Announcements
Happy Birthday, Toronto Body Mind
On September 30th, 2010, Toronto Body Mind launched on its voyage to inform, promote and inspire Toronto's vast and diverse yoga, meditation and wellness community. One year later, we're still going strong thanks in no small part to the involvement and support of this incredible community. Thank you to all the yoga studios, meditation groups and wellness centres for supporting TBM by purchasing directory profiles, event listings and banner advertising. While commercial success is not our priority, it is a constant struggle to keep the lights on and the disks spinning, so your support is both necessary and appreciated. We also thank our steadily increasing readership for your ongoing support and feedback - you are the reason we do what we do. Thank you to the TBM community blog authors for bringing fresh and often inspiring ideas to the site. Finally, thank you to the incredible team of staff and volunteers who give generously of their time and talents to make TBM the best it can be.
We've got great plans for the future and, to keep us on the right path, we would like to reach out and invite your feedback. Take a moment to leave a comment or shoot us a note about where you would like to see us go next. Of course you are also welcome to just drop a line wishing us a happy birthday, since we always love to hear from you.
Meet our Blog Authors
To date, TBM's editors have accepted over 106 articles from 34 authors for the Community Voices blog on Toronto Body Mind. Everyone from beginners to experts, young and old, are sharing their thoughts and experiences through text, images and video. Take a look at the new blog authors page for a look at the people behind the fantastic community content on TBM. Are you interested in writing for TBM?
New Features Added to TBM
We are excited to announce two new features on Toronto Body Mind that we think you will love: Tell-A-Friend and MettaPoints. The first feature, Tell-A-Friend, is pretty much what the name implies: you can now invite your friends to join the Toronto Body Mind family. The second new feature, MettaPoints, is a rewards program that allows you to earn points for doing stuff on TBM. You can use the MettaPoints you've earned to pay for directory profile and event listings.
By participating in the community, you can earn MettaPoints for the following activities:
- Sign up for a TBM account and earn 20 MettaPoints (yes, we award points just for signing up!)
- Invite a friend to join TBM and earn 20 MettaPoints if they register for an account
- Post a blog article and earn 60 MettaPoints (subject to article acceptance by the TBM editorial staff)
- Post a comment (*) and earn 5 MettaPoints (subject to moderator approval)
Ten MettaPoints is roughly equal to one dollar. You can redeem the MettaPoints you earn to purchase the following on TBM:
- Buy a one month directory profile listing for 113 MettaPoints
- Buy an event listing for 226 MettaPoints
Please note that you must be logged in to your TBM account to collect MettaPoints. We are always looking for new and innovative ways to serve the community. If you have any questions or comments about any of the new features, please feel free to contact us.
*As dictated, comments will be subject to moderator approval. We will only accept comments that have been given adequate thought and consideration. We will not publish or award "filler" comments that are evidently made to solely receive MettaPoints.
TBM Videos on Your iPhone
Now you can take TBM with you wherever you go! TBM videos can now be played right on your iPhone or other portable device.
TBM now on YouTube
Love the videos featured in TBM's journal articles? We use Vimeo as our primary video hosting provider, but now you can also follow us on TBM's YouTube channel.
Facebook Group moved to Fb Page
The old TBM Facebook Group has been retired in favour of a new Facebook Page. Check it out and be sure to "Like" us and tell your friends! :)

