Called to Co-create
Building Bridges Peace by Peace
Betsey Beckman and
Prashant Olalekar
Mt. Vernon, WA, WA
Tuesday, August 21 9:30 to 4:00 pm (Lunch included)
Since we are created in God's image and likeness we are called to be co-creators of a new heaven and a new earth. We will explore our connectivity and creativity through simple spiritual practices. InterPlay forms of movement and storytelling, sound and stillness as well as eastern meditative techniques will lead us deeper into ourselves as interconnected with others, the universe and God. Step by step we will discover our call to build bridges across all barriers. Please join us!
This is the second section of the Called to Co-create workshop that will be held the weekend before. All are welcome to attend one or both sections.
Cost: Suggested Donation: $100 or pay as you can. Proceeds benefit InterPlay India
Registration/Information: Sharie Bowman 253/740-8209 or email infoseattle@interplay.org
Venue
Cascadia Center at Camp Brotherhood
24880 Brotherhood Road
Mt. Vernon, WA, WA 98274
Leaders
Betsey Beckman
Betsey Beckman, MM travels internationally and brings the tools of InterPlay wherever she goes - as dancer, storyteller, and spiritual director, as well as retreat, workshop and pilgrimage leader. With her extensive background in performance, movement therapy, ministry and InterPlay, she has often been featured as artist/presenter at national conventions as well as local churches. Betsey’s storydance series of DVDs feature riveting performances and include participatory InterPlay workshops to break open the scriptural stories with embodiment. She's become a fabulous video editor with four collections of dance prayer DVDs available through her collaboration with Abbey of the Arts. Betsey's co-authored book, Awakening the Creative Spirit: Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction, offers numerous InterPlay exercises for integrating into soul-care ministries. She has been leading SpiritPlay classes in the Seattle community for the past 20 plus years, and has been a member of the local InterPlay Sounding Board for most of those years as well. Betsey offers the gift of playful improvisation whenever possible!
Prashant Olalekar
Prashant Olalekar together with the InterPlay India team played a pioneering role in actively promoting InterPlay in India and building bridges through Global Peace Exchanges. He is a Jesuit, peace activist, spiritual director, and educator. He travels throughout India and abroad to share what he is learning about the power of play, spirit, and the deep wisdom of the body to foster peace. He has served as the former Novice Director and Coordinator of Formation of the Bombay Jesuit Province. He was also director of Jivanvikas Sadan Retreat House in Mumbai and founder of Pasayadaan Peace Partnership, a fledgling global network for peace. He is currently playing with integrating Ignatian Spirituality, Jesuit Education and Body Wisdom. Prashant encourages lay collaboration to foster the vision of InterPlay India namely, “to co-create a universe InterPlaying for Peace.” He enjoys exploring new frontiers especially playing with people on the margins.