Elaine Pendergrast

Breema Center staff

Breema Clinic practitioner

Certified Breema Practitioner

Certified Self-Breema Instructor

Certified Breema Instructor

Oakland, CA 94618
United States

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

Receptivity Is Needed to Be Present - Breema Weekend Workshops
The Breema Center
6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States
In the Present We Taste the Moment - Breema Bodywork Class
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

Alexis Mulhauser practicing Breema bodywork at the Breema Center in Oakland CA

Mon 5 June 2023 7:00pm–8:30pm

In the Present We Taste the Moment - Breema Bodywork Class

Instructors: Elaine Pendergrast and John Galloway

The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

Alexis and Birthe in the Garden

Sun 16 July 2023 9:00am–10:00am

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

Ariadne Thompson giving Breema bodywork session at the Breema Center

Sat 12 August 2023 9:30am–Sun 13 August 2023 5:00pm

Receptivity Is Needed to Be Present - Breema Weekend Workshops

Instructors: Jon Schreiber, Kevin Johnson, Alexandra Johnson, MD, Angela Porter, Denise Berezonsky, Alexis Mulhauser and Elaine Pendergrast

The Breema Center

6076 Claremont Ave.
Oakland, CA 94618
United States

Articles by Elaine Pendergrast

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...