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Looking for a place where you can grow, laugh, and connect with awesome people?
You've found it! At Our Safe Space, we celebrate personal growth, self-discovery, and good vibes. Whether you're here to find support, make friends, or just have a good time, you're in the right place. Let's embark on this journey together—one filled with joy, kindness, and a ton of fun!
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Our Safe Space is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that empowers feminine energy in any form, fostering growth and resilience by providing a positive space where everyone can thrive through self-discovery and community.
This nonprofit and is founded and led by Gayla Gongwer, a seasoned educator, trainer, and facilitator, who brings decades of experience and energy to her work. Born in Kentucky, she earned her degree in social psychology from Illinois State University before venturing west of the Mississippi in 1979 – and has gratefully avoided living in winter ever since.
Currently, Gayla is dedicated to growing her lifelong dream, "Our Safe Space," a nonprofit organization committed to helping everyone live the life of their dreams. Whatever that dream might be.
With a passion for community engagement, she currently volunteers weekly at Friends of the Library and serves on the Board & Marketing Committee. Gayla's love for literature extends beyond her volunteer work; she belongs to so many book clubs that she needs to track them on a spreadsheet.
Driven by her commitment to creating positive change and fostering inclusivity, Gayla invites you to join her in making a difference through "Our Safe Space" and beyond.
Non-Discrimination Policy
At Our Safe Space, we are deeply committed to creating a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or exclusion based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, religion, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic that makes each individual unique.
We celebrate diversity and recognize that our strength lies in the richness of our differences. We are dedicated to fostering an atmosphere of mutual respect, dignity, and understanding, where everyone feels valued, heard, and safe.
This commitment extends to all aspects of our organization, including programs, events, and interactions. Together, we strive to create a space where everyone can truly belong and grow.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- A Somatic Expressive Arts Workshop on Wonder and BeautyNeeds location
A Somatic Expressive Arts Workshop on Wonder and Beauty
with Trina SoileauPlease join us in a gathering where we will share stories through the arts. We will explore how connecting to yourself through body awareness and creativity can become a powerful pathway to recognizing the wonder and beauty that is waiting to be witnessed.
Somatic expressive arts is a gentle, creative practice that blends body-based awareness (somatic) with non-verbal art, such as movement, drawing, writing, or sound-making. It’s less about creating art and more about tuning into your inner world to access our imagination and creativity that words alone can’t reach.
What to expect for this workshop:
- Simple meditation to go inward and connect with our bodies and breath.
- Expressive arts prompts using poetry and storytelling to open the doorway to inspiration and your own creative expression.
- Sharing and witnessing our creations (share what feels shareable and keep what you want to keep close).
- No art skills required—just a willingness to be curious about what arises.
Art Supplies:
Feel free to bring supplies such as pencils, pastel crayons and a drawing pad if you have it, but this is not required. There will be paper and writing utensils available for drawing and writing.DATE: 8/23/25
TIME: NOON - 2:00PM
Broadway & Alvernon address - we don't advertise the location on the internet.After you RSVP, email OurSafeSpaceUS@gmail.com for the exact address.
PS. We’ll be there setting up by 11:30 am - so come early to socialize, set up and have snacks!
Trina Soileau
Although creative movement has been a part of her life for some time, art-making alongside creative movement came after attending workshops led by Anna Halprin at the Tamalpa Institute, and after completing a 500-hour program with Lanie Bergin at the Expressive Arts Institute of Oregon.The expressive arts provide a pathway for Trina to cultivate curiosity and connection with herself, others and the world in which she lives. As a result, her life experiences and how she sees and connects with the world have deepened.
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Looking for a place where you can grow, laugh, and connect with awesome people? You've found it!At Our Safe Space, we celebrate personal growth, self-discovery, and good vibes. Whether you're here to find support, make friends, or just have a good time, you're in the right place. Let's embark on this journey together—one filled with joy, kindness, and a ton of fun.
Website - https://www.oursafespaceus.org/
Sign up for our newsletter - https://bit.ly/OSSNewsletter
Donate - bit.ly/OurSafeSpacePayPalOur Safe Space is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that celebrates personal growth, self-discovery, and good vibes. Whether you're here to find support, make friends, or just have a good time, you're in the right place. Let's embark on this journey together—one filled with joy, kindness, and a ton of fun!
- Monday Morning Koffee Klatch - ONLINELink visible for attendees
Announcing our weekly Monday Morning come-as-you-are fun!
Camera on, camera off.
Show up late, leave early.
No matter.What matters it the connections, conversation, and the coffee.
Or tea.
Or eggs over easy.
You pick.Make new friends, connect with old ones, give advice or get it. Swap weekend stories, recipes, favorite books or TV shows.
No agenda.
No politics.
Just starting our week off with fun.Looking for a place where you can grow, laugh, and connect with awesome people?
You've found it! At Our Safe Space, we celebrate personal growth, self-discovery, and good vibes. Whether you're here to find support, make friends, or just have a good time, you're in the right place. Let's embark on this journey together—one filled with joy, kindness, and a ton of fun.
Know a topic you'd like to discuss, a class you'd like to teach, a thing you'd like to learn? THIS is the place to do it.
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- Activate Healing, Abundance and Love with The Emotion Code ONLINELink visible for attendees
By popular demand, Dayva is back with another ONLINE Workshop!
Dayva Ricci is a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner with the unique ability to identify and release old negative emotions that are causing blockages in your life!
She doesn’t have to be in the same room, state, or country as you – yet the healing is Real. Measurable. Transformative. Not only can she heal you, but also your children and your pets!
Dayva discovered "The Emotion Code" when struggling with severe health issues. The process changed her life - and her family. It is now her life work to demonstrate and share this healing modality with others.
During our workshop, she will explain the process and concepts of "The Emotion Code," along with giving a live demonstration of healing with attendees who volunteer.
Dayva has proven success results in healing:
- Nightmares
- Night terrors
- Tantrums (children)
- Hip pain
- Back pain
- Hand pain
- Heart Wall
- Money blocks
- Procrastination
- Headaches
- Shoulder pain
- Anger
Click HERE for a printable graphic representing the emotional blockages. Dayva will explain this during the workshop.
Come with your questions, intuition, and belief in healing. You won't be disappointed!If you are interested in doing research on The Emotion Code, here's a link to info about the book by Dr. Bradley Nelson.
Watch Dr. Nelson's video explanation HERE, and more information is available at https://discoverhealing.com/
* Portions of this workshop will be recorded
Looking for a place where you can grow, laugh, and connect with awesome people? You've found it!
At Our Safe Space, we celebrate personal growth, self-discovery, and good vibes. Whether you're here to find support, make friends, or just have a good time, you're in the right place. Let's embark on this journey together—one filled with joy, kindness, and a ton of fun.
Website - https://www.oursafespaceus.org/
Sign up for our newsletter - https://bit.ly/OSSNewsletter
Donate - bit.ly/OurSafeSpacePayPalOur Safe Space is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that celebrates personal growth, self-discovery, and good vibes. Whether you're here to find support, make friends, or just have a good time, you're in the right place. Let's embark on this journey together—one filled with joy, kindness, and a ton of fun!
- Monday Morning Koffee Klatch - ONLINELink visible for attendees
Announcing our weekly Monday Morning come-as-you-are fun!
Camera on, camera off.
Show up late, leave early.
No matter.What matters it the connections, conversation, and the coffee.
Or tea.
Or eggs over easy.
You pick.Make new friends, connect with old ones, give advice or get it. Swap weekend stories, recipes, favorite books or TV shows.
No agenda.
No politics.
Just starting our week off with fun.Looking for a place where you can grow, laugh, and connect with awesome people?
You've found it! At Our Safe Space, we celebrate personal growth, self-discovery, and good vibes. Whether you're here to find support, make friends, or just have a good time, you're in the right place. Let's embark on this journey together—one filled with joy, kindness, and a ton of fun.
Know a topic you'd like to discuss, a class you'd like to teach, a thing you'd like to learn? THIS is the place to do it.
Sign up for our Newsletter here -> Sign Up!
