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TEAO - Trauma and Embodiment Association of Ontario

A nonprofit organization aiming to
"Transform Mental Health Care in Canada, One Community at a Time"

08/17/2026

You can be grateful for your life and still need a pause. 🌿

You can love the life you’ve built and still feel tired.

You can be grateful for your family, your work, your growth, your opportunities—and still recognize that your body has been carrying a lot.

A pause does not mean something is wrong.

Sometimes, the pause is where we finally have enough space to hear ourselves again.

The Collective Pause: Costa Rica 2026 is an invitation to step outside of the roles, responsibilities, productivity and constant doing—and experience what becomes possible when you are given permission to simply be.

🌿 Rest.
🌊 Reconnect.
♥️ Receive.

Healing does not only happen through processing what hurt us. It can also happen through joy, laughter, meaningful conversation, nature, nourishment, rest, safe connection, choice and beauty.

You do not have to be in crisis to deserve a pause.
And your pause is not a luxury.

THE COLLECTIVE PAUSE | COSTA RICA 🇨🇷

📅 November 8–15, 2026

•7-day trauma-responsive retreat experience
•Somatic + embodiment practices
•Collective care + connection
•Rest, nature, nourishment + joy
•20 Professional Development/Continuing Education credits + leadership certificate
•Group airport transportation coordinated in Costa Rica

💳 Flexible payment arrangements available
🌿 Spaces are limited. Registration is open.

Reserve your place:
https://traveljoy.com/bookings/ubHYq5GTBmaYCygkAihspujR
or 🔗 in bio

Maybe you don’t need another thing to accomplish.
Maybe you need somewhere to exhale.

08/16/2026

Tomorrow at 1pm: Our Monthly Collective Care Series isn’t just an event - it’s a rhythm. A monthly return to selt, to community, and to the kind of care we’re not always taught to practice.

In these spaces, we slow down. We listen. We remember that healing doesn’t happen in isolation - it happens in relationship, in witnessing, in being held and holding others.

We created this series because too many of us are carrying silently. Because burnout is normalized. Because community care is not a luxury - it’s a necessity.

So every month, we open the circle.
For release. For reflection. For real connection.
If you’ve been needing a space like this... this is your invitation.

Collective Care Series
Sunday’s, Monthly
Aug 16, 1:00 PM - 2 PM
The Branches The Branches, Kitchener
Sept 6, Oct 18, Nov 29
Register here:
https://surl.li/xdqegj
🔗 in bio under Free Community Events ‘Kitchener Collective Care Series’

CollectiveCare

08/13/2026

COLLECTIVE PAUSE | COSTA RICA 🇨🇷

It’s time to release the idea that healing only happens through discomfort.

You heal through good conversations.
You heal when you laugh.
You heal when you feel safe enough to soften.
You heal when something makes you genuinely smile.

Joy teaches the nervous system, too.

Collective Pause is not about spending seven days digging for wounds. It is an invitation into rest, connection, embodiment, beauty, laughter and choice.

Because healing isn’t only about processing what hurt.
It’s also about experiencing more of what you deserved all along.

🌿 November 8–15, 2026 | Costa Rica

REGISTER:
https://traveljoy.com/bookings/ubHYq5GTBmaYCygkAihspujR or 🔗 in bio.

Your pause is not a luxury.

08/08/2026

ONE AND THE SAME | A POWERFUL NIGHT OF STORY, POSSIBILITY & CONNECTION ✨🎬

Last night, we had the privilege of witnessing and supporting the staged reading of One And The Same—a new Canadian play that reminded us just how powerful it is to experience a story while it is still becoming.

Immersive. Afro-futuristic. Thought-provoking. Joyful. POWERFUL & INSPIRING.

One And The Same invites us to step outside of time and explore connection, curiosity, adventure, and the likeness that can exist within our differences. It asks us to consider our proximity to both the past and the future—and what becomes possible when we recognize ourselves standing somewhere in between.

There is also something incredibly special about witnessing a new work at this stage of its journey. A development workshop creates space to question, reimagine, experiment, listen, and allow a story to reveal even more of itself before reaching the stage in its fully produced form.

To the writer who imagined it, the producers who believed in it, the actors and actresses who gave the words breath and presence, and every person working behind the scenes to bring this vision forward—BRAVO. 👏🏾

Supporting new Canadian theatre means supporting new voices, new perspectives, and stories that deserve the space and resources to grow.

We were proud to support this development and even more grateful to witness what is being created.

May One And The Same continue to grow, evolve, challenge, connect, and find its way to many more stages and audiences.

This is why we invest in the arts while they are becoming. Because sometimes you get to witness the beginning of something extraordinary. ♥️

08/06/2026

This.

Repost from Andy Leek
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London pic by Gina✨

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ReclamationJourney

08/03/2026

We love this Collective Message:

Repost from National Black Theatre

Your creativity is not measured by applause. It is measured by the parts of yourself you uncover along the way. As you move through this week, let curiosity lead instead of fear.

The art you make, whether anyone else sees it or not, is shaping your spirit into something stronger, freer, and more whole.

🗣: James Earl Jones

08/01/2026

Resource Sharing: Repost from James DiNicolantonio
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Drop a 💯 if you agree. James DiNicolantonio
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07/29/2026

Amplifying Voices: Reposted from Black Mental Health Canada

Some of the hardest things to face are the things no one else can see.

The grief we carry.
The anxiety we hide.
The trauma we’ve learned to live around.
The silence we’ve mistaken for strength.

Healing doesn’t begin when everything is “fixed.” It begins the moment we allow ourselves to acknowledge what we’re experiencing.

If today feels heavy, know that you don’t have to carry it alone. Reaching out isn’t giving up—it’s choosing yourself.

If you or someone you love is looking for culturally responsive mental health support, Black Mental Health Canada is here to help.

HealingStartsHere MentalHealthAwareness CommunityHealing

07/27/2026

A Gentle Monday Message for 🫵🏾

May this week begin with gentleness, not urgency. 🫶🏾

Be patient with your pace.
Honour your capacity.
Celebrate the small moments that remind you you’re still here, still growing, and still becoming. ♥️

EmotionalWellness

07/24/2026

We Love This! Another Educational Resource on The Power of Silence.

a collective approach to co-regulation 🤔♥️

Repost from Chris Maunu
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Silence might be one of the most powerful rehearsal tools we overlook. When sound is removed, singers can’t rely on each other to stay together. They have to feel pulse internally, read gesture with intention, and make real-time decisions as an ensemble. This kind of work builds awareness, coordination, and trust in a way that transfers directly into the music.

What looks simple is actually training focus, anticipation, and collective timing at a high level. Try it and notice how quickly your ensemble locks in.

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