Here is an opportunity to have a retreat with a difference! Come and play, have fun, listen to the wisdom of your body in the free and easy atmosphere of an UNTENSIVE and be inspired by Cynthia Winton-Henry and Phil Porter, the Founders of INTERPLAY
OR, why not step into the SECRETS of INTERPLAY ONE where you will play, enjoy, reflect and learn about the practice and philosophy of INTERPLAY so you can truly lead your own embodied life.
Reclaim voice, movement, stillness, and your stories as primary ways of knowing. Ground yourself in a communal ethic of play to replace stress with health, creativity, joy, and purpose. Secrets of InterPlay Level One is part of the core curriculum for those enrolled in Level One of the InterPlay Leadership Program. This workshop is also open to anyone desiring an in-depth introduction to InterPlay.
Call InterPlay Pittsburgh Leader Sheila Collins for more information: 412/223-2536.
Villa Maria is close to both Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
Morning sessions will bring both groups together.
Venue
Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center
Villa Maria, PA
Villa Maria is convenient to both Pittsburg and Cleveland. It is 1 hour from Pittsburgh, 1 1/2 hours from Cleveland, 1 3/4 hr south of Erie and 10 miles from Youngstown, Ohio.
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..
Phil Porter
Phil is one of the founders of InterPlay. He is a teacher, performer, writer, and organizer. With Cynthia Winton-Henry he is the co-founder of WING IT! Performance Ensemble, and has written several books, some in collaboration with Cynthia, including Having It All: Body, Mind, Heart & Spirit Together Again at Last and The Slightly Mad Rantings of a Body Intellectual Part One. Phil is particularly interested in the use of InterPlay in organizational life, and believes that InterPlay can be a powerful tool to create communities of diversity and peace.
