Our Story
Movement Circle was born from a simple truth: something essential is missing.
We live in a developed world where many of us feel isolated, disconnected, and unsure of where we belong.
We believe movement can help us remember.
Movement for us isn't the destination. It's the medium.
Not movement for aesthetics, performance, or achievement, but movement as a way to live, listen, to play, to express, to heal, and to reconnect with ourselves, with one another, and with life.
When Toufic committed his life to teaching movement, his intention was simple: to share a practice that helps people feel more alive. A space where curiosity replaces judgment, where the body is trusted rather than controlled, and where growth lives without pressure.
The path that followed became one of play, discovery, and continual learning.
Meet Toufic
Hello, I’m Toufic.
I’m really happy you’re here.
For over a decade, I’ve been following a simple question:
What is the body truly capable of?
That search led me to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science, study with teachers around the world — including Ido Portal and Marcello Palozzo as part of the first Human Movement Studies cohort — and teach across Canada and Europe.
Today, Movement Circle is my way of sharing that journey: creating a space where people can move, learn, connect, and discover more of themselves through movement.
Beyond Exercise Science
Toufic studied Exercise Science to better understand the human body.
It gave him a foundation in physiology, anatomy, biomechanics and physical training — but also left him with a growing question:
What exists beyond exercise?
Much of our physical world is organized around two ends of a spectrum: rehabilitation when something goes wrong, and performance when we want to achieve more.
But most people live somewhere in between.
We have bodies not only to rehabilitate or optimize, but to experience life through.
This became central to Movement Circle.
We approach movement as a general physical education — developing strength and mobility alongside coordination, awareness, adaptability, skill, expression and play.
We use different practices as tools for learning and living rather than destinations in themselves.
The goal isn't to become the strongest, most flexible or most skilled.
It is to continue discovering what it means to live, learn and participate in life through the body.
Our Philosophy
A Shared Practice
Movement Circle is more than a place to train. It's a community of people walking a shared path toward better movement, better living, and a deeper relationship with ourselves and one another.
We camp in forests. We share meals. We venture outdoors. We gather every week to practice, learn, and grow together.
Practice doesn't end when class is over. It lives in our conversations, our friendships, our adventures, and in the way we show up for one another.
Every moment, we're here for each other.
Join the circle.
Whether you're taking your very first class or have years of experience, we'd love to welcome you.
Come move, learn, play, and explore alongside a community of curious people.
Reserve a class and experience the practice for yourself.