Open State Workshop
Most of us spend our days in our heads - planning, problem-solving, scrolling, producing. And somewhere along the way, we’ve gotten disconnected from the part of us that actually knows how to create, play, and feel fully alive.
The Open State Workshop is a 2-hour experience that changes where you create from. (www.openstate.ca)
It starts in the body. Using wireless headphones and a curated soundtrack, you’ll be guided through a movement and music experience designed to regulate your nervous system, release tension, and drop you into a state of openness that your thinking brain can’t manufacture. No dance experience needed. Everyone’s in it together.
Then, from that buzzing, alive, wide-open place, we guide you through a creative workshop designed to tap into the ideas, instincts, and creative impulses that live underneath all that thinking. This isn’t a brainstorm. It’s what happens when you give yourself permission to create from a completely different place.
You’ll leave feeling lighter, more energized, more connected to yourself and the people in the room - and probably surprised by what came through when you weren’t trying so hard.
THE EVENING
6:30 pm Doors Open
Arrive, settle in, meet the humans in the room. No small talk required.
7:00 pm Welcome + Opening
We set the space and the intention for the evening.
7:15 pm Joyride
Headphones on. A guided movement and music journey that resets your nervous system and wakes up your whole body. Breath, shaking, somatic release, free-form movement - all guided, all accessible, all yours.
8:00 pm Creative Workshop
From that open, alive state - we channel it. A facilitated creative session that turns all of that energy into something surprising and real.
8:45 pm Close
We land it together. Grounding, reflection, and a moment to take in what just happened.
DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm (doors open at 6:30, we begin at 7:00)
Location: Casa de Luz (Auditorium), 1701 Toomey Rd, Austin, TX 78704
Investment: $44
Spots are limited.
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU COME
Wear comfortable clothes you can move in - athletic wear, yoga clothes, whatever lets you breathe and stretch. Layers are a good idea. Barefoot, socks, or clean indoor sneakers.
Bring a water bottle and a yoga mat or towel. We provide wireless headphones, a journal, pens and everything else.
No movement or dance experience needed. If you can breathe and sway, you’re ready. The entire experience is guided and fully adaptable to your body.
Come solo or bring a friend. Many people come alone - it’s one of the best ways to experience it. If you bring someone, make sure they grab their own ticket.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Anyone who feels stuck in their head and curious about what happens when they get out of it. Creatives, founders, leaders, humans who are overdue for something that feels different. You don’t need to know what Open State is. You just need to be willing to show up and try something new.
ABOUT YOUR FACILITATORS
Alyssa Kerbel is the creator of Joyride - an immersive movement and music experience with a devoted community in Toronto. Her facilitation style is warm, grounded, playful, and empowering. She creates spaces where people feel safe to let go, be human, and reconnect.
Fiona Stevenson is an innovation strategist, speaker, and author with 20+ years helping global organizations think differently about creativity and growth. She brings structured creative methodology and the belief that the best ideas come when people feel safe enough to create.
Together, they created Open State - where the science of creativity meets the practice of feeling alive.
TICKET POLICY NOTE
Tickets are non-refundable, but if you can’t make it, you’re welcome to share yours with a friend.