PLAY STATIONS:
Wellness and Empowerment Through Art
PLAY STATIONS:
Wellness and Empowerment Through Art
Friday, May 9 - Saturday, May 10 | Palomino Foyer
Engage your senses and ignite your creativity at self-guided, grab-and-go Play Stations at the 2025 Surge Convening! Designed for reflection, connection, and fun, these three immersive stations offer a unique opportunity to pause, recharge, and contribute to a vibrant community experience. Participate in hands-on activities, create personalized takeaways, and contribute to collective displays. Complete the play project at each station for a special swag bag filled with items from each presenter. Don't miss this chance to explore wellness, empowerment, and art in a whole new way—perfect for in-between sessions when you are seeking a quick but meaningful way to reflect and recharge!
Stop by the Play Stations during our Alumni Showcase (Friday, May 9, during lunch) to meet each of the three Play Station hosts!
Station 1:
"Stretch Into Your Next Chapter"
Hosted by Mandisa John (PHILA23), Founder of Blooming Belles
Stretch Into Your Next Chapter is designed to help participants pause, reset, and reconnect through intentional movement and reflection. Visitors will select an intention card—Release, Root, or Reimagine—each offering a brief affirmation and a simple stretch. Participants will then write a word or phrase representing their intention directly onto a custom Blooming Belles stretch band, which they’ll take with them as a tangible reminder of the chapter they’re stepping into.
Scent of Stillness is designed to help participants activate their senses while setting intentions using aromatherapy. Participants will create a custom essential oil roller by choosing a blend that aligns with their intention (e.g., peace, energy, focus). Participants will also contribute a drop of their oil to a shared collective scent jar that represents the collective energy of the group.
Station 3:
"Finding Voice in the Fragments"
Hosted by Cescily Phillips (KC20), Founder of Inspired Aesthetics
Finding Voice In Fragments is designed to allow attendees to pause and reflect on their vision and purpose for shared time with the Surge community. Participants will co-create a found poem using cut-out words and phrases from magazines to complete a “mad lib”. This customizable, fill-in-the-blank poem allows participants to put their own spin on the vision for our Convening and reflect on our collective work. Participants will have the opportunity to add words to our co-created “mad lib” and complete their own version to display, too.
Visit All 3 + Collect Your Gift!
Visit all three Play Stations and stop by the Surge Store with your three customized items (stretch band, essential oil roller, and found poem) to claim a gift bag with goodies from all three hosts! While supplies last. Limited availability.