Inquiry: James Murray — Spring 2026 Study Group (Session 2 Attendance/Working Onsite/Proto Studio Incident)

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Inquiry: James Murray — Spring 2026 Study Group

Original Inquiry

Date: 2026-03-30 Time: 18:13 Subject: Spring Cohort Source: Contact form at baseworks.com/contact/

Hi,

I am very interested in joining the Spring Cohort that starts on Saturday. There is one thing on the 11th. I work all day. I read that it’s ok to miss a class but I really don’t want to miss one. I’m working that day online. Is there some way that I can work onsite so that I can join the class? I’m checking to see if I can be free from 1:10 to 2:50.

Thanks,

James

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Assessment & Notes

Context

• Montreal-based, self-employed — scheduling flexibility likely depends on client/project demands
• Specifically references the April 11 session (Session 2: 1:10-2:50 PM, Studio 2 at Proto Studio)
• Has clearly read the landing page carefully — knows the exact session time and that missing a class is manageable
• Despite the reassurance on the page, he wants to attend all sessions — this signals strong commitment
• His question is whether he can work from the studio venue before/after the session so he doesn’t lose the whole day to commuting

What Needs Patrick’s Input

• Can participants work from Proto Studio before/after their session? Is there a common area, lobby, or cafe space nearby where someone could set up a laptop? This is a venue logistics question.
• The response hinges on what the Proto Studio environment actually allows. If there’s no workspace available, the response should still reassure him that the online component covers continuity if he does miss one.

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Response

Status: Approved Sent date: 2026-03-30

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Hello James,

Thank you for your inquiry. Good to see you’ve looked into the program closely.

The short answer is yes — Proto Studio has a comfortable common area with tables, sofas, hammocks, and chairs that’s intended for people to connect and hang out. We don’t see any problem with you working there before and after the session. That said, it would help us to know roughly what “working all day” looks like for you. Would you be there a couple of hours before and after, or longer? We’d just like to confirm with the space ahead of time.

Either way, it’s worth clarifying how the program works. As mentioned on the event page, this is a hybrid course that combines online and in-person learning. The work you do remotely between sessions integrates directly with what we do when we meet in person. We also post a detailed recap of each session to the cohort forum afterward, so everyone can review what was covered. That recap works best alongside the in-person experience, but it can also serve as a bridge if you do miss a session.

So to sum it up: working from the studio that day is likely fine, and if for any reason you can’t make it, missing one session is not going to affect what you get out of the program overall.

Let us know how the 11th looks on your end and we’ll take it from there.

Patrick

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Follow-Up

Follow-Up 1 — Timing Details + Fit Question + Wifi

Date: 2026-03-31 From: James Murray

Thanks for the quick response Patrick.

I have to check to see how long. I should be able to start at home and then go to the space and should be done no later than 4PM. I’ll be working something like 30 minutes every 75 minutes with added free time at the lunch break. It may not be possible time wise for me to do the whole class so a secondary question is whether I can come in late or leave early?

Is there wifi? If there isn’t I should be able to use my phone.

A bit about where I am with regards to body work. I am an actor/writer and have played most sports at some time or another. We had enough snow in Jan and Feb for me to cross-country ski, 3 times a week as well as do my 60 minute mobilisation and flexibility course which I will be doing each Tuesday over the course of the program. I also work with a somatic therapist once every two weeks. So I think you can see why your program looks so good to me. Do you think that I’m a good fit?

I’ll get back to you as soon as I know for the timing on the 11th.

James

Fit Assessment: Strong Fit

Dimension	Rating	Evidence
Physical Background	Strong fit	Actor, multi-sport background, cross-country skiing 3x/week, weekly 60-min mobility/flexibility work
Body Awareness	Strong fit	Works with a somatic therapist biweekly — already has a framework for body-level perception and feedback
Intellectual Alignment	Strong fit	Recognizes the program’s relevance to his existing practices; “you can see why your program looks so good to me”
Commitment	Strong	Willing to restructure a full work day to attend; doing mobility work on Tuesdays throughout the program
Logistics	No barriers	Montreal-based, self-employed, flexible schedule

Questions for Patrick before responding:

1. Coming late or leaving early to a session — is this workable? Session 2 is 1:10-2:50 PM. His work pattern is 30 min on / 75 min off. He might be able to attend most of it but not all.
2. Wifi at Proto Studio — does Proto Studio have wifi available for participants/visitors?

Draft Response (Pending Patrick’s approval):

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Hi James,

To answer your question about fit — yes, we think you’d find the program very relevant to what you’re already doing. Your combination of acting, sport, regular mobility work, and somatic therapy means you already bring a level of body awareness that this program builds on directly. Participants with that kind of multi-disciplinary physical background tend to find that Baseworks complements and adds precision to what they’re already practicing.

Regarding the 11th — we don’t think there would be any issue with you working at Proto Studio before and after the session. You can check their schedule for that day on their website to confirm opening hours, but our understanding is that the space is generally open well before and after our session time.

Arriving late or leaving early is not a problem. We generally encourage people to arrive a few minutes early, but if it’s just going to be for one session, that’s no issue at all. We just ask that if you do arrive after we’ve started, you enter the room quietly and join in to the practice. After every session we post a detailed session summary to the dedicated cohort forum on the practice platform, so anything you might have missed will be covered there.

Regarding wifi — we’re fairly certain Proto Studio has public wifi, as we’ve seen many people working on their computers there and other programs at the space would typically require a connection. We’ve reached out to confirm but haven’t heard back yet. Either way, the space is on the 11th floor, so tethering from your phone should work without any issues.

One logistical note: we are closing registrations tomorrow. If you have any further questions between now and then, don’t hesitate to reach back and I’ll respond promptly.

Patrick

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Follow-Up 2 — Pricing Question

Date: 2026-03-31 From: James Murray

Great, thanks, I’m signing up now. One question, when I originally saw the program the price was I think $243 CDN now it’s saying $287 CDN. Did I miss something?

Assessment: He likely first saw the program via a social media campaign ad, which linked to the campaign page (baseworks.com/smsg-spring-2026/) showing tiered early registration pricing. The $243 CAD figure aligns roughly with Tier 3 ($175 USD = ~$238 CAD pre-tax, $273 with QC tax) or possibly a Tier 2/3 price at a slightly different exchange rate. As of March 29, the full price of $205 USD is now active ($279 CAD pre-tax, ~$320 with QC tax). The $287 he’s seeing is likely the USD-to-CAD conversion at today’s exchange rate before tax, or after a partial tax calculation. If he’s now looking at the event page (baseworks.com/event/montreal-study-group-spring-2026/) rather than the campaign page, he wouldn’t see the tier table at all — just the current price.

Response sent: 2026-03-31

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Hi James,

Great to hear you’d like to register.

The price listed on the event page today is the current full price. What you likely saw earlier was one of our early registration subsidies — if you originally clicked through from one of our announcements on Facebook or Instagram, you would have landed on the campaign page, which includes a pricing table showing the tiered early registration rates and the dates each tier was available.

You can see that table here for reference: https://baseworks.com/smsg-spring-2026/

As of March 29, the full price is now in effect. All of our programming is priced in US dollars, and the Canadian dollar figures you see are converted at the current exchange rate when the item is added to your cart. If you’re a Quebec resident, provincial and federal sales tax will be applied at checkout. You can use the currency switcher on the page to see the amount in either currency. Full details on what’s included and how pricing works are under the “What’s Included” section at the bottom of the pricing tables on the campaign page.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Patrick

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Follow-Up 3 — Registered

Date: 2026-03-31 From: James Murray

Go to go, Patrick. Looking forward to it!

Note: James has registered and paid.

Response sent: 2026-03-31

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Hi James,

That’s great news. We’re really looking forward to meeting you.

Please visit the cohort group page on the practice platform to review the assignment schedule. Your first assignment needs to be completed before we meet this Saturday — what we do in person builds directly on the online material. We really recommend giving yourself time to work through each assignment across the week rather than rushing through them close to the weekend. All the details are in the forum post, and you can pose questions directly there so everyone in the cohort stays in the loop.

As you go through the material, if anything comes up — comments, insights, questions about the content — the forum is there specifically for that. You can post directly from each lesson page or from the forum itself. If you’re posting about something from a specific lesson, we just ask that you mention which segment and lesson it relates to (e.g., “Segment 2, Lesson 2.8 — Star Tilt”) so everyone can follow along. The forum is also there for any independent questions about what you’re experiencing throughout the program. There are some forum guidelines at the top of the forum that we ask everyone to read, as well as a repository of commonly used tags so that posts stay searchable.

If you have any other questions, you can always reach me via email. You can also connect with me directly on the platform and send me a DM there anytime.

See you Saturday,

Patrick

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Follow-Up 4 — April 11 Timing Confirmed

Date: 2026-03-31 From: James Murray

Thanks Patrick,

I have time this week so should be able to start tomorrow.

The timing for the 11th has worked out pretty well. The safest thing for me to do would be to arrive at the studio around 11:15 as I have to be online at 11:30 til about noon and then again from 12:30 to 1. I will be able to join the class on time and will have to leave about 5 or 10 minutes before the end as I have to be back online at 2:45. At 3:15, I will probably pack up and go as I have 45 minute to get home before the next one.

James

Assessment:

• Timing is very workable: arrives 11:15, works from Proto Studio common area, attends session 1:10–~2:40, leaves 5–10 min early, departs ~3:15
• Misses only the last few minutes of Session 2 — minimal impact
• Confirms he’ll start the Primer tomorrow (April 1)

Response sent: 2026-03-31

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Hi James,

That timing works well. Being there for the full session minus a few minutes at the end is no issue at all. As mentioned, we post a detailed session summary to the cohort forum after each session, so anything you miss will be covered there.

Good to hear you’re starting the Primer tomorrow. See you Saturday.

Patrick

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Enrolled — Handoff to Participant Communications

James registered on 2026-03-31 and is now an active participant in the Spring 2026 cohort. Ongoing communications are tracked in Spring 2026 Participant Communications Log.

This file remains the record of his pre-enrollment inquiry, fit assessment, and the exchanges that led to registration.

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Follow-Up 5 — Proto Studio Workspace Incident (Post-Enrollment)

Context

After meeting James in person at Session 1 (2026-04-05), Patrick better understood the extent of remote work James needed to do on April 11. Patrick reiterated what he had communicated throughout — that the common area might work for a bit before and after the session, that James should check the Proto Studio schedule, and that staying home and using the session summary might be the better option given the scope of his work commitments.

On 2026-04-08, James emailed Proto Studio directly (proto@protostudio.ca, CC events@baseworks.com) asking to use the space from 9 AM to nearly 5 PM as a dedicated workspace, requesting early access, a backup quiet space, and the wifi password. His email opened with: “I’m James, the person Patrick Oancia was asking for a quiet space for.”

This misrepresents what was communicated. Patrick never contacted Proto Studio about James working there. The only outreach to Proto Studio was to confirm whether they had wifi. Patrick’s communications to James — from the initial inquiry response through to the in-person conversation at Session 1 — consistently framed the common area as a casual option for the time around the session, and consistently offered staying home as the better alternative.

James’s Email to Proto Studio

Date: 2026-04-08 From: James Murray (heyheyuugetoffm@icloud.com) To: proto@protostudio.ca CC: events@baseworks.com Subject: Quiet space for Saturday April 11th

Hi,

I’m James, the person Patrick Oancia was asking for a quiet space for. I’m in the class from 1:50 to 2:50 PM. In order to fit in the class with my work, I need to be on a Zoom with my mic on from 9:00 to 9:45 AM, 10:15 to 11AM, 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM, 12:30 to 1:15 PM, from 2:45 to 3:30 and from 4:00 to 4:45.

As I need to start at 9AM is it possible for me to enter the space 10 to 15 minutes before that to set up? Is it alright if I’m there until almost 5?

I was at the space for the first class last Saturday and the common room space would be fine for me except that last Saturday there were children playing after their class. I’m wondering if it is possible for me to have a back up space?

Does the wifi require a password?

Regards,

James

Response 1 — Text Message to Nicholas (Proto Studio)

Date: 2026-04-08 To: Nicholas (Proto Studio co-founder) Channel: text message Direction: outbound Status: draft

Hi Nicholas, just a heads up — I saw that one of our participants, James, sent an email to Proto Studio asking about using the space as a work area on Saturday. I want to clarify: I didn’t ask him to reach out to you, and I didn’t coordinate anything with Proto Studio on his behalf. What I told him was that the common area seemed like a place he could sit before or after our session if he needed to. I also told him to check the Proto Studio schedule to see what’s happening that day, and actually suggested he might be better off staying home since we provide detailed session summaries. I didn’t realize the extent of what he needed for work that day, and I certainly didn’t give him the impression that he could contact you to arrange a dedicated quiet space. I’m reaching out to him directly to clarify what I actually communicated. Sorry for the confusion — just wanted to make sure you had the full picture.

Response 2 — Email to James

Date: 2026-04-08 To: James Murray Channel: email Direction: outbound Subject: April 11th — Quick Clarification Status: draft

Hi James,

I saw the email you sent to Proto Studio. I really appreciate your enthusiasm about wanting to attend.

I do want to clarify — I never said I was going to talk to Proto Studio about you working there. The only thing I confirmed was that they have wifi and that it seemed like people can and do work on laptops in the common area. When we met last week and I understood the full extent of the work you need to do remotely, I suggested you check the Proto Studio schedule to see what was going on and consider whether it would actually be the right environment for that. Reaching out to them directly to coordinate workspace is outside the scope of our arrangement with the venue, and not something we’d want them to interpret as coming from us.

For a full working day with the schedule you outlined in your email to Proto Studio, you may want to look into a quiet cafe in the neighborhood or a co-working space nearby instead. Of course, staying home and using the session summary is also an option — we’ve designed them to be thorough enough that missing one session wouldn’t set you back.

We appreciate your consideration on this, and we’re looking forward to continuing to work with you throughout the program.

Patrick

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Follow-Up 6 — James’s Response + Proto Studio Reply

Date: 2026-04-09 From: James Murray To: Baseworks Channel: email Direction: inbound

I hear your concern Patrick.

My sole intent in mentioning your name was to establish clearly why I would be in their Studio. Leveraging your relationship with them never occurred to me (perhaps I should have BCC’d you on the email). As you can see from Lina’s response below, they show no sign of having inferred that I was including you for any other purpose.

Before sending the email, I did 2 things: I spoke with the trainer I will be working with on Saturday who informed me that the simulations can go as long as 45 minutes not the 30 minutes was originally told (which makes it impossible for me to be sure that I can start the day at home), and I checked out their website as you suggested, where I saw the possibility of the Soma room. After sending the email, I drove to the studio to check out the cafés on Casgrain and De Gaspé. They are all closed on the weekend, which I kind of expected as, ironically, until 2021, I lived literally 2 blocks from the space on the corner of Maguire and Henri Julien.

The response from Lina is what I was hoping for. I wanted to let them offer me the Soma room rather than ask for it. I am willing to pay for the use of the room and will be accepting their offer of a lower rate. I can send you my response if you like.

As to working from the summary, I can only respond that my gut instinct is that I need to be there in person. Rewiring my central nervous system is no small task, for example, yesterday I did 3.5 - Ascend and Torsion and I was surprised by the immediate fatigue in my legs in the lunge position that I did not modify to reduce intensity and my legs were tired for the rest of the day.

The simulations do not necessarily go 45 minutes so I may still be able to enter the class on time, if the candidate before the class does take the full time, I will be 5 to 10 minutes late and as previously mentioned, I will have to leave about 10 minutes early. I hope this is still alright.

Regards,

James

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From: 3 Protos proto@protostudio.ca Subject: Re: Quiet space for Saturday April 11th Date: April 8, 2026 at 8:29:18 PM EDT To: James Murray heyheyuugetoffm@icloud.com

Hi James,

The space will be unlocked when you arrive because there will be people cleaning proto from 7:30am. Great if the common area works for you but it also might get busy throughout the day, because of the kids class, our sign language class (usually in the common area, 12-2pm) and other rentals. The soma room (middle door in the hallway to the common area) would be available, so I asked our therapists who usually use it if they would be okay with you using it Saturday. I’ll confirm when they all answer! Our usual rental fee for meetings is 15$ per hour + TX, but we could find a lower price since you will be there alone. Would that work for you?

Wifi password is: nuagesnuages

Best regards,

Lina

Response 6 — Clarification + Forum Encouragement

Date: 2026-04-09 To: James Murray Channel: email Direction: outbound Status: draft

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Hi James,

I appreciate you getting back to me, and I’m glad you’ve worked something out directly with Proto Studio. Renting the Soma room is a good solution for the day you have ahead.

I do want to address one thing clearly. The concern I raised wasn’t about whether you should have CC’d or BCC’d me — it was about what was communicated to the venue.

When you first asked about working from Proto Studio, I didn’t fully understand the extent of the work day you had ahead. Based on what I knew at the time, I let you know the common area was there, confirmed they had wifi, and didn’t see an issue with you spending some time there around the session. After we spoke last Saturday and you raised concerns about the noise level, the conversation shifted — we suggested you check the Proto Studio schedule to see what else was happening that day and consider whether the environment would actually work for you, or whether staying home and using the session summary might be the better option. At no point did that include any indication that we would coordinate a quiet space with Proto Studio on your behalf.

Your email to Proto Studio stated that I had been asking for a quiet space for you, which isn’t what happened. After I saw your email, I contacted one of the partners at Proto Studio directly to clarify the situation — specifically, that this was something you were inquiring about on your own rather than something being coordinated through us. It’s likely that their offer of a rentable room came out of that conversation, which removed any expectation that the space would need to accommodate you as a courtesy through our booking. The common area is there for everyone to use before and after sessions, and we’re happy to let participants know about it. But our arrangement with Proto Studio is built around the use of their spaces for our sessions — it doesn’t extend to coordinating dedicated rooms or specific accommodations beyond that. For anything more involved, the right approach is to arrange it with them directly on your own terms, which is what you’ve now done. How requests are framed to the venue in the context of our arrangement with them matters, and we want to keep that relationship straightforward.

That said, this is resolved and we can move on.

On the practice side — what you described with Ascend and Torsion is a great observation and I do have an in-depth response for you. Before I reply here, would you consider posting your comments on the cohort forum? The segment and lesson tags are now populated automatically when you post from a lesson page — something we mentioned was in the works last Saturday and that we’ve since completed. All you’d need to add are tags for the specific things you’re describing, like “ascend,” “torsion,” “lunge,” “fatigue,” or “intensity modification.” If you post it there, I’ll respond right away, and the conversation becomes something the whole group can find, reference, and contribute to. If you’d prefer to keep it private for any reason, just let me know and I’ll respond via email instead.

Arriving a few minutes late and leaving a few minutes early on Saturday is no problem at all.

See you then,

Patrick

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Held Response — Forum Reply (Ascend and Torsion / Intensity Modification)

Context: Drafted response to James’s practice observation, held pending his forum post. If James prefers email, send this via email instead.

The fatigue you experienced in the lunge is telling you something about the level of effort you were working at. In that form, if the front leg is getting tired, the stance can be shortened. The key focus points of the form (the ascent and the torsion) remain the same at a reduced range. The general principle we come back to throughout the program is that intensity should be at a level where your breathing stays relaxed and conversational. When fatigue sets in to the point where it’s affecting the rest of your day, that’s a clear signal to reduce — not to push through. This is something that gets easier to calibrate over time, and the in-person sessions are specifically designed to help with that.