Resilience Practices for a Culture of Embodied Resistance and Lively Emergence
2nd Annual Earth Body Wisdom InterPlay Convergence
Laurie Adams,
Christine Gautreaux, MSW,
Nika Quirk,
Soyinka Rahim, and
Carolyn Renée
Philo, CA
July 19th - July 22nd This year we are looking to start on Thursday evening so we can have two full days Friday and Saturday and Sunday morning of play. This extended schedule will allow for a trip to ocean for ceremony.
Save the Date for the 2nd Annual
Earth-Body Wisdom InterPlay Convergence
Resilience Practices for a Culture of Embodied Resistance and Lively Emergence
It’s time again! The earth offers a dream and call that is moving through us.
We invite you as earth-body wise beings to gather and catalyze the seeds in each and all of us. In the midst of resistance,
we play with living into the beautiful world we know is possible.
Weekend Retreat and Village Convening
July 19th - 22nd
River’s Bend Retreat Center, Philo, CA
Co-Diviners, Co-Inspirators, Elements at Play:
Laurie Adams, Nika Quirk,
Christine Gautreaux & Diana MorningStar
Why? We need the group body to inspire, co-create and witness... and to:
Activate hope
Strengthen resilience
Deepen relationship to each other and the
more-than-human world
Create shared stories of real and mythic times
What? Sit, breathe, stand, root down, create ceremony, swim and walk the river, share food, move and sing, share InterPlay expressive forms and see what emerges inspired by being earth bodies on the land. Join us on behalf of our world!
Our theme this year is:
Being River
Brought to you by
“The Cosmic School of What Comes Next” @ River’s Bend Retreat Center!
Cost: $200-$500. details at registration depending on lodging choices
Registration/Information: Contact us at (707) 895-3990 or info@riversbendretreat.org
Venue
River's Bend Retreat Center
18450 Ray's Road
Philo, CA 95466
River's Bend Retreat Center is a beautiful, nurturing space for contemplation, ecological understanding and deep connection between land and people. It is located about 3 hours north of San Francisco near the town of Philo. It is nestled in the redwoods and is about 30 minutes from the Pacific Ocean.
Leaders
Laurie Adams
Christine Gautreaux, MSW
Christine (she/her) is dedicated to the pursuit of play, joy, art & social justice. Christine’s superpowers include connecting people, helping folks manifest their dreams, standing up against injustice and using art to make a difference in the world.
She currently uses performance art, movement, poetry, storytelling and InterPlay to address issues of oppression with women who are incarcerated, people living with severe and persistent mental illness and homelessness. She also works with activists and artists to maintain balance and self-care during these intense times we find ourselves living.
Pivoting with the times Christine has been called an expert on Zoom and utilizes this online platform to facilitate connection and ease in an online, interactive learning environment.
Christine Gautreaux holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Social Work. She has professional experience with successful grant writing, community organizing and social media marketing. Christine is a life coach for caregivers who are burnt out and ready to take back their own life and make it delightful again. She is the co-author of Stillpoint: A Caregivers Playbook to find ease and to take a deep breath and reclaim joy and Women Connected in Wisdom: Stories and Resources Rooted in the 8 Dimensions of Wellnes V. I and V. II
She currently uses performance art, movement, poetry, storytelling and InterPlay to address issues of oppression with women who are incarcerated, people living with severe and persistent mental illness and homelessness. She also works with activists and artists to maintain balance and self-care during these intense times we find ourselves living.
Pivoting with the times Christine has been called an expert on Zoom and utilizes this online platform to facilitate connection and ease in an online, interactive learning environment.
Christine Gautreaux holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Social Work. She has professional experience with successful grant writing, community organizing and social media marketing. Christine is a life coach for caregivers who are burnt out and ready to take back their own life and make it delightful again. She is the co-author of Stillpoint: A Caregivers Playbook to find ease and to take a deep breath and reclaim joy and Women Connected in Wisdom: Stories and Resources Rooted in the 8 Dimensions of Wellnes V. I and V. II
Nika Quirk
Nika Quirk, PhD (aka Quirky Auntie) facilitates connection to self, others, spirit and the natural world we live with. Leading and living an evolutionary life is challenging, and more fun and satisfying when we do it in rich relationships!
Nika has been practicing InterPlay for more than 30 years and is a Certified Leader of InterPlay. She also is a Certified FEBI Consultant through Focus Leadership (www.focusleadership.com). The Focus Energy Balance Indicator (FEBI) is an instrument developed by Ginny Whitelaw, Ph.D. that builds off the Coordination Pattern work of movement researcher, Betsy Wetzig, which has long been incorporated in InterPlay.
As a facilitator, coach, consultant and educator, Nika is known as an articulate and innovative communicator, a skilled facilitator of learning experiences, and a proven catalyst for insightful change and forward momentum for individuals and in organizational settings. In addition to receiving an MBA from the University of Phoenix and an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Human Resource Management from Holy Names College in Oakland, CA, Nika has earned her PhD in Transformative Studies at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. Her research project explores the emergence of collaboration in a leadership team using an improvisation-based performance development model she designed.
Nika has been practicing InterPlay for more than 30 years and is a Certified Leader of InterPlay. She also is a Certified FEBI Consultant through Focus Leadership (www.focusleadership.com). The Focus Energy Balance Indicator (FEBI) is an instrument developed by Ginny Whitelaw, Ph.D. that builds off the Coordination Pattern work of movement researcher, Betsy Wetzig, which has long been incorporated in InterPlay.
As a facilitator, coach, consultant and educator, Nika is known as an articulate and innovative communicator, a skilled facilitator of learning experiences, and a proven catalyst for insightful change and forward momentum for individuals and in organizational settings. In addition to receiving an MBA from the University of Phoenix and an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Human Resource Management from Holy Names College in Oakland, CA, Nika has earned her PhD in Transformative Studies at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. Her research project explores the emergence of collaboration in a leadership team using an improvisation-based performance development model she designed.
Soyinka Rahim
Soyinka Rahim (GSP) is a grassroots spiritual practitioner who is the founder and artistic director of BIBOLOVE.US which stands for "breathe in breathe out love." She was also the founder of OurThing Performing arts company, where she created the modern-day folk dance play An Altar Piece to Alter Peace, a multimedia, intergenerational performance piece for peace. Her work BIBOLOVE taps into the power of sound, movement and visual art, raising the love vibration of peace, love, joy, happiness, health, grace, and ease. BIBOLOVE supports our personal and collective life challenges by feeding the love frequencies for generational, cultural, racial, body, and economic unity. Soyinka has brought her wisdom as a spiritual director, conference weaver and workshop leader to InterPlay Certified Life practice, Facing Race, National Association for Independent Schools for Teachers of Color,
Boys and Girls Clubs, Spiritual Directors International Conference, and the Parliament of World Religions.
Carolyn Renée
Carolyn Renée Morris, also known as “Carolyn Renée,” is a Naturopathic Wellness Practitioner and former faculty member at A Life Of Peace Wellness Education Institute, an accredited school by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. As a Certified InterPlay Leader, Yoga Instructor, and Teaching Artist, she part-time teaches yoga at the YMCA and co-directs an InterPlay performance group. Through her work, she aims to unite communities at the intersection of the healing and creative arts, finding fulfillment in collaborating globally on art-infused projects that incorporate healing modalities.