Do You Remember How to Play?

There was a time when play came naturally—where curiosity and courage went hand in hand, where the rules of the game unfolded as you went along, and the joy of discovery kept everything in motion. TIAMAT Tier 1 invites you back to that space: to explore, to create, and to connect in ways that transform how you move through life.

This workshop is the first of three progressive workshops comprising 5toMidnight’s ecology of practices. Tier 1 is designed to re-awaken the capacity for full mind-and-body play; train participants in a synergetic set of practices, including embodied, interpersonal, meditative, and group practices; and will provide a theoretical framework to make sense of how the capacities trained in each practice transfer between practices, and back into life.


In this immersive training container, play becomes a practice of deep listening and bold action, a shared language where structure enables freedom, and every move holds the potential to shift the game. Here, we cultivate a kind of serious play—play that shapes how you show up, respond, and grow.


Across the weekend, you'll be taken across a flow of activities in improvisation, meditations and connection games as a fun, embodied way to learn philosophy and psychology.


These exercises fit together in a framework of what we call "Meta-maps" for Theory of mind (epistemology) and Theory of Reality (ontology):



Postures of Presence

How do I direct my attention, awareness and agency?
(Hsieh E., 2025)

Quadrants

How do I track where I'm coming from?

(Wilber K., 1995)

Map of Mind

How do I tag my experience?

(Henriques G., 2014)

When you leave, you won’t just carry the memory of what it felt like to play well—you’ll bring the ability to keep the game alive. Whether in moments of stillness or challenge, you’ll find yourself rooted in the flow of what’s possible, able to connect more fully with yourself and others.

Testimonials


"What often happens is that we perhaps realize something important in our lives but is actually disconnected from our daily experience because it's not embodied. Everything we did aimed to align the mind and body. So that the physical and mental aspects were in constant dialogue, thereby better communicating with the world and the people around. To reconnect with our human nature and communicate what one truly feels and what's happening, without any fear." -

Vojta Hlavacek, Host of Brain We Are Podcast



"When I returned to my space after the camp, emotions bubbled to the surface. I realized that a mirror had been placed in front of me during those two days so that could take a deeper look at what I had buried deep inside myself many years ago and had lost access to that part. AIl of the techniques learned, all of the conversations I was participating in during the weekend, allowed me to take a closer look at the deep-rooted pain within me and release a part of it. It was such a cleansing experience. That was not easy at all, but truly transformational."





What to expect

  • The Playground: serious play integrating all practice threads
  • Somatic and movement practices
  • Partner work, journaling, and frame games
  • Contemplative, dialogical, and expressive practices
  • A shared descriptive vocabulary for articulating experience
  • A workbook (provided after the workshop for self-practice)
  • An integration call 
  • Discounts off future practice opportunities


Who is this for?  


✅ If you are a curious first-timer, performer, educator, change-maker

✅ If you are looking to improve your sense-making capacities and interpersonal skills

✅ If you are desiring to be more spontaneous in your everyday life


❌ If you are seeking therapy, healing, or not ready for relational experimentation


Upcoming Dates

London Intensive Weekend

Friday 25th July, 6pm-9:30pm

Saturday 26th July, 9:30am-6:30pm 

Sunday 27th July, 9:30am-6:30pm  

Shambhala Meditation Centre, 27 Belmont Close, SW4 6AY, London, UK (map)

Participation Fee: £375

20% discount for affiliates (e.g. Lectern, Awaken to Meaning) and full-time students, please indicate in 'Comments' section of sign-up form.


Step into a space where transformation unfolds with every step, where the extraordinary meets the everyday. This is where you’ll relearn the art of keeping the game going. Are you ready to take the first step?


Click here to sign up today!


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if you have any questions!