Metta Moves
5 Hamilton Ave, North K1Y 1B4 Ottawa, ON, Canada

Thanks to everyone who came out to our sold out class last night. It was great to gather together and move our bodies. Our next yoga class, this Friday morning, will be subbed by the talented and amazing yogini and musician Theresa Ungerböck. There's still a few spots left, so sign up soon!

Our outdoor studio is now open for Yoga and Exercise Classes. We can accommodate 8 students and a teacher. For more information and to sign up please see our Events listings! If you are a teacher interested in renting the space this summer to host a class please email us to request a time: [email protected]

Morning Yoga in the yard!

I'm so excited to announce that Bylaw has given us the green light to offer OUTDOOR classes! We can fit 8 students, with proper social distancing, and a teacher on a platform. Stay tuned!

As Metta transitions to a studio open for all types of movement, will be offering Yoga classes. I came across this post from a thoughtful yoga teacher that works in Bali that highlights some excellent points for us to ponder.

Our latest newsletter is out!

We just sent out a newsletter full of inside & outside movement ideas along with ways you can stay connected with our teachers. If you're not on our mailing list, here's a link for you!

Greetings Metta Community. We are implementing some new measures at the studio to ensure a safe and healthy space for all of us to continue to move and meditate together.

Happy International Women's Day!

I'm excited to be joining up with musician Sam Westcott for our Yoga Nidra and Restorative Yoga class on Monday, March 9th at 7 PM Who is Sam? Sam Westcott is ...an improvising guitarist, pianist and songwriter in Ottawa, Ontario. Originally from Topsail, Newfoundland, Westcott studied jazz guitar at St. FX University, and then English, and Creative Writing at Memorial University. His music, and teaching draws from, and combines elements of film score, jazz, electronic music, pop, and rock, as well as classical music, and world folk musics. Westcott is currently playing and recording with Ottawa-based groups OyaCombo, Ataraxia, and Amateur Painter. See more

Registration is still open for our next Thursday evening Mindfulness-Base Stress Reduction course with Jennifer Innes. First session begins on Thursday, March 26th at 7:00 PM

How do we build resilience in the face of today's challenges and complexities? One pathway is Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. If you're looking for a solid program to set you on some steady footing moving forward into spring, consider this! Jennifer Innes will be offering a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program at Metta from March 26th to May 14, 2020 from 7:00-0-9:30 PM. A day-long silent retreat will be held on April 18th from 9:30-3:30. The cost is $525.00. Pl...ease visit omwellness.ca or e-mail Jennifer at info@omwellness for more details or to register. Jennifer is a mindfulness meditation and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) teacher, a mindful self-compassion (MSC) teacher-in-training, and a certified Sivananda yoga teacher. She founded Ottawa Meditation & Wellness to teach mindfulness, self-compassion and MBSR to those wanting to live with greater physical and mental ease and well-being. Jennifer is a skilled teacher who has a range of experience working with adults and youth from a variety of backgrounds, including those who suffer from a range of challenges, such as chronic pain, trauma, anxiety, and depression, as well as those simply looking for new tools to build resilience and meet the stressors inherent in daily life. Jennifer is qualified by the University of Massachusetts Medical School to teach Jon Kabat-Zinns internationally acclaimed eight-week program with a growing body of evidence supporting its efficacy. She has also completed the universitys MBSR program in mindbody medicine and the MSC teacher training offered by the Centre for Mindful Self-Compassion at the University of San Diego California. She has been a dedicated practitioner of insight meditation for years and has deepened her personal practice through studies in Buddhism and several silent retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Centre and the Insight Meditation Community of Washington. She has had the opportunity to be taught by many very respected mindfulness teachers and practitioners, including Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Joseph Goldstein, and Kamala Masters, among many others.

Did you miss Yoga Off the Mat with Katherine Miceli today? Mark your calendar for next Friday at 1pm and join Katherine for a flowing practice of asana-inspired movement and breath...unbound by the four corners of a mat! A beautiful way to refresh and refuel before sailing into your weekend.

Start your Saturday morning with Dwayne Desloges and develop strength, flexibility, and motor control. This is a fun way to explore what the body can do! Join Erika Bryson on Sunday to build strength, co-ordination, balance and resilience in a light and fun atmosphere. Ages 12+ welcome! Purchase your class passes here: https://www.mettamoves.ca/pricing

The snow is shoveled and were back in the studio this morning! Looking for ways to move with awareness and ease no matter what the weather? Come join Kilee Mercuur at 10am for her new class, Therapeutic Movement. First time trying a class? Buy our First Time Students Single Class Pass: https://www.mettamoves.ca/pricing

All classes are canceled today! Please enjoy some cozy home time and travel safe.

We're excited about welcoming Briya Freeman to Metta this spring for Meditation and Movement: A 5-Week Exploration of Breath, Stillness & Energy Briya invites you to join her in exploring both ancient and modern energetic practices to calm the mind, energize the body, release old patterns, and connect with the heart. Expect guided meditations, breathwork, movement & neo-shamanic insights in a safe and transformative environment.... You can register for single weeks or the whole series!

Check out Corinne B-hs Sketch & Stretch event coming up at Metta next month! Shell guide you through a visualization meditation and a gentle free flowing movement practice with moments of stillness for sketching and journaling.

We are delighted to be hosting Cat again!

This is the last week for early bird registration in Alignment REScue's upcoming MOVE YOUR DNA workshop! Price goes up by $30 US on Monday! Come join Restorative Exercise Specialist Carol Robbins on April 25/26. She'll help you build a personalized practice of natural movement that fits your unique body. Carol says, "My goal is to give you the tools you need to improve your movement capabilities wherever you are starting from, and to leave the workshop feeling great! This is ...truly movement for all bodies and all ages." Learn more and register here: https://www.nutritiousmovement.com//move-your-dna-weekend/

Keep the February away! This Friday night class is free for the next two weeks. Follow it up with a delicious POST-MOVEMENT smoothie from Jamari and your weekend is off on the right foot!

Our beautifully talented movement teacher Theresa Ungerböck will be hosting and performing at next weeks Open Mic. See you on stage on in the audience!

What's up this weekend? Lots of goodness in store at Metta! We have a few spots remaining in Devin Johnstone's Partner Thai Massage workshop - a great Palentine's date for you and a buddy! Sign up here: https://mettamoves.punchpass.com/classes/4924326

This spring, pick up some powerful tools for dealing with short and long term stress in Ottawa Meditation & Wellness' Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Series. This 8 week program led by Jennifer Innes is effective for managing long term pain, reducing anxiety and depression, improving brain function (learning, memory, focus, and attention), and reducing conditions such as fibromyalgia, GI and skin conditions, and more. Learn more and register here: https://mettamoves.punchpass.com/passes/77518

Happy Hearts Day! Join Janet today from 5-6pm and experience the Joy of Movement! This free class is a special gift from us to you No advance sign up needed - just show up!

THERAPEUTIC MOVEMENT FRIDAYS 10-11AM Have you heard about our new Therapeutic Movement class with Kilee Mercuur? This class is gentle enough to support those with chronic pain and/or injury. Did your physiotherapist suggest you try "yoga"? This class would be the perfect match!... Expect to cultivate curiosity about your body, as we collectively discover movement patterns that offer ease and support. We will play with all sorts of items like bean bags, bamboo poles, and bouncy balls to explore new ways to move and increase day-to-day flexibility in body and mind. Mark your calendar for next Friday and come join Kilee for an hour of supportive, easeful, therapeutic movement.

Three kinds of classes round out our weekly schedule at Metta: Gentle Movement, Dynamic Movement, and Meditation. This Tuesday & Wednesday offer a mix of all three. You'll find Gentle Movement in Aging Gracefully, Yoga Revised, and Restore & Renew. If you're looking for Dynamic Movement, try MovNat! And we welcome meditators at all stages of practice (even if you've never tried it!) to Meditation for Everyday Life.

We still have a few spots left!

Do many reasons to love MovNat!

We get lots of questions about whether our classes include cardio. Once again Katy Bowman articulates the answer with great insight!

Our dynamic movement classes are rich, interesting, unique, and fun experiences for body AND mind. Newest on the schedule is Erika Bryson's Move.Play.Sweat. on Sunday mornings at 9:30. Enjoy an hour of building strength, co-ordination, balance and resilience in a light and fun atmosphere in our indoor or outdoor studio. We will move our bodies in all sorts of unique ways, throw and catch objects, crawl and jump, navigate obstacle courses and enjoy the natural movement of our bodies in a non-competitive atmosphere. Children 12+ are invited with a parent, so come join us for Sunday morning movement adventures as a family!

Wondering about GMB Pillars? Our awesome instructor Dwayne Desloges (pictured here!) offers this class on Saturday mornings at 9:30am. This class uses GMBs full curriculum to develop strength, flexibility, and motor control. Class will begin with a warm up, which continues as we move in to the Elements Program. We will spend some time exploring some new movement skills using the Vitamin Program. Once we're warmed up, we will get our sweat on with Integral Strength, before st...retching out with Focused Flexibility. For those of you new to the Gold Medal Bodies (GMB) method, this is a fun way to explore what the body can do. Curious to read more about GMB? Check this out: https://gmb.io/what-we-teach/