Share Wisdom and Experience!
Symplaysium for InterPlay Therapists, Social Workers, Coaches, and Spiritual Directors
Cynthia Winton-Henry and
Pamela Falkowski
Oakland, CA
3 days September 22–24, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
This gathering of playful body spirits is especially for therapists, social workers, coaches, and spiritual directors. We will play together, learn from each others wisdom and experience, and build a community of support for including InterPlay in our vocations.
Friday
9:30 am Registration
10:00 InterPlay as Life Practice
12:00 Optional Yoga class with Sumati
2:00 Presentations in each of the areas
Dinner and evening out
Saturday
9:30 am Warm-up and check-in
10:00 Gatherings of interest groups
Lunch at InterPlayce
2:00 Fishbowl conversations about common concerns
7:00 Informal performances on healing journeys
Sunday
10:00 Bodyspirit Celebration
Lunch at InterPlayce
1:00 pm Interest groups dance/write statements on InterPlay applications in each interest area
3:30 Closing circle
End by 5 pm
Friday
9:30 am Registration
10:00 InterPlay as Life Practice
12:00 Optional Yoga class with Sumati
2:00 Presentations in each of the areas
Dinner and evening out
Saturday
9:30 am Warm-up and check-in
10:00 Gatherings of interest groups
Lunch at InterPlayce
2:00 Fishbowl conversations about common concerns
7:00 Informal performances on healing journeys
Sunday
10:00 Bodyspirit Celebration
Lunch at InterPlayce
1:00 pm Interest groups dance/write statements on InterPlay applications in each interest area
3:30 Closing circle
End by 5 pm
Cost: $295 including lunch on Sat & Sun/$225 if you register by Sept. 1
Registration/Information: info@interplay.org or 510/465-2797
Venue
InterPlayce
2273 Telegraph Avenue (at 23rd St.)
Oakland, CA 94612
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
Cynthia Winton-Henry
Cynthia Winton-Henry, co-founder of InterPlay with Phil Porter, has researched "what the body wants" in the arts, in jails, shelters, slums, hospitals, churches, businesses, classrooms, doctoral programs in theology and the arts, and in multicultural education. She develops somatic curriculums to address racism, leadership for the Earth, and spiritual intelligence with an eye to supporting millennials. A featured speaker on the Body Intelligence Summit and a keynoter at conferences, Cynthia is the author of What the Body Wants, Having It All: Body, Mind, Heart & Spirit Together Again at Last; Dance - A Sacred Art: Discovering the Joy of Movement as Spiritual Practice, Chasing the Dance of Life: A Faith Journey, and The Art of Ensoulment: A Playbook on How to Create From Body and Soul.. Check out her writing, The Dancing Center, on Substack, her Hidden Monastery Online Dance Chapels and courses for those seeking spiritual intelligence for our time at cynthiawinton-henry.com.
Pamela Falkowski
Pamela Falkowski, is a Sister of the Cenacle (see cenaclesisters.org). She is an experienced spiritual director, retreat facilitator, teacher, musician, artist, and certified leader of InterPlay.
Pam has degrees from the Pacific School of Religion (D.Min. in Embodied Spirituality) and DePaul University (B.Mus.Ed.).