RESTORATIVE PLAY WORKSHOP FOR HEALTHCARE ESSENTIAL WORKERS

RESTORATIVE PLAY WORKSHOP

This therapeutic play workshop is for all levels and offers participants an opportunity to restore their health and explore their inner clown within a safe container. There will be group work, individual work, and tiny mask work. Guidance, direction, and feedback will be provided to all participants. We will bring greater awareness to the space, generate heat with our bodies, and tap into altered states. There will be suspended moments of restoration, integration, and contemplative thought.

As a collective, we will be elevating our stupidity, studying each other's movements, and playing the roles of observer and observed. Careful attention will be made as we begin to define character. You'll walk away with a greater somatic understanding of yourself and foster ways in which you can incorporate more play into your life outside of the studio. No performance or clown experience is required. Curiosity and inclusively are key.

HOW

Virtual Zoom + with small groups

WHAT TO WEAR + BRING + INCLUSIVITY

Wear solid colors, no labels. From binders to braless, to loose comfy, and pajama like attire. Bring water, pen, and a journal. This workshop aims to be inclusive, queerly aware, and body positive. All physical activities can be modified for each person’s body needs

From the Instructor Kelly Nesbitt

Kelly’s experience spans 25 years in performance, clowning, and healthcare. Kelly is interested in the intersection between play and healing, practice and technique. Kelly has been studying under the master multidisciplinary fool Giovanni Fusetti and incorporates play into their teachings as an Occupational Therapist. Kelly’s credits their greatest teachers of all play to their little doggie companions, Rosie + Marty.