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The InterPlay Life Practice Program in Atlanta

Jennifer Denning, MSW, Christine Gautreaux, MSW, and Carolyn Renée

Atlanta, GA

Secrets of InterPlay Fri–Sun, Mar 24–26, 2017; Monthly Meetings May–Oct 2017

The Life Practice Program creates opportunities to:

  • Discover new ways of getting what you really want in life based on an ethic of play;
  • Deepen what it means to live from your natural, embodied self;
  • Connect to the wisdom inherent in the creative expression of the body;
  • Rest in a community that respects and affirms the wisdom of each individual;
  • Expand your sense of connection, play and possibility in the areas you are called to serve in the world.

Each month, we will play with one of the 8 InterPlay Tools and deepen our practice of the InterPlay movement, storytelling, and vocal forms. The experiential format includes individual, paired and group forms, presentations, discussion and focus sessions. In between meetings, you'll have brief reading, reflection and writing assignments designed to support your integration and learning.

Jennifer, Christine and Carolyn bring deep love & a commitment to social justice to their work as InterPlay Leaders. In Atlanta they have expanded their InterPlay work to include offerings to women in prison, NAMI of Georgia, The Friendship Center and Trinity House. They actively integrate the principles and practices of InterPlay to sustain them in their personal and professional lives.

Schedule

Secrets of InterPlay Retreat
Friday, March 24, 7-9:30 pm
Saturday, March 25, 9 am-9 pm
Sunday, March 26 1-4 pm

Monthly Meetings
Fridays 7–9:30 & Saturdays 9 am – 9 pm
May 19 & 20
June 23 & 24
July 21 & 22
August 18 & 19
September 22 & 23 October 20-22 Closing Retreat

CEs

44 CE credits for RNs, MSWs, LPCs, MFTs are pending approval. *No partial credits will be given.

CE preregistration deadline is no later than April 6, 2017. Notify Body Wisdom staff at time of registration that you want CEs. A CE fee of $25 will be due at time of preregistration.

CEs are offered through Commonwealth Educational Seminars. Please see the Commonwealth website for specific information regarding disciplines covered.

Cost: $2150 (includes Secrets) + $200 space use fee including Closing Retreat

Registration/Information: Contact Body Wisdom's office at 510/465-2797, local contact, Jennifer Denning at 404/272-0848 or atlantainterplay@gmail.com

Venue

St. Luke's Episcopal Church

435 Peachtree St Ne
Atlanta, GA 30308
Free Parking
Leaders
Jennifer Denning, MSW
Jennifer is keenly interested in using the InterPlay forms to promote racial justice and healing and has collaborated in developing and leading the workshops “Sankofa Communities” and “Using Body Wisdom to Build Just Communities.” She directs InterPlay Atlanta's performance group, Soulprint Players. She launched InterPlay Atlanta’s programming with women in prison and has taught regularly at Trinity House and The Friendship Center. Jennifer has also worked as a professional actor and taught and directed with Synchronicity Theatre’s “Playmaking For Girls” program for over fifteen years. Her work has long centered on the intersection of creativity, spirituality and social justice. Jennifer currently works as a financial social worker, using financial education as one tool to advance economic equity. She delights in weaving deep breaths, InterPlay storytelling forms, and body awareness into her workshops. Jennifer is a former co-president of the Body Wisdom Board of Directors and a founding member of InterPlay's Racial Equity and Transformation committee.
Christine Gautreaux, MSW
Christine (she/her) is dedicated to the pursuit of play, joy, art & social justice. Christine’s superpowers include connecting people, helping folks manifest their dreams, standing up against injustice and using art to make a difference in the world.

She currently uses performance art, movement, poetry, storytelling and InterPlay to address issues of oppression with women who are incarcerated, people living with severe and persistent mental illness and homelessness. She also works with activists and artists to maintain balance and self-care during these intense times we find ourselves living.

Pivoting with the times Christine has been called an expert on Zoom and utilizes this online platform to facilitate connection and ease in an online, interactive learning environment.

Christine Gautreaux holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Social Work. She has professional experience with successful grant writing, community organizing and social media marketing. Christine is a life coach for caregivers who are burnt out and ready to take back their own life and make it delightful again. She is the co-author of Stillpoint: A Caregivers Playbook to find ease and to take a deep breath and reclaim joy and Women Connected in Wisdom: Stories and Resources Rooted in the 8 Dimensions of Wellnes V. I and V. II
Carolyn Renée
Carolyn Renée Morris (she/her) is a teaching and healing artist with more than a decade of service/experience in the creative and healing arts. She’s the former executive director of the ArtsXchange, a 37-year-old art and social change organization, and Alternate ROOTS, a 44-year-old social justice organization lifting up art as activism in the Southeast USA. Carolyn Renée is committed to the pursuit of art and social justice, health, and well-being for BIPOC on the frontlines of advancing justice. She is a certified InterPlay Leader and in 2008 became a health and wellness practitioner to heal herself from an illness which led to combining the healing and creative arts. With InterPlay, she creates Sacred Space for BIPOC and partners with USA/Ghana-based A Life of Peace Wellness Education Institute to ensure every home has an engaged artist/healer. She goes by “Carolyn Renée.”

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