a life/love story retreat
Healing Relationships & Celebrating Love
Masankho Banda and
Diane Saliba Ault
Hermitage, TN
Sun, Mon, Tues 3 - 3 hour sessions Feb. 17,18,19- 3 evenings- 6pm to 9pm
MARK YOUR CALENDAR- Feb. 16-19, Healing Relationships and Celebrating LOVE, a retreat with Masankho & Diane- Discover our love/life stories, dance and songs in the "flow" this most primal of energies. Love in all it''s forms is truly what makes the world go around! Room and board options available for out of town guests.
A Valentine's Retreat--
If love were a song what would it sound like? Do you recognize love in your dancing body? Love means so many different things to so many people, what does love mean to you? This will be a series THREE WORKSHOPS full of opportunities for celebration and reflection! Are you seeking love or do you wish to have more love in your relationships? There is an abundance of love in the world in all its forms-- let us connect with it in song, story and dance. During these intimate winter evening times Diane Saliba Ault and Masankho Banda will be your guides as you:
• Share stories of love across time
• Sing and create songs that celebrate love
• Discover and celebrate your wisdom about love
• Participate in a Ritual of Love
• Dance on behalf of those in our lives who need love
• Renew your Vows using InterPlay
• Heal the wounds of love lost
• Enliven your body, awaken your sensuality
These retreat evenings will begin Sun, Feb. 17th after the EAT, PRAY, LOVE Tour of Nashville, from
6-9pm at The PLAYROOM, continuing through Tues, Feb. 19th same time, same place. We’ll provide simple meals for dinner. Overnight options are available for guests driving in.
Register today! $120 tuition for the series of 3, or $40 pr session, discount of $20 with advance registration (before Jan. 15th) or if you bring a friend or partner! Please send check to: Diane Ault, 309 Canberra Ct, Hermitage, TN 37076, or call 510 773 7328 to pay by credit card or you can send a payment through Paypal at Masankho’s website http://www.ucandanc.org.
We sincerely hope that you will be able to join us for this journey of sharing LOVE stories. Please pass this invitation on to your friends and colleagues. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call or e-mail. Enjoy this time of celebrating love and remember that one of the best ways to get love is to give love!! Happy Valentines Day!! GIVE THIS AS A HOLIDAY GIFT TO SOMEONE YOU LOVE
Diane Ault: diane@interplaytn.org, 615-884-8074, 615-594-4410c, www.interplaytn.org
Masankho Banda : mbanda@ucandanc.org, 510-773-7328, www.ucandanc.org
Cost: $120, early registration discount of $20 before Jan. 20
Registration/Information: diane@interplaytn.org
Venue
The PlayRoom, (Diane's house!)
309 Canberra Court
Hermitage, TN 37076
See directions to the PlayRoom at www.rondiane.org. Plenty of parking. Bring your musical instruments & fingerfood.
Leaders
Masankho Banda
Masankho is a multi - disciplinary Performing Artist, Certified InterPlay Leader, Educator and PeaceBuilder. He brings many unique perspectives to his work around the world. He learned the fine arts of storytelling and dance from his Malawian culture spending many long days and nights listening to stories and dancing to music that captivated his mind, shaped his being, nourished his soul and strengthened his spirit. Using performing arts Masankho motivates and inspires people of all ages to work together to bring about peace, social justice and cultural understanding. In 1997, he started UCanDanc—African Healing Arts to bring his passion for dance and storytelling to communities around the world. Masankho has been a Certified InterPlay Leader since 1999.
Masankho can also be reached at these phone numbers: +265 99 255 5338 or 88 113 8655 (available on Whatsapp / FaceTime)
Also: Skype : kamsisi
Facebook / Twitter: storytelling4u
Diane Saliba Ault
Diane is a longtime community organizer, activist and artist who wears lots of hats! Her roles are many but her vision is one: wholeness for all.
She has served on the boards & staff of many church and community non-profit organizations, locally, regionally and nationally and has a passion for community-building across lines of race, class and culture.
She loves the simplicity and elegance of the InterPlay forms and shares them with other adventurous souls in Nashville and other parts of TN! She has organized over 350 InterPlay gatherings in the last 6 years and is building a strong mutual support network of community artists. She is in the fifthyear of teaching the InterPlay Leadership Program.
She has recently become the grandmother of twin boys and then another baby girl and enjoys the multicultural nature of her family. Her Moroccan son-in-law and daughter Sara live next door and between them they speak 5 languages.
She is interested in supporting the development of InterPlay in more areas, especially in the South. She is available for travel and exchange (body barters!) with other InterPlayers in other communities.
Cell phone is 615-594-4410