Event

Wednesday Morning PlayGroup

Friends moving at the Friends Meetinghouse!
Barbra Wiener, Celia Swanson, Spruce Krause, Hannah Mitchell, Marty Roddy, and Heather Baradan
St. Paul, Minnesota
You know you wanna!
Wednesdays on-going 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Sustain your energy in the middle of the week with this dynamic, fun group of Players! We explore the forms in depth, experimenting and refining our Play. Juicy community!! We are lucky to be at the Friends Meetinghouse, and hope you will join us in that lovely, airy, sunny, spacious space. Doors open right at 10, or a couple of minutes before. Warm-up starts right at 10:15.
Cost: $10-$20 donation suggested (no one turned away for lack of funds)
To Register: Just show up! For info, contact any of the leaders. Contact info is below.
Venue
Twin Cities Friends Meetinghouse
1725 Grand Ave
St. Paul, Minnesota
Enter the side door (not the one on the porch). Park on street. The meeting room is on the first floor.
Leaders
Barbra Wiener
Barbra Wiener is an InterPlay leader in Minnesota. She has been involved with InterpPlay for 20 years and leads classes and playgroups in her beloved Twin Cities community. Barbra is a proud InterPlay board member She is visiting faculty leading InterPlay annually at HEART, an intensive immersion in integrative medicine for medical students. She has been involved with many forms of health and wellness throughout her career. She has an MA degree in human development, has worked as a Child Life Specialist at Children's Hospital, had a therapeutic massage practice, was the founder and director of the Women's Cancer Resource Center in Minneapolis and is a health and social justice activist. InterPlay allows her to combine all her passions in helping unlock the creative power within each body and within the group body of communities large and small.
Celia Swanson
612/385-9495
interplaytc.org

Hi! I am one of the many wonderful leaders for the Twin Cities' InterPlay community. You will find me at most of the PlayGroups happening, and am the usual leader in our Sunday night group, and share leadership on Wednesday mornings

I am a wildly happy, playful and energetic person, with much to offer anyone who wants to enter into a spirit of creative play with me!

I am also available to teach specialized workshops and courses, to provide ceremonial services, and to offer coaching in personalized sessions using InterPlay, including:

Life Coaching I help you figure out ways to move past the things that get in your way of what it is you want.)

Creative Writing

InterPlay singing and music making

InterPlay storytelling/Big Body Stories

Developing your artistic spirit (especially watercolor painting)

Spiritual development

Creative and intuitive healing, energy and body work

Positive body image practice

InterPlay performance skills

Improvised ritual and ceremony work

I can also customize any sort of workshop, class or personalized session you might want. Please contact me if you are interested in hiring me to lead a workshop, provide coaching, or to lead some ritual for your next celebration! (lipshacelia@yahoo.com) Let's PLAY!!
Spruce Krause
612/245-9920
Hannah Mitchell
612-388-1993
Marty Roddy
612/644-1744

Marty Roddy has been creating all his life: writing and telling stories, dancing, singing, creating connections with individuals and social movements and designing ritual for many types of communities and events. InterPlay allows him to combine all his passions in helping unlock the creative power within each body and within the GroupBody of communities large and small.

His formal education includes undergraduate work in Literature and Peace Studies at Clarke College, as well as graduate work in Theology and the Arts at United Seminary of the Twin Cities. He was introduced to InterPlay in 1996, is a Certified InterPlay Teacher offering many types of classes and workshops, and performs with SoulPlay Performance Ensemble.

As a teacher he shares an abundant heart and encouraging wisdom, knowing that all bodies are full of beauty and playful soul.

Heather Baradan
612-720-5379
Heather Baradan (aka Gigi) likes to say that she works in "The Joy Department". She is a life-long student and teacher of many healing modalities, including laughter, play, spiritual deepening and flu shots.
Her final paper for her bachelor's degree in religion was on Earth-Based Spirituality.
For her doctorate in pharmacy, it was on the "best medicine" - LAUGHTER!
And for InterPlay it was... wait... no final paper required!
Just prepare for Joy!