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Secrets of Leading InterPlay - January 2026 Oakland

Jennifer Denning, MSW and Sacil Armstrong

Oakland, CA

January 29th - February 1st, 2026

Kira Allen and Christine Gautreaux assisting.

The Secrets of Leading InterPlay is a multi-day workshop and the first component of the InterPlay Leader Training Program, which leads to becoming a certified InterPlay leader. It is open to those who have completed or are close to completing the InterPlay Life Practice Program. In order to attend Secrets of Leading, you must enroll in the Leader Training Program at the same time you register for this event. (See below.)

The Secrets of Leading provides an overview of the InterPlay system and covers the underlying structure and philosophy of InterPlay:

• How the forms are taught. How they work together.
• What is the ultimate outcome or effect of using InterPlay forms.
• How to decide which forms to use at what times.
• How to deal with people you find challenging.
• How racial equity and transformation is being integrated into leader training.

The workshop includes presentation, interaction, and play.

Schedule for January 29th - February 1st
Thursday, Friday, Saturday:
9:30 AM PT - 5:00 PM PT (with one-hour lunch break)
Sunday: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

Attendance
The Secrets of Leading is an integral part of the InterPlay Leader Training Program. We ask that participants commit to attending all sessions of this four-day event.

Diversity is a great gift in the InterPlay experience. Based on our commitment to Racial Equity and Transformation (read our statement here) and our understanding of other structural and systemic inequalities that exist, Body Wisdom is committed to making our programs financially accessible.

Enrollment/Tuition
Tuition for the InterPlay Leader Training Program is $1600. A $100 deposit is required to enroll in the Program, in addition to the $400 for the Secrets of Leading. Another $400 payment will be due when you register for a Teaching Practicum, at which time a payment plan for the remaining $700 balance will need to be set up with the Body Wisdom office. (Automatic monthly payments can be set up by credit card through the Body Wisdom office or you can arrange that automatic checks be sent by your bank.)

FOR CERTIFIED INTERPLAY LEADERS
SPECIAL REDUCED TUITION

Dates: January 29th - February 1st, 2026 - Secrets of Leading InterPlay
ONLY $300

• Refresh your InterPlay leading skills
• Take part in Racial Equity & Transformation sessions
that are now an important part of this event.

Continuing Education Credit
Up to 15 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 before the start of your event. Email LeaderTraining@interplay.org (not the office) to APPLY for CEUs. There is a charge of $25 per program event. CEUs are offered through Continuing Education Institute of Illinois.

Registrations due by January 12th. Pay deposit to secure your spot!

Registration/Deposit
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Note for Office (if needed)

Cost: $400 for the Secrets of Leading, plus $100 to enroll in the Program. Total program cost is $1600.
Certified Leaders’ Special rate: $300

Registration/Information: Register through the Pay Now button and we will send a google form to complete your registration

Venue

InterPlayce

2273 Telegraph Avenue (at 23rd St.)
Oakland, CA 94612
www.interplay.org
InterPlayce is the center of the InterPlay universe. The offices for Body Wisdom, Inc. are also located here. The building is at the corner of 23rd and Telegraph, one block north of West Grand. It is just a few blocks from the 19th Street Downtown Oakland BART station, and on several convenient bus lines. On-street parking is always available at night and metered during the day. It is also easily accessible by several of the major freeways. Click here for a map.
Leaders
Jennifer Denning, MSW
Jennifer is the co-founder of InterPlay Atlanta. She 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 is a former co-president of the Body Wisdom Board of Directors and a founding member of InterPlay's Racial Equity and Transformation committee. She is a part of Body Wisdom's InterPlay Leader Training team, and has been training InterPlay leaders and leading Life Practice Programs for over a decade.
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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, Certified InterPlay Leader, and InterPlay’s Racial Equity and Transformation Director, 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, Twitter, Facebook: @TheRealSacil
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