Miriam was born in Havana raised in Brooklyn and lives on Long Island in NY.

She is trilingual - speaks English, Spanish, Hebrew

Miriam is a child of refugees, mom of 3 adults and grandma of 4.

She is a longtime book fair chair lady, former computer programmer, longtime yoga practitioner and kripalu style and accessible yoga instructor.

Some of the things she loves are reading, travelling, essay writing, beachcombing, chocolate, home cooking and bread baking.

She proudly calls herself a 'Forever student'.