Workshops

:: Meditative musical sound journey - Andrew Kim

Andrew will be leading a deeply immersive transcendent meditative sound journey using his incredibly unique and magical invented instruments that are inspired by the spiritual music of India, Africa, and the Middle East. Prepare to be transported to another realm!

Facilitator Bio:  Andrew Kim (formerly of Delhi2Dublin) has studied and performed music in India, Bhutan, Africa, and around the world. After touring global festivals he felt called to focus his energies on meditative music, inventing his own incredibly unique instruments, designed to produce the sounds that he envisioned. Wielding these magical tools, he performs for intentional gatherings, and Buddhist Centers.

:: Needle felting a mushroom - Bri Leonard

Come needle felt a little mushroom to add some mycelium magic to your home. Needle felting is the process of poking wool over and over to form it into a dense shape. We'll be using red and white wool. If you want to make something else, that's totally cool too. Let your imagination run wild! *warning: accidentally poking yourself is a possibility

Facilitator Bio:  I'm just an ADHD girl who has been through many hyperfixations. Needle felting was one of my favorites and I'd love to share it.

:: Intro to Improv :) - Willy

Hi! I think it would be really fun to teach y'all how to do improv! It's super fun, easy and the best part, you don't have to prepare anything! Some folks were curious about it at Summer Intention so I wanted to create a space to play. The workshop will entail talking about the basics, doing some warm ups and then going into improv games and little scenes. This is a safe place to explore and see what hilarity will ensue.

Facilitator Bio:  Willy has been studying acting, improv, theatre, etc since he was a wee lad. He did improv all throughout high school and college and even went to the national improv games in Toronto for multiple years. He continued and was part of an improv troupe, further honing the fun art. He feels quite eager to share this with y'all and guarantees a good time.

:: Body love - yin yoga and massage - Shaina O'Neill

We will start with a gentle but dynamic warm-up, and then transition into some heart and body-opening yin yoga. In the second half of the class, it will be optional to pair up with a friend to give and receive some massage while in yin yoga poses. Please bring a yoga mat or blanket and a water bottle.

Facilitator Bio:  Shaina is an experienced facilitator with a background as a registered massage therapist, yoga teacher, somatic experiencing practitioner, mom to a 5 year old, and women's circle facilitator.

:: Get to Know You Games Gala - Jess aka. Foxy

Get to Know You Games Gala is a lively, welcoming session filled with fun icebreakers, teamwork, paired and group games, and playful prompts. It’s a chance to meet new people, reconnect with familiar faces, and spark real connection through shared laughter and low-pressure activities.

Facilitator Bio:  Jess, or as friends call her, “Foxy.” She’s here for a magical Winter Intention full of amazing workshops, new and old faces, big laughs, and serious dance-floor sparkle. A world-wandering, animal-adoring film buff, she’s impossible not to love. Come say hi - you can’t miss her vibe.

:: Kundalini Yoga and Chanting the Tantric Mool Mantra - Chamber

The Mool Mantra awakens consciousness, invites oneness, and helps us ascend to a state of limitless bliss, joy, and love.

We will chant it for 31 minutes.

Before we sit to chant the Mool Mantra, we will warm up our bodies with a Pranayam (breathwork) and a Kundalini Yoga kriya (yoga class), taught by Seva Simran Kaur (aka Chamber).

The Mool Mantra was composed by Guru Nanak, the 1st Sikh guru and a Sufi-influenced mystic and wandering minstrel who taught that the Sound Current is God – and we are God too.

We will use the very intense and delicious Tantric Mool Mantra recording of Simran and Guru Prem (featuring harmonium and tablas). It is upbeat and energetic and creates a Tantric balance of the Yin and Yang energies within us.

Mool Mantra:

Ek Ong Kar, Sat Nam, Karta Purkh, Nirbhao Nirvair, Akaal Moorat, Ajoonee Saibhan, Gur Prasad Jap, Aad Such, Jugaad Sach, Habee Sach, Nanak Hosee Bhee Sach

(I will bring printed Mantra Sheets.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih3I67y0Js8&t=7s

Please bring water, a yoga mat or sheepskin, loose, comfortable clothing (bonus if wearing white and a head covering), and whatever you need to be warm and comfortable.

Facilitator Bio:  Seva Simran Kaur has practiced Kundalini Yoga since she was 18 and became a teacher in 2002. She has extra energy and discipline to spare: she was the only person to hold each pose impeccably for 3 days of White Tantric Yoga at Summer Solstice in New Mexico after her yoga teacher training (ouch!); and in accordance with Tantric Numerology, upon learning her challenge was the cultivate the Subtle Body, she reluctantly set out to meditate for 1,000 days in a row (one has to restart at the beginning if a day is missed). She completed 1,111 days, concluded meditation is a drug, and then weaned herself off through a rough withdrawal from the Sound Current. She believes the Sound Current is our universal, Galactic home, and that resonating together by chanting, singing, loving, meditating, and inhaling bass straight from the bins into the heart chakra literally IS God, as we somatically dance ourselves home.

:: Collaging and Vision Boarding - Kate

It’s back by popular demand! Collaging and Vision Boarding using Vintage Vice Magazines, Chinese porn, and other donated materials. Make art. Make a vision board and interpret it afterward. Do whatever you like, really. Scissors, glue, magazines, art paper and bumpin tunes provided. It’s a lovely way to spend a morning with your friends, get loose and get creative.

Facilitator Bio:  Kate Ferguson is an artist, has been a successful coach, and has taught at Vancouver Film School. She loves to love, loves to see people living their brightest, most self expressed lives, and believes creativity can be unlocked in any person. All it takes is the willingness to say yes to your ideas, and look for beauty in every nook and cranny.

:: Embodying Love - Rebecca Paynter

Enjoy connecting with others and activating your heart center by participating in various activities designed to ground your presence, spark your heart, and softly stand in your power. You will have the opportunity to experience partnered breathwork, mantra, and games or exercises to practice using your intuition and communicate your power.

Facilitator Bio:  Rebecca values community and connecting with other humans through shared experiences. She is committed to heart-centered communication and looking forward to sharing her combined knowledge of tantra-inspired activities and embodied presence with you.

:: Creative Touch - Chamber

This workshop is for you if:

• touch is your love language
• you love cuddles
• your synapses tingle delectably when words get weird
• you want to find new, creative ways to express how you would like to touch and be touched
• touch terrifies you
• inside of you lives a playful, energetic sprite who secretly craves improv and wants to clown around town with the shades down in a loose easy gown to comedic reknown
• you have visions of chambers where the human body is a portal to pleasure and connection
• you value consent

Please wear comfortable, loose clothing you can move in. Or sexy vampy ensembles, your finest raver chic, nothing at all, or whatever you damn please.

We will use card prompts and maybe create our own. If you only feel comfortable being touched by a specific human, bring ‘em along. We might mix ‘n match.

Part 2 of this workshop is to embody what we learn in the workshop later on the dancefloor.

Whether or not you participated in the workshop, come in consenting groups of two or more to find Chamber at the VJ station and receive a prompt for creative touch on the dancefloor. Please return all cards to me or place them on the altar where I’ll collect them at night’s end.

Facilitator Bio:  Chamber is a sex-positive, queer-friendly academic trained in body-movement modalities including Kundalini Yoga and Tantric Practitioner Training, as well as meditation techniques focusing on the body as key to well-being. She advocates for embodied hedonism, the pursuit of pleasure as a radically feminist act, somatic practices including sexology as trauma- informed therapy, and orgasms for daily health. She wants to import love hotels to North America, believes sex work is real work, and seeks release for the pent-up stigmatizing of desire and consensual pleasure in our post-Christian culture. Rather than separate touch from sexuality, she wants to create a Sacred Union between the two in which folx are free to establish how much they want of either, without shame or shields or swords or closets.

:: Phases of the moon didgeridoo sound journey. - Luna Nightshade

"Phases of the moon" allow the the didgeridoo to guide you on a journey in, vibration, frequency, and meditation through the 4 phase of the moon.

Facilitator Bio:  Luna Nightshade, a sound journey artist whose path with the didgeridoo began over 12 years old as a deep exploration of vibration and resonance; a journey of spirit, healing, and connection. Luna shares music with gratitude for the blessings and friendship of the Wiradjuri people of Australia.

:: Tarot readings - Kate

I've always had to turn people away previous years due to overflow of time so have decided to offer Tarot readings on two mornings throughout the Intention event. 20 mins per reading, a simple 3 card spread answering a question around “how” to achieve something or “what energy/skills to employ” in order for best outcome. Please come having thought of a question and we will refine together. First come first served.

Facilitator Bio:  Kate is not a professional tarot reader but has a couple of gifts- in knowing exactly which cards to select, and in being able to weave a coherent narrative from the advice being shown. Additionally participants have found it especially helpful workshopping their questions with Kate to become really clear about what it is they want and how to achieve it. Tarot is a collaborative process between me, you and the energy of the divine or the universe or whatever you want to call it. Please come with openness and vulnerability and we will co-create together.

:: Celebrate 2025 | Get Set for 2026 - Pam Sykes

Take some time to close out the year, and welcome in a new one. We'll reflect on and celebrate the year that's passed, and set some clear intentions for 2026. This will be a combination of solo, small-group, and large-group reflection.

Facilitator Bio:  Pam Sykes is an experienced group facilitator with a special interest in story work and embodied experience.

:: Sat Nam Rayasan - Chamber

A healing workshop for 1-3 people to receive Sat Nam Rasayan from Seva Simran Kaur (aka Chamber). All you gotta do is lie there!

Or, come with a friend and one of you can learn the technique and practice it on the other at the same time.

Sat Nam Rasayan is an energetic healing modality within Kundalini Yoga, a somatic restorative practice in which the practitioner lays their hands on, or holds their hands directly above, the receiver. The name means, “deep relaxation in your true identity,” similar to soul-retrieval. The giver enters a state of shuniya, a zero-state where they open themselves with full surrender and radical acceptance of whatever arises, including resistance, allowing the Divine to flow through their energy field into the receiver. The giver is a conduit and allows healing energy to flow through them into the receiver however and wherever it needs to, without directing its flow.

Receiving Sat Nam Rasayan may create a feeling of lightness and deep relaxation.

Please bring a yoga mat or sheepskin, water, and whatever you need to be warm and comfortable while lying still for 10-30 minutes.

Please arrive on time ~ doors will close to create a closed container.

Facilitator Bio:  Seva Simran Kaur has practiced Kundalini Yoga since she was 18 and became a teacher in 2002. She has extra energy and discipline to spare: she was the only person to hold each pose impeccably for 3 days of White Tantric Yoga at Summer Solstice in New Mexico after her yoga teacher training (ouch!); and in accordance with Tantric Numerology, upon learning her challenge was the cultivate the Subtle Body, she reluctantly set out to meditate for 1,000 days in a row (one has to restart at the beginning if a day is missed). She completed 1,111 days, concluded meditation is a drug, and then weaned herself off through a rough withdrawal from the Sound Current. She believes the Sound Current is our universal, Galactic home, and that resonating together by chanting, singing, loving, meditating, and inhaling bass straight from the bins into the heart chakra literally IS God, as we somatically dance ourselves home.

:: The game of go - Lloyd Rubidge

Discover the ancient Asian strategy game of GO. In this hands-on workshop you will learn the basics, the simple rules, and get a sense of the profound depth that has captivated minds for millenia.

Facilitator Bio:  Lloyd has been playing go for more than 20 years and has played at international tournaments. He loves to share his fascination with the game.

:: Let's plan a trip! - Monica

Learn how to plan your trip with confidence! We'll chat about what destinations to choose and why, and what variables to consider for an amazing and safer journey. Plus, learn about integrating your experience, and how to recover from a challenging experience. A safe space will be created to facilitate opportunities for sharing, learning and collaboration.

Facilitator Bio:  Monica is an experienced traveller who has attended many conferences and seminars on psychedelics. She is also a social worker specializing in mental health, who has worked in harm reduction and is fascinated by the incredible healing potential of psychedelics.

:: Persistent Drive for A-Tarot (PDA) - Chamber

Find Chamber anytime, anywhere (if you can catch her), to set up a (free!) Tarot reading in a quiet space.

Chamber has a YouTube channel offering daily and weekly love Tarot readings, but will happily delve into whatever topic lights up your heart. She practice Intuitive Tarot, connecting with your guides, her guides, and your higher self to bring through the messages you most need to hear.

Alternatively, she would be super happy and honoured to read your astrological chart or your Akashic Records, or run your Tantric Numerology.

Facilitator Bio:  Chamber has been curious about astrology since the age of 8, received her first Tarot deck at age 14, studies them both in earnest now, and has been learning to channel. Her YouTube page is at https://www.youtube.com/@saltytarot11 .

:: Song Circle - Anemone Rubidge

In this short, welcoming workshop, we’ll come together to lift our voices and create something beautiful. Singing together activates our pleasure centres, calms the nervous system, and fosters harmony — leaving us uplifted, connected, and part of a shared experience. We’ll begin with a body-percussion “rainstorm,” then learn a couple of simple, secular songs that anyone can enjoy — no singing experience needed. Whether you whisper, hum, or belt it out, your voice is welcome. Come share some music, connect with others, and close the year in a spirit of joy and togetherness. Feel free to bring an instrument.

Facilitator Bio:  Anemone has sung in choirs since childhood and knows firsthand how magical it feels to create something beautiful in a group. She was inspired to host this workshop after joining a "Sing Together" with a similar structure.

:: Family friendly board games - Pam Sykes

Chill out and try some low-stakes tabletop games — fun for kids and grownups alike if you want some inter-generational connection. Sleeping Grump and Baby Animal Top Trumps for the younger kids (4+), Ticket to Ride and Uno for 6+, Dixit for everyone.

Facilitator Bio:  Pam Sykes is an experienced large-group facilitator with a big collection of board games :-)

:: Women's circle - Healing the wounds of Patriarchy - Shaina O'Neill

Growing up in a patriarchal culture creates wounds and imprints on our mind, body, and spirit. We will explore and hold compassionate space for these imprints through empbodied movement, gentle touch, deep listening, and reflection. This circle is open to all who identify as women, as well as non-binary people who are comfortable in a women-centric space.

Facilitator Bio:  Shaina is an experienced facilitator with a background as a registered massage therapist, yoga teacher, somatic experiencing practitioner, mom to a 5 year old, and women's circle facilitator.

:: Polar Bear Plunge - Bri Leonard

Polar Bear Swim! :)