Owner of the soon-to-open Mide Bistro on Queen Street, working 14-hour days to finish the restaurant, part-time health and nutrition teacher at Ridley College, part-time yoga instructor, author and full-time mother to two teenaged children -- it would be perfectly acceptable to see her just about ready to pull out her long blonde hair and let out a loud scream.

Instead, amid the sawdust and paint cans of her new bistro, she lets out a loud, infectious laugh as she visits with a friend who has casually stopped by, pausing to answer phones, and speak to staff.

"I never get stressed," she says. "Okay, maybe I do sometimes. But all of this is really putting everything I've learned over the years into motion."

Mide Bistro is bringing together all of Murray's passions: good food, fitness and community, and she's eager to share her new, innovative, restaurant with the public.

"We have a special thing we've created," said Murray, who co-owns the bistro with her partner, Joe Hughes.

Once opened, the restaurant will not only serve organic lunches, dinners and take-away orders, it will also serve as a yoga and martial arts studio and oxygen bar.

"We wanted to make sure we had a space where we could concurrently run private dining events ... and then also the yoga classes, martial art classes, ball classes and gourmet fine cuisine dining."

According to Murray, who is a certified yoga instructor and personal trainer, Mide is ready to cater for you, whether you're looking for a quick gourmet bite, a relaxing yoga session or a place to book your next birthday party.

"Mide, in Ojibway, actually means medicine," said Murray, whose partner is part-Native and head chef of the bistro.

"He cooks in the old way that he learned," said Murray. "He's literally the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker."

Mostly homemade recipes, Mide's menu ranges from tapas for lunch, garlic shrimp and sauteed chicken for dinner, and signature hemp ice cream or espresso brittle for dessert -- all made on site.

"He knows how to heal people," said Murray, who says Hughes has worked for the federal government as a food safety inspector and for the UN, setting up food safety for parts of Antigua and Jamaica.

According to Murray, depending on what's ailing you, Hughes will cook specific foods that will help remedy the problem.

"He'll prepare things that are working for your energetic system."

Before coming to the Falls, Murray and Hughes operated the Green Bean Cafe and Oxygen Bar in St. Catharines. Voted one of the top places to visit by Brock students, it wasn't lack of customers that caused the restaurant to close.

"We just outgrew it," said Murray. "The kitchen was like a closet. Joseph needed to expand. My yoga classes needed to expand but I didn't have any room. So we decided, lets move bigger."

That's when the couple heard about the arts and culture renovations happening in downtown Niagara Falls, and the rest is culinary history.

The bistro first started construction in the summer and is set to open Oct. 13.

The grand opening celebrations will take place Nov. 7, where jazz musicians will welcome new patrons in.

"We wanted to provide a place where -- to the air that they breathe, to the food that they eat, to the motions that they take -- every part of your experience is going towards your higher strength. What better way to do it than all under one roof?," said Murray. "It's like one-stop shopping."

The restaurant is located at 4337 Queen St.

For more information on Murray, and her yoga classes, visit www.theyogaseries.com.