The Play Lab

Play + Presence + Experiential Connection

What do you need today?

Some of these experiences are playful. Some are quiet, creative, tender, adventurous, or spiritual. All of them are invitations to experience one another differently. Choose who’s together, what you need, and how much time and energy you have.

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Filters combine: experiences must match every category you choose, and any option within a category.

Ten kinds of connection experiences

Play is one of the most accessible and powerful ways to create new relational experiences — but it is not the only one.

Play

Laughter and lightness that loosen old scripts.

Laughter · Games · Silliness · Friendly competition · Imagination · Novelty

Presence

Slowing down enough to actually be with one another.

Eye contact · Silence · Slowing down · Undivided attention · Device-free presence

Attunement

Noticing, following, and responding to another person.

Mirroring · Noticing · Following · Responding · Entering another person's world

Creative

Making something together, imperfectly and freely.

Art · Music · Cooking · Photography · Building · Storytelling

Adventure

Stepping into something new, side by side.

Exploration · Novelty · Outings · Nature · Shared challenges

Cooperative

Activities that require working together rather than against one another.

Shared goals · Team challenges · Building together

Memory

Remembering who you are together, and making new stories.

Photographs · Music · Meaningful locations · Shared stories · Recreating early dates

Sensory

Coming back to the body and the moment you share.

Nature · Food · Movement · Sound · Appropriate touch · Slowing down enough to notice

Spiritual

Receiving love together and becoming aware of God's presence.

Prayer · Gratitude · Blessing · Communion where appropriate · Worship

Repair

Experiential practices that help people soften, regulate, turn toward, and reconnect after rupture.

Softening · Regulating · Turning toward · Reconnecting