Recess Change: Holding Space because what the f#$k's going on in our community?

Welcome, playful friend!!! :D We are so excited to welcome you in, for the first time or the 50th.

Recess will look a little different this week. AND YET - we must PLAY through hard times. We must come together during hard times.

Our systems are not in integrity with our highest values as human beings. That dissonance is painful, shocking, and confusing for many of us.

This Thursday, January 22nd from 6-7:30pm at Gold Lion Community Cafe, we're creating space to simply be together - to grieve, to feel, to organize, to laugh, to check in. No agenda except to weave the relational fabric that makes us strong together.

All we want to know is: how are you?

Come as you are. Bring a friend who needs this too.

This group started organically on a beautiful night in August of 2023 and is based on the premise that adults don't play enough. We gather for fun, goofiness, togetherness, exercise, inclusivity, and to shake the stress of the week off. All (adults) are welcome. If there are accessibility needs, let me know and we will do our best to accommodate to the best of our ability, noting that this has been an active space and movement is a big piece of why we show up.

Every week is different! Please bring a childlike spirit and any toys/games/balls you have available. No pressure to do so and you are welcome empty-handed. You may also want comfy clothes, shoes that you don't mind getting a little roughed up (or bare feet!), and a water bottle.

The dark doesn't bother us. :D If it's raining, sometimes we'll play in the rain, sometimes we'll shift to an indoor game night, sometimes we'll try out something new like a trampoline park.

Popular games have included:

• Four square
• Silly basketball
• Improv games/musical improv games
• Frisbee
• Dodgeball
• Tag/freeze tag
• Duck duck goose
• Lower energy games that include passing a ball and answering random questions as we pass it.