“The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.”
Carl Jung
Creativity Playshops & More!
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Playshops: Where spontaneity & possibility replace expectation & conformity to rules.
Excellent replenishment for fledglings & long-time creatives alike!
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HOST your very own Private Playshop!
Let’s make it happen!
Krayna provides just the right amount of structure, gentle invitations, and plenty of permission.
My inner 6yr old was ecstatic let go of right and wrong, and to follow my own creativity in the moment.
I left inspired and more trusting of my creative potential. ~ Alicia
Word-Play, Kinship, & Other Good Stuff!
Return of Slugs & Stella Shouting Contest?
Celebrate Absurdity in Poetry!
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May 2026 Poetry Playshop
Poetry Playshops meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month.
DATE: Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 TIME: 6:30 – 8:45 PM.
SLIDING SCALE FEE: $25.00 – $55.00. Cash or Venmo to @Krayna-Castelbaum.
Payment reserves your space. No one turned away due to lack of funds.
LOCATION: Bend. Location shared upon registration.
REGISTER: Right HERE. Small group; seating limited.
Here’s what one person said about his experience:
Krayna, you create such a warm, open environment in which to playfully explore. During the Playshop I attended, the world opened for each of us, individually and collectively. Thank you! ~ Robert Currie
We are dealing in a magic realm.
Nobody knows why or how it works.
Rick Rubin
Monthly DreamSalons & Retreats:
Immersion in Archetypal Reality & Imaginal Realms
Entrées to archetypal reality, imaginal worlds and the undomesticated self are precious and varied. Dreams are portals par excellence – encounters with kinky, bewildering figures; crazy landscapes; odd visitations. Dream images are the psyche’s native language – sites of magic and possibility; liminality and guidance; wisdom cloaked in strange forms. I offer private Dream Tending for individuals, couples & groups.
Next Day-long DREAMAPALOOZA!
DATE/TIME: Saturday, June 20th from 9:30 – 3:30. Doors at 9:15
SLIDING SCALE: $80 – $150.
REGISTER/PAYMENT: Seats limited. Payment reserves your seat. Venmo to: @Krayna-Castelbaum. Need a different option? Reach out to me.
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Next series of Monthly DreamSalons begins in July, 2026.
Interested? Reach out to me: kraynalucky@gmail.com
“Your naked freedom / is your shield.”
Rumi
Two Summer Evenings with Rumi
Rumi’s devotional, lyrical poetry opens the Heart, reminding us of our luminosity and shared humanity. Join us for sweet evenings of deep listening, engaged conversation, and a few surprises!
HOST/LOCATION: The Loving Fungi, 519 NW Colorado Ave, Bend.
The Weight of Water: Monday, June 15th from 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Threads of Gold: Monday, July 13th from 6:30 – 8:00 PM
SLIDING SCALE: $20 – $40. Moola goes to local immigration support organizations. Seating limited. Payment reserves your space: Venmo: @Krayna-Castelbaum.
Need a different payment option? Reach out to me.
QUESTIONS/REGISTER: To kraynalucky@gmail.com
It’s not where you take things from—
it’s where you take them to.
Jean-Luc Goddard
Image credit: Moi
Found Poetry Playshop:
Calling All Play(y)giarisers, Literary Vandals & Scribal Scavengers!
“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour…books, poems, dreams, random conversations…street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent.” Jim Jarmuch, filmaker, writer, musician.
To this, I’ll add spam, emails, recipes, novels….anything with text, bubeleh. Nuff said. Join us. No experience necessary!
HOST/LOCATION: Paulina Springs Books, Sisters.
DATE/TIME: Sunday, August 9th from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. Arrive early. Browse a while!
SLIDING SCALE: $25 – $45. Seating limited. Payment reserves your space: Venmo: @Krayna-Castelbaum.
Need a different payment option? Reach out to me. No Play(y)gairiser left behind due to lack of funds. Reach out to me.
QUESTIONS/TO REGISTER: email me: kraynalucky@gmail.com
Transparency is a window…opening into the light
of understanding…soft as morning, honest as breath.
Mary Anne Byrne
Image: Tim Hido
Light Passes Through Us: A Creative Writing Playshop
Imagine light – how it passes through glass or water. This Playshop offers sanctuary to explore transparency and personal narrative. We’ll consider how we absorb, reflect, and express creative energy. You’ll be invited to release what is hidden, allowing your inner light to shine through. No experience necessary. Curiosity and willingness to experiment are the only pre-requisites.
Host/Location: Deschutes Public Library, Stevens Road, Bend, OR.
Day/Time: Sunday, September 13th from 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Fee/Registration: No Fee! Library hosted event. Registration link coming soon.
Image: Upsplash
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TESTIMONIALS
“Krayna oozes creativity in the Poetry Playshops she leads, creating an innovative environment that is non-judgemental. So I feel completely safe and free to let loose my own creative juices. I always look forward to the next Playshop!”
Jean Harkin
TESTIMONIALS
“I was looking for a creative experience completely outside my usual practice of making visual, two-dimensional art. The Poetry Playshop I first attended instantly felt like a relaxed environment, strengthening my ability to hear my own voice. I allowed words and stories to rise to the surface in a simple and non-judgmental way. Witnessing others speak freely jostles things loose for my own creativity. I experience shifts after attending a Poetry Playshop. The untangling of conflicted thoughts and feelings often occurs. I believe this is so because I experience unguarded creativity in the presence of others. This deepens my understanding that we all have stories and sharing them is an integral part of our common humanity.”
Patricia Freeman Martin
TESTIMONIALS
“The Playshop experience is a beautiful balance of inspiration, structure and warmth. Thankfully, the space is safe for words to flow and without pressure to share. Krayna’s writing prompts are full of creativity and the poems participants do share are always a gift.”
– Mary Marquiss