Welcome to the Hidden Monastery!

The Three Directives and the Tree of Life

Come bless the way forward by honoring the sacred nature of all of life.
Cynthia Winton-Henry

Seattle, WA

Sunday, January 6th 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm (Beginning with potluck appetizers at 5 pm)

Last year I asked an indigenous elder about the troubles that so many of us are facing. His response? “It's Earth.” Let’s bless right relationship with Earth.

I said, “I'm a dancer, who has struggled a long time to bring people back to the dance. He laughed. “I’m not a dancer, I am singer. Dancing speaks to the outer world. Singing speaks to the inner world.” Dance, Song, Story, and Stillness are sacred technologies born from Earth Wisdom. Let’s bless our sacred ways. Long ago when a great, wise voice said to me, “These are your three directives: Efficiency of Energy, Clarity of Vision, Courage to Love.” Holy GPS! I baked them into InterPlay’s body wisdom. Let’s bless the directives of your individual and collective energy, visions, and love-power.

The gathering culminates in a Tree of Life Spiral Dance.

Bring Branches, Candles, Symbols to Honor a vision or dream.

In addition to being a cofounder of InterPlay, Cynthia Winton-Henry is a spiritual companion and teacher serving the hidden monasteries within us all. Visit her at The Hidden Monastery cynthiawinton-henry.com, or on Facebook. You can subscribe to get her personal letters and news of retreats, offerings, and resources focusing on InterPlay as a path for Spiritual Intelligence.

Cost: $50 (or pay as you can)

Registration/Information: Sharie Bowman at interplaynorthwest@gmail.com

Venue

Queen Anne Christian Church

1316 3rd Ave W & W Lee St
Seattle, WA 98119
Neighborhood parking. Along 3rd Ave W there is a single door entrance with a stained glass window beside it. Come in that door and go up the stairs and through the double doors to the Fellowship Hall. Wear layers!
Leaders
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..

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