Think different

FOR THE MISFITS OUT THERE
THINK DIFFERENT
BE REAL

FUCK EM IF THEY DON'T GET IT
CHANGE THE WORLD
LETS GATHER
AND KEEP ON KEEPIN ON

reminder

love is the best medicine, and there is more than enough to go around once you open your heart

NEWSCHEDULENEWSCHEDULE

OK MISFITS, HERE WE GO!!!
NEW SCHEDULE
NEW CLASSES
NEW VIBE
(we are ca$$h only at the moment)
CHECK OUT THE NEW WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE WEBSITE


MISFITSTUDIO.COM
MISFITSTUDIO.COM

MISFIT(hearts)LULU

Here's to the Misfits... A New studio has moved in next door. At 694 B Queen Street West, down a magical back alley; you will find Misfits. MISFITSTUDIO offers a variety of classes that include Pilates, Fusion, and Yoga. There is even a run club every Wednesday to get you ready for that marathon! Amber's fusion classes flow effortlessly into sequences that challenge and empower the entire body. What fuels this class is music, lightness and laughter. Amber strives to find the balance between grounded poses, conscious breath and beautiful expression. For more information please visit, www.misfitstudio.blogspot.com

Do Your Thing

HERE IT IS

THE NEW

THE BEGINNING

AND I THANK YOU ALLLL

EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF IT

THE TALK, THE SHARE, THE LESSONS, THE CURVES, THE WONDER, THE MAGIC, THE LOVE, THE UNCERTAIN, THE SESSION, THE DOCTOR, THE ADVISOR AND MOSTLY, FOR EVER THE

TEACHER

LET US ALL BREATHE, LEARN AND APPLY AHIMSA

THESE ARE THE DAYS

THIS IS WHAT IT IS ALL FOR

THIS

IS

YOGA

THERE IS SO MUCH TO GO AROUND

LET US NOT FORGET THE LOVE

LOVE, LOVE IT ALL

FOR WHAT ELSE IS THERE. . . . . .

(maybe ill see y'all at 694 queen west tomorrow for class, or drink, or just some lovevibes)

xo

$$$$pay what you can$$$$

MISFIT LAUNCH PARTY ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
LIMITED SCHEDULE RUNNING REST OF THE WEEK. PAY WHAT YOU CAN!!!!
CHECK IT OUT:

Thursday:
10:30-Restorative Yoga with Justin Haley
12- Method with Lindsay Todd
6- Fusion with Amber J

Friday:
12-Mat/Reformer Fusion with Lindsay T
5:30-Mat/Reformer Fusion with Keri O'Meara

Saturday:
10-Fusion with Amber J
10-Reformer with Keri O
11:30- Yoga with Justin H

Sunday:
11-Method with Lindsay T
3-KARMA YOGA with David Good

MISFITRUNNING

MISFITRUNNING
Have y'all heard
Misfit RUNS!

During the open house on Wednesday the 2nd, the Misfit Running crew [wrecking crew?] will have its FIRST run!

Anyone at any fitness level can join the group!  The run starts outside the space with a choice of 3 mapped routes – 3, 5 and 7 kilometer distances – running all at the same time, all meeting back at MisfitStudio! 

Runners take off at 6:30PM, so be a little early and dress warm for the chilly November night.

The group meets weekly ever Wednesday, everafter (except when Toronto throws the extreme weather at us)!  Tweeters Follow @misfitrunning for all the info.

Come and RUN!

OPEN HOUSE

MISFITSTUDIO HAS MOVED
694b QUEEN STREET WEST
(enter on Euclid)

COME CELEBRATE ALLL DAY LONG
NOVEMBER 2ND
OPEN HOUSE
FREE CLASSES ALL DAY
10
12
4
6
FUSION WITH AMBER J
THEN PARTY AFTER!
COME OUT COME OUT WHERE EVER YOU ARE
XO
THE MISFIT GANG

lastlastlast

ITS ALL UP IN THE AIR
COME AND GET IN THE 3 LAST LAST LAST OF CLASSES AT MISFIT ON DUNN!
NO FUSION(sorry ladies)
FRIDAY 10AM LAST YOGACLASS
FRIDAY 11AM LAST BABYMAMA


THEN THE MOVE
THE OFFICIAL RELOCATION WILL ALL HAPPEN


HOPE TO SEE YOU FOR ONE LAST SWEAT IN THE SWEET LITTLE SPOT THAT HAS HELD SUCH A MAGICAL YEAR OF GROWTH, LESSON AND LOVE
SO MUCH TO LEARN
SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR!


HERE GOES. . . . . .

LULUSHOOT

SUCH A FUN DAY WITH ALL THE,QUEEN STREET LULULEMON CREW, ESPECIALLY KIM AND CANDICE, BRUCE THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND MATT KENNY!

THE REAL, OFFICIAL PHOTOS TO FOLLOW, SO TILL HEAD OFFICE MAKES THE SELECTS, HERE ARE SOME FUN OUTTAKES, SILLINESS AND GENERAL JOY

CHECK OUT MATT KENNY AT GET SPUN ON SPADINA FOR A KICKASS CLASS

AND FOR WICKED VEGAN RECIPES AND INSPIRING WAYS TO EAT, CHECK OUT CANDICES EDGYVEG BLOG

ALSO, KIM MAKES WICKED FUN VIDEOS, HERES ONE OF ME!!!

ya, thats right, me and matt, makin out on the bike!!!

bbbaaahahahahah

Stay tuned, lots and lots to come!!!

xo

http://edgyveg.blogspot.com/

http://vimeo.com/30870522

UPDATES!

AHHH, WHAT DID WE ALL DO BEFORE SOCIAL MEDIA??(a massive aside, THANK YOU to DAVIDGOOD, for all of your help, tweets, mentions, posts, love, ideas and support!)

XO

if you dont follow, maybe you could think about it. . . . .twitter! #SoMuchFun

MISFITSTUDIO

MISFITRUNNING

(ya, thats right, a MISFIT RUNNING CLUB)

NOW FOR THE UPDATES!!

MISFITSTUDIO WILL BE  

CLOSED

FRIDAY OCT 21

SATURDAY 22

NO CLASSES OR PRIVATE SESSIONS

(and again, i THANK you all so much for understanding!!)

SUNDAY OCT 23 @1

BE SURE TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT NOW4YOUTH

AllTogetherNow YOGA FUNDRAISER @99SUDBURY

IT WILL BE AN AMAZING EVENT WITH A SEEEERIOUS LINE UP OF TEACHERS!

MARK NOVEMBER 2ND OFF, 

AND COME PLAY WITH MISFITSTUDIO AND LULULEMON FOR THE LULU AMBASSADOR CRAWL DAY!!! ALLLL DAY LONG THE DOORS WILL BE OPEN, CLASSES FREE!! CELEBRATE YOGA, PILATES, DANCE, RUNNING, IN THE NAME OF SWEAT AND LOVE AND HEALTH, NATION WIDE

ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNND ALEX JOWETT THE OLDSCHOOL, NATURAL LIGHT MONSTER, MOST INSPIRING PHOTOGRAPHER I KNOW WHO TOOK ALL KINDS OF AMAZING SHOTS FOR THE NEW WEBSITE, SOON TO BE REVEALED. . . . .TILL THEN, CHECK OUT HIS ART HERE

XO

THIS SUN.OCT.23

THIS SUNDAY! BE SURE TO COME OUT AND BE A PART OF THIS WONDERFUL CHARITY  EVENT!!!

NOW 4 Youth presents All Together NOW 2011

Sunday October 23rd 1-3pm at 99 Sudbury

Uniting our Community One Breath at a Time!

Yoga translated means “to yoke” or “to unite” and that is the goal of All Together NOW; uniting hundreds of people to participate in a 2-hour yoga class, for one cause.  The class will be led by teachers from some of Toronto's most recognized yoga studios as well as graduates from our Youth Ambassador programs.

This year's All Together NOW will be held at 99 Sudbury, one of Toronto's premiere fitness and event spaces, in the heart of west Queen West.

Register as a team of 5 people or individually. Prizes will be awarded for top fundraisers and all teams will receive a team shirt at the event.  Register before October 1 and be entered in our early bird prize draw!

 Register for All Together NOW today!

Proceeds from the event will fund our Youth Ambassador Training Programs which provide under privileged youth with everything they need to train for a career in the wellness field.  NOW 4 Youth believes everyone should be given an opportunity to create a fulfilling life and together with your support we can help our community youth make a better future for themselves.  So join us on October 23 from 1-3pm at 99 Sudbury for All Together NOW; uniting our community one breath at a time!

Register online for All Together NOW

NOW 4 Youth is partnered with some of Toronto’s most recognized and world renowned studios and teacher training programs.   To become one of our valued partners or to receive info on event sponsorships, contact Event Director, Bridget Keroglidis at bridget@now4youth.org for more info.

Thank you to all the participants, studios, instructors and donors for making our last years All Together NOW Fundraiser a huge success, raising over $7,500 in support of our Youth Ambassador Career Training Programs!

Thank you again to everyone that volunteered their time, energy, love and support! Namaste

• Copyright © 2010 Now 4 Youth. All rights reserved.
• Now 4 Youth is proudly

Real Hero(s)

I would like to take a moment and thank ALL MY PEOPLE,MISFITS,FRIENDS,LOVERS,TEACHERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, ARCHITECTS,CONTRACTORS and FAMILY!for without you all i am incapable of doing any of this, and the journey wouldn't be nearly as fun!

YOU ARE ALL MY HEROS

(some silly out takes, and reno shots so far!)

building

so already its come to this. . . . .
im workin on a building!!

SATURDAY, THIS SATURDAY OCTOBER 15TH

NO CLASSES

NO PRIVATES

NO NOTHIN 
(other than preparing for soaring dreams glorious gold and other otherworldly things)

thank you and thank you and thank you for your understanding 
xxoo

Changegonnacome

On the heels of thanksgiving weekend, where all kinds of love and expression of gratitude filled days and nites, i say this . . . .Change is gonna come
BIG CHANGE
THRILLING CHANGE
EXCITING CHANGE
and all i can do is be grateful, thankful
and ask for a little patience and understanding in these next few weeks
as im sure messes will be made. . . .
thank you in advance

ill keep you posted!
xo

THANKS(giving)

there is MUCH to be thankful for this year. . . . .

i am at the mercy of others words and voices to say what i want to say as my heart swells in my throat and i cannot speak. . . . .

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. Aldous Huxley

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.
Pema Chödrön

so in that same breath. . . .

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;
they are the charming gardeners
who make our souls blossom.

Marcel Prous

and believe on some level that 

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

Albert Einstein

when i started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around

Willie nelson

Every moment, every day i am thankful for my circle

my family, friends, lovers and teachers

MISFITSTUDIO WILL BE OPEN FOR THE LONG WEEKEND

ALL CLASSES, ALL PRIVATE SESSIONS, ALL YOU

CANNING

CANNING IS SO GREAT!!!

a few weekends back a gang of friends and i spent the afternoon(and evening)canning

it IS time consuming, and must be completed with love and attention, (drinking wine always helps),but produces such joy!

Here's what Martha the woman who does it all, has to say!

Forget about the mystique surrounding canning. Being familiar with a few basic techniques and precautions turns the task at hand into a far simpler undertaking than you'd ever imagined. Success comes by following an easy formula: Use the best produce you can find, and make sure the jars are properly sterilized and sealed.

Sterilizing
1. Don't use jars with any chips or cracks. Wash the jars, lids, and screw bands in hot, soapy water, making sure to rinse well.

2. Place the jars upright on a wire rack in a large pot, fill pot with hot water until the jars are submerged, and bring the water to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes, turn off the heat, and leave jars in the water. Sterilize the lids according to the manufacturer's instructions.

3. Using stainless-steel tongs, lift the jars from the pot, and place them on a padded layer of clean towels.

Sealing1. Pour fruits or vegetables into the jars, and wipe the rims carefully. Each jar should be filled up to a quarter-inch from the top.

2. Eliminate air bubbles by poking through the contents of the jar with a chopstick or wooden skewer.

3. Place the lid onto the rim and, using one finger to hold the lid securely, twist on the screw band until it's tight.

4. Put a wire rack on the bottom of a large pot, and fill the pot with hot water. Use a jar lifter to place each jar on the rack. Add enough water to cover the jars by 2 inches, and bring the water to a boil.

5. Boil the jars for 10 minutes; remove from the water with a jar lifter, and allow the jars to stand on the towels for 24 hours. When the jars are cool, check for a slight indentation in the lid, which indicates a vacuum seal.

Follow her lead, enjoy both the process and the fruits of your labour!

xo

Salimah

INSPIRING 

the definition reads: 

causing people to want to do or create something or to lead better lives

to motivate; to stimulate; to provoke; to influence; to encourage

With resounding affect, that is the word i am left with, INSPIRING. Having spent the afternoon with Salimah, one of the most inspiring women i have had the pleasure of sharing time with. She effortlessly speaks of world change, the good that yoga can and will do, and how, when you have been given a gift, it is only right to follow its path . . . . .to walk the walk and talk the talk, and indeed she does!

her heart beams through her skin, her laugh is deep and real and her intentions are clear

As she listens, and shares, everything she talks about becomes real,she is dedicated to eradicating the violence against women and girls worldwide and permanently in our lifetime, shifting perspective one breath at a time and practising yoga on and off the mat, every day, all day

here is just a taste of what Salimah is about

check out her sites, attend a class and keep an eye out. . . . .  big changes are a brewing

A little about Salimah. . . . . .her story

At the end of class, my teacher called me to the front of the room.

“You need to take this more seriously.” She said.

“Who? Me? But, I’m not flexible, I can’t do all these postures.“ Sound familiar? I had a long list of reasons why I couldn’t do it.

She looked me right in the eye and said “Yoga has nothing to do with the postures.”

The vibration of her words surrounded me. When I asked her years later about this conversation, she claims not to remember any part of it and I believe her. As a teacher, you are called on to deliver messages that have nothing to do with who you are as person. That conversation led me to Kundalini Yoga.

Kundalini Yoga is for the Yogi who lives here, now. She, You, bring self realization to a board meeting and time with your partner in bed. Breath, intention, being in service and using the power of the body to create a specific effect.

yogawithoutborders

yogavision

my body/my temple

help from my friends

this is MY theme song at the moment, i couldn't be doing what i do without the AMAZING and POWERFUL and LOVING friends that surround me!!!! What i learn, what i continue to learn, and what i share is this. . . . .

Love fully with all your heart, soul and material might. Speak love, teach love, be love for the sake of the next generation, make your body a book of love. Let lovers faint in the streets as you speak the language of love. let passersby swoon from our devotion to love

shana tova to all of you, or just know that a new year a new chapter, a new love has arrived

IAM

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It’s free, fun & takes 1 minute!

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