BodyWise: Connect to the Wisdom Within Through Play

We'll invite the power & wisdom of play into our lives, building resilience to meet the beauty & complexity of life with more ease & grace. InterPlay is a powerful practice rooted in PLAY and CONNECTION from the inside-out! It invites us to play with our birthright - yes birthright - of word, song, storytelling, movement, dance and stillness. In simply playing, witnessing and noticing ourselves and one another, we begin to invite our innate body-wisdom to speak and offer insight. The practice of InterPlay invites more connection, ease, affirmation, joy and resilience into our lives. By engaging with the incremental and playful forms (practices) and tools (philosophies) of InterPlay we can make space for the deeply insightful to authentically silly. Through our playing together we can begin to imagine, embody and draw on play to navigate the beauty and complexity of life in these wild times. By playing in community, our personal and collective pearls-of-play-wisdom can enable us to create a more free, just, healthy and liberated existence for us all. During our play time together we will: • Invite the whole of ourselves to come and play - our inner child, sage, grump, clown, critiquer, dreamer, community weaver • Take the time to express what is alive within us through sound, word, story, movement, dance & stillness from the truly mundane to the remarkably extravagant • Share, witness and notice together in our playing • Release stress, rest & resource together • Connect with the land, listen and learn from her wisdom • Learn more about how to care of our bodies-spirits while working toward justice for all • Experience a sense of play and curiosity that we can keep attuning to & nurturing in our daily lives and communities Everyone is welcome to come play…. …we warmly welcome folx of all grooves and moves to come play. …feel too serious? Your hidden funny bone is welcome. …feel too shy? Your incremental self is welcome. …feel un-fun? Your exactly-as-you-are-ness is welcome. InterPlay is a practice that any body can do! No specific play or creative experience needed - your life experience is plenty! The workshop space is one that strives to be socially just and inclusive to all, taking into consideration diverse identities, desires and needs. THE DETAILS! Exchange • $55 deposit + Pay What You Can at the End • We welcome you to pay a deposit of $55 to reserve a spot. Based on your capacity and the value you feel you gained from the program you contribute more at the end • The true cost of the program between preparation & facilitation is $222 • We acknowledge that there are systemic barriers that impact people’s capacity to access programming that supports creativity, well-being, community connection, rest and play - particularly those who have been historically affected by social, political and economic inequity. No one turned away for lack of funds. Please contact natty by email to arrange an alternate exchange if needed: [email protected] • We seek a minimum of 12 participants for the workshop to proceed - otherwise we will postpone the workshop and reimburse those who have registered at full cost (eventbrite fees of $5 per ticket are non-refundable). So…if you are keen to play, recruit a friend & more! Refunds • Tickets are non-refundable, unless we can transfer your ticket to a friend of yours or someone on our waitlist. If someone can fill your spot - we will gladly issue a refund. Note that eventbrite fees are non-refundable. See ticket types for details. No refunds or ticket transfers after Nov 5. What to Bring Along • Your authentic self! • Comfortable clothes • Water bottle • Bring Your Own Lunch (BYOL) - healthy snacks & a variety of warm & fresh drinks will be provided About the Facilitator natty abdou (she/they) – I am in service to the well-being of all sentient life, supporting the embodiment of the sacred heart principles of the new paradigm in its emergence. As a community weaver, facilitator, reiki practitioner and creative soul, I nurture spaces for learning, play, artistic expression & ancestral healing – welcoming our collective body-wisdom to shine the way forward. www.weavingconnections.ca natty will be supported by the remarkable Bradley Daye - community leader, facilitator, storyteller - whose deeply playful, wise spirit is dedicated to nurturing cultures of belonging with care, curiosity and vibrancy. THE ORIGIN STORY InterPlay is a worldwide community of artist-activists who believe in the power of creative expression for community transformation. Developed over the last thirty-five years by Phil Porter and Cynthia Winton-Henry, InterPlay is a practice that teaches groups and individuals to tap into their artistic authority to connect to oneself, others and community. We also honour the many indigenous wisdom traditions that have been attuned to the wisdom of creative expression in and for community well-being for millenia. For more info about InterPlay visit www.interplay.org natty abdou danced her way into the InterPlay community in 2015 and has since had a quirky and wonderful journey as an InterPlay leader, supporting the millennials Arts & Social Change program, various Life Practice Programs, BIPOC Retreats and working as the Racial Equity & Transformation (RET) Committee Coordinator and serving on the board for 3 years. Having played in Canada, the USA, Egypt and Mexico, natty loves attuning to the brilliant, quirky body-wisdom that each community and land brings to the surface. Questions? Wondering if this is for you? Please email us at [email protected] or call/whatsapp @ 416.457.1060 and we’ll be happy to answer any questions!