Come join Sonja and Myriam for an evening of art, chocolate, and games (maybe all at the same time).

We will gather together for laughter, meaningful connection, curated games, and a place where we can be our whole selves. This mom’s playdate is about finding new friends, building a culture of community care instead of self-care. And it’s about having fun and embracing your bad ass side. 

Sonja Semyonova was never supposed to be a mother. Once diagnosed with infertility, she eventually achieved a natural conception and a birth story reclamation that inspired her to reflect on motherhood as a path of spiritual awakening.

Her work is guided by the belief that we can turn our pain into power. By drawing on her diverse training as an emotional alchemist, intuitive witch, somatic sex educator, yoga teacher, and Ayurvedic practitioner, she has taught women to befriend the forgotten parts of themselves and honor the body as the temple of the divine.

Myriam Verzat is a creative community entrepreneur, an artist in dance theatre and a mom of a wonderful seven year old child. She has always loved having multiple hats and a diversity of projects on the go. She has spent the last seven years reflecting on the challenging and magical process of trying to offer a beautiful soil for a child’s growth while caring for her own needs. Her journey has led her to become a CNVC (cnvc.org) certified trainer in NonViolent Communication, an approach of communication based on empathy, caring for our universal needs and responsible self-expression.

Myriam also has a master’s degree in communication, a certificate in environmental education and six years of training and sharing NonViolent Communication. She shares her passion for resilient relationships with individuals, schools and organizations around Nanaimo and beyond.