Vision
To create a supportive and empowering environment where dancers—and everyone within the industry—can achieve their highest artistic and athletic potential while maintaining long-term well-being.
Mission
Performing Beyond Limits Institute is dedicated to supporting not only dancers but also the entire industry, including artistic directors, company leadership, and decision-makers. Through a global summit and various initiatives, we aim to address the unique physical, mental, and creative demands of the profession. By providing tools and practices that enhance well-being, focus, and artistic expression, we strive to cultivate a more sustainable and fulfilling industry for all.
Goal
Our goal is to integrate Transcendental Meditation (TM) as a powerful tool for the entire dance community. TM helps reduce stress and anxiety, enhance focus and mental clarity, boost creativity and artistic expression, and improve mind-body coordination. By incorporating TM into daily routines, dancers, artistic leaders, and company decision- makers can foster a healthier, more balanced, and high-performing environment ensuring that what is best for the dancer is also best for the company.
The Team
Florian Tilly is the Founding Director of Performing Beyond Limits, Vice President of the Transcendental Meditation Association – France, and Director of Performing Arts at The Academy of Arts for Enlightenment
A professional ballet dancer, choreographer, and former ballet teacher, Florian Tilly is a graduate of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris and holds the State Diploma (DE) as a classical dance teacher.
After completing his training at the Conservatoire, he pursued an international career in ballet, dedicating himself fully to this art on a global scale. He danced with Ullaté Ballet (Spain), Pietragalla Ballet (France), and Béjart Ballet (Switzerland).
He has a background in Leadership and Vedic Science from Maharishi International University, USA, and he has spent over 35 years working with the Transcendental Meditation organization, including 15 years at its headquarters in the Netherlands.
Passionate about the well-being of artists and human development, he combines his expertise in ballet with the development of consciousness to guide individuals toward excellence, inner balance, and personal fulfillment. As a former ballet teacher, a certified Transcendental Meditation (TM) instructor, and a Certified Consciousness Advisor, he offers a unique approach that merges artistic mastery with the expansion of consciousness, fostering creativity, resilience, and overall well-being.
He firmly believes that consciousness is the foundation of life, shaping both inner and outer experiences. Just as sap is the foundation of a tree nourishing every aspect, expanding consciousness enables individuals to reach new heights in every aspect of life in artistic expression, mental clarity, and emotional harmony. True success lies not only in external recognition but in deep alignment with one’s highest potential.
Today, Florian Tilly supports artists and individuals on their journey of self-discovery and growth, integrating scientific advancements with ancient wisdom to help every individual unlock his or her full creative and personal potential. His mission is to assist everyone in the dance industry to identify their deepest aspirations and access powerful, transformative tools, drawing from a vast array of consciousness-based technologies, like Transcendental Meditation and Maharishi AyurVeda science of health.
Dr. Anthony Miles, is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London, and is the founding president of the Academy of Arts for Enlightenment
He holds an Advanced Diploma in Merchandising Design from the University of the Arts, London, UK, and was awarded a Doctorate in World Peace from Maharishi European Research University, Switzerland. At the age of 21, Dr. Miles began working on the international staff of the Transcendental Meditation organization as a designer, working with Maharishi for 20 years. Under Maharishi’s guidance he spent five years undertaking advanced research in Maharishi Vedic Science, art and architecture. A global non-profit organization dedicated to raising consciousness in the Arts through the Science of Consciousness.
Anita Tilly is the Co-Director of Performing Beyond Limits where she is dedicated to empowering artists by fostering both their creative expression and personal growth. Co-Director of Performing Arts at the Academy of Arts for Enlightenment
Anita Tilly is an experienced manager and organizer with a deep passion for leadership, business management, and the arts. She has a BA in architecture and is a certified Maharishi Vastu Coordinator. She holds a Master’s degree in Leadership and Vedic Science from Maharishi International University, USA, and spent over 15 years working with the Transcendental Meditation organization at its headquarters in the Netherlands. During this time, she served as a manager and later expanded her expertise by working with entrepreneurs in business management. Through her extensive management experience, Anita combines strategic leadership with design expertise, applying principles of organization, efficiency, and well-being influenced by her work with the Transcendental Meditation organization.
Fred Travis, PhD Chair of the Department of Maharishi Vedic Science, Professor of Maharishi Vedic Science
Dr. Travis is Professor of Maharishi Vedic Science, Chair of the Department of Maharishi Vedic Science, Dean of the Graduate School, and Director of the Center for Brain, Consciousness, & Cognition. He earned an MS and a PhD in Psychology from Maharishi International University and a BS in Design and Environmental Analysis from Cornell University. His research interests are in psychophysiological correlates of higher states of consciousness; psychophysiological correlates of reading Vedic literature; investigation of models of higher states of consciousness; the effects of Transcendental Meditation® practice on child development; and the effects of Transcendental Meditation practice on promoting healthy aging.
Charlotte Bech, MD Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physiology and Health
Charlotte Bech graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Copenhagen. She has worked as a surgeon in Gentofte Amtssygehus in gastrointestinal surgery, and as a medical doctor in the area of hematology at the most renowned referral hospital in Denmark (Rigshospitalet), and in the field of internal medicine/obstetrics in Tennessee, in the USA. She taught at a medical school in Copenhagen for several years and is currently managing a private clinic in Copenhagen, Denmark, supplementing modern medicine with Maharishi Ayurveda, and has given more than 30,000 ayurvedic consultations.
Rebecca Busch is a certified teacher of the Transcendental Meditation technique and the founder of Vedic Dance Academy.
She studied with master teachers in the T. Balaswaraswati tradition of Bharata Natyam and is a graduate of Paramparai Foundation’s DASI ATTAM course in South Indian dance, music, and poetry taught by Dr. Saskia Kersenboom and certified by the International Dance Council CID-UNESCO.
Rebecca is an Advisor for the Performing Arts for the Academy of Arts for Enlightenment. She received a BA from Maharishi University of Enlightenment and a Master of the Science of Creative Intelligence degree (M.S.C.I.) from Maharishi European Research University (MERU).
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