BIPOC Life Practice Program 2023-24 Online (Dates TBD)
ONLINE
We are rescheduling this. Dates to be announced! Read on for more information.
Experience directly the value of creativity, playful physicality, and open and accepting connections. Claim your right to play in life-changing and deep ways.
Limited to 12 participants. Registration will open once a date is determined. Financial Assistance is available. Please contact Angela at info@interplay.org now to learn more.
Cultivate inner authority and going the speed of the body in the lively, creative, nourishing balm of a Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Community devoted to unlocking the wisdom of our bodies.
Each session you will get an embodied experience of the InterPlay Forms & Tools. You'll unlock energy and insights through movement, word, voice, and interconnection at many levels. The facilitators have extensive experience leading on zoom. They will create an embodied spacious environment.
The Elements of the BIPOC Life Practice Program
• Opening & Closing Retreats Dates TBD
Bask in the lively, creative, nourishing balm of a Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Community devoted to unlocking the wisdom of our bodies.
• 4 SATURDAYS: 1-3:30 pm ET (Dates TBD) for play and practice, building community, focus sessions, and art expressions.
• Receive three focus sessions during which you receive personal support from the program leaders to learn how to access your body wisdom, learn a new tool/skill, and apply it to whatever situation you desire.
• A Body-Spirit Celebration during the final retreat to play with the InterPlay forms and share them with each other in a celebratory and honoring way.
• Apply InterPlay insights to your own life through reading, writing and art expression.
• Online Self-Study and other tools of the InterPlay system that will give you a more in-depth understanding of how InterPlay works.
Schedule
OPENING RETREAT: Dates TBD
Friday 7:00-10 pm ET (12-3 am UK—1-4 am Malawi)
Saturday noon-5:00 pm ET (5:00-10 pm UK—6:00-11 pm Malawi)
OPTIONAL Saturday events: 5-10:00 pm ET dinner and possible focus sessions and performance
Sunday 1:00-6 pm ET (6-11pm UK, 7-12pm Malawi)
4 SATURDAYS: Dates TBD
1-3:30 pm ET (6-9:30 pm UK, 7-10:30 pm Malawi)
Dates TBD
CLOSING RETREAT: Dates TBD
Friday: 7:00-10 pm ET (12-3 am UK—1-4 am Malawi)
Saturday: noon-5:00 pm ET (5:00-10 pm UK—6:00-11 pm Malawi)
OPTIONAL Saturday events: 5-10:00 pm ET dinner and possible focus sessions and performance
Sunday: 1:00-6 pm ET (6-11pm UK, 7-12pm Malawi)
Financial Assistance
Based on our commitment to Racial Equity and Transformation (read our statement here) and our understanding of other structural and personal inequalities that exist, Body Wisdom is committed to making our programs financially accessible.
Financial considerations need not be a barrier to your participation. Financial support and flexible payment plans are available. Please contact Body Wisdom at info@interplay.org (or call 510/465-2797), or feel free to speak to one of the leaders of this program.
Life Practice Program Attendance
Community building is an integral part of the InterPlay system. To experience the most out of a Secrets of InterPlay weekend or the Life Practice Program, we recommend that you attend all of the sessions. This immersion program into the forms and tools of InterPlay is most effective when the group can stay together over time. If you are considering becoming an InterPlay leader, participation and attendance for the full program, including attending a Secrets of InterPlay weekend, will be necessary to complete the Life Practice Program, which is the first step in becoming a certified InterPlay leader. If you have questions about this please visit: InterPlay Leader Training Program.
The Secrets of InterPlay multi-day event is part of the Life Practice Program. You can attend any Secrets of InterPlay weekend at any time, before or after the Life Practice weekends, to complete the program. Attending a Secrets of InterPlay is an important element if you wish to go on to the InterPlay Leader Training Program.
Continuing Education Credit
40 CE credits for various healthcare and allied healthcare professions are available for those practicing throughout the U.S. and for educators only practicing in Illinois. CE pre-registration is required 2 weeks before the start of your event. Email interplaychicago@sbcglobal.net to APPLY for CEUs. There is a charge of $25-$40 per program. CEUs are offered through Continuing Education Institute of Illinois or R. Cassidy Seminars.
Repeating the Program
Anyone who has previously completed the Life Practice Program is eligible for the $750 repeater rate.
Artwork by Gaia Orion
Cost: **Special $300 discount while online: $1,550 ($750 for repeaters) (This does not include tuition for a Secrets of InterPlay)
Registration/Information: For more information, email one of the leaders using the links below.
Ade is a Certified InterPlay Leader, Mindset Coach. Intuitive Healer and Podcaster. For over 25 years, Ade has devoted his life to being both a student and teacher of ancient wisdom. He is known for his optimism and ability to put people at ease while tapping into the inner wisdom of the soul. His unique approach opens the minds of his clients so they can more easily and effectively approach life head-on and find the help and answers they seek.
Ade is a lover of humanity who is passionate about creating outstanding new and unique gifts of healing for the world. Grounded in universal principles and healing arts, he uses his podcast, interactive playshops, storytelling, the arts, sacred drumming, and social media, to supports people in shifting their consciousness. Ade has a deep passion for helping people to connect with their unique sense of self and is dedicated to inspiring people to live from the confidence of their truest self.
Masankho is a multi - disciplinary Performing Artist, Certified InterPlay Leader, Educator and PeaceBuilder. He brings many unique perspectives to his work around the world. He learned the fine arts of storytelling and dance from his Malawian culture spending many long days and nights listening to stories and dancing to music that captivated his mind, shaped his being, nourished his soul and strengthened his spirit. Using performing arts Masankho motivates and inspires people of all ages to work together to bring about peace, social justice and cultural understanding. In 1997, he started UCanDanc—African Healing Arts to bring his passion for dance and storytelling to communities around the world. Masankho has been a Certified InterPlay Leader since 1999.
Masankho can also be reached at these phone numbers: +265 99 255 5338 or 88 113 8655 (available on Whatsapp / FaceTime)
Also: Skype : kamsisi
Facebook / Twitter: storytelling4u