Dr. Marie Belle Perez Rivera

Instructor, The St. James

Marie Belle Pérez Rivera, Ph.D., is an educator, artist, writer, community leader, globally recognized yoga teacher, expert in Somatic and Embodiment Practices for Reducing Stress, Developing Resilience, and Healing Trauma, and a Latina health coach and small business owner. With extensive training as a Psychologist in Social Emotional Development (Ph.D.), Women’s Studies (Graduate Certificate), Somatic Transformation, and mindfulness-based emotion management, her classes utilize a keen awareness of the intellectual, emotional, and energetic body to empower those who practice consistently, for a long period of time, with devotion. Marie Belle offers universal intimacy, full of love, honor, and a sweet mix of playfulness, integrity, and discipline.