Metta Movement Arts

Been a little quiet here the last 3 months. I did a thing. I went back to school full time. It’s been almost 40 years since Mom told the 18 yr old version of me that this is what I should do. So Mom, I hope you’re watching down on me because I finally took your advice. I’m working my way towards getting my Registered Massage Therapy designation.

First term almost done and 3 more to go! Didn’t know if my 55+ brain would work the way it used to yet so far so good. Phew.
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Thai Massage appointments still available early evenings and weekends. Watch for Thai Massage trainings coming up over some weekends in 2026.

Yoga classes still happening too. Monday night Reset class online, Restorative Thurs nights plus the month end RestoraTHAI class the last Wed of each month at Modo Yoga Brooklin.

RUNNING NEXT WEEKEND! Continuing Education training.
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If you're already a certified yoga teacher and have a restorative yoga training under your belt too, come check out this training next weekend! Add valuable Thai Massage style hands-on techniques to enhance your offerings.
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It's 12 contact hours + 4 practicum hours = 16 hour in total.
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Space available. Small group learning environment in Whitby, ON
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More info or to register:
www.mettamovementarts.com/yoga-workshops-trainings

This is 57. Yesterday was my birthday.
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Always a time for earnest reflection for me, thought I'd share a few Birthday Reflections:

💛 This was my first birthday without my mother or my father in this realm with me. I rumbled with this realization a few times yesterday

💛 The understanding that this life, the time we are here in this form, is short and oh so precious hit with new depth and meaning

💛 There is a LOT going on globally, within communities and individually as this year is meant to be one of deep transformation and change. It needs to be one of shedding the old to make way for the new, of the endings of things no longer working so amazing new beginnings can happen. And,

💛 For many, things are being cleared without much effort, habits shifting with relative ease, the pace of positive change is moving quickly toward many of us right now.
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So ...

💜 Hang on to your hat and,

💜 Live your life as fully as possible and deeply rooted in that place of love within yourself

💜 One of the best things we can all attempt to do right now is live in love

I revisited this quote:

"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you." ~ Anon "

💜 From within this 'inner stillness" we begin to tap into an infinite source of love and compassion

💜 And, when our own inner wells - or heart centres - are full of self love and compassion, it changes how we see things. And from this place, we can send that love out into the world. In this way, we contribute to the creation of the world we want to live in going forward.
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Just going to drop a section of a talk that resonated with me by Paramahansa Prajnananda:

"Physical growth is not enough. We need to grow from the inside - inner growth is what we need. The growth in heart, in spirit, the growth in love, in joy ... We are to grow from breathing, not from the outside. ... Being physically tall doesn't matter. What matters is how tall we can be from within, how big of a heart we have, how well we know our inner self. The universe is not just outside, it is within me, within you, within us."
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Changing up the class name to better reflect the experience of the class.
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At and haven’t tried this class yet? You’ll find Tracey in the small studio. It’s a great compliment to the Modo classes in the hot room. Or, if you’re looking for more classes that are reduced or low heat, this fits the bill. Come discover things you can bring with you into your practice in the hot room.
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