Elaine Pendergrast

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Breema Center staff
Breema Clinic practitioner
Certified Breema Practitioner
Certified Self-Breema Instructor
Certified Breema Instructor

Oakland, CA 94618
United States

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Elaine started studying Breema in 1991, and soon became a Certified Practitioner and Instructor. On staff at the Breema Center, she teaches classes there regularly, and has presented Breema at many outreach events to new people at workshops, conferences, health fairs, retreat centers, and other venues around the country. She has also been a Practitioner at the Breema Clinic for many years and enjoys working with new and established clients.

Blogs by Elaine Pendergrast

Moving from Complication to Simplicity ~ October 15, 2018

Slow Down and Find Your Natural Rhythm - Breema Workshop

The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

Elaine Pendergrast

Oakland, CA 94618
United States

Upcoming events

Students practicing Self-Breema exercises together.
Sun, 5 April 2026, 9:00 - 10:00am
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The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

Instructors: Elaine Pendergrast and Ariadne Thompson
The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

Online
Students practicing Self-Breema exercises together.
Sun, 3 May 2026, 9:00 - 10:00am
PDT

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

Instructors: Elaine Pendergrast and Gudrun Loder
The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

Online
Alexis Mulhauser at the Breema Center in Oakland, CA
Sat, 9 May 2026, 9:30am - 5:00pm
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Slow Down and Find Your Natural Rhythm - Breema Workshop

Instructors: Angela Porter, Nakhter Ahad, Denise Berezonsky and Elaine Pendergrast
The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

In-person
Students practicing Self-Breema exercises together.
Sun, 7 June 2026, 9:00 - 10:00am
PDT

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

Instructor: Elaine Pendergrast
The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

Online
Students practicing Self-Breema exercises together.
Sun, 5 July 2026, 9:00 - 10:00am
PDT

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

Instructor: Elaine Pendergrast
The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

Online
Students practicing Self-Breema exercises together.
Sun, 2 August 2026, 9:00 - 10:00am
PDT

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

Instructor: Elaine Pendergrast
The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

Online
Students practicing Self-Breema exercises together.
Sun, 6 September 2026, 9:00 - 10:00am
PDT

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

Instructor: Elaine Pendergrast
The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

Online
Students practicing Self-Breema exercises together.
Sun, 4 October 2026, 9:00 - 10:00am
PDT

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

Instructor: Elaine Pendergrast
The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

Online
Students practicing Self-Breema exercises together.
Sun, 1 November 2026, 9:00 - 10:00am
PST

The Heart Opens in the Moment - How the Nine Principles of Harmony Help Friendships Flourish

Instructor: Elaine Pendergrast
The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

Online

Articles by Elaine Pendergrast

3 MTS Explain how Breema Supports Their Practice

Breema Bodywork
By Elaine Pendergrast
Massage Magazine — September 25, 2023

3 MTS EXPLAIN HOW BREEMA SUPPORTS THEIR PRACTICE

September 25, 2023
Elaine Pendergrast

Breema is a holistic system consisting of Breema bodywork, Self-Breema movements, and the Nine Principles of Harmony. All three aspects are a support for being present both in bodywork practice and in daily life.

For this article, the author interviewed three active licensed massage professionals, who are also long-time Breema practitioners and instructors. All three said Breema is foundational to enhancing their self-care and client care, and finding long-term fulfillment as massage therapists.

Katherin...

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Bringing Harmony Into Daily Life

Students practicing Self-Breema in a class
By Luna Lacey and Elaine Pendergrast
Natural Awakenings Boston — September 1, 2018
Breema is the art of being present. As a practice that nurtures the wholeness of the individual, Breema has the profound effect of supporting students to experience their body, mind and feelings working...
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Breema: Presence and Harmony

Arlie Mischeaux gives a Breema bodywork session
By Elaine Pendergrast
Wholistic Heartbeat, March 2017 — March 17, 2017
I recently did a Breema bodywork session at an open house event. The person I worked with had no idea what to expect, but was enthusiastically invited by a good friend who had received...
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Take Time to Nurture and Renew Yourself

Laura Rawson giving Breema bodywork to client
By Elaine Pendergrast
The Sonoma County Gazette: Community News Magazine May 2016 — April 2, 2016
We’re all under the pressure of time. Our fast-paced, event-filled lives can create physical and psychological stress and take a toll on our health. To counteract the effects of so much activity, we need some simple...
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Where There Is Harmony, There Is Health

Laura Rawson practices Breema bodywork with a recipient
By Elaine Pendergrast
Natural Awakenings Magazine — February 1, 2015
If we look into the meaning of the word “health,” we see that the root relates to wholeness. But how often do we experience a sense of wholeness? Our minds are usually in conflict with our feelings and our bodies...
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Coming Home to Yourself, Wherever You Are

Salena Irion shares Breema bodywork with a recipient
By Elaine Pendergrast
Sonoma Gazette, Spring 2013 — June 14, 2013
After chopping apples for several minutes, I scooped them into a bowl and the movement of my arms reminded me that I have a body. I stood in front of the table briefly, and let that fact sink in.
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True Nourishment is in the Moment: Interview with Katherine Correa

Laura Rawson gives a Breema bodywork sequence
By Elaine Pendergrast and Katherine Correa
B.Real Magazine - January/February 2012 — February 19, 2012
In a recent conversation with Katherine Correa, a friend and colleague in Nashville, I discovered I didnʼt know how she became interested in Breema, a comprehensive system we both practice which includes...
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Being with the Body, We are Supported

Salena Irion practicing Self-Breema exercises on the floor
By Elaine Pendergrast
B. Real Magazine — February 13, 2012
What if you could feel more comfortable being in your body, and could move more naturally with greater fluidity and ease? What if you could do simple, joyful movements that would support being...
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Principles for Presence in Daily Life

Felipe De Oliveira gives a Breema bodywork session to a recipient
By Elaine Pendergrast
B.Real Magazine — February 7, 2012
If we look, we see that the events of life are constantly pulling our attention in different directions, draining our energy in the process. Feeling under the pressure or time, we multitask and are rarely fully available...
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Practice for Living: Breema teaches ‘Art of Being Present’

Practitioner gives a Breema bodywork treatment
By Elaine Pendergrast
Many Hands - New England's Magazine for Holistic Health - Sep 2008 — September 1, 2008
Breema is a transformational system of self-discovery consisting of bodywork sequences (movements done with another person), Self-Breema exercises (movements done on one‘s own body), and a universal...
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