Facilitators

Betsey Beckman, MM, is nationally acclaimed as a spirited dancer, storyteller, teacher of SpiritPlay and dancing Spiritual Director. With her extensive background in performance, movement therapy, ministry and InterPlay, she is regularly featured as artist/presenter at national conventions as well as local churches. Betsey’s publications include books, audio-cassettes and videos on embodied prayer and she offers the gift of playful improvisation whenever possible!

Christine Valters Paintner, PhD in Christian spirituality and has earned certificates in expressive arts training and spiritual direction formation.  She is an adjunct faculty at the School of Theology and Ministry, Seattle University and at the Loyola Univeristy New Orleans Ministry Extension Program. She is also the co-founder of Creating Space, a Seattle nonprofit dedicated to exploring the connections between spirituality, creativity, and the arts. Christine also works as a writer and artist, and a spiritual director and retreat leader who integrates the arts into her ministries.  Find out more about her work at her website http://abbeyofthearts.com/.