What do you want to InterPlay with this year?
Spring into our Virtual Leader's Gathering
A time for leaders and leaders in training to come together for a deep dive
Sacil Armstrong,
Olaf Elander,
Christine Gautreaux, MSW,
CC King, and
Carolyn Renée
Online, ONLINE
Join Us Online for 4 Days of Deep Play and Leadership Wisdom!
InterPlay Leaders Gathering 2024
March 20–23, 2025
Gather with a vibrant community of InterPlay leaders, Life Practice participants, and graduates from around the world for four days of connection, creativity, and renewal. Whether you're a longtime leader or just beginning your journey, this event offers a space to deepen your practice, share your wisdom, and build meaningful relationships.
Your Hosts:
Carolyn Renée, Sacil Armstrong, Christine Gautreaux, Olaf Elandor, C.C. King and more dynamic leaders!
What to Expect:
This year’s gathering is fully online, making it easier than ever to join. Tailor the experience to your needs by selecting time slots that match your “Zoom attention span.” Expect:
Whole-group sessions for inspiration and connection
Movement opportunities in large and small groups
A variety of engaging, playful workshops led by skilled InterPlay leaders
News from the National Office and what's happening across the globe with InterPlay
Time to reconnect with old friends and make new ones
Whether you’re in the Life Practice Program, Leader Training Program, or an Art & Social Change grad, this gathering is for you.
Schedule:
Sessions will accommodate most U.S. time zones and offer some overlap for international participants:
Wednesday–Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PT | Noon – 9:00 PM ET
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM PT | Noon – 4:00 PM ET
Tuition & Discounts:
$275 if you register by February 1st, 2025
$300 after February 1st, 2025
Reduced tuition and payment plans available—contact Lucia@interplay.org for details.
Special Offer:
Leaders who offer a workshop receive an additional $50 off tuition. Workshop proposals are still being accepted!
Let’s Make it Accessible:
Register yourself and consider helping someone else attend with a scholarship donation. Your generosity can make a huge difference.
How to Register:
Registration will open January 6th, 2025
For financial assistance or questions, email Office@Interplay.org.
Step into a joyful, dynamic, and supportive space to play, lead, and grow. We can’t wait to see you there!
Save Your Spot Today!
Cost: $300 if registered after Feb. 1st. $50 off if you lead a workshop.
Registration/Information: programs@interplay.org
Leaders
Sacil Armstrong
For nearly thirty years, Sacil (Suh-SEEL) Armstrong has combined facts, self-care, respect, and embodied practices to guide people through tough discussions on topics like racism and oppression, so InterPlay was a natural fit. Her focus on mental/emotional wellness first helps clients get out of their heads and into their bodies so they can actively listen, accept facts they might otherwise avoid, and embrace personal change to support human rights.
Her roles in marketing for a regional science museum, public relations and adult programming for a library system, and leading a grassroots movement to reduce violent crime in a low-income, high crime “neighborhood” of 30,000 people prepared her for her current deep community and one-on-one engagements. As an award-winning facilitator, community program creator, and Certified InterPlay Leader, she supports clients as they learn to connect with themselves, one another, and information in ways that reshape their thinking, beliefs, and behavior.
Sacil loves music, art, and laughter to set the mood for learning and transformation. She is a Certified Zentangle Teacher, and often combines abstract art as meditation with her social justice work.
Sacil is the founder of the Everyday Activism Habit, a membership community designed to heal with self-care, build confidence with knowledge, and stretch your comfort zone to stand against oppression. Learning and growing in community reminds us we’re not alone.
IG, LinkedIn, Facebook: @TheRealSacilOlaf Elander
Olaf tasted an early increment of InterPlay at the Graduate Theological Union in the late 1980's. He returned to InterPlay in 2008 as one of the weekly Oakland men's group initiators. Olaf became a certified InterPlay Leader in 2017 and has led groups in Missoula Montana, and now in Naples, Florida.
He has an interest in men's work and has led Men's InterPlay sessions himself and with other male leaders.
Olaf facilitated work-life balance classes in the corporate world bringing parts of InterPlay to the information technology culture. He believes that InterPlay is to 21st Century spirituality what 12 Step has been to 20th Century spirituality. Whee!!
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
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
CC King
CC is a certified InterPlay Master Leader and trainer, Boston-area coordinator and grateful mentor to Leaders in Training and divinity school students. She has been practicing the joyous unfolding of InterPlay for over 20 years and currently serves on the Body Wisdom Board and the Integrity & Innovation Council. CC is an expressive therapist, visual artist, teacher and community activist. Dedicated to inviting respectful & celebratory relations with Earth and her beings, CC designs workshops, organic sculpture and public performance. She values play with elders, Memory Cafes, cancer support and racial healing & transformation. Her background includes nonprofit management, art and family therapy, trauma-informed InterPlay and a life-long commitment to finding sustenance, creative activism, and joyful reverence in the natural world.
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.”