Brette is registered with the Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT 500 level. She is also a YACEP®, certified to teach for continuing education credits.

She was certified at the 500-hour level by Alison West’s Yoga Union and has studied extensively with Dr. Ganesh Mohan, clocking in more than 300 hours as part of the Svastha Yoga Therapy program. She has over 250 hours of training with Iyengar teacher Nikki Costello’s Enrichment Program and another 250 hours with Amy Matthews; taking her Embodied Asana and Yoga Anatomy programs. She has been certified in techniques for Prenatal Yoga, Yoga and Osteoporosis, Back Care, Yoga and Alexander Technique and Restorative Yoga. She has also attended several workshops and programs on Yoga and Social Justice and teaching court-involved youth. She assists esteemed teacher Iyengar Genny Kapuler weekly on Wednesday nights. 

Until 2017 she was the Founder of YogaCity NYC, the city’s premier website for yoga news and information. In that role, she published, wrote and acted as moderator for public panel discussions on topics of interest to the yoga community. The panel discussions tackled issues like the role of the yoga guru, diversity in class settings and how yoga can be pursued “off the mat.”

Prior to her work in yoga, Brette sustained a more than 20-year career in magazine publishing.  She was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Individual Investor Group and also served as President of Quest Magazine, a division of Meigher Communications. Before Meigher Communications, Brette worked for USA Weekend, a division of Gannett, serving as President and Publisher. She managed a staff of 120 in five locations, with revenue of over $95 million and circulation of 19.8 million.

She sits on the Board of her co-op building and has worked closely with a variety of non-profits where she has headed boards and helped leaders achieve goals and develop strategies for growth.

She is a graduate of Boston University’s School of Public Communication where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a recipient of the school’s 1991 Distinguished Alumni Award.

Brette is a resident of Manhattan’s Upper West Side where she lives with her husband. They have two daughters who live in Brooklyn.