“The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.”
Carl Jung
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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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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
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February 2026 Poetry Playshop
Poetry Playshops meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month.
DATE: Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 TIME: 6:30 – 8:45 PM.
SLIDING SCALE FEE: $25.00 – $55.00. Cash or Venmo to @Krayna-Castelbaum.
Your space will be reserved once you’ve sent your registration fee. Need a deeper slide? Reach out to me!
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
The stronger the imagination,
the less imaginary the results.
Robert Moss, Shamanic Dreamworker
Image: Magic Fish, Paul Klee
NEW in January 2026: Monthly DreamSalons: FULL
Portals to archetypal reality and the undomesticated self are precious and varied. A short list of sacred thresholds includes: Love of the world and its creatures so potent it aches and tickles. Old stories and scars. Yearning for Eros and embodied aliveness. Failure and sudden disappointment. Moments of unbridled or inexplicable joy.
Dreams, too, are portals par excellence – encounters with kinky, bewildering, wild figures; crazy landscapes; odd visitations, incomprehensible language. Dreams are sites of magic and possibility; liminality and guidance; wisdom cloaked in strange forms coming to tell us what we don’t already know.
I’ve also started a wait list for the next series (dates TBD).
THE DEETS: Each DreamSalon is a 6 month commitment. We are here to co-create intimate space for communities of relationally intelligent folks.
WHEN: Group 1: The 1st Tuesday of each month beginning 1/6/26 – Full
Group 2: The 3rd Wednesday of each month beginning 1/21/26 – Full
TIME: 6:30 – 8:30 PM. (Arrival at 6:15.)
FEE: $120 for the series, paid in full or with a payment plan.
LOCATION: Bend. Location shared upon registration/acceptance to the group.
Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world.
Albert Einstein
Persona Power!
Creative Writing & Bookmaking Playshop
Use of persona liberates us from the dictum to “write what you know,” allowing us to embody voices and identities other than our own. During an imagination romp, I’ll offer creative writing prompts. You’ll also create a simple yet amazing handmade book to give your vibrant personas a home. Prerequisites: Openness to surprise and experimentation. Optional materials list to be sent prior to the Playshop.
With thanks to the host for this Playshop: Sisters Folks Festival. Check out this and other awesome workshops in the 2025/2026 Sisters Folk Festival Workshop Series! Generous scholarship assistance offered so no one is prevented from participating due to financial challenges.
DATE/TIME: Saturday Feb. 7, 2026 from 1:00 – 4:00. Doors at 12:45.
REGISTRATION, FEE INFO/PAYMENT: Sisters Folk Festival Presents
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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