Your Third Spot (Y3S) Wellness & About Me

Brunch is about getting to know each other, right...?

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I’ve had a bunch of new subscribers lately, so I’d like to formally re-introduce myself.  I’ll do it bullet-style.

ME

*13-year teacher: elementary school. French, Math, Gym, Health, Social Studies… You name it, I’ve taught it.

*4th-Dan black belt: I was dropped into karate as a 9-year-old and never looked back.

*Crossfit and Olympic lifting coach: I drank the crossfit cool-aid in 2017 and fell in love with the sport.  Coaching in a public space was so fun, but now I train folks remotely and in my parent’s garage gym.

*Yogi: my 200-hour Teacher Training is almost complete.  20 years of yoga play turned logically into the desire to lead classes.

*Author: I just finished my first book, The Art Of Starting Over, and the second one will be finished before 2025.  I write here on Substack and on Medium.

*Little Miss Can’t-Sit-Still: I travel anywhere and everywhere I can, love being outdoors and being active, and long walks on the beach…

Y.3.S.

I thought it was about time to explain my new brand, too: Your Third Spot (Y3S) Wellness. My rebrand was born in the sauna with my friend when we went to Othership for some hot and cold contrast therapy. 

She mentioned the psychological principle of having a “Third Spot” for wellness, happiness, purpose and fulfillment outside of the primary two places people tend to travel (home and work).

The technical definition is: a location that facilitates social interaction outside of the people you live or work with and encourages “public relaxation.” They are places where you encounter “regulars,” or frequenters of a space, as well as potential new connections.

This concept fit perfectly for what I’m building right now. 

Spoiler alert, I’m opening a wellness centre north of the GTA: yoga, crossfit, lifting, personal training, hot/cold therapy, community-building events.  I’m in the very beginning stages of looking for property (or building what I want).  The plan is to be up and running by 2027. 

Until I get my digs finalized and streamlined, the WWW is my community and platform. My virtual third spot. 

MY WHY

I’m hell-bent on delivering helpful and useful information that gets you thinking outside the box.  Nutrition, fitness, wellness, spirituality and mindset growth. My musings are spawned from things I think people need to know about, think about, and investigate.

I would love to have this be your third spot to ease your mind on the complexity and overwhelming nature of self-improvement, where you trust me to give you reliable information and ideas to improve your life, mindset, or fitness. 

Believe it or not, I hate talking about myself.  I don’t like to seem braggy or boastful. So I’ll just exit stage left, awkwardly like Homer Simpson faded into the trees.