Mimi Cross is an author, singer, and songwriter. She received a Bachelor of Music from Ithaca College and an MA from New York University. She is a performer, a New Jersey certified music educator, and worked briefly in the music industry. Her first two novels, Before Goodbye and Shining Sea, were published in 2016. She resides with her young son in New Jersey, across the street from the beach. She always says yes to chocolate!
"Mimi fuses delicacy and power, heart and gut. Her writing and singing are inspiring, evocative and refreshing."
--Grammy award winning artist Rosanne Cash
A two time Asbury Music Award winner, Mimi has shared the bill with such luminaries as Sting, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Lauryn Hill, Jill Sobule, Loudon Wainwright, and Peter Himmelman. She enjoys performing for the benefit of others, and has played shows with many other New Jersey musicians including Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi.
Mimi is also a 200 hour+ certified yoga instructor and the creator of Body of Writing, a practice that adds an additional dimension to the mind body spirit discipline of yoga: story. Body of Writing is designed to help participants deepen their creativity and discover the stories within them by combining breath work, visualization, and specific yoga postures with powerful writing exercises. To learn more about Body of Writing please visit bodyofwriting.com.
"Mimi fuses delicacy and power, heart and gut. Her writing and singing are inspiring, evocative and refreshing."
--Grammy award winning artist Rosanne Cash
A two time Asbury Music Award winner, Mimi has shared the bill with such luminaries as Sting, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Lauryn Hill, Jill Sobule, Loudon Wainwright, and Peter Himmelman. She enjoys performing for the benefit of others, and has played shows with many other New Jersey musicians including Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi.
Mimi is also a 200 hour+ certified yoga instructor and the creator of Body of Writing, a practice that adds an additional dimension to the mind body spirit discipline of yoga: story. Body of Writing is designed to help participants deepen their creativity and discover the stories within them by combining breath work, visualization, and specific yoga postures with powerful writing exercises. To learn more about Body of Writing please visit bodyofwriting.com.
