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InterPlay Life Practice Program, Chicago 2018

Assisted by Agnotti Cowie
Nancy Pfaltzgraf and Jane Siarny

Geneva, IL

Monthly Meetings April - June, September-November, 2018

The Life Practice Program creates opportunities to:

* Discover new ways of getting what you really want in life based on an ethic of play;

* Deepen what it means to live from your natural, embodied self;

* Connect to the wisdom inherent in the creative expression of the body;

* Rest in a community that respects and affirms the wisdom of each individual;

* Expand your sense of connection, play and possibility in the areas you are called to be in the world.

Each month, we will play with InterPlay Tools and deepen our practice of the InterPlay movement, storytelling, and vocal forms. The experiential format includes individual, paired and group forms, presentations, discussion and focus sessions. In between meetings, you'll have brief reading, reflection and writing assignments designed to support your integration and learning.

Continuing Education Credit
50 CE credits for various healthcare and allied healthcare professions are available for those practicing throughout the U.S. CE preregistration is recommended at 2 weeks before the start of your event. Notify Body Wisdom staff at time of registration that you are requesting CEUs. Indicate the profession (E.g. LCSW) and the state you have your license in (E.g. MI). A CE fee of $15 will be due once your profession and state are approved. CEUs are offered through Continuing Education Institute of Illinois.

Monthly Meetings

Fridays 6:30-9:00pm & Saturdays 9:30am-noon, 1:30-4:00pm, 4:30-6:00pm

April 13-14, May 11-12, June 8-9

NO July-August

September 14-15, October 12-13, Final Retreat November 9-10

For more information about the program, download a general brochure about the program

Cost: $2,250 (includes $400 tuition for Secrets) + room and board costs

Registration/Information: Contact the Body Wisdom Office at 510/465-2797, Local contacts: Jane Siarny interplaychicago@sbcglobal.net or Nancy Pfaltzgraf at revdancer2@gmail.com

Venue

Geneva United Methodist Church

211 Hamilton
Geneva, IL 60134
ample parking, wheelchair accessible, 1 hour West of Chicago
Leaders
Nancy Pfaltzgraf
Nancy Pfaltzgraf has been joyfully leading InterPlay classes and retreats in local and national settings since 2006. Having discovered InterPlay and the Life Practice Program helped her discover ease and joy in her professional life as the pastor of progressive Christian congregations. Her experience as an RN and a Hospice Chaplain has also given her a unique perspective on the way InterPlay can relieve stress and empower people in the helping professions to live and work with more grace and ease. Since leaving pastoral ministry it has been her delight to continue to offer her gifts through Body Wisdom - Deep Play groups for helping professionals, Retreats and Untensives, InterPlay Life Practice programs, Online Body Wisdom Tools classes, online classes and untentsives focusing on the Move to Greatness wisdom and an Online Interfaith Dance Chapel. Nancy holds coaching certification using the FEBI® [Focused Energy Balance Inventory] and Appreciative Inquiry and delights in both one-to-one and group Soul Coaching. Although her home base is in the Chicagoland area, her mastery of online communication forms allows her to serve people wherever they are. All this allows her to fulfill her life mission to "lead with love, follow with trust and dance with joy with those ready to step into the life-giving rhythms of grace".,
Jane Siarny
Jane Siarny is dedicated to uplifting the human spirit through creativity, community building, and body-wise practices. Jane burst into the Chicago dance scene in 1985 by joining the Chicago Repertory Dance Ensemble and the Faculty at MoMing Dance & Arts Center where she also performed her original works. She also toured two children’s programs to Chicago-area schools & community centers and offered workshops & performances through the Sacred Dance Guild.

In 1991 at the National Sacred Dance Guild Festival, Jane discovered InterPlay and its co-creators, Phil Porter and Cynthia Winton-Henry. Jane was looking for something that would integrate her love of voice, music, improvisational movement and storytelling. With InterPlay she was able to integrate all these expressions and find a community based in affirmation, authenticity and the celebration of the human spirit. In 1992 she co-founded OUTABOUNDS Performance Company that was housed at the Chicago Cultural Center where Jane directed the Hedwig School of Dance and created the Dance Discovery Series.

Since co-founding InterPlay Chicago in 19941992 Jane has been instrumental in leading the Life Practice Program to help people integrate the InterPlay philosophy and practices. She also serves as a Mentor in the InterPlay Leader Training Program and as Coordinator of the Life Practice Program. She was thrilled when the InterPlay Art and Social Change Program came to Chicago in 2024 and is happy to see many participants pursue InterPlay Leadership Certification.

In 1985 Jane participated in a Sacred Dance Guild workshop at Granville Avenue United Methodist Church in Chicago. Now 40 years later, having moved into the neighborhood, she incorporates InterPlay into Granville’s Children’s Ministry. Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s she had the freedom of big lawns, wild woods, skating, dancing, singing at church, and cavorting along the trail with the Girl Scout Troop. With the rest of her days, she strives to cultivate creative communities where all beings can have the freedom to express who they really are and grow into who they want to become.
On the eve of her 70th birthday and 34 years with InterPlay, Jane is grateful for the support of the InterPlay Chicago Community, Granville Avenue United Methodist Church, and so many other organizations and persons: especially InterPlay co-creators Phil Porter and Cynthia Winton-Henry, Jane's family and friends around the world who continue to encourage her along this journey of life.

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