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Elana ShyongCreative facilitator & trainer

Enchanted 2025: Play as a Tool for Self-Expression and Connection

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What if play wasn’t just for children—but a radical tool for self expression and connection?

This is another 1 of the inquiries we'll also dive into during Enchanted this year (with me!!).

Enchanted is a gathering that has carved out a very special corner in my heart, and I am beyond thrilled to return, this time as a facilitator, to hold space for my deepest passion: connecting and learning through storytelling and play.

Play has been at the center of my practice as a facilitator for over a decade now, and it's always such a joy to witness how truly enchanting it can be to draw out self expression, creativity, and joy in those that I work with. Whether they're young children finding their voice, or adults re-learning how to use it, it's always truly a pleasure to be able to be a part of.

Other sessions will include...

🌱 Designing Transformational Experiences in Nature with Anton Chernikov

🪞 Embodied and Imaginative Problem Solving with Ines Castagnet

🏠 Coliving: Instagram vs Reality with Morgane Oléron

🫀 Imagining an Ecosystem of Love and Kindness for your Life and Project with Hannah Lyons-Tsai

And so many more!

If you’re craving connection, renewal, or just a really good time with beautiful humans - I invite you to join us at the grounding Selgars Mill for another extraordinary gathering!

Link to the gathering here: https://www.enchanted.org.uk/

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