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Refuge Event Space is an intimate event space for community, connection, and celebration.

17/06/2025

Join us next week for our monthly Community Scream.

Come together in a community ritual and somatic embodiment to express and release rage and grief so that we can return to joy in our bodies. Experience the radical shift of heaviness into empowerment.

Join Refuge Chatelaine, .rainstrom as she guides you through the somatic expression of all of the big emotions you carry in your body. Scream, cry, laugh. Leave feeling lighter & brighter.

21/05/2025

Rain or shine, night or day, our courtyard is enchanting in every way. 🌸

10/05/2025

I’m coming up on my 10 year anniversary of buying this beautiful building. It’s been fun to reflect on all of the projects I’ve completed in those 10 years. All of the hard work to lovingly restore and transform this space into an urban oasis for gathering. It’s been a labor of love. Me and this building have been through a lot together. I’ve learned so much by tending to this space. Here’s a little sample of some before & afters.

xo,
Refuge Chatelaine .rainstrom

09/05/2025

We recently hosted a private murder mystery dinner party for a local business. I love it when people rent our space for fun themed parties. Everyone had a great time and they got to incorporate our enchanting courtyard into their murderous shenanigans.

They got to class it up with our table settings and cloth napkins giving them an elevated experience. Even better, since they hired staff we helped them make this a zero waste event. We did all the dishes and composted all of the food waste. Definitely one of my favorite events of 2025!

Check out the link in our bio for rental packages.

25/04/2025

Photos from a recent birthday party we hosted. Birthday parties are the most popular type of party we book the most at Refuge. People love that our space is unique and that we have everything you need to throw a party from the tables and chairs, to tableware, A/V, and all of the little touches that make your celebration special. Now that the weather is warming up, our courtyard is open giving people the full urban oasis experience.

Link in bio for our rental packages.

10/03/2025

Our next monthly Community Scream is on Tuesday 3/11 facilitated by Tantrika & Somatic Facilitator .rainstrom

If you’ve never been here’s what to expect - this is more than just screaming in a room with other people. Tara guides the group through a community ritual to release big emotions and then a series of somatic exercises to embody and process the emotions. It can be intense and it is incredibly cathartic. We scream, we cry, we shake, we laugh, and we return to joy in our bodies. Tara has been holding this space for our community monthly since November. Link to register in bio.

Please register ahead of time as space is limited. $5-20 sliding scale. No one turned away for lack of funds. Will accept in kind donations in lieu of $$ (food, plants, apothecary items, etc).

05/03/2025

Our March events begin today with two beautiful offerings. As the days grow brighter and warmer, we gathering in community to celebrate joy and togetherness.

Link in bio for our event calendar

06/02/2025

February events in our urban oasis in the heart of historic downtown Troy.

Link to event calendar in bio

12/01/2025

Registration is now open for Tara’s Creative Expression for Kids program at Refuge. The program runs February & April school breaks and the last week in August. Link in bio.

New this year: drop-in day registration available for Feb & April breaks. August is full-week only.

Creative Expression for Kids is facilitated by Tara Rainstrom in Refuge Event Space in downtown Troy, NY. It is a program designed to invite and encourage children ages 5 - 11 to express themselves through movement, art, storytelling, and music.

My foundational principles:

Expression can come in many forms. I invite the children to explore how they can express themselves through many formats. There are often themes that we explore in multiple mediums or projects.

Let’s be curious together. My program is all about discovery and asking ourselves questions and trying new ways of creating art.

Process > Product. I focus on enjoying the process of creating rather than having to complete a finished product.

Consent-based engagement. The children are invited, not required to participate in the activities planned for the group. It’s super duper important that they have a say in what they want to do. It’s meant to be fun! This is their time to play and explore.

03/12/2024

Join us for events in December that support wholeness and nourishing our mind, body, & soul.

✨ Tuesday 12/3 7pm - 8pm Community Scream
Join .rainstrom as she guides you through a somatic experiencing of rage, frustration, grief, and anger. Experience the cathartic release after you scream, cry, punch pillows, and move through a guided experience to release big emotions.

✨ Fridays 12:30-1:30 pm Stability Yoga
Join for a class focused on strengthening your body and targeting specific muscle groups for improved stability and balance. Through mindful breathwork and a deep meditation, you’ll leave feeling grounded, peaceful, and rejuvenated from the inside out. (No class 12/13)

✨Tuesday 12/10 Rooted Resilience Yoga
Join for a Reiki infused yoga and guided meditation to keep our community rooted, grounded and balanced. All levels and abilities welcome- come as you are. Heart centered practice for uncertain times.

✨ Thursday 12/12 6-7:30pm Self Somatic Release Workshop
Join for part 3 (Lower body - Release negativity and find grounding) of this 3-part series, attendance of previous workshops not required.

✨ Thursday 12/19 6-7:30pm Erotic Awakening Movement Workshop
Join .rainstrom for a Ta***ic movement practice designed to tap into your erotic energy. December's practice will be slow & low - we will be tapping in to the slowness of the season and grounding by connecting to our breath through a guided moving meditation. Open to all bodies 18+

✨ Sunday 12/22 10am - 12pm New Year Manifestation Workshop
Join for a powerful and transformative workshop to kickstart the new year with intention and clarity. Through mindful movement, breathwork, and deep intention setting, we’ll clear any blockages and create space for our dreams to manifest.

✨ Saturday 12/28 10am - 4pm Cast Your 2025 Spell
Join for a daylong Vision Boarding Workshop where you’ll be surrounded by like-minded individuals who, like you, are ready to manifest the life they’ve always envisioned. In a warm and supportive community, we’ll spend the day diving deep into all eight areas of your life.

Link in bio to calendar

10/11/2024

Did you know that Refuge can be rented for all types of events and gatherings? Our downtown oasis is used for a variety of celebrations and community events.

Besides workshops and classes the types of events we host the most are birthday parties and baby/bridal showers. People love our unique and welcoming space that is perfect for intimate events.

We now offer a micro wedding package for wedding celebrations of 50 people are less that includes a stay in our whimsical carriage house apartment.

Our tiered rental model offers a community rate for local movers & shakers that want to offer classes and workshops, a middle tier for small private gatherings, and our top tier for the celebratory events.

Link in bio for details on our rental packages.

07/11/2024

We feel to heal

I’m feeling ripples of fear and anxiety move like shockwaves in our community. I see the community rallying to support one another. Now more than ever we need each other and we need to feel supported.

I opened Refuge because community is important to me and when we gather with intention in community the impact is exponential.

Today I feel.

I can feel the deep desire for reclamation.
I can feel the deep desire for sisterhood and community.
I can feel the deep desire to access our power as a collective.

I am reminded today that My pleasure = My power = My voice

I don’t know what the future holds but it’s clear to me that I desire community, I desire to tap in to our collective power, I desire to feel the strength of pleasure with purpose.

Here are some ways we can be in community together, I hope you’ll join me.

xo,
Tara

Link in bio for details & registration.

PS - please reach out if you are looking for a space to hold a free community gathering/offering. We are in this together ❤️

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Monday	09:00 - 22:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 22:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 22:00
Thursday	09:00 - 22:00
Friday	09:00 - 22:00
Saturday	09:00 - 22:00
Sunday	09:00 - 22:00

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http://www.refugetroy.com/

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