Play Nurtures Growth

Giddy Garden is here to remind us of the power of play when we are doing “the work.” Play nurtures growth and invites openness where heaviness and pressure would only close us down.

In play, the nervous system relaxes. The body feels safe enough to open. Our creativity wakes up. This can soften the grip of fear and overwhelm which can be big barriers to doing the work to heal old wounds.

What felt impossible to face in seriousness becomes approachable through joy. Play reminds us that healing doesn’t have to be another job on the to-do list, it can be woven into the way we connect, create, and move through the world.

We believe play and healing belong together and that's what we endeavour to bring to the OUTSPOKEN stage. Laughter and tears, depth and silliness, they’re not opposites, they’re dance partners. Both help us live the full spectrum of life.