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A QUICK DIP IN THE INTERPLAY POOL!

InterPlay Free SampleSundays • Oct 6, Nov 3, Dec 1, 2013 • 2-3:15 pm

Gretchen Wegner/Stephanie Pile

A free introduction to InterPlay—an active,creative way to unlock the wisdom of your body.

In this easy-going sample, you’ll learn some of thesimple “forms” and “tools” of InterPlay. Use themto be more “you.” Claim your inner authority!Find more ease! Laugh!

FREE!

4 CLASSES

INTERPLAY + GETTIN’ A MOVE ON

Heavy BreathingThursdays • Oct 24 & 31, Nov 7 & 14 • 201311 am-12 pm

Phil Porter

Bored by the gym? Can’t get yourself moving onyour own? Want a new and playful way to get yourheart pumping and your breath heaving?

Join InterPlay co-founder Phil Porter for a four-week series on Thursday mornings.

We’ll use simple InterPlay forms to warm-up andget connected. Then we’ll have a 20-minute periodwhen we’ll amp up the energy and get ourselvesmoving. You don’t need to move the whole time—do what you can!

Community, support, affirmation, celebration! Nocompetition.

$15 PER CLASS/$48 FOR THE SERIES (OR USE YOUR INTER-PLAY MULTIPLE CLASS CARD)

WORKSHOP

YOUR VERY OWN “EASE RETREAT”

DeepeningSaturdays • Nov 23, Dec 14 • 9:30 am–4 pm

Coke Nakamoto

Come and play your way into the nod, whisper ordownright howl in your life. Deepening is a daydevoted to your own relaxation, restoration andrejuvenation!

We’ll move, tone, tell and be still in ways that willfree our body wisdom to rise to the surface…allwhile having fun! Also time for individual focus asdesired.

Deepening is great for InterPlay Life Practicegraduates, for those with InterPlay experience, andfor those with high degrees of willingness!

$60-90 SLIDING SCALE

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

FIERCE LOVE, UNBEARABLE LOSS, RITUALS THAT HEAL

Performing The Book: “WarriorMotherSunday, November 10, 2013 • 3–5 pm

Sheila K Collins

Just back from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival andperformance events in Atlanta and Pittsburgh,author and improvisational artist Sheila K. Collins,will read and perform themes suggested by herbook, Warrior Mother: Fierce Love, UnbearableLoss and Rituals that Heal. She will be assisted bymembers of the Bay Area InterPlay community.

Sheila has developed InterPlay communities inboth Texas and Pennsylvania and currently servesas President of the Board of Body Wisdom, Inc.,the non-profit that supports all things InterPlay.

Refreshments served. Books available for purchase.

FREE

WORKSHOP

CREATE! EXPLORE! FLOURISH!

InterPlay Performance WorkshopMondays, Nov 11, 18, 25, Dec 2 • 7–9 pm • PracticePerformance Friday, Dec 13 •7:30 pm • PerformanceDec. 14 • 7:30 pm

Phil Porter

Want to learn to create on the spot? Want todabble in movement, stories and sounds andincrease your confidence? Want to make things upwith others? Want to laugh and have a good time?

Join InterPlay co-founder Phil Porter for a four-week InterPlay Performance class to learn bothbasic and advanced skills in improvisationalcreativity.

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The series includes four evening classes, a “practicerun” on Friday, December 13 and a performancefor the community on Saturday, December 14.

$149

THREE-DAY EVENT

SHARING THE WISDOM OF INTERPLAY WITH OTHERS

Secrets of Leading InterPlayFriday 7 pm–Sunday 4 pm • November 15–17

Phil Porter with Gretchen Wegner

InterPlay co-founder Phil Porter will this weekendworkshop that covers the underlying structure andphilosophy behind the InterPlay® system.

How are the forms structured? What is theultimate outcome or effect of using InterPlayforms? What is the relationship between leaderand participant? How do you deal with people youfind challenging? The workshop includespresentation, interaction, and play.

The Secrets of Leading InterPlay is a core elementof the InterPlay Leader Training Program. It isopen to those who have completed or arecompleting the InterPlay Life Practice Program.

$400

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

PRESENTED BY THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRALSTUDIES (CIIS)

An Introduction to ExpressiveArts TherapyWednesday, November 20, 2013 • 7-9 pm

Shoshana Simons & Danielle Burnette

The InterPlay community is excited to host anevening at InterPlayce in Oakland about theExpressive Arts Therapy program at the SanFrancisco-based California Institute for IntegralStudies (CIIS). This is part of a fruitfulrelationship between these two organizations thathave many overlapping interests and goals. SeveralInterPlayers are CIIS grads or are currentlyenrolled.

Expressive Arts Therapy is a multimodal approachto therapy and community wellness thatincorporates visual, spoken word,dance/movement, music and drama intotherapeutic practice.

In this experiential session, faculty membersShoshana Simons and Danielle Burnette,

InterPlayce2273 Telegraph Avenue

(at 23rd Street a fewblocks from the 19th St.

Downtown OaklandBART station)

Info510/465-2797

info@interplay.org

www.interplay.org

Registerwith Visa, MC,

Discover, AMEX

510/465-2797

introduce California Institute of Integral Studies'Expressive Arts Therapy program and some of thearts practices that promote the healing and wellbeing of individuals, couples, families, groups,organizations and whole communities.

FREE

LOCAL RETREAT

SLOW DOWN, BE STILL AND SEE WHAT AWAITS

InterPlay Solstice Retreat: TheFruitful DarkDec 20, 7-9 pm and Dec 21, 9:30 am-7:30 pm

Cynthia Winton-Henry

Includes the candle and pine branch labyrinthwith harp by Jessica Schaeffer.

A wonderful time to lean into silence, mystery andthe fruitful dark with InterPlay practices. Playfullyconsider your relationship to the riches ofdarkness. Gentle support will be offered toembody needed shifts from movement to stillnessand from song to silence. Includes space to create,make art, and journal in silence alongside othersin community. We conclude with the annual pinebranch spiral dance, dancing candle light into thecenter to the strains of Jessica Schaeffer on harpand the voices of those gathered.

$85

Mad Rantings+ Cupcakes

Register in advance and

get on our mailing list

and your cupcake is free!

510/465-2797

WHO DO YOU TRUST?

The Science vs. Body WisdomSmackdownWednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 • 7 pm

Phil PorterSpecial musical guests The Harpoons

Scientists are our BFFs. Really. But are we going towait for some study to point out something wealready know from our own experience?

What are the limitations of the scientific methodwhen it comes to living our daily lives? How canthe practices of science help us be better bodywisdom noticers? When do we need to payattention to the published data and when do weneed to claim our own authority? We know a lotbut we only claim a tiny sliver of it because we arecowed by smarty-pants authority.

Come find out how to stand tall in the small butmighty realm of your own experience! And eat a

cupcake!

LIVE FULLY AND WISELY!

The Human Sustainability CrisisWednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 • 7 pm

Phil Porter

We are overwhelmed, over-committed and arelosing sight of the joy of living. We are inundatedby information and starved for skin-to-skinreassurance. We are part of our planet yet thinkwe are above it. How can we best live ourbusy lives so that we can keep going and notburn out or get sick?

And how does the wider culture runroughshod over the wisdom of the body insearch of fame and fortune?

Complex life can be lived fully and with grace if wepay attention to the full range of our experienceand knowing.

INFO! FUN! FOOD!

Mad Rantings +Cupcakes is a newseries—evenings of info, fun,

food featuring Phil Porter,

one of InterPlay's co-

founders, along with

musical guests.

Come hear him carry on

about how InterPlay’s informs

important issues ofmodern life.

Insightful, humorous and

sometimes over-the-toppresentation will be paired

with live performance (music

and…). This will be followed

by cupcakes and beverages.

Register in advancefor this event (admission is

free) and add your name to

our contact lists and yourcupcake is free!

The rest of you will have to

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2273 Telegraph Avenue

(at 23rd Street near

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Come find out how we can survive as individuals,as communities and as a planet! And eat acupcake!

COUCH POTATOES ARISE!

Brains on the MoveWednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 • 7 pm

Phil Porter

Did you know that unless you move, part of yourbrain will remain asleep? What do you think allthose nervy connections that carry info to the

brain are all about?

What will we miss out onentirely if we don’tunderstand therelationship betweenmovement and all sortsof interesting, inspiringand illuminating

experience?

You may find out that you orsomeone you care about is a“kinesthetic learner.” Sitting likea lump will not get us where weneed to go. And why are we soafraid of moving in certain ways?What happens if we move beyondsocial/physical awkwardness?

Come find out more about how you canmove yourself into new life! And eat acupcake!

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ONGOING DROP-INCLASSESEvery week, InterPlay offers four ongoing drop-inclasses. Experience InterPlay’s easy, incrementalfun whenever it is convenient!

Engage mind, body, heart, and spirit in anaffirming, fun-loving practice with great teachers.Get yourself running on “all cylinders!” Each classis based in the InterPlay basics but varies in focusand style. Sometimes leaders offer a series ofclasses on a special topic during their on-goingclass times.

Multiple class discounts! As low as $9 per class!

ONGOING CLASS

A TIME FOR CONNECTION, EXPLORATION AND PLAY

InterPlay for WomenMondays • 10:30-noon

Annie Goglia • Bobbie Bolden

Join certified InterPlay leaders Annie Goglia andBobbie Bolden for this weekly gathering forwomen.

Get your body, mind, heart and spirit working allat the same time! Increase your energy, learn newtricks and tools to make life full of ease andconnect with wonderful women.

No experience necessary. Expect to laugh!

$15 PER CLASS/$48 FOR 4-CLASS CARD/$90 FOR 10-CLASSCARD

ONGOING CLASS

A GREAT PLACE TO CONNECT!

InterPlay Tuesday PlaygroupTuesdays • 6-7:30 pm

Gretchen Wegner

Drop in to the Tuesday Night Playgroup for a fun-loving romp through self-expression andcommunity togetherness. We will free up ourbodies, shake loose stories, noodle our voicesaround like when we were kids and share bodywisdom tricks and tools that make life easier,richer and more fun.

Come as you are: serious, silly, self-conscious,exhausted, energized, whatever!

$15/$48 FOR 4-CLASS CARD/$90 FOR 10-CLASS CARD

ONGOING CLASS

EMBODIMENT, FUN, RELEASE, COMMUNITY

InterPlay for MenThursdays • 7-8:30 pm

John Diller & Connors McConville

Join us as we play, express, and create together.Invite your whole self to join in with rhythm,stories, movement, caterwauling, and more.

This is an affirming, supportive space for men tohave all of themselves in new and creative ways.

$15/$48 FOR 4-CLASS CARD/$90 FOR 10-CLASS CARD

ONGOING CLASS

A PRACTICE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

Friday Movement & SoundMeditationFridays • 10:30 am – noon

Cynthia Winton-Henry

Cynthia doesn’t just play around, she plays like lifedepends on it. The co-founder and master teacherof InterPlay leads a meditative, fun-loving groupwith lots of room for stillness, body wisdompractices, and affirming community. Spend a goodlong time just listening to your own movement,stillness, voice, and silence. A great chance to tunein. Gather with others to share noticings and playwith a body wisdom practice to support your life.

$15/$48 FOR 4-CLASS CARD/$90 FOR 10-CLASS CARD

Full up-to-date details atwww.interplay.org

InterPlayce2273 Telegraph Avenue

(at 23rd Street a fewblocks from the 19th St.

Downtown OaklandBART station)

Info510/465-2797

info@interplay.org

www.interplay.org

Registerwith Visa, MC,

Discover, AMEX

510/465-2797

Fri & Sat • Nov 8 & 9, 20137:30 pm

On the edge, pushing the edge, over the edge?Who can tell?

If you are on “outlier” in some part of yourlife or have been branded asone, you may wonder.

Performance is its own kindof crazy—a kind of flyinghigh that we all long for.

Join the WING IT! crowdfor their unique blend ofdepth and humor as theyweave together dance, story,song and live music on thespot.

Expect to laugh!

$15/$10 IN ADVANCE

Crazy!InterPlayce2273 Telegraph AvenueOakland, CA 94612

(at 23rd Street a fewblocks from the 19th St.Downtown OaklandBART station)

Advance Ticketswith Visa, MC,Discover, AMEX

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WING IT!PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE

OCTOBER

10/24–11/14 • Thursdays • 11 am–12 pmHeavy BreathingPhil Porter

10/26 • Saturday • 9:30 am –4 pmDeepeningCoke Nakamoto

10/30 • Wednesday • 7 pmThe Science vs. Body WisdomSmackdownPhil Porter

NOVEMBER

11/3 • Sunday • 2-3:15 pmInterPlay Free SampleStephanie Pile

11/8 & 11/9 • Friday & Saturday • 7:30 pmCrazy!WING IT! Performance Ensemble

11/10 • Sunday • 3–5 pmPerforming The Book: “WarriorMotherSheila K Collins

11/11–12/14 • Mondays & a Friday & Saturday • 7-9 pmInterPlay Performance WorkshopPhil Porter

11/13 • Wednesday • 7 pmThe Human Sustainability CrisisPhil Porter

11/15–17 • Friday 7 pm–Sunday 4 pmSecrets of LeadingPhil Porter with Gretchen Wegner

11/20 • Sunday • 7-9 pmAn Introduction to Expressive ArtsTherapyShoshana Simons & Danielle Burnette

11/23 • Saturday • 9:30 am–4 pmDeepeningCoke Nakamoto

DECEMBER

12/1 • Sunday • 2–3:15 pmFree SampleStephanie Pile

12/4 • Wednesday • 7 pmBrains on the MovePhil Porter

12/14 • Saturday • 9:30 am - 4 pmDeepeningCoke Nakamoto

12/ 20–21 • Fri 7-9 pm & Sat 9:30 am–7:30 pmInterPlay Solstice Retreat: The FruitfulDarkCynthia Winton-Henry

ONGOING

Every Monday • 10:30-noonInterPlay for WomenAnnie Goglia • Bobbie Bolden

Every Tuesday • 6-7:30 pmInterPlay Tuesday playgroupGretchen Wegner

Every Thursday • 7-8:30 pmMen’s InterPlayJohn Diller & Connors McConville

Every Friday • 10:30 am – noonFriday Movement & Sound MeditationCynthia Winton-Henry

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Watch for additionalevents this fall!

Full up-to-date details atwww.interplay.org

UPDATED 10/25/13