Are you feeling overworked, burnt out and energetically depleted? Are you tired of traditional networking events that favour small talk and extroversion? Have you lost touch with joy and your creative energy? Are you craving a deeper and more meaningful connection to yourself and others? I got you.
Welcome to The Play Date.
Play is essential to our well-being; it allows us to tap into both our creative energy and a feeling of deep presence, and this combo brings about energetic harmony. Play teaches us how to do things without being attached to the outcome - which actually helps us access greater clarity and guidance - because we’re actually giving ourselves the space for this to drop in.
In this 2-hour therapeutic group play date, you will be guided through various forms of creative and connective practices that are inspired by therapeutic expressive arts modalities.
Details
You will be led through various practices which incorporate reflective visual and written art forms, and connect with other participants in a shared aesthetic + artful experience
Location: The Bentway (West side by the Strachan Ave. entrance)
You will receive all materials needed for this experience, which you can take home and play with too!
Registration is $30. To reserve your spot please email hello@biancaleemondino.com or DM Bianca on IG at @biancaleemondino
Only 10 spots will be available for this experience!
FAQ
How many people will be joining?
There will be a maximum of 10 spots available for this experience.
Can you tell me about COVID safety?
Thank you for asking this! We will be stationed outdoors on wooden picnic tables. I will be sanitizing the tables with disinfecting spray and you will also have ample space between participants. Masks are optional for this - please do whatever makes you feel most comfy.
Who might this experience be beneficial for?
Honestly - anyone! However, this will be especially good if you want to:
Explore your truth, desires and joy
Connect with yourself and others in a deeper and more meaningful way
Tap into creative energy aka PLAY
Be seen, heard, and expressed
Take up space and hold space for others
Nurture your inner child
Let go of perfectionism
Get out of your head and into your body + imagination
Will I be asked to speak?
Yes. At some point you will be asked to speak - the intent of this experience is to help you express yourself both creatively and verbally. However, you get to choose how much an what you share, and you will not be pushed to do anything that is past your edge.
Do I need to bring anything?
You will be provided with all necessary materials to play! However, feel free to bring any resources that will make you feel most comfy during our time together - water/tea, blanket, essential oils, a fan, etc.
What’s the Bentway?
The Bentway is a very rad public space underneath the Gardiner Expressway. PLUS - they currently have an amazing neighborhood exhibition happening right now called Playing in Public.
Is the space accessible?
Yes <3
Will there be washrooms?
Yep!!! The Bentway provides accessible public washrooms in the middle of the site to the west of the Skate Trail.
I’m pretty introverted - is this experience for me?
Hello fellow introvert! This experience will be facilitated by me - a fellow introvert - part of my mission in life is to create spaces of gathering that are more energy inclusive for people who crave different types of stimulation.
Do I need artistic experience?
Absolutely not. In fact - the less experience the more fun this will be for you and others. There is zero evaluation happening in this. Not even clapping is allowed!
How can I prepare for this experience?
Love it! Well - you can simply show up with an open mind, curious heart and come ready to have some fun. Oh - and I would suggest shutting off your cell phone for the duration of our session!
Anything else I need to know?
To set expectations, we will be outdoors and in a public space - this means there will be varying background noises - could be a noisy pigeon, a loud car or insert your idea of what outdoor sounds may sound like.
I have a question that isn’t answered here!
Cool - I’m here for ya! Email me at hello@biancaleemondino.com or DM me on IG @biancaleemondino with any additional questions.
A Word From Me (Your Facilitator)
Hi! Thank you for being here. I’m Bianca and I’m passionate about helping people build more balanced relationships with their energy and inner world. In my own experience, and that in helping clients, I know that when we take time to understand our energy, and begin to cultivate and nurture this relationship with it, it helps us experience greater harmony, truth and joy in all areas of our lives.
We live in a world where we’re currently experiencing an energetic imbalance - where we favour productivity over play, evaluation over expression and it’s time to recalibrate. As an introvert who used to work in a corporate environment for over a decade - I’ve seen firsthand the imbalance and preference given to extroverted personality types. And while I love my extroverts, I believe it’s important to create more spaces where there is a better balance of activity that respects all people on the energy spectrum (introverts, ambiverts, extroverts).
With training in trauma-sensitive practices and foundations in expressive arts therapy, my hope is to facilitate safer and more energy-inclusive spaces for humans to reconnect with their creative energy and truth, and connect with other curious and like-hearted souls. Spaces that balance expression with reflection, creativity with containers.
This experience is an evaluation-free zone - there is no right or wrong way to do things, nor is any experience needed. Expressive arts is about EXPRESSION. There is no clapping, or grading. There is no space for comparison because what you bring to the table will be entirely you and incomparable to anyone else. You simply need an open heart and mind and come ready to have some fun.