The Play of Kabbalah: A Mystic Tech Retreat
Talented spiritual InterPlay teachers illuminate wisdom for our time.
Cassandra Sagan and
Cynthia Winton-Henry
Oakland, CA
Feb 27-28 Friday 7pm-9, Saturday 9:30-4
Cynthia Winton-Henry invites you to play with Cassandra Sagan, a Maggid, Jewish storyteller/teacher/preacher and designated Leitzah Kadoshah, Holy Clown. Currently on the faculty of Reclaiming Judaism's Jewish Spiritual education Maggid- Educator Ordination Training Program, this poet, singer/songwriter, performer, and InterPlay Leader has worked with adults and children for over 30 years to access their full creative brilliance. This weekend she travels from Portland, Oregon to Oakland for a guest appearance. Come for a Friday night and Saturday of deep play, exploration, and celebration of the Jewish mystical wisdom of Kabbalah.
Beginning in the Zohar, the wild, psychedelic source text of Kabbalah, we'll study with our bodies, our breath, our stories, and each other, discover new angles and angels of perception and expression to create beauty out of brokenness, and heal the past. Creatively explore what Isaac Luria, the great 16th century Kabbalist from Tzfat, taught - in a beginning, Elohim poured light into the container of the world, but the vessel was not strong enough and it shattered, sending the sparks of light in every direction. This did not happen once, but many times. Our work, tikkun olam, is to repair the shattered worlds by gathering the Holy sparks and releasing the light that is hidden in husks of habit and forgetfulness.
No previous knowledge or experience with Kabbalah required. Come for both days or just Saturday. Simple lunch provided.
Beginning in the Zohar, the wild, psychedelic source text of Kabbalah, we'll study with our bodies, our breath, our stories, and each other, discover new angles and angels of perception and expression to create beauty out of brokenness, and heal the past. Creatively explore what Isaac Luria, the great 16th century Kabbalist from Tzfat, taught - in a beginning, Elohim poured light into the container of the world, but the vessel was not strong enough and it shattered, sending the sparks of light in every direction. This did not happen once, but many times. Our work, tikkun olam, is to repair the shattered worlds by gathering the Holy sparks and releasing the light that is hidden in husks of habit and forgetfulness.
No previous knowledge or experience with Kabbalah required. Come for both days or just Saturday. Simple lunch provided.
Cost: $125 includes lunch. $95 for saturday only
Registration/Information: contact Cynthia Winton-Henry 510-814-9584 or Cynthia@interplay.org
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.
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Leaders
Cassandra Sagan
Cassandra Sagan is a long time InterPlayer leader and Maggid--Jewish storyteller/teacher/preacher.She is a poet, singer/songwriter, visual artist, performer, and all around Cultural Creative. Cassandra is an arts educator who has worked with adults and children for over 30 years helping them to access their full creative brilliance. Shehas led Moving Midrash programs internationally and used InterPlay to train Jewish Educators to develop story-based curriculum and create classroom cultures grounded in an ethic of play.
Cynthia Winton-Henry
Cynthia Winton-Henry, M.Div., co-founded InterPlay and Body Wisdom, Inc., with Phil Porter. Her interest in supporting body and soul led her to curate the Hidden Monastery Online Dance Chapels and courses for those seeking the spiritual intelligence needed for our time at cynthiawinton-henry.com.. As an artist, auhtor and mentor, she can be found on Substack at The Dancing Center where her research into "what the body wants" in community arts, shelters, churches, businesses, classrooms, and everyday life led her to create the somatic curricula she needs to address racism, leadership for the Earth, and the Arts of Ensoulment. Featured on the Body Intelligence Summit, Spiritual Directors International, and as a credential facilitator for the Sacred Dance, her publications include What the Body Wants; 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: How to Create From Body and Soul..