The Movement Academy

NEW HOURS / MORE MOVEMENT 😎

Your movements have been changing, so we've adjusted our opening hours to match, and to put our resources to better use. But it doesn’t mean less movement…

TMA is trialling ‘out of hours’ training as an optional add-on to your membership.

Please email [email protected] to find out more and get set up.

The change won't affect any scheduled classes… some will simply keep running outside our new hours, just like they already do.

A reminder that open training is still available any time during opening hours, up to 3 hours every day, which now includes Sunday!

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

No need to book. Just note that space is limited to areas not in use for classes at any given time. Please check the timetable or chat to our staff for availability.

Dear Mover,

The passion, care and generosity that flowed through the funding campaign to keep The Movement Academy moving has been overwhelming.

Creating something that people love is an honour. Being asked to continue working on it is a gift. Thank you.

I have something to share that you will never find on the website or in any of our communications… The “why?” behind The Movement Academy.

Like many in our community, I grew up being the last one picked at sport, the last to cross the finish line, and the last that anyone would have predicted to have a career in the ‘fitness’ industry.

I resented my body; I believed that it wasn’t athletic, and it definitely didn’t look like the guys in the coke ads on tv. The advertising and fitness industries had a choke hold on my self esteem. Until they didn’t…

… because I discovered acrobatics. My entire life changed. The more I focused on achieving things that I hadn’t even dreamed of, the rest of my life began to fall into place. And most importantly, I found a family of friends that enrich my life to this day, and are integral to the The Movement Academy and its community.

In 2015, someone encouraged me to pass that gift on to my personal training clients… TMA began just months later.

The diversity and inclusivity fostered within this community over almost 11 years is like nothing that I have experienced in other parts of my life. I am so grateful to be part of a community of like minds, who see the benefits of a positive, creative and curious relationship with our bodies.

That shared feeling has always given me purpose - you have helped me pour petrol on that flame. I will honour that gift.

(without petrol, because it’s expensive and harmful to nature)

Thank you,
Brendan

P.S. I will catch up to all of your beautiful messages very soon # # #

🤍🤍🤍

Because of you, we hit target today!

This is all of ours... everyone who backed it, shared it, messaged, email, chatted, showed up, or simply believed it could happen.

The love and care that's poured down on TMA this past week, from this community, really makes it feel like the beginning of Spring; a fresh start.

The Pozible campaign ends at 4pm tomorrow (Friday), so please enjoy sitting in this moment, and there'll be more updates, more thanks, and more love coming as the glitter settles.

It's already been a long and beautiful journey. But the real adventure started today.

Thank you

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

https://www.pozible.com/profile/the-movement-academy

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.

https://www.pozible.com/profile/the-movement-academy

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

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!