Art Insights: Mindful Living
April 9, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Pause, breathe, and reconnect with the present in a conversation that considers how mindfulness and creativity can shape a more intentional, balanced approach to life.
Through discussion and guided reflection, scholars and practitioners will explore how practices such as meditation, movement, and creative expression can quiet the mind, reduce stress, and awaken awareness. Rooted in the spirit of AMFA’s exhibition A Month of Sundays: Art and the Persistence of Time, this program offers space to slow down, center attention in the moment, and discover pathways to better well-being.
The Mid-South Cohort, a multi-year, multi-institutional exhibition partnership formed by the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, the Birmingham Museum of Art, Fisk University Art Gallery, and the Mississippi Museum of Art, is made possible by the Art Bridges Cohort Program. This exhibition was organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.
Image courtesy of Jason Masters.
Kerri Michael is a licensed certified social worker (LCSW) trained in EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), somatic approaches to psychotherapy, mindfulness, sound healing, and Reiki, among other evidence-based modalities. Kerri is a RYT 500 yoga teacher with additional certification in Yin and trauma-informed yoga.
Dr. Feliciano “Pele” Yu, Jr. is an academic pediatrician with expertise in integrative medicine and clinical informatics. He is also an artist who enjoys playing guitar, painting, and exploring a variety of musical instruments.
