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WATERLDOmm-M. November 24, 2010- 9 i ‘ W) 7‘ : \ iV I ‘ O . Ill [Nib H) H”, (.HR()i\l(rl.l. ‘ Gomg through The mailbox . A thicker ites (as if the mail carrier papers flyers pile up and spill . . had time for this). out of their mailboxes? Perhaps they the o C motlons a me hat The most sensible is the plastic are t 'ng to send a m ‘ e. The W1 93538 for our CitY? kind that says ‘Mail" on the left cor- only one I got was: “No one is home, ner. please rob thi!» house! " I've heard it said that a happy body and a happy mind equals a ou can tell a lot about peOple by My favourite mailbox Sign? “Ring What can you learn from mail- happy life. Ytheir mail! Bell and Run: Our Dog Needs fixer» boxes? The folks with empty mail- Never did those words echo so clearly as when I recently When you deliver hundreds of 0159- ‘ . MRS also WM thelryards and received my first Thai yoga massage at the hands of certified municipal election pamphlets. you By far. my favourite mailboxes trim theirhedges. Mailboxes glued practitioner Mary Everett. Feeling completely relaxed and start to get a sense of the wide vari» were the home-made painted shut 5113le mm] better than present in body and mind. I listened to the sound of rain hitâ€" cry of neighbours who live in the wooden ones. My favourite mail- signs Families that consider the ting the roof as she guided my body through a variety of yoga wards ofyour city You also develop box? The one painted like the West mail camer place mailboxes at postures, incorporating relaxed breathing and meditation deep MP6“ for ""8“ carriers Montrose Kissing Bridge. The peo- street level. in the garage door or at techniques. along with deep stretches and Thai massage. Hardest to ‘read' is the ubioui- ple with folk-art mailboxes are also the Curb. Families that cater to their Known colloquially in the Western world as “yoga for lazy tous cheap steel mailbox. It was it the friendlies" 0W" “WWW“? Place mailboxes people.” Thai yoga massage is unlike any conventional mas~ has a sticky hinge. It has no ch are c- My favourite street? Erbsville at the top of long staircases. ‘ sage I had ever experienced. Mary counterbalanced and lever- ter whatsoever _ unless you paint Court: all the boxes are placed at the in Waterloo, our landscaping aged my body with her own, using gravity, breath and acupres- it. mdle for th(e convegéerlice of the redli)r:cts “Silors back‘to the stree: sure to melt away my stress and tension. Her website. sat- . . 4 _ e lverer remem r ast cen- ring is campaign season. san oga.ca explains: “Comfortable-clothed reci ients will e" Rfigfigmufii $11,123: ““7 when we W 31501" SUCn found only a few places where recegize a full-body treatment performed on a mat a: the floor. fingers â€" tnist me ’ things?) neighbours had bum a path Thai yoga massage has been described as a beautiful. compas- The old-fashioned country-lane By the way. who decided that a between their houses Does this sionate, rhythmic dance between practitioner and client. mailboxes with the flap down and steep 60-yard driveway plus 12 mean we live m splendid Isolation. ‘lt's origins date back 3,500 years to the time of Buddha and the flag up are a throwback ‘0 steps up to a front door meant great using our homes as a refuge? And has been practiced and developed over centuries in Buddhist Waterioo's past, yet work the best. wealth? Ironically, on one Of our While our houses are Side by Side: temples" Mary administers Thai yoga \â€" ‘ The giant. elaborate funeral um- posh streets I found that cheap. are we. in fact. a community of massage in her home. clients' homes. I . like boxes set on posts sit among rusty mailbox complete With sticky strangers? and one day a week at Moksha Yoga \ l \ I «\l l \l l lawn decorations resembling t omb- hinge. So much for public shows of I know the friendliness of Water- Waterloo. w l l l ‘\ stones. Go figure! wealth! loo exists but you cannot tell it from It was at the Moksha Yoga clinic ‘ ‘ ‘ Some (when you figure them In fact, the more expensive the our front entrances Our mail boxes where client Kim Mitchell ofWater-loo out) open with a ring that tilts the house, the less likely the folks welv may be a small Sign of who we really first discovered the benefits of Thai flap down Some have a separate corned anything at their door. have become as a City. yoga massage: ‘l had been to several ‘ flap for thin mail and another for But what I cannot understand is New practitioners, and Mary is by far the a as“ why people, rich and poor, let news- Waterloo best massage therapist that I've ever 1 H had the privilege of meeting.” said - ' . Kim, who has suffered her share of Here comes another Big Papa W3°thnÂ¥emsEWZ m es you very co orta e, an .1 i trul in tune with the numer us “Donut, donut, donut" moment she was born. (When she was three she was tzchniyiues required to iron out the MARSHALL That's the initial thought that came into my head trained to tell people she was cute because she deepest and most intense muscle ten- WARD as I watched my daughter Niki hold our grand- looked like her Mommy). sion. And the interesting part for me is daughter, Madflyn,lust an hour on 135‘ $1.011;st hafige mm? how she uses both her hands and wee ' . leashes. er mom. en en â€" feet.” That'swhat Nib “30d ‘0 say some l ’l I I l i If mgnaturethat thinks the IF?“ ofevery- She added. 'l know that my life has been dramatically Sundays when “Big Papa.” Diana's dad. ‘ . , one. and the mcredrble ability to make changed since she worked on me I even bought a 8m germ]. c ) ' woulddropoverusuallymthsometasty ”()lll'\l\l. everyonefeeldeeplycaredabout. cateformygirlfriend.asltelleveryonethatit’sanexperience ,. baked goods Niki took to drawing circles. To see her blessed with a daughter of not to be missed" and announcing ”donut!" to everyone. . her own was more overwhelm than I Mary was touched when l reiterated Kim’s praise. “It's so much wentthrough my mind. 50 i ’7’ ever thought Possible. extremely fulfilling and beautiful to hear that.” says Mary, $583)] memories How did we £39t here 50 a]: r f: nigh?! the mug "10:2? 0m!“ whose clients come in all shapes, sizes and ages “I had a yoga ,. came n aria Madilyn stud twho 87 Id. She ‘ st loved the e and And how do we 5‘" vive life. some- t ' for the first time. was actuallyen inwatgars m :he told {hie that she didTi'atSEnatgrw her times. when it can be such and emotional ‘ ’ . 55. By default Diana is a very happy per- body could move like that anymore." roller coaster? Within the space of 72 , jg" f son and possesses one of the brightest 1 too was thrilled to see how flexible I could be when Mary mess“... simmer... . « flamers": 23ml? siege .. we my m... My this . f... . ' "a, “ m s _ range 0 p ysi motion. eaVing me mvrgorate an ener- lay. “3»- . i when each ofourchildien were born. ~ . - To look on ourown daughter Witih her BRIAN and the other on the day we were mar- genlam Mitchell concurred: “It was such an overwhelming own daughter 1n the same hospital In BOURKE ned. . experience,” she said. "The other therapists I tried were all a lit- Wl’IICth She if: boggeâ€" " “$15an of To“ ӣ33821: fitiwgraenlg‘cgmwghfir tle too delicate and not effective enough in getting to the probâ€" rare "n95 “3 n cau “’1 0“ m lem. It was a long time in trying to find something effective for words- for dollars to make something happen me, d I hadn't ntil l found M . She defin'te kn what To see my son-in-law with the same look on his for our family. it brought up those times that every she-:30“. u ary I ly ows face l had on mine almost 30 years ago at the birth of couple goes through. when you wondered if every~ “I can stretch in a way that I had not been able to for quite my first “USN?" was priceless. thing was 30mg '0 work. some time,” Kim concluded. “1 actually cried because l was so I am, believe it or not. a very sentimental old fool Every heartache we endured was paid for and happy. ~ when it comes to our children. l store an awful lot of cashed in that moment. No person or entity or I agree with Kim. Thai yoga massage hel me und rstand memories and moments whatever it is that guides this ride owes us anything the vital connection between body. mind. 3231,»me And I will admit to thinking back on a lot of them anymore. For more information on Tliai yoga massage or booking an recently as all of our girls have crossed milestones. 1 am the luckiest man in the world. appotnurient with Mary gym“. visit www.satsangyoga.ca or “1‘35 '8 and [have m some with“! Bn'an Ba rice member.” fthe 105 3 KOOL PM email her at ' 3 ’ 8mm anniversaries u , a o . I never much doubted that Niki would be the first morningcmu, can be reached bye~mailat Marshall Ward is a visual anionnd um: - m Eâ€"mail is to have a child. She looked like her mom the bbourhzOboonwm. welcome at marshaleardOhohmm.