InterPlay at the Spiritual Directors International Conference!
Dancing the Cosmic Dance: Accessing the Art of Movement in Spiritual Direction
Betsey Beckman
VanCouver, BC
1 1/2 hour Saturday, April 14, 2007
As participants in the dynamic evolution of the cosmos, each of us is given the gift (and challenge!) of having a body. How can we access the body as source of revelation, wisdom and manifestation? One of the most exciting ways is to dance! In this workshop, explore simple movement and InterPlay exercises that can help you (and your directees) become more comfortable with the gift of the body as instrument of prayer, expression, discovery and discernment.
Cost:
Registration/Information: BBeckdance@aol.com
Leaders
Betsey Beckman
Betsey Beckman, MM travels internationally and brings the tools of InterPlay wherever she goes - as dancer, storyteller, and spiritual director, as well as retreat, workshop and pilgrimage leader. With her extensive background in performance, movement therapy, ministry and InterPlay, she has often been featured as artist/presenter at national conventions as well as local churches. Betsey’s storydance series of DVDs feature riveting performances and include participatory InterPlay workshops to break open the scriptural stories with embodiment. She's become a fabulous video editor with four collections of dance prayer DVDs available through her collaboration with Abbey of the Arts. Betsey's co-authored book, Awakening the Creative Spirit: Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction, offers numerous InterPlay exercises for integrating into soul-care ministries. She has been leading SpiritPlay classes in the Seattle community for the past 20 plus years, and has been a member of the local InterPlay Sounding Board for most of those years as well. Betsey offers the gift of playful improvisation whenever possible!