Nina Wise

Movement Teacher

Nina Wise is a well-known performer who has devoted her career to investigating the relationship between art and spirit. Artistic Director of Motion, she is the recipient of multiple fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Marin Arts Council and has received seven Bay Area Critics Circle Awards. She is the author of A Big New Free Happy Unusual Life: Self-Expression and Spiritual Practice for Those Who Have Time for Neither. Her stories and articles have appeared in The Sun, Yoga Journal, Tricycle, Inquiring Mind and Whole Earth Review.

Nina Wise

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January 1, 2001

Interview: Mindfulness and Creativity

Nina Wise

For me, the trust comes largely from my meditation practice. Knowing that I can be still and realizing the stillness is full in and of itself – and that I don’t have to say or do anything — has helped me a great deal. I can’t overemphasize how important this has been in my work on stage, in interviews, and even in daily conversation.
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