InterPlay is:

• is devoted to fun
• helps adults recover a spirit of play
• emphasizes the power of affirmation
• honors the wisdom of the body
• uses easy, incremental forms
• values and creates community
• is a practice that any body can do
• creates art from life- solo,partner,group play
• brings body, mind, heart and spirit together!
There are InterPlay communities in 40 cities around the world, and now NASHVILLE!

InterPlay is an easy path to an embodied life through affirmation, community and play!

* InterPlay is a system of ideas and practices - things to do and new ways to think. It was created by Cynthia Winton-Henry and Phil Porter, who have worked together as teachers, performers, writers and philosophers for twenty years. InterPlay allows us to bring all parts of ourselves together-body, mind, heart and spirit, and to access our unique body wisdom.

* InterPlay values and creates community. We are not only individual bodies, but we are connected at a deeply physical level as well. We gain support, information and energy from others. InterPlay teaches people how to be embodied leaders and creative followers. It explores the physicality of relationships and how we can have individual fullness in community.

* InterPlay uses easy, incremental forms based in movement, voice, story and stillness. Through a progression of activities, participants explore possibilities and choices-what comes naturally, what is more difficult, what is my range, what are my boundaries? Through action and reflection, we learn about our power and potential.

* InterPlay is accessible to people of all ages and abilities. It requires no previous experience or training, respects the limitations and celebrates the possibilities of each body. Willingness is probably the most important quality to bring to the experience. It incorporates the observations and learnings of all participants and promotes physical, emotional and spiritual health.

* InterPlay provides a way to process the huge amounts of information we take into our bodies everyday and invites us to explore important issues in new and creative ways. InterPlay provides the forms, our lives are the content as we explore together common human themes such as- relationships, trust, fear, peace, family, sexuality, hope, money, relationships, etc.

* InterPlay builds confidence in our bodies and provides a refreshing alternative to unrealistic cultural images of physical attractiveness and fitness. InterPlay encourages us to be comfortable and confident in our physicality and explore all the wonderful things our bodies can do. We realize that even within whatever limitations we experience, there are still an infinite number of possibilities.

* InterPlay emphasizes the power of affirmation for positive growth and change. We choose a context of ease and enjoyment rather than critique and struggle.

* InterPlay is devoted to fun and helps adults recover the spirit of play-- that profound process of using one's inner resources to interact with and enjoy the world. We don't return to being children, but bring our entire lives into our play as adults-- play that is complex and surprising, full of laughter and profound beauty. Insight and wisdom flow from such play!