The Reset Living Room is a space for relaxation and social interaction on a community scale.

If you want to build your social connection, capital and capacity, back this project before March 31st and bring it to life.

What’s a Community Living Room ?

A Community Living Room is a concept that extends the idea of a traditional living room - a space for relaxation and social interaction within a home - to a larger, community scale. It’s brings self care together with community care. The key benefits of a Community Living Room is that it provides social connection, capital and capacity. 

At Reset’s Community Living Room, you can access a variety of events, clubs and programs.  There’s a sauna, rest areas and seating for many different kinds of body types. You can rest, eat, play and work. You can lock your phone away or be in silence. You can access programs where we create care packages for our friends, learn how to get better at connection and practice having tough conversations. If you want to start your own club or event, we’ll provide you with free space and resources. 

From the Team

“The first thing you notice upon arriving is an embracing warmth. Not only from the bright colours and charming setup, but also from the folks that will greet you at the door and offer a hug to welcome you. You take off your shoes, grab a pair of complimentary slippers, and help yourself to a cozy seat on the plush red couches, or make a cup of tea in the communal kitchen. You see stacks of boardgames, books and craft supplies residing in nooks and crannies. The room smells of popcorn - freshly popped, and you can feel your mouth water. You hear some laughter and tapping keys over the ever changing playlists. You are invited to join in conversation if you wish to, but you can hear the sauna calling your name and choose to enjoy that instead.”

- Gen Melito, Managing Director

Referral Program

Already a member with us?
We have 40 more memberships spots available.
If a new member attributes their joining our community to your referral and stays for 3 months, you will receive a free month!

Just have them state your name within their registration form after purchase!

Amanda Kwok

“I love coworking from the Reset Centre - it has all the comforts of working from home (e.g., comfy spots to work from, coffee + tea, clean bathrooms, places to nap) with the added bonus of a super friendly and welcoming community.”

Jaymie Rosen

“The best way I can describe Reset is like going to a friend's house. It's cozy, warm, and welcoming.”

Included Amenities

Equipped Communal Kitchen

Flexible Living Room + Workspace

Outdoor group Sauna 

Two Showers

Nap Zone

Lockers for personal items

Unlimited coffee and tea

Unlimited fresh popcorn

Musical Instruments 

Board Games

High Speed Wifi

Art Forest

Daily dancing

Natural Light

Sensory Toys & Tools

Meet the Community

  • Joshua Fernandes

    Community Care Convenor

  • Melanie Ferrara

    Community Member and Designer

  • Micha Edwards

    Community Manager & Artist

  • Kiona Mercer-Tremblay

    Meditation Teacher

  • Mary Grace

    Camp Collective Director

  • Antoni Seloterio

    DJ

  • Genevieve Melito

    Managing Director

  • Jennifer Ocquidant

    Community Member and Translator

  • Rachel Rainbow

    Living Room Volunteer

  • dil

    Executive Director

Schedule

Here is a visual of a monthly schedule at Reset Living Room. Each month, the format will stay the same but the specific topics or themes may change depending on community feedback.

Programs

Care-full Coworking

Daily
Monday - Friday
10am - 6pm

Experience our one-of-a-kind coworking offering, designed so you feel energized and not exhausted by the end of the day. We have diverse seating for all body types, phone-lockers to enable deep work, an artisanal sauna, cozy corners, nap areas, optional dance breaks and lots of tools and toys intended for creative stimulation and collaboration.

Care Packages for Platonics

4th Tuesday Monthly
6pm - 8pm

At Care Packages for Platonics, we write, draw and collage letters and packages for platonic people in our lives and then drop them in the mail. Yes, the actual mail! The intent of this experience is to build our muscles around friendships, encourage community, support community building and promote acts of kindness.

Connection Club

2nd Tuesday Monthly
6pm - 8pm

Connection Club is part accountability group, part support group for those seeking to increase platonic connections in their lives. Those who come out share their blocks, their steps and their insights in order to foster a community of learning and personal growth in building meaningful relationships. This is a place where we celebrate the sometimes awkward and sometimes awesome journey of connection.

Hello Walk

Daily
Monday - Friday
12pm - 1pm

Every day we go for walks in the community and say hello to folks we pass by. This simple social intervention provides physical activity, social connection, social skill development and an improved level of belonging in the broader community.

How to Be a Good Friend 

1st Tuesday Monthly
6pm- 8pm

Our 'How to be a Good Friend' conversation circle is a nurturing space for discussing and learning the art of friendship. Through these dialogues, community members can enhance their social skills, deepen empathy, and understand the key elements of maintaining meaningful relationships.

How to Have Hard Conversations 

4th Thursday Monthly
6pm- 8pm

Our 'How to Have Hard Conversations' event is a supportive gathering where community members role-play challenging dialogues, preparing for real-life situations. This interactive experience not only strengthens communication skills but also builds empathy and understanding, essential for navigating tough conversations with confidence and compassion.

How to Listen

3rd Tuesday Monthly
6pm - 8pm

How to Listen is a workshop designed to master the art of active listening, a key component in effective communication and relationship building. Through practical exercises and guided interactions, participants will develop stronger empathy and understanding, essential skills for creating meaningful connections in both personal and professional settings.

Inshallom 

4th Thursday Monthly
6pm- 8pm

Inshallom is a monthly dinner event bringing together Muslim and Jewish individuals, along with their allies, to literally and figuratively 'break bread.' Deriving its name from 'Inshallah' and 'Shalom,' this gathering fosters community, understanding, and unity across cultural and religious lines.

Meditation 

Weekly
Wednesdays
6pm - 8pm

Join Kiona Mercer-Tremblay from Brownhill Wellness for a live meditation from 630 - 730 followed by an optional tea and talk after.

Men Who Talk About Feelings and Stuff  

1st Thursday Monthly
6pm - 8pm

Men Who Talk About Feelings and Stuff is a conversation and connection circle for male-identifying individuals. It's a space to hone the art of expressing emotions, develop active listening skills, and learn to supportively hold space for the feelings of others. The intent is to build a 'container for feelings,' acknowledging that while men often experience deep emotions, many struggle with articulating them effectively.

A note about lineage....

The idea of a Community Living Room is not ours and we are proudly building from the love, labour and leadership of many people.

We initially learned about the concept of a Community Living Room from similar projects led by the Centre for Social Innovation Regent Park, the Daniels Corporation and !Kona from Black Chat Vancouver.

It is also important that we acknowledge the broader movement of those exploring "third spaces" designed to address our increasing disconnection.

We’ve drawn inspiration from various bodies of work and wisdom. Those most impactful are by adrienne maree brown, bell hooks, Vivek Murthy, Priya Parker, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Jane Jacobs, Ted Lasso, Robert D. Putnam, Johann Hari, Gabor Maté, Valerie Kaur, Arundhati Roy, Mr. Rogers, Tricia Hersey, Brené Brown, Esther Perel and ALOK.

Additionally, this idea has been significantly influenced and inspired by the Reset Community, the Little Jamaica Community, the City of Toronto's Cultural District Program Plan led by Jay Pitter Placemaking and the Toronto Foundation’s Vital Signs Report.

Finally, we would like to acknowledge our property partners at 42 Communities, the City of Toronto's Cultural Hotspot program and the Government of Canada’s Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario’s Main Street Innovation program for their respective financial contributions to our prototypes that preceded and deeply informed our Living Room.

Hours  

Prior to March 31st our Living Room is open

Mondays and Tuesdays:
10am-6pm for Co-Working

4pm-8pm for Sauna Sessions

Check out our events page for other offerings at the Living Room!