Bea is a classically trained concert pianist, author and educator. She born in France, grewstudied music in Germany, the USA, UK and France. After exploring music and philosophy at Harvard University and a doctorate from the University of Cambridge (UK), her books about music, poetry and the interdisciplinary arts are published by Cambridge University Press. Based in Paris, she previously taught at Cambridge University, UCL and the Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris. Beate was introduced to Zen meditation when living in Kyoto in her early twenties. She trained as a zen meditation teacher with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. Audiences include more than 80 global organisations including Accenture, Axa, Amazon, Microsoft, JP Morgan, EA Sport, Yara, Princeton University, Pinterest and more. Say hello on social media: beateperrey