offers an opportunity to embrace the journey to the true self.

I’ve had the pleasure of taking classes and experiencing the trauma workshop with Nina. She is a wonderful teacher with so much knowledge. She guides you in deepening your practice with such loving and compassionate ways. I would highly recommend MBCY if you want to expand your practice and wisdom. Thank you Nina. 🙏🏻

The MBCY classes, workshops and trainings are truly wonderful because the teachers are so thoughtful, with so much integrity in their yoga practice and how they share it with others.

I've done the MBCY 200 and 300 hr training and it's been incredibly serving for me and my students.

What a blessing to have such support and encouragement! My body is changing right before my eyes! And, I'm finding that the folks who come to soak this in are becoming a wonderful community that I SO look forward to seeing on a regular basis!!

MBCY Teacher Training is an amazing experience in the immersion of the healing power of yoga!

I could write a book on all of the ways mbcy yoga has helped me feel better in my body and mind.