thank you, body

movement with a focus on building strength, exploring new possibilities and giving your body what it wants.

where to find me

chi junky

leslieville

pure yoga toronto

liberty village

yoga is stillness.
but it’s stillness
through movement.
& that feels like magic to me.

lately…

h o l d i n g s p a c e .

being back in studio has been nothing short of energizing, electric, a little bit magic.

if you’ve come to class, you know, because i can’t stop saying it…

i am so happy you’re here.

and if i se

i n r e a l l i f e .

alright, toronto. it’s happening.

in real life. no computers or wifi or moving of your living room furniture required.

we’re kicking things off tuesday june 29 at 7pm. and i would love (!!) to see your familiar

m o v e o f f l i n e .

so i’m not a spin person.

in fact, i’ve never been all that into group fitness (i know). until yoga, but honestly, even that took some convincing.

i love to run. alone.
i don’t usually want to be told wha

s h o w m e y o u r s c a r s .

i’m feeling all kinds of inspired by Ibram X. Kendi’s recent project in GQ. it’s beyond powerful. it’s raising important (read life-saving) awareness about colon cancer demographics.

it&rsq

h o w c a n i c o n t r i b u t e ?

there’s a lot of talk lately about the word “essential”.

so i looked it up.

“fundamental, vital, cardinal. so important as to be indispensable. implies belonging to the very nature of

1. It was Lynch Syndrome awareness day March 22. So here’s some awareness! 
2. This is a body with stage 3 colon cancer. I did not know I had Lynch, I was 27 years old. I would have said I was "healthy". I was wearing sunscreen and ea

t h a n k y o u .

a moment of appreciation for the teachers who are doing things differently.

to those offering options without attaching value judgments. to those who acknowledge body diversity (shape, needs, preferences).

to those letting go o

i n t h i s m o m e n t .

this is my current bookmark. i got it as a savasana love note at the very first @the.feelosophy class i attended (2017?) with @ashernoelle.

i imagine that class now and it seems impossible. a group of strangers, unmasked

t a k e w h a t y o u n e e d .

lately when someone asks “how are you?”
i respond “i mean.. i’m not great.”
there’s a sort of relief in that honesty.

so, i’m going to level with you. i’m not great.

b o t h a r e t r u e .

i took these photos the first week of march 2020 (i know) for a poster for a special (in person) class i was going to be teaching in april 2020 (right). the second shot feels a bit like foreshadowing of the months to come,

blurry, sweaty, about to fall over.

last class of 2020. seems about right?

sometimes, i set up my phone to take video while i teach. because frankly, i’m bad at social media & it will never feel natural to me to take my phone out to take

p a y a t t e n t i o n .

shopping for christmas gifts? or a special holiday takeout meal?

the huge companies have aggressive, invasive marketing campaigns planting them firmly in the front of your mind. you may not even realize there are other op

let’s hang at your house?

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