Inspiring creativity through Play:
Every Life, Every Right

Empowering through Play:Every Life, Every Right

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Hey Community

We are Soy and Dan, the founders of Soda Sessions. As professional circus artists and play facilitators, we have joined forces to bring the transformative power of creative arts to diverse communities. We aim to empower youth and enhance their mental and physical well-being through engaging play workshops. We specialize in teaching circus arts, sound therapy, and breath work. Our deep passion for our circus arts and sound immersion has fueled us for 10+ years, and we firmly believe in the transformative power of play to facilitate personal and collective growth. As dedicated play facilitators, we are journeying into remote communities by bicycle, transporting our circus and sound equipment. We aim to deliver captivating and immersive circus arts and sound workshops to engage and inspire the youth who do not have access to these opportunities. 
 
Our bicycle journey embodies our core values, fostering well-being, community bonds, and environmental consciousness. It’s not just a means of transportation; it reflects who we are and what we stand for. By riding bicycles, we demonstrate our dedication to maintaining our physical and mental well-being and discover a compelling way to establish deep bonds with the communities we are fortunate to visit and have the privilege to learn from. 
 
Through cycling, we inspire youth to embrace an active lifestyle and lead by prioritising personal health. Cycling demonstrates our commitment to reaching remote communities and delivering workshops encouraging creativity, self-expression, healthy self-esteem and self-development. It showcases our dedication to going the extra mile, both figuratively and literally, to positively impact young individuals’ lives. 
 
We actively immerse ourselves in the communities we encounter. Our slow travel will allow meaningful interactions with residents, gaining insights into their needs and culture and fostering lasting connections. It reflects our genuine dedication to building trust, amplifying our workshops’ impact, and creating a positive atmosphere for everyone involved. By utilising bicycles, we minimise our carbon footprint and actively promote eco-consciousness.

What does Soda Sessions mean

Soda serves as an acronym that encapsulates our program’s aim to facilitate the release of happy chemicals in our bodies.
 
Serotonin
Oxytocin
Dopamine
Awareness
Sessions
 
Soda is an excellent visualization tool to illustrate this concept. When you shake a soda bottle and open the lid, the contents explode everywhere and get on anyone in its pathway. In contrast, slowly releasing the cap allows the bubbles to fizz up without exploding, releasing the pressure. This mirrors our daily lives, where failing to manage stress can result in negative consequences for ourselves and others. We chose the term “sessions” because we want to create a positive association with the idea of working on oneself rather than using it as a negative word that may be associated with drugs or other negative connotations in Australia. By facilitating our play program, we provide the tools to help participants manage stress using circus arts movement, breath work, and sound immersion.
Soda serves as an acronym that encapsulates our program’s aim to facilitate the release of happy chemicals in our bodies.
 
Serotonin
Oxytocin
Dopamine
Awareness
Sessions
 
Soda is an excellent visualization tool to illustrate this concept. When you shake a soda bottle and open the lid, the contents explode everywhere and get on anyone in its pathway. In contrast, slowly releasing the cap allows the bubbles to fizz up without exploding, releasing the pressure. This mirrors our daily lives, where failing to manage stress can result in negative consequences for ourselves and others. We chose the term “sessions” because we want to create a positive association with the idea of working on oneself rather than using it as a negative word that may be associated with drugs or other negative connotations in Australia. By facilitating our play program, we provide the tools to help participants manage stress using circus arts movement, breath work, and sound immersion.

How Can You Make a Difference?

We are hitting the road with our circus and sound workshops, travelling to remote communities in Australia by push bike. With your help, we can teach our free workshops to help alleviate everyday life’s pressures through the joy of play. To ensure long-term sustainability and impact, we will sponsor local leaders in each community, who want to learn, to become Circus Arts and Sound Immersion Facilitators. In doing so, we want to leave a lasting legacy of play and personal growth in the communities we serve without them having to rely on everyone else. We are giving them the power to work within their own community needs.

 

We are hitting the road with our circus and sound workshops, travelling to remote communities in Australia by push bike. With your help, we can teach our free workshops to help alleviate everyday life’s pressures through the joy of play. To ensure long-term sustainability and impact, we will sponsor local leaders in each community, who want to learn, to become Circus Arts and Sound Immersion Facilitators. In doing so, we want to leave a lasting legacy of play and personal growth in the communities we serve without them having to rely on everyone else. We are giving them the power to work within their own community needs.

 

With your donation

Our Goal of $100,000 is to get started on what we need to succeed with our start-up.

Boys Slacklining with bubbles

we can continue supporting remote communities with:

Soda Sessions Facilitator Teacher Training:
 
>Training Manual & Resources
>Time Spent Teaching
>Mentoring & Support over a year to ensure successful Facilitators
 
Circus & Sound Equipment for each community
 
Teaching Free Circus & Sound Workshops in Communities
 
Performance For A Purpose:
 
>Includes Promotion For Circus Performances to Raise Awareness and money for continuing our workshops.
>Getting Performance Gear
 
Admin Costs, i.e. website, design, promotions, etc
 
 

we can continue supporting remote communities with:

Soda Sessions Facilitator Teacher Training:
 
>Training Manual & Resources
>Time Spent Teaching
>Mentoring & Support over a year to ensure successful Facilitators
 
Circus & Sound Equipment for each community
 
Teaching Free Circus & Sound Workshops in Communities
 
Performance For A Purpose:
 
>Includes Promotion For Circus Performances to Raise Awareness and money for continuing our workshops.
>Getting Performance Gear
 
Admin Costs, i.e. website, design, promotions, etc
 
 

The generosity of your donations helps us to continue our journey to help others.

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Connect with us and become part of the Soda Sessions community:

Website: www.sodasessions.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/sodasessions

Instagram: www.instagram.com/soda_sessions

Together, we’re transforming lives, one playful session at a time. Thank you for being a vital part of this exciting journey!

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Alleviate Life Pressure Through Play

Book our workshops, performances or donate, and all proceeds go into teaching circus workshops and training circus facilitators in remote aboriginal communities.