Wednesday of Family Camp week is “do whatever you want” day, capped by a sandcastle contest and an evening barbecue on the beach. In the morning hours, Family Campers went off in all directions: to 20-mile bike rides, to trout fishing, to boat trips on the lake, and whatever else took their fancy. In the afternoon, the sandcastle contest began. MPC youth…

Today began with the second day of our morning program with Melinda McLain. While yesterday had been mostly about general body awareness, the bulk of today’s session was about hands. First we were invited to move our own hands in a focused, yet free-flowing fashion, as a way of becoming more aware of our own movements. Next, we tried ‘hand dancing’ with…

When we gathered this morning for the first day of the program, we were met by tie-dye letters spelling out “Welcome to Playspace”. Our presenter, Melinda McClain of Interplay (shown at right), was setting a tone: be ready to be experimental, playful, even goofy. Throughout the morning, she led us through various intriguing, active, and often strange exercises to help us get…

Hello from Lake Tahoe! School is out, summer is here, which means it’s time for MPC Family Camp. In case you don’t know much about MPC Family Camp, here’s the quick version: for over 20 years, a large number of MPC members and friends have gathered for a week at Camp Richardson in South Lake Tahoe. Typically, we have a morning program…