The Movement Academy

We've now raised $60,401 of our $89,000 target!

Thank you for everything you are bringing to keep The Movement Academy standing for years/yours to come.

Here's a small tour behind the scenes of our architecture, engineering, rigging and design that's turning TMA 2.0 from a plan into a home. Some of it is finished, some of it is still to come.

To be very clear on what this campaign is for… it's not funding what’s left to build… you are keeping The Movement Academy doors open by helping us catch up from over a year of loan repayments that funded all of this.

I am very grateful to the army of professionals who've poured skill and care into this vision. It's been built properly, safely (at TMA we know that safety is sexy) and designed with a deep consideration for the movers who use the space, and how they like to use it.

The deadline is 4pm Friday, and this is all-or-nothing.

If we don't reach $89,000 by then, I will have to terminate our lease, and we will be given notice to vacate. Our landlord can’t confirm how long that notice would be, but they have been kind and understanding whilst working through this with me.

We are so close. If you've been sitting on the fence, this is the moment ❤️

Thank you for keeping TMA standing, so that we can finally move ahead.

Brendan

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Dear Mover,

This is Brendan here, the founder and director of The Movement Academy for almost 11 years.

I'm going to be very transparent with you, because that's how I'd want to be treated… The Movement Academy is behind on rent, and I need to raise $89,000 by 28 August to keep us open.

Funding the relocation in July last year was always going to be a challenge, but I was on track until two pieces of hard news in May sent TMA into a financial downward spiral. A long term payment arrangement for rent was the only saving grace, but now that I have failed that arrangement, the full amount owing is due.

I want to be clear about what's actually at stake: if we don't reach this target, TMA will not be able to continue operating. I understand that this news will bring up many different feelings, and I am truly sorry.

I have launched a Pozible funding campaign, but I am not asking for handouts. What I'm offering instead is for you to back the studio in exchange for something real… spending credit, exclusive experiences, memberships and of course to be recognised as one of the people who helped keep this place standing when it mattered.

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This is an all-or-nothing campaign. If we don't hit $89,000 by 28 August, every single pledge is automatically and fully refunded. You're either helping us cross the line, or getting your money straight back.

If you've ever felt stronger, calmer, or more like yourself because of TMA, you understand what’s at stake… A beautiful community having access to the space that they use for their physical and (most importantly) mental health, as well as a team of professional coaches working in an unstable industry.

The Movement Academy is not just a gym… It is an oasis for over 100 adults and 50 children, rich in cultural diversity and a very high population of neuro diverse, gender non-conforming, and LGBTQIA+ humans. We have become a safe space for so many minorities who struggle in a world where acceptance and open mindedness still has a long way to go.

I built this place to last for those vital reasons, but I’ve run out options.

With your help, TMA will not only last, it will thrive.

Thank you for anything that you can do.

Brendan Irving

~ 1:4 STUDIO PILATES ~

We're thrilled to finally bring this perfect discipline into TMA's ecosystem of movement!

Programmed to support a diverse range of movers - beginners to advanced, professional athletes, injury returns, pre/postnatal and seniors.

Max 4 clients per class. Each session is individually coached using a range of Pilates studio equipment (reformer, high barrel, wunda chair) and adapted to your body, goals, and experience.

* Tuesday 10am & 5pm
* Wednesday 8am & 6pm
* Friday 10am

Member Class: $35
Single Class: $58
10 x Class: $464
20 x Class: $812

Your teacher, Dorothea Csutkai - comprehensively trained, highly experienced, and an accomplished dancer and aerialist - will coach you through a balanced lesson focused on strength, control, alignment, and flow, so you're challenged and supported in equal measure.

New to Pilates equipment? Get in touch to book an introductory private lesson first.

Due to the personalised coach-to-mover ratio, Studio Pilates isn't included in standard memberships or the intro pass, but Mat Pilates is!

Mat Pilates
Saturday 8:30–9:30am

Classical mat Pilates as developed by Joseph Pilates, with a contemporary approach, building core control, spinal articulation, stability, mobility, and length. Suitable for all levels. Not suitable for pregnancy.

Call or email our team with any questions!

MORE HOURS = MORE MOVEMENT 😎

The Movement Academy is available for your own training any time during opening hours, which now includes Sunday!

Make full use of our facility and equipment, or feel free to bring your own apparatus to rig up on any of our 15 adjustable points.

No need to book, however space is limited to areas that are not being used for classes at any given time, so please refer to the timetable or speak to our staff for more information on specific availability.

ADVANCED SILKS & CORDE ⭐️

Attention aerial artists and coaches…

Join Sydney’s elite movers for an unparalleled experience in vertical movement!

This new advanced class coached by Mim Wheeler fuses the art of aerial silks & corde lisse, combining strength and conditioning with repertoire and technique. Elevate your practice with the comprehensive aerial training you’ve been waiting for.

SILKS & CORDE LISSE (level 3)
Saturday 2-3:30pm - begins today

To celebrate and get you moving, we are having a flash sale on 10 Passes with a 20% discount available until next Saturday!

$464 to train in any of our 90 minute classes. Valid for 3 months. Activates on your first class. Purchase as many as you like. Book and purchase on our app, or through the schedule on our website.

Please email or call the studio on 0447 881 629 for any help or information!

CALISTHENICS IS BACK!!!

To our OG movers - we are coming home!

Coach Navin and Coach Kaz are launching a full lineup of calisthenics classes this week. Move, lift and stretch at your own pace, with real coaching on the anatomy behind the practice. Safe, progressive, and technically sound.

BENT ARM CALISTHENICS
Monday 12pm & 5pm
pull up, push up, dip, muscle up, rope climb

STRAIGHT ARM CALISTHENICS
Wednesday 12pm & 5pm
skin the cat, front & back lever, planche, handstand, l-sit

CALISTHENICS JAM
Saturday 11am
full body with lower body skills & conditioning/mobility

To celebrate and get you moving, we are having a flash sale on 20 Passes with a 30% discount available until tomorrow!

$545 to train in any of our 60 minute classes. Valid for 3 months. Activates on your first class. Purchase as many as you like.

Book and purchase on our app, or through the timetable on our website.

Please call the studio on 0447 881 629 for any more information!

~ EASTER HOURS ~

We are are looking forward to moving through the (very) long weekend with you!

Friday 3rd April (Good Friday)
5:00pm-8:00pm

Saturday 4th April (Easter Saturday)
9:00am-4:00pm

Monday 6th April (Easter Monday)
5:00pm-9:00pm

All of our classes are still running, so please jump onto our app and book yourself in!

The Team at TMA wish you a safe and happy long weekend 😎

~ SILKS & CORDE LISSE with MIM ~

Because many of you weren’t available over the holiday weekend, we have combined two workshops into one!

Join Mim Wheeler on Saturday 11th April to be coached through high level skills on Silks and Corde Lisse.

Mim has spent the past 12 years performing & coaching across UK, Italy, Spain, Qatar and Australia. Most recently, she joined the national tour of the highly acclaimed show Oracle, starring as Scorpio. A resident coach at The Movement Academy, Mim teaches a range of students from beginners to professionals, and loves developing peoples skills and confidence.


C-CURVING, DYNAMICS & HANDSTANDS
Saturday 11th April @ 10:00am-12:30pm

Get your beats on and your C-Shapes out!!!

This workshop will focus on back balance evolutions, roll ups, side planches, beats, flares, dynamic entries, handstands and scorpions.


$165 to enrol
$140 for members

Prerequisites:
- Clean hip-lock at height
- Strict propeller
- 3-5 skin the cats
- Previous exposure/experience with beats and back balances

Please call 0447 881 629 or head to the ‘workshops’ tab on our app to enrol. If you are a TMA member, please call or see us at the desk for your discount 😎