Born in Toronto, Canada, Mimi Cross is an author, singer, and songwriter who grew up in New Jersey. She received a Bachelor of Music from Ithaca College and an MA from the School of Education, Nursing, Health, and Arts Professions at New York University with an emphasis on Vocal Jazz. She is a performer, a New Jersey certified music educator, and worked briefly in the music industry. Before Goodbye and Shining Sea are her first two novels.
"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. Her music has been used in independent films and the TV show Defiance.
Mimi is also a certified yoga instructor and the creator of Body of Writing, a practice that adds an additional dimension to the body, mind, 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.
"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. Her music has been used in independent films and the TV show Defiance.
Mimi is also a certified yoga instructor and the creator of Body of Writing, a practice that adds an additional dimension to the body, mind, 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.