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Canvass Mindfulness Centre Experiential Learning for Leadership & Human Development
Wisdom Within. Impact Beyond.

Nurturing higher creativity and awakening joy through Movement, Mindfulness and Art

A HOLISTIC COMMUNITY FOR YOUNG AND OLD

Canvass lovingly guides personal transformation by teaching yoga, mindfulness and art through an intuitive learning framework that empowers you to discover your own innate abilities. Our goal is for every member to carry effective new skills out of the studio and into their everyday, so that classroom skills become lifelong skills, and learning can always continue. In offering a supportive environment and an inspiring curriculum focused on physical, mental and emotional awareness, we aim to be a catalyst for joy.

21/10/2026

Growth isn't about becoming better. It's about becoming less unconscious.

In my recent conversation with Michelle Mah, we talked about something that applies well beyond parenting:

🔹 Peace is a design choice. If you don't make space, pressure and habit make your decisions for you.

🔹 Close relationships are mirrors. Children, partners and teams show us what still runs us.

🔹 Inheritance you don't examine gets passed on. In families, and in organisations too, where norms are copied more than they're taught.

🔹 Skill isn't enough without self-awareness. Leaders and caregivers often fall short because they can't see their own reactions, not because they lack ability.

The goal isn't a polished identity. It's noticing what drives you, so you can act on purpose instead of on autopilot.

What's one pattern you've chosen not to pass on?

17/10/2026

Children don’t need every moment to be about achieving something. Sometimes, they need space to simply be.

To play. Get curious. Make a mess. Move, imagine, share a laugh and slow down.

Jolie's Soulshine kids programme combines movement, art and mindfulness with something so important: play in all its different forms.

These little glimpses from a full-day camp show just that, from hands-on, squishy exploration and playful movement to creating art and taking time to rest through breathing and meditation exercises.

There’s room to experiment without needing a perfect result. To try something unfamiliar, discover what feels comfortable, and find another way when something doesn’t go to plan.

It is the perfect digital detox day and there’s still space for your child this Monday, 19 October, from 9am–4pm.

Find out more and book through https://www.canvass.com.sg/soulshine-kids-camps/.

21 YEARS. THE POWER OF PLAY. ✨They say 21 is the age of coming into your own. A time to be bold, embrace freedom and dis...
15/10/2026

21 YEARS. THE POWER OF PLAY. ✨

They say 21 is the age of coming into your own. A time to be bold, embrace freedom and discover who you truly are.

What began with the joy of giving, gathering and creating has, in many unexpected ways, brought me closer to finding my own voice.

21 years of beautiful connections, messy moments, learning, unlearning and discovering that life rarely goes as planned.

Along the way, I've learnt that every individual is the magic. That play isn't just for children. That strength sometimes means softening, and being true to ourselves takes courage.

Through all the changes and uncertainties, curiosity, creativity and human connection have kept this journey alive.

Perhaps turning 21 isn't about having everything figured out, but having the courage to explore what else is possible.

Thank you for being part of Canvass, for growing with me and for making these 21 years possible.

Here's to being bold, playing freely and having the courage to be unapologetically ourselves. ❤️

10/10/2026

Less pretending we’re fine. More listening, feeling and embracing our wonderfully messy selves!

Real voices. Real life. Real change.

❤️

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being…”— World Health OrganizationBefore September ends,...
29/09/2026

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being…”
— World Health Organization

Before September ends, pause and notice: have you spent the day thinking through everything, with little space to feel?

Gently bring your attention to your body. Where is there tension or ease? What is on your heart? What do you need?

Research is exploring how energy healing, also known as biofield therapy, may support comfort and ease symptoms for people living with illness. For me, it also offers a space to slow down, listen and care for the stress we carry, especially when we spend so much of ourselves caring for others.

When we learn to shift our energy and make space for what we feel, we can be more present with others too. That is where genuine human connection begins.

Play is not the opposite of learning.Play IS the learning.For children, play is how the brain builds itself. Problem-sol...
26/09/2026

Play is not the opposite of learning.
Play IS the learning.

For children, play is how the brain builds itself. Problem-solving, patience, taking turns, self-regulation, creativity - all of it gets practiced first through play.

For teenagers, play just changes shape. Games, movement, art, music, group activities - this is where they practice social skills, test ideas, and learn who they are.

And adults? We haven't outgrown play. We've just gotten too serious to schedule it. Research links play in adulthood to lower stress, better problem-solving, more creativity, and stronger relationships.

At every age, play teaches the same life skills: curiosity, connection, flexibility, and how to recover when things don't go to plan.

So maybe the question isn't whether we need to play.
Maybe it's simply when we'll make time for it again.
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A Journey of Wonder & Mindfulness @ National Gallery Singapore
3 October 2026 | 4-6pm
canvass.com.sg/wonder-journey

Don’t fear the mess. It gives us room to play, discover and become.Canvass turns 21 this October! Come get curious with ...
26/09/2026

Don’t fear the mess. It gives us room to play, discover and become.

Canvass turns 21 this October! Come get curious with us:

🎨 3 Oct | A Journey of Wonder & Mindfulness
Art, yoga and sound at National Gallery Singapore for ages 6–12.

🕯️ 6 Oct | After Dark
Candlelit sound bath, oracle cards and beetroot “bloody shots” for grown-ups.

đź‘» 18 Oct | Spooky, Messy & Mindful
Parent–child yoga, art, kirtan and sound healing.

Messy hair welcome. Which one will we see you at? Book here: - https://mailchi.mp/canvass/21st

Life is perfectly messy. And it’s completely okay.You don’t have to have it all together.You don’t have to know what com...
24/09/2026

Life is perfectly messy. And it’s completely okay.

You don’t have to have it all together.
You don’t have to know what comes next.

Sometimes we spend so much time in our heads trying to fix, understand or control everything that we forget to simply feel.

Come back to your heart.

Feel the mess. Feel the tenderness. Feel what hurts and what is changing. And somewhere in the middle of it all, notice what is still beautiful. What is still here. What you can still be grateful for.

Not everything needs to be resolved for life to still be good.

And perhaps our children need to know this too. That they can make a mess, stay curious, express what they feel and discover without needing to get everything “right”.

This is the spirit we’ll be bringing to A Journey of Wonder & Mindfulness at this Slow Saturday. Come spend a few hours with us to play, explore and rediscover a little wonder for yourself too. (Link in profile)

For those who need to hear this today: take it one moment at a time. You can be in the mess and still be okay.

You’ve got this.❤

There's a difference between looking calm and actually feeling safe — and most workplaces never talk about it.High-funct...
23/09/2026

There's a difference between looking calm and actually feeling safe — and most workplaces never talk about it.

High-functioning is not the same as well-regulated. Someone can hit every target while running on pure willpower. Someone can be polite in every meeting while feeling completely disconnected from the room, the work, and themselves.

Survival patterns don't disappear when people get jobs. They just get better branding.

Never asking for help becomes "independent."
Over-explaining becomes "thorough."
Numbing out becomes "focused."
People-pleasing becomes "great team player."

That's what we mean by presence over performance . Not lowering the bar — raising the floor. Creating the conditions where people can think clearly, speak honestly, disagree without fear, and recover properly between the hard things.

Because the teams that last aren't the ones that push the hardest. They're the ones where people are actually there — nervous system online, mind engaged, real contribution.

Performance is what a workplace measures. Presence is what makes performance sustainable.

For more info about our Corporate Mindfulness Programmes dm us or visit canvass.com.sg/corporate

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