# Event Details - **Event Name**: Art, Kink, and Trauma Healing - An afternoon retreat - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 12:45 pm – Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: A hands on workshop cultivating connection and creativity for resilience and healing.About this EventJoin us for an enriching afternoon dedicated to exploring alternative modalities healing targeted to the kink community. Blending elements of learning and therapy, this afternoon retreat offers a unique opportunity to delve into new pathways towards resilience and self-discovery, incorporating your kink identities and journey into the process.Retreat ItineraryOpening Tea CeremonyHow do we create containers for us to switch into a specific mindset? This opening tea ceremony will have you choosing ingredients for your own unique blend, connecting your body to your intent.Healing Trauma with Kink with Rae SzereszewskiA seminar delving into how trauma affects the body and brain, how kink impacts the brain, and when and how kink can be used as a healing modality for trauma. During Q&A, participants will get a chance to talk about their own experiences and get ideas on how they could incorporate healing elements into their scenes and dynamics.Art Therapy with Jessica HartigWe will be using art therapy to take a hands-on approach in processing the healing that kink practices can have on individuals with trauma. In art therapy, the process is more important than the product - we aren't looking to create for the purpose of aesthetic, we are looking to create for the purpose of expression.Community BuildingA facilitated and mediated session to self reflect and engage in dialogue to break stigma and end shame.What you needCozy clothes and comfort items! All other supplies will be provided.About the FacilitatorsRae SzereszewskiRae Szereszewski is a certified sex educator and Options for Sexual Health SHEC graduate, and has a Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Apparel Design from Ryerson University. She wants to help people struggle less when it comes to navigating their sexual health, interpersonal relationships, and physical bodies. Her goal is to help you make empowered, authentic, and informed choices.In addition to her experience as a latex designer, she spent 8 years creating sex positive events at Oasis Aqualounge, a lifestyle club, and has worked in a variety of roles in event planning, community building, mentorship, and project coordination.Learn more about Rae at www.ShareWithRae.comJessica HartigJessi (she/her) is a queer & neurodivergent therapist and artist. Her background is in art therapy and she believes in the powerful healing that can come from expressing yourself through creation. As a therapist she takes a trauma-informed and person-centred approach, recognizing that each person has unique needs and growth processes. I am informed through adademic and lived experiences in 2SLGBTQIA+ identities, polyamorous relationships, kink/BDSM, sexual abuse/surviving, and trauma processing. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/art-kink-and-trauma-healing-an-afternoon-retreat/100001397173737259 - **Event Categories**: art, workshops, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fart-kink-and-trauma-healing-an-afternoon-retreat-tickets-1397173737259 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 320.83, max: 320.83, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Toronto - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: BirdHaus - **lat**: 43.6415388 - **long**: -79.4301742 - **full address**: BirdHaus, 1233r Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Rae Szereszewski (https://allevents.in/org/rae-szereszewski/20048002) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/80e59b26a27a35d25d190f6baf3f510cf5218ea108af88aca399db94872fb51e-rimg-w1200-h600-dceeeae6-gmir.jpg?v=1750450215 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/f7c5e67273e611e873095d0de4b08c9689fb0afbfe3ee1c981f43c5f5f2dccea-rimg-w400-h400-dceeebe7-gmir.jpg?v=1750450215 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 12:45 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** BirdHaus, 1233r Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 320.83 up to 320.83 CAD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Rae Szereszewski - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, workshops, health-wellness - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Art, Kink, and Trauma Healing - An afternoon retreat ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Art, Kink, and Trauma Healing - An afternoon retreat", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/80e59b26a27a35d25d190f6baf3f510cf5218ea108af88aca399db94872fb51e-rimg-w1200-h600-dceeeae6-gmir.jpg?v=1750450215", "startDate": "2025-11-15", "endDate": "2025-11-15", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/art-kink-and-trauma-healing-an-afternoon-retreat/100001397173737259", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "BirdHaus", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1233r Queen Street West", "postalCode": "M6K 1L5", "addressLocality": "Toronto", "addressRegion": "ON", "addressCountry": "CA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "43.6415388", "longitude": "-79.4301742" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A hands on workshop cultivating connection and creativity for resilience and healing.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-15", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "320.83", "highPrice": "320.83", "price": "320.83", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/art-kink-and-trauma-healing-an-afternoon-retreat/100001397173737259" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/art-kink-and-trauma-healing-an-afternoon-retreat/100001397173737259", "price": "320.83", "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Rae Szereszewski", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/rae-szereszewski/20048002" } ] } ] ```