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Seeking inner knowing? Searching for connection between body, mind, heart, and spirit? Craving connection with other queer beings? Queer InterPlay is a space for LGBTQIA2SP+ people to connect the dots of our own intergalactic constellations, color outside the lines, and explore our questions, feelings, thoughts, and stories in affinity space with other queer beings.

Life Practice Programs are a concentrated way of getting to learn and embody InterPlay’s tools, forms, and philosophy, which in turn, help us uncover and deepen into our body wisdom. As a cohort, we’ll get to engage in these explorations alongside other queer and trans folks, spending weekly time as a “group body,” getting to notice what comes up for ourselves and witnessing each other across our diverse range of experiences. In between sessions, we’re invited to notice if, when, and how the InterPlay practices may be supportive to us in our daily lives.

Since 2022, Queer InterPlay has held monthly online drop-in sessions (add link to infor here?) to foster and play with these connections in a warm and multi-generational space. All pronouns, and life stages welcome!

A unique feature of Life Practice Programs (amongst other InterPlay events) are “focus sessions.” Focus sessions are an individualized opportunity to give a question or a topic some extended exploration time, using one or two InterPlay forms chosen by the participant and InterPlay leaders, while other Life Practice cohort-mates hold witness. Over our program’s ten weeks on Zoom, each participant will have three focus sessions. One past Life Practice graduate says, “Having a chance to do ‘big body stories’ in the focus sessions saved my life.”

Going through a transition and/or going away to college? Making a career change and/or just getting through one work day at a time? Caring for an elderly parent and/or trying to build intentional community? Anxious about the state of the world and/or trying to keep your head above waves of grief? Just trying to experience this one wild and precious life more fully and playfully? Come experience the magic spark of InterPlay that supports people side by side in all sorts of different places in our lives. While we welcome folks to sign up with a friend or friends, most will sign up knowing no one and leave having formed special bonds with others around the country and sometimes around the world!

*What's InterPlay, you ask? InterPlay is a creative, engaged way to unlock the wisdom of the body, claiming sound, silence, song, story, movement, dance, stillness, witnessing, and affirmation as the birthright practices of all people. Play supports us in coming home to ourselves in our authenticity and it meets you where you're at; you don't have to be feeling happy or any particular way to play. It's consent-based--you don't have to do anything that's not right for you. No particular experience is necessary, just willingness to try out what invitations call you. Still not sure if you want to try InterPlay? Here are some questions that might help you decide.

The Elements of the Life Practice Program

Opening Weekend - February 20 - February 22, 2026

Friday, February 20
3-5pm PT / 6-9pm ET

Saturday, February 21
9am - 12pm & 1:30pm - 4pm PT
12pm - 3pm & 4:30pm - 7 pm ET

Sunday, February 22
9am - 12pm & 1:30pm - 4pm PT
12pm - 3pm & 4:30pm - 7 pm ET

This 3-day retreat will give us the opportunity to connect and build our connection with one another, give shape to our playspace container and plant the seeds of intention for our journey.

Weekly Playtime - 10 Tuesday evenings: February 24th-April 21st, 2026
Tuesdays - 3-6pm PT / 6-9pm ET

These weekly gatherings will be the beating heart of our program - where we connect, tune in & explore together. We will play with the various InterPlay forms and tools and engage in personalized focus sessions held in the community. This is where we get to incrementally weave the wisdom of our being into our lives through slow and steady sharing, witnessing & noticing.

Celebration Weekend - April 17 - 19, 2026
(4 hours a day Saturday & Sunday)

Friday, April 17
3-6pm PT / 6-9pm ET

Saturday, April 18
9am - 12pm & 1:30pm - 4pm PT
12pm - 3pm & 4:30pm - 7 pm ET

Sunday, April 19
9am - 12pm & 1:30pm - 4pm PT
12pm - 3pm & 4:30pm - 7 pm ET

Closing session after the weekend: Tuesday, April 21st - 3-6pm PT / 6-9pm ET

Other elements of the Queer Life Practice Program include:

• Engaging in reading and creative approaches to apply InterPlay insights to your own life.
• Receiving a Life Practice Booklet, and the Core Elements Self-Study containing several elements of the InterPlay system that allows for a deeper understanding of how InterPlay works.
• Access to digital texts: Having it All-Body, Mind, Heart & Spirit Together at Last and The Wisdom of the Body for more information on the InterPlay system and philosophy.

For more information, visit: InterPlay Life Practice Program.

Though you do not have to be interested in InterPlay Leader Training to take this Life Practice Program, participation in Life Practice is the first step towards becoming a Certified InterPlay Leader, should you choose to continue on in that direction. If you have questions about this please visit: InterPlay Leader Training Program.

Racial Equity and Transformation
Diversity is a great gift in the InterPlay experience. Based on our commitment to Racial Equity and Transformation (read our statement here) and our understanding of other structural and systemic inequalities that exist, Body Wisdom is committed to making our programs financially accessible.

Life Practice Program Attendance
Community building is an integral part of the InterPlay system. To receive the most from the Life Practice Program, we recommend that you attend all of the sessions. This immersion program into the forms and tools of InterPlay is most effective when the group can stay together over time. If you are considering becoming a Certified InterPlay Leader, participation and attendance for the full 55 hour program Life Practice Program is the first step. If you have questions about this please visit: InterPlay Leader Training Program.

Continuing Education Credit
Up to 55 CE credits for various healthcare and allied healthcare professions are available for this program for those practicing throughout the US and for educators only practicing in Illinois. CE pre-registration is required before the start of your event. Email Jane Siarny directly at interplaychicago@sbcglobal.net (not the office) to APPLY for CEUs. There is a charge of $40 per program. CEUs are offered through Continuing Education Institute of Illinois

Repeating the Program
Anyone who has previously completed the Life Practice Program is eligible for the repeater rate of $1,000.

Financial Assistance
Financial support and flexible payment plans are available. To set up a payment plan, make your first payment using the Pay Now registration button below, then contact Lucia at the InterPlay office at 510/465-2797 or office@interplay.org to set up the remaining payments. For financial assistance and scholarship support, please contact Agnotti at emerginggen@interplay.com or Leroy at .

Registration deadline is January 25, 2026.