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

the love series

I am proud to join forces with Salimah, YogaVision and LOVE
THE LOVE SERIES
a 
Kundalini 
7week workshop
Friday January 13th, 6:45 pm
to
Friday February 24th

Inspiration,appreciation,technique

how to love deeply and completely

be prepared to open,explore,create, build and learn to love
7 weeks ofKundalini, KarmaYoga, Discussion, Book Dialogue
$230 pre-register
12 spaces available

to register yogavision
or send an email to amber@misfitstudio.com

Salimah Kassim-Lakha, is a Yoga Ambassador with Lululemon, and has travelled globally teaching Kundalini Yoga and Laughter Yoga.  Salimah is Executive Director of Yoga without Borders, a service organization dedicated to the eradication of violence against women and girls. 

   

                           

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!

Busby Berkeley

What a mind, an imagination! that crazy Busby Berkeley and all the women, the legs, the formations. . . .

sometimes as im teaching i look around the room and think of him! the shapes and arms and legs all in unison, so spectacular, so choreographed, a body symphony

here is a little treat to end off this monday evening

enjoy!

Vegetables

SOMETIMES. . . . . .ITS FUN TO BE SILLY
I ATE GREENS ALLLLLDAY TODAY!!!
YUMMMMMMMM

Equinox

Autumn Equinox

Equinoxes are a time of change and shift

Fall in the air, you can just FEEL it!!
Moving from summer into the autumn, not only is there a temperature drop, but there is a real sense of transition. The air smells different and evening comes quickly. Perhaps a new desire to cozy up in a sweater, drink soothing tea, and wrap a scarf around before leaving in the morning.
Transitions are a part of life, a huge part of life, and its important to slow down and truly BE in them every now and again

Sometime today or tomorrow the shift happens that marks the mid-way point between summer and winter. The days become shorter and we all look to embrace fall rituals for comfort in the sun's absence. It is a time to quiet our minds and and listen to what our body wants(I just made my first big pot of soup) there are a bunch of rituals and little practices I discovered in my research for the equinox, read away if you feel like!!

The word “equinox” means equal, and “nox,” means “night. The two Equinoxes have an equal amount of day and night.

The Autumnal Equinox is a time to give thanks and rejoice in the abundance in your life.

Give thanks by holding a food drive or creating a gratitude list.

Try this Gratitude Ritual:

• Face NORTH – Give thanks for your home, finances and health.
• Face EAST – Give thanks for the knowledge you posses.
• Face SOUTH – Give thanks for accomplishments in your career.
• Face WEST – Give thanks for your spiritual growth and development.

Create a meal with some traditional fall foods like Squash, Apples, Root Veggies, Corn, Wine and Beer.

THIS is also a fun site, full of allllll kinds of interesting facts, ways to celebrate during the shifting of the seasons
HAPPY FALL EVERYONE
XO

twentyears

Nirvana, the 20year anniversary of Nevermind
practice out with this song in particular!
SPIN magazine put out an extensive issue all around the twentieth anniversary of this revolutionary album, check it out! I have it, its pretty awesome
here's a taste. . . . .

The word "Nirvana" has appeared 1,484 times in the pages of SPIN since 1991; Nevermind, 246 times. (Shout-out, bleary-eyed intern Carly!) Both of these numbers will spike considerably after this issue.

Sure, SPIN had been making serious mischief for six years before Nevermind's release, but the cultural landscape that the album's success reflected (and SPIN had been anecdotally documenting) needed a full-blown soapbox, and we were in a unique position. As with many symbiotic, borderline codependent relationships, ours has gone from tentative entreaties to dizzying obsessions to marriages of convenience to tawdry betrayals. Back in 2001, when we published a tenth anniversary Nevermind issue, one letter-writing wag remarked, "So, still pickin' those bones, huh?"

With this retrospective, we tried to avoid that sort of queasy, pseudo-reverent exploitation, balancing the historical and personal with the playful and forward-thinking. But above all, we just want to say thanks for sticking around and sharing this. See, after all these years, most corporate magazines may still suck, but Nevermind still doesn't, and that's the real issue.

new leaf yoga

Check out a local Warrior!

This organization is so full of heart, I just had to share in the cause and help to inform

New Leaf's mission is to empower youth through yoga. We work with young men and women who are creating positive change in their lives, overcoming histories of abuse, neglect, incarceration, gang-involvement, addiction, marginalization and other factors that have led them to be identified as "at risk"

New Leaf offers yoga in places that are the least served: communities facing socio-economic issues, isolation & violence, as well as facilities serving youth who have come into conflict with the law. New Leaf’s goal is to make yoga available & relevant to youth who are facing some of the greatest challenges so that they might find peace inside themselves & that peacefulness can shine in our community.

Have a look, check out the page, peldge away or just read up on the organization
have a heart today!
xo

After speaking to my amazing friend Stephanie Maxwell, I discovered that she is facilitating the warriors for peace karma class at yogaspace. The classes will start on Sundays in October. It's wonderful as most of the yogaspace teachers are donating their time to teach!!! Once the web page is up I'll send it to you so you can all check it out.
HERE IS THE INFO!!!

http://newleafyoga.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Leaf-Yoga-Foundation/169914859740684

https://twitter.com/#!/warriors4peace

Little Joy

YEP
song of the day
Today is a big day for me!
Top of the world to you all
XO

kettle bells?

So, last Friday I took on a challenge of sorts and worked out with a client at his Gym!
Dynamic Conditioning Center is a center set up as what I would call a playground for muscle men.
Kettlebells, Monster Truck Tires, Weighted Sleighs, Barbells, all to the soundtrack of death metal, ummmm perfect. . . . .
So after what I imagined would be torture, I was surprised to walk away feeling, fine
Strong yes, could I flip the Monster Tire? YES!
What I thought about after leaving was, how interesting each method of movement is, and how is it we come to love what we do. Exploration, taking classes, experimenting with different philosophies of body work is the best way to find a movement form that works for you!
I encourage everyone to go! get out there and try what our city has to offer
I have practised yoga for over 10 years, danced my whole life and movement has always been a wonderful way to let go, express and sweat. Perhaps with no real end goal, other than feeling alive. Strength comes from the endorphin rush, the alertness of muscles and clarity of mind
A process, a journey, but more an experience
Pure joy in movement, flowing from pose to pose.
I'm curious to know what it is everyone enjoys? chooses?
In the meantime, I'm going to stick to what I love, what I know and what brings my body and mind a feeling of freedom, love and strength!!

Happy Sweating everyone
xo

GlobalMala

WHATCHA DOIN TOMORROW??
WHY NOT COME OUT SUPPORT AN AMAZING CAUSE AND GET SOME WICKED YOGA IN!
@The Thompson Hotel
GLOBAL MALA FUNDRAISER 9AM

put on by 889Yoga
Raising $$$ to support Schools Without Borders, an organization creating opportunities for young people and improving lives and communities through alternative learning experiences. They create a platform supporting local and international youth work – we think they are incredible. See SWB’s projects here (link). Our mala was so successful last year, that this year we are hosting some women of Safe Spaces from Nairobi in Toronto to all flow together to inspire change in our communities, both locally and globally.

for more info, check out this event!

http://www.889yonge.com/blog/guest-blogger/global-mala-fundraiser-september-18th-2011/

bloodtype

I recently found out my blood type, FINALLY, and since have been a little obsessed with the concept of eating right for my type.After doing some research, and reading what Dr.Oz has to say, it seems there is a disconnect, still unproven in totality

According to naturopath Peter J. D'Adamo, your blood type is a genetic fingerprint that is more powerful than race, culture or geography. It all has to do with lectins, a diverse group of proteins that are present in certain foods. D'Adamo, who is a naturopath, claims that negative reactions between food lectins and our blood are responsible for many ailments. His solution is to avoid the foods that contain all those bad lectins. The list of what's good and what's bad, however, is extensive and differs dramatically according to your blood type. The book states:

• Type O's (46 % of the population), belong to the oldest genetic group and need to eat meat virtually every day to satisfy your ancient, hunter-gatherer genes. Type O's should also avoid oats, wheat, and most grains, because they are all products of an agriculture that didn't exist when O's originated.
• Type A's (40% of the population) evolved after the start of agrarian society and are best off as a vegetarian.
• Type B's (10 % of the population) emerged as humans migrated toward colder, harsher climates. Bs' can have the most varied diet, including meat, and theirs is the only blood type that does well with dairy products.
• Type AB (4% of the population) is a relatively modern adaptation that arose from the intermingling of the A's and the B's. Therefore, AB's have the benefits and intolerance of types A and B.

The concept of blood type originated in the early years of this century with German pathologist Karl Landsteiner. He identified two proteins, or antigens, that he found on the surface of the red blood cell. Calling these antigens A and B, Landsteiner proceeded to describe four blood groupings, A, B, AB, and O, according to whether they had one or the other, or both, or neither. Since then we've learned that type A's can have either AA genes or AO genes, B's can be BB or BO, ABs have to be AB, and O's have to be OO. The genes for these proteins are passed to us from our parents. Landsteiner didn't know it at the time, but the ABO identification system was only the start. In the years since his pioneering work, 276 discrete red-cell antigens have been discovered.

Let's examine D'Adamo's logic by looking at hypothetical pairings of four couple's: a type AB couple, a type A couple, a type B couple and a type O couple. According to D'Adamo, each of these couples would be a descendant of a separate ancestral populations. If we then looked at the children from these pairings, those from the AB couple could end up from the A, B or AB ancestral populations, the type A couple could produce children from the A or the O ancestral population, and the type B couple could have children that were from the B or the O ancestral population. Only the type O couple would pass the same blood type on to all of their children.

Since there are 50,000 to 100,000 genes contained in human DNA, the passing of genes from one generation to the next is tantamount to a role of the genetic dice. Granted what's on those dice is determined by one's parents -- and there are some factors that do seem to dominate -- the potential for variability is enormous. There is no question that over the millennia there has been an infinite variety of genetic mixing. Scientists at the Human Genome Project have been analyzing the structure of human DNA, a project expected to span 15 years and cost several billion dollars. It makes it all a bit of a stretch to say, for example, that a type O today has the same genetic imperatives as a type O roaming the Savannah with spear in hand.

Blood type is not totally benign. For many years, scientists wondered why type O's were more likely to than other blood types to develop stomach ulcers or stomach cancer. In 1993, scientists found that ulcers were caused by helicobacter pylori, a bacterium which had a special affinity for one of the unique type O proteins. A geneticist at Oxford University who checked for other significant associations between the ABO blood types and the incidence of disease, reported that there were only seven,; the relationships were often weak; and most, like ulcers, originated somewhere along the digestive tract. If the ABO blood type was that much of a key, as D'Adamo posits, these relationships would strong and plentiful.

It may well turn out that there are important interactions with between certain foods and one's blood type. D'Adamo, unfortunately, offers little in the way of scientific evidence, relying instead on a collection of anecdotal reports and case histories. His speculation that the one gene responsible the ABO blood type could exert such a dominant influence over everything else is unable to stand on its own merits. In the end, D'Adamo adds the caveat that individual variations still occur within blood types, so you shouldn't expect all of his recommendations to apply to you. It's nice to have it both ways, especially where book sales are involved.

Check out these interesting articles!!

Blood Type Diet

The Scam Version

Fact or Fiction

Blood

how?

how to make beneficial decisions?!

This is a constant challenge for me, so in attempts to clear, to meditate and to breathe in decision making time, I try to follow my own advice!
It is by gaining a clear understanding of how our actions create our results, we can learn to make wiser decisions.
Ya, really, it seems so, ummmmmm clear, but TRY TO give it a whirl.
I know, just as most of us out there do, that it can be easy to make decisions without thought to the consequences.
Our decisions can take on new depth and meaning, however, if we can consider the outcome we wish to create and ACTUALLY take the steps that can create change.
Just think, by understanding each decision that is made today contributes to a specific result, then, you can let your choices lead you down an exciting path of growth and fulfillment.

thoughts

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa know
when big things, big changes are a happening
all kinds of things
and thoughts surface
dreams
wonders
things
long ago
once upon a time stuff


just sayin. . . . . . .

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER IS HERE!
TRUE LONG WEEKEND STYLES
MISFITSTUDIO WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY

I declare September the month of
making visions into reality
(my most amazing sister said this first!)
amen sister!!!!
amen

I'm So Excited

I AM SO EXCITED, AND I JUST CANT HIDE IT!!!
LULULEMON HAS CHOSEN ME!!!
TO BE AN AMBASSADOR!
What an honor to be selected, to be recognized in such a large and wonderful community of teachers, instructors and body workers
I look forward to working closely with Lululemon and the amazing team and staff
Bringing Toronto BIG FUN EXCITING things

MISFIT LOVES LULULEMON!!!!
XOXO

quote of the day

To

be blind is bad, but worse is to have eyes and not see.
- Helen Keller

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FALL SCHEDULE!!!

If you are looking for a private session, send me an email and we can set up a time that works, there are a few available time slots open during the days!
Hope you are enjoying the cool evenings and beautifully crisp mornings
xo

Little Dragons

Ever been in a place of BIG decision time? Thinking and stirring and feeling scattered. When I am in this state, i need to remember to breathe, and remain present. Staying present allows us to process information rationally during our interactions with people. Being in the moment frees us of the mind's tendency to dip into the past or jump ahead into an unknown future. We can listen attentively and take what we see and hear for what it is in its own context.
The objectivity this affords us allows us to come to more pertinent conclusions. We can also respond to what's in front of us rather than react from past experiences, our fears, or conditioning. Stay present and absorb what is happening to you right now, and you will be able to honestly assess your situation and draw more accurate conclusions.
Good luck to you, Good luck to me and everyone especially today! xo

Friday, I Like Your Style

Happy Friday
This is sooo great, i had to share
Jem and the Holograms, and the MISFITS!!!
so goooood

starting today, the yoga festival is happening! go checkitout
enjoy fridays style
xo