TAMADA
Hello
I am Angeles. I became obsessed with figures when I first came across a wooden box in Argentina. I loved the feeling of having it, the texture of the figures, the care in how everything was presented. From the moment of ordering it felt like a gift — the way my questions were handled, the support to get started, the box itself full of ideas and suggestions.
I started using it with cautious. It can feel awkward the first time. I had a friend who kept insisting I try it. And when I finally did, I found that placing a small figure on a surface and simply looking at it had immense power.
I wanted to bring it to Europe — the whole concept, the box, the guidance to use it.
I decided to train with figures, to understand more about the movements and exercises. I had already trained in Systemic Coaching and Constellations — but nothing prepared me for the learning curve I had with Maestría de Muñecos. The training was done using mostly Playmobils and it has been a fascinating learning journey that I want to bring to my world.
What I want for TAMADA
I want every family to have a wooden box. On the shelf next to the books, taken out for birthdays and special celebrations, to make sense of an emotion or a situation, at friends' gatherings, in the days before someone leaves home. There are so many moments worth marking and we dont often take the opportunity. Marking some of life's important moments can be fun, it can connect us in a loving and caring way. It takes a little effort and it goes al long way. TAMADA helps us build our own life story and the story of people around us. The narrative of a story with TAMADA is one of connection and aliveness.
I want to bring this into organisations too. I come from a corporate background and I know the space. A little magic goes a long way.
And I want people to experience the power of working with Playmobil figures. I am amazed every day by what becomes visible, by the new narratives to old stories, by how these representations can reach our body and our most hidden emotions.
I find the most power in the simplest use — alone, silently, processing something I'm going through or something a member of my family is experiencing.
Why TAMADA exists
TAMADA CELEBRATE enables connection. TAMADA WORKS lets you explore the different dimensions of your system to generate movement.
Where does TAMADA come from
A very good friend told me about the Tamada at a party. In the Georgian tradition, the Tamada is much more than a toastmaster. They guide the gathering, sensing the room, inviting stories, asking the right questions at the right moment, and creating the conditions for people to connect more deeply with each other.
My work, even from my early days in Argentina, was never about any particular tools or experience. It has always been about being interested in understanding people's drives, motivations, helping conversations become more meaningful and creating spaces where people can see, hear and understand one another. With time and practice I hope I can resemble a true TAMADA!
One practice, three depths
1
Play and Celebrate
THE ENTRY POINT
Where most people first meet TAMADA. Joyful, low-threshold, no wrong moves. Birthdays, team rituals, milestone moments. You play with figures and something new surfaces — without anyone calling expecting it.
2
Explore & Make Sense
THE MAIN PRACTICE
For people to explore career, relationships, identity, leadership. Systemic coaching and narrative work using objects as a map. You don't just talk about the situation — you build it, look at it, experience it and move what is ready to be moved.
3
Heal & Transform
THE DEEP WORK
Intervention using projective techniques, narrative practices and somatic awareness. If you want to go deeper, the figures using particular modalities hold the key to dynamics we don't see through a conversation. They take us to a 3D world where we see, feel and experience a known situation with new information.
