The Presence Table — Reserve Your Seat

An Alive Again experience · November 11 · Toronto

For one evening, presence won't be something you try. It'll be something you feel.

You can't think your way present. So instead of teaching it, this table gives it to you — a guided dinner designed to hand back the one thing the world keeps taking.

WhenWed, Nov 11 · 6:00–9:30 PM

Where Verity (111D queens street east, Toronto, M5C 1S2)

DinnerThree courses

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You've read about presence. This is where you finally feel it.

Knowing you should slow down has never been the problem. Actually feeling it is. That's what tonight is for.

Bringing the book to life

Reclaiming your life starts with your presence

Alive Again is about reclaiming your life in a distracted world. But you can't reclaim your life until you reclaim what it's built from — your attention, and your presence. The book lives on the page.
The Presence Table is where it comes alive.

Dr. Michelle Machado at the Alive Again launch

Moments from The Presence Table · Toronto

Why this works when nothing else has

If "just be more present" worked, you'd already be doing it. Here's what actually shifts it.

Why nothing has worked

It was never your fault

The app. The digital detox. The promise to slow down that lasted three days. None of it stuck — because you can't out-discipline a decade of distraction with willpower.

What actually shifts it

Presence isn't information

You can't read your way to it. You have to be taken underneath the noise — into a room designed for it, with someone guiding every step so you don't have to figure it out.

Why it's different here

Here, it's inevitable

At this table you don't attempt presence. It happens to you — usually in a moment you didn't see coming. Everyone who sits down feels it.

What you walk away with

This isn't a dinner you attend. It's a shift you feel — from the way you walk in to the way you walk out.

You arrive

Depleted

Holding everything, running on empty, present for everyone but yourself. Wired, tired, quietly missing your own life.

You experience

Fully here

The world set down. Real connection. And the rare relief of being genuinely seen — guided, gently, the whole way.

You leave

Lighter

Reconnected to yourself, with a felt memory of what presence actually feels like — and a simple practice to carry home.

We won't spoil it

Part of what makes this evening work is that you don't see it coming.

There's no agenda handed to you at the door. You'll be guided, gently, through moments you won't expect — some warm, some quiet, some that catch you off guard in the best possible way. All you have to do is arrive and let the night do what it does.

What we will promise: you're safe, you're guided the whole way, and you only ever share what you want to. You leave different than you arrived.

The only spoiler we'll give you: you'll walk out lighter than you came.

You might be here for a different reason

People come to this table from very different places. See if one of these is you.

You just need the noise to stop — even for one night.

You want to become the calm, present person you keep meaning to be.

You're quietly scared of how much of your own life you're missing.

You lead, or you parent, and you want to actually be there — not just in the room.

You already do the work — therapy, meditation, journaling — and you want to go deeper.

You want something rare — a curated evening unlike anything else in the city.

You've tried everything, and nothing has ever quite stuck.

Whichever one you are — this table was built for you.

The real math

This isn't the price of a dinner. It's the cost of not missing another season of your life.

The random weekday you won’t remember. Your kid three feet away. Your partner across the kitchen while you're already somewhere else. Staying stuck has a price too — you just pay it in the moments you don't get back.

Everything your seat includes

One seat. One unforgettable evening.

A curated three-course dinner at Verity (111D queens street east, Toronto, M5C 1S2)

An evening guided in person by Dr. Michelle Machado, author of Alive Again

A one-of-a-kind guided experience you won't find anywhere else — and we're keeping the details a surprise

A seat at a deliberately small, curated table — connection, not networking

Wine included* — other alcoholic drinks available at additional cost

In case you're wondering…

The quiet "yeah, but" — answered honestly.

"I don't have time."

It's one evening. Four hours in the margins of your life that hand you back your weeks — because you can't pour from empty, and this is where you refill.

"Is it worth it?"

For less than a night out, you spend an evening with the author herself — and you leave changed, not just full. It's a fraction of what another season of running on empty is already costing you.

"I'm not good at this kind of thing."

There's nothing to be good at. You don't prepare, perform, or meditate. You're guided start to finish. If you can sit at a table and eat, you can do this.

"I can't justify a night just for me."

You're the one who holds everyone. For one evening, let yourself be held. You give and give — this one is yours.

From Michelle

"I built this table because I'm terrible at receiving, too."

I spent years being present for everyone but myself. I know how hard it is to stop, to sit still, to let yourself be seen. So I made the room I wish someone had made for me — and I'll be right there with you, the whole way. Come let yourself be held for one night. You've earned it.

From the table

What people are saying

A glimpse of what it feels like to slow down, reconnect, and be fully present.

Last night was just beyond fabulous. Sitting around that table with such wonderful people, sharing meaningful conversations and simply having the space to unwind and reconnect was incredibly special.

I walked away feeling so much lighter and more whole. It was such a beautiful reminder of how much we need that depth of presence in our everyday lives, and with everything going on in mine right now, it felt especially needed.

Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, for including me and creating something so valuable 💖

Natasha Mody

When life moves fast, slowing down is often the hardest thing to do, but the very thing we need most. Between structured silence, guided reflection, and genuinely open conversations with near-strangers, the evening was a rare chance to hit pause, reset, and recharge… taking space to simply reflect on who we are behind the resume or the routine was deeply grounding.

Thank you, Michelle, for creating such a safe and energizing space.

Jenny Ge

Choose your experience · limited seats

Reserve your seat

Choose the level of support that feels right for you — from one unforgettable evening to a deeper next step after the table.

Bronze

$199

A Seat at the Table

A slow three-course dinner, guided presence exercises, and real conversation with people who are ready to reconnect.

Reserve my seat now

Silver

$230

Take the Evening Home

Everything in Bronze, plus a copy of my book, Alive Again: 4 Steps to Reclaim Your Life in a Distracted World, so the reset keeps going long after dessert.

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Gold

✦ The Full Experience

$295

From Presence to Momentum

Everything in Silver, plus:

A private 60-minute call with me to take what surfaced at the table and turn it into your next step.
A copy of The Freedom-Based Business Method by NYT bestselling author Natalie Ellis, CEO of Bossbabe.

The dinner opens the door. The call helps you walk through it.

Reserve my seat now

Wednesday, November 11 · 6:00–9:30 PM · Verity (111D queens street east, Toronto, M5C 1S2).
Once the table's full, it's full.

Three-course dinner & wine included* · dietary needs? Tell us at checkout.
*Other alcoholic drinks available at additional cost.

Good to know

What exactly happens on the night?

That's the surprise — and part of why it works. What we'll promise: you're guided the whole way, you share only what you want to, and you'll leave lighter than you came.

Are drinks included?

Yes — your three-course dinner and wine are included. Other alcoholic drinks are available at additional cost on the night.

I'm coming on my own and won't know anyone.

Most people are — that's the point. You'll arrive as strangers and leave having been genuinely seen by one another.

Do I have to share?

You'll be invited into the conversation — but you're always in control of how much you share. You can pass any time, and you set your own depth.

Dietary restrictions?

Absolutely — let us know at checkout and the kitchen will take care of you.