Mindfulness with Emily

Join Emily in this beginner-friendly workshop, where art-making will be introduced as a way to connect to the present moment. Tune into your senses and step into the arts to engage your creativity, playfulness, and imagination.

Note: This workshop will include guided meditation, visual arts exercises, and personal reflection through journaling. No experience in meditation or the arts necessary. Please bring a journal with you to the class!

Emily Springgay (she/her) is a queer, white settler living in Tkaranto. She is a multi-modal artist, drawing on all forms of art in her studio—visual arts, music, movement, poetry, and drama. She practices mindful art-making as a way to develop awareness of inner experiences, access strengths and resources, and cultivate self-compassion. Emily is an Expressive Arts Therapist and graduate of the CREATE Institute. She works as a Mindfulness Facilitator at the Registrar’s Office and Student Experience at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, where she is also a student in the MEd program in Counselling Psychology. Emily provides a non-judgmental space for creative and playful exploration and values person-centred, culturally aware, anti-oppressive, anti-racist, 2SLGBTQ+ affirming, and trauma-informed care.

Location: Meridian Hall, Rehearsal Hall

Entrance: Yonge Street Entrance (located along Yonge Street on the west side of the building halfway between Front St. and Esplanade).

Doors will open at 5:30PM

Covid Guidelines All participants are encouraged to wear a mask when inside the venue. Maximum capacity of the classes has been set to allow for physical distancing of 6 feet between participants. Click here to view TO Live's Covid policy.

Accessibility The Yonge Street Entrance is accessible and has an automatic door opener and lift.

Scent-Reduced Environment To help share the air, community classes promote a scent-reduced environment. Many people have chemical and scent sensitivities, which can cause mild to severe physical reactions. Please help reduce the use of scented products in class.

Waiver and Rules & Regulations All participants are required to sign the class waivers as part of the Eventbrite registration form before participating. Click here to view the TO Live Community Class Rules & Regulations.

No-Show Attendance Policy

5 minutes prior to the class start time, if there are any no-shows from the original reserved participants, those spots will be filled on a first-come first-served basis by drop-in participants. Please let us know as soon as possible if you know in advance you have to cancel your participation. If you are a no-show (without advance communication) for any three TO Live community classes, this forfeits your ability to pre-register for future classes.

Questions? Contact us by email at [email protected]. 

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Meridian Hall - Rehearsal Hall, 1 Front Street East, Toronto, Canada