MARA BERGER is an artist who loves to build bridges and community connection through her work. Currently, her favorite medium is the written and spoken word. However, she also enjoys curating sensory experiences with mixed media for herself and her friends at the Friendship Circle, Livingston, NJ where she has been holding space for artists to create for over a decade.
Furthermore, Mara is a certified Yoga and Ayurveda teacher, practitioner, and devoted student committed to her daily practice since 2009. She offers Ayurveda and Pranayama workshops all over the Tri- State area.
In addition to her creative endeavors, Mara travels around NJ to share her grandmother’s Holocaust story of survival and resiliency. She is devoted to Holocaust Education in the name of combatting antisemitism and bringing people together. She is proud to be a Jewish woman and part of the sacred minority that makes up 0.2% of the world’s human population.
Mara has 1 husband who is her BFF, 4 children 9,7, and 3 year-old twins, 1 dog, and 1 fish.
She loves telling stories and looks forward to participating in LTYM 2024!