Northern Ontario Chapter

Peace and love to all living beings from Northern Ontario, Canada.
We are a small chapter in numbers, yet overflowing with compassion and deep dedication to promoting healthy living through the principles of leading by example and encouragement.
We gather in various locations in the Greater Sudbury area, participating in a variety of local athletic events. Occasionally we have the opportunity to travel, so if your community would like a visit, let us know.
Our membership varies not only in age and gender, but in the activities we enjoy and dedicate time to. Some predominantly enjoy yoga, another is a professional high performance coach, another shares the beauty of natural healthy living at the skate parks and snowboarding hills while others race the track, the roads, on water. Some express themselves at 13,000 feet-naturally going down has never been better -'gravity powered and air cooled'!
We always enjoy sharing with others interested in, or with questions about healthy living and ecological consciousness.
Looking forward to learning more about what matters to you!
Be well and remain strong,
-Minna Mettinen
OA Northern Ontario Chapter

Chapter Status:

Official Chapter

Not walking, but racing and flying -naturally and moral dilemma

Submitted by MinnaMettinen on April 5, 2008 - 05:45.

It's the eve of my skydiving 'career', reaching to flying fast from 13,500 feet
naturally powered by gravity and air cooled, while I free fall at 120mph
to deploy a parachute for a 3 minute flight with it down to Earth,
to do it again.

Expressing myself while 'falling' at high speeds,
the concentration involved and mental training necessary
to become proficient at this artistic sport,
fueled by my childhood dream of flying "when I grow up",
has brought me to a moral dilemma.

I need to get up there, jet fuel is consumed
quite rapidly.

Thanks

Submitted by MinnaMettinen on December 14, 2007 - 08:56.

Personal Blog

Thanks to the OA members who had me in their thoughts the last few weeks.

Im recovering now at home without the pacemaker they threatened me with, and trying desperately to detoxify my body from the series of medical procedures and chemicals placed within me (from antibiotics, radio-active dye, to hospital food 'labelled' as 'vegetrian' but filled with junk!).

I'm back to my home made Vega shakes and will be up to training and racing this spring with positive energy and determination.

Thanks all fo your support, and thanks Bradley for your patience on the long over due book review.