prophetic play in an ancient land
InterPlay in India
Trish Watts,
Prashant Olalekar, and
Cynthia Winton-Henry
Vasai, South Gujarat, & Mumbai, India
2 weeks Dec 30, 2008-Jan 14, 2009
InterPlay has proven to be a powerful way to connect across boundaries and borders. We get to know each other quickly when we are willing to move together, to share stories; to bring one hand to another''s for a simple dance. A web of connections is constantly growing from these interactions.
Join InterPlay cofounder Cynthia Winton-Henry, InterPlay India founder Prashant Olalekar, and InterPlay Australia cofounder Trish Watts in West India this January for a global peace exchange using InterPlay. This extraordinary opportunity will open doors to cultural friendship and transformation at a time when real people can make βA World of Difference!β Prashant and members of InterPlay India will be our hosts and guides, opening the grace-filled door to special connections and people who share InterPlay values and dreams.
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Join InterPlay cofounder Cynthia Winton-Henry, InterPlay India founder Prashant Olalekar, and InterPlay Australia cofounder Trish Watts in West India this January for a global peace exchange using InterPlay. This extraordinary opportunity will open doors to cultural friendship and transformation at a time when real people can make βA World of Difference!β Prashant and members of InterPlay India will be our hosts and guides, opening the grace-filled door to special connections and people who share InterPlay values and dreams.
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Cost: $3900 USD includes airfare (leaving from San Francisco) food, accommodation, transportation in-country, and leadership. Optional entertainment activities may be extra.
Registration/Information: info@interplay.org or 510/465-2797
Venue
West India
Vasai, South Gujarat, & Mumbai,
We?ll go to Pasayadaan, a Jesuit retreat center for Wholistic Spirituality in Vasai, north of Mumbai, tribal areas of South Gujarat for a tribal cultural dance festival, Khandala, an important hill station, the pride of the Sahyadri Mountains in Maharashtra, and Mumbai to InterPlay with children and adults.
Leaders
Trish Watts
Trish Watts
A singer, songwriter, educator and community choir director, with over 40 years experience as a performer, animator and creative arts facilitator in Australia and overseas. Co-founder of InterPlay Australia, she has completed studies in Voice Movement Therapy in the US. Trish has published over 10 collections of original music. She offers workshops and retreats in singing, creativity, spirituality and body wisdom. For more info see the International Association for Voice Movement Therapy, InterPlay Australia Association, and in the US: www.Interplay.org
Prashant Olalekar
Prashant Olalekar together with the InterPlay India team played a pioneering role in actively promoting InterPlay in India and building bridges through Global Peace Exchanges. He is a Jesuit, peace activist, spiritual director, and educator. He travels throughout India and abroad to share what he is learning about the power of play, spirit, and the deep wisdom of the body to foster peace. He has served as the former Novice Director and Coordinator of Formation of the Bombay Jesuit Province. He was also director of Jivanvikas Sadan Retreat House in Mumbai and founder of Pasayadaan Peace Partnership, a fledgling global network for peace. He is currently playing with integrating Ignatian Spirituality, Jesuit Education and Body Wisdom. Prashant encourages lay collaboration to foster the vision of InterPlay India namely, βto co-create a universe InterPlaying for Peace.β He enjoys exploring new frontiers especially playing with people on the margins.
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..