Praying the Body
The Practice of InterPlay as Soulwork
Cynthia Winton-Henry
Raleigh, NC
One Time Event Friday, April 30 • 9 am-12:30 pm
Too many words? Want a practice that aims for joy? Wondering about body and soul?
This workshop offers a soulful place to discover, discern, and welcome the wisdom of the body through practices that develop ease in movement, voice, stillness, and sharing stories. Beginning with one-hand dances, one-breath songs, hand-to-hand movement with partners and thirty-second stories about light hearted and meaningful topics, explore the power of witnessing, noticing and affirmation in soul work. Relate InterPlay’s practices to traditional prayer while
• Dancing on behalf of others
•”Exforming” the information overload in our body
• Retrieving soul by including the body
• Nurturing a physicality of grace
• Meditating through movement
• Discerning through body wisdom
• Affirming and be affirmed.
InterPlay opens paths of connection between people of all sorts—in prison, schools, between cultures and faiths. It’s great for spiritual directors, therapists, clergy, anyone interested in reintegrating body mind heart and spirit in an elegant, creative manner.
• Dancing on behalf of others
•”Exforming” the information overload in our body
• Retrieving soul by including the body
• Nurturing a physicality of grace
• Meditating through movement
• Discerning through body wisdom
• Affirming and be affirmed.
InterPlay opens paths of connection between people of all sorts—in prison, schools, between cultures and faiths. It’s great for spiritual directors, therapists, clergy, anyone interested in reintegrating body mind heart and spirit in an elegant, creative manner.
Cost: $30
Registration/Information: Register online or call the InterPlay office at 510/465-2797.
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.