El Dia De Los Muertos International Day of InterPlay Celebration
Seattle, WA
Saturday, October 27th 10:00 am to 2 pm
El Dia de los Muertos is a joyous Mexican holiday. It is the one day of the year when your departed loved one has permission to come back to the land of the living to celebrate with you. We will dance on behalf of and share stories of our loved ones. Bring a favorite snack of your dearly departed to share if you wish. They will be hungry when they arrive. A light lunch will also be provided. Please bring a picture or some memento of those you would like to honor (including pets) to put on the altar.
It is also the day we will be celebrating The International Day of InterPlay. InterPlay communities around the world are gathering on this day to celebrate InterPlay and raise money for scholarships. Come learn what is happening around the world in a special video surprise that each community will see. There will be opportunity to contribute to the InterPlay movement to provide more peace and play in the world.
This celebration with be co-hosted and led by Janice Eng and Sharie Bowman with support from the InterPlay Seattle Sounding Board.
Cost: Free (Donations welcome to support the InterPlay Seattle Scholarship fund)
Registration/Information: Sharie Bowman at interplaynorthwest@gmail.com
Queen Anne Christian Church
Sharie Bowman, MA, LMHC is a Mental Health Counselor and also InterPlay's Regional Coordinator for the Pacific Northwest. In 2006, Sharie completed her training as an InterPlay leader and also received her degree in mental health counseling, so InterPlay and counseling have been woven together in her bodyspirit from the start. She finds InterPlay to be foundational in building and maintaining her personal resilience, as well supporting her work with clients. In her private practice she regularly weaves InterPlay’s life-enhancing forms and philosophies with counseling wisdom to help individuals and families thrive.
Prior to 2006, Sharie worked as a high school math teacher and found InterPlay to be the best Teacher Training she ever received. The improvisational skills that she developed immediately brought more play, creativity, and expression to her teaching as well as to classroom management.
Now Sharie finds great joy in bringing her organizational and instructional skills to the InterPlay classroom, and she often leads the foundational InterPlay Life Practice Program and mentors new leaders. She relishes sharing the joy of InterPlay far and wide, and supporting each participant in integrating InterPlay into their own lives!