“My name is Abby and I’m a spoon player. I’m not fancy, I’ve just learned to puff my chest out a bit. Through a series of miscellaneous circumstances, I have come to be known as the “Spoon Lady” and I’ve enjoyed the ride.” ~ Abby the Spoon Lady, from spoonlady.com If you have seen her play, …Read More
Tag: Storytelling
Imagine a World Without Story ~ Carmen Deedy
“It is not that we will one day not know how to tell a story, but that one day we will no longer know how to listen to a story.” ~ Carmen Deedy The places where stories get told—person to person, human to human—are disappearing. Family dinners where stories are told at the end of …Read More
Embrace the Other ~ Storyteller Jan Blake
“The most important thing that I have discovered is that as a storyteller, my role is, fundamentally, to embrace the other.” ~ Jan Blake When the magical words “Once upon a time” are uttered, our minds open to the possibilities of seeing ourselves mirrored in the story. We see our dreams captured in the hero. …Read More
Rediscovering Play ~ Come play with us
Can you come out and play? Just show up at the Retreat Center of Hope Springs Institute, and let yourself be nurtured. Everything is included so you can relax – beautiful lodging surrounded by nature, gourmet meals, plenty of fun, and a Kindred Spirits Community. Rejuvenate with activities that stimulate creative expression in a community …Read More
Secret of Storytelling to Kids (and Adults)
“A person’s a person no matter how small.” ~ Dr. Seuss If there is anyone that speaks the language of children, it is Dr. Seuss. With stories like Green Eggs and Ham, the rhythm and cadence, the visual imagery, the silliness … everything also speaks to adults. Andy Offutt Irwin, a master storyteller, comedian, and …Read More
#29: Freedom Schools (Jim Gregory)
“That’s not going to happen, it hurt too much just to tell this one, I would never be able to tell the rest of the story.” Jim Gregory began to unravel his painful stories with the support of the oral Storytelling community, and he did manage to tell the rest of the story. As a …Read More
Healing Stories FGCU – Wed Apr 10, 2019
Healing Stories performed in the oral tradition by students of Integrated Studies “Storytelling as Healing” Course with Dr. Joel Ying Experience the power of story to heal, connect, and create community. #healingstoriesFGCU Wed Apr 10, 2019 Reception 5:30pm Stories 6pm – 7:30pm Cohen Center 247 Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) FREE and OPEN to the …Read More
#26: Storytelling as Medicine (Caren Neile)
In my expanded definition, “medicine” is anything that heals the body, mind, emotions, or spirit. As a physician, this includes the Western medications that I prescribe, but it goes beyond to include so much more. In every conversation, it is important to define the context and agree upon the definitions that we are using. Here …Read More
Narrative Medicine ~ Rita Charon
Narrative Medicine fortifies clinical practice with the narrative competence to recognize, absorb, metabolize, interpret, and be moved by the stories of illness. ~ Dr. Rita Charon With the age of science and objectivity applied to modern medicine, little space is left for empathy and emotions. “Just the facts” has become the litany that creates a …Read More
The Pendulum by Dwight Lyman Moody
The Pendulum There was once a pendulum waiting to be fixed on a new clock. It began to calculate how long it would be before the big wheels were worn out and its work was done. It would be expected to tick night and day, so many times a minute, sixty times that every hour, …Read More