Transformational Storytelling

Diving Deeply - Dancing with Death
2021-03-16 12:30 - 14:00, 2021-03-23 12:30 - 14:00, 2021-03-30 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom

Diving Deeply into Stories - 8 weeks
2021-03-22 18:00 - 19:30 | https://transformationalstorytelling.org/event/diving-deeply-into-stories-8-weeks/2021-03-22/
This class gives storytellers and non-storytellers the tools to uncover and explore the deeper
meanings found in traditional narratives. Exploring stories from Hungary, Nigeria, South
Africa, Egypt, Eastern Europe, and India, students begin by dissecting stories, their symbols
and metaphors. After uncovering the first “obvious” set of meanings, they then consider
alternative storylines and impacts. Students will find meanings below the surface that often
affect the listener – and the storyteller – without their awareness.
Co-taught with Jim Brulé & Sara Armstrong
Note: Students who wish will be able to present one of the class’ stories in a Showcase
event.

Diving Deeply into Stories - 8 weeks
2021-03-29 18:00 - 19:30 | https://transformationalstorytelling.org/event/diving-deeply-into-stories-8-weeks/2021-03-29/

Diving Deeply: The Power of Names
2021-04-06 12:30 - 13:00, 2021-04-13 12:30 - 13:00, 2021-04-20 12:30 - 13:00, 2021-04-27 12:30 - 13:00 | Zoom
Fred Mindlin and Maggid Jim Brulé explore personal and traditional stories about the power of names: names that are hidden, proclaimed, and changed. Come prepared to learn about the power of names – including your own! – and how that power is shared through storytelling. Tickets range from $15 – $70; more info and registration at https://transformationalstorytell.simpletix.com/e/65563

Diving Deeply: The Mabinogion
2021-05-04 12:00 - 13:30, 2021-05-11 12:00 - 13:30, 2021-05-18 12:00 - 13:30, 2021-05-25 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
In this class, we will enter the flourishing forest of the Mabinogion, that Welsh story cycle of transformation, wandering, and repair of the relations between ourselves and the Otherworld. We will encounter a cauldron of re-birth, women who transform themselves into animals, a wandering king, and a horse-goddess who cannot be caught. The classes will be led by Jay Leeming and Maggid Jim Brulé. Come prepared to relate to these beings through our hearts and bodies as well as our minds, learning to find them both in the world and in ourselves and perhaps to catch a glimmer of the wild transformations they offer us.
Jay Leeming is a poet and storyteller who in response to Covid-19 told fifty stories online over ten weeks during the spring of 2020. He enjoys connecting the wild river of poetry to the earth-based stories humans have carried in their voices for the last ten thousand years, bringing these stories alive through the Crane Bag Storytelling podcast. He is the author of Miracle Atlas (Writers and Books, 2011) and Dynamite on a China Plate (Backwaters Press, 2006), and the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Recordings and more information about his work can be found at www.JayLeeming.com.
Maggid Jim Brulé is a transformational storyteller, and the founder of the Transformational Storytelling school, of which this program is a part. Jim also works with organizations and communities to bring the power of storytelling to healing the fractures which so often divide us around race, class, faith tradition, and culture.

Using Stories to Build Connections – and Community
2021-05-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Please join me as I host Congregation Beit Simchat Torah’s Lunch and Learn on 26 May at noon Eastern. My topic is “Using Stories to Build Connections – and Community”, and you can learn more here: https://cbst.org/content/lunch-learn

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Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) is a vibrant spiritual community and a progressive voice within Judaism. Founded in 1973, CBST attracts and welcomes gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender, queer and straight individuals and families who share common values. Passionate, provocative, and deeply Jewish, CBST champions a Judaism that rejoices in diversity, denounces social injustice wherever it exists, and strives for human rights for all people.

Three Wishes - A Concert of Stories
2021-06-13 12:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
We would like to invite you to join us for a concert of stories with Maja Bumberák and Jim Brulé. At this storytelling event we will share stories and songs from different cultures and religions.

There will also be space to reflect on the stories, to play and connect with each other. We would also like to introduce you to the Multifaith Transformational Storytelling School, which reopens in October 2021. Come, listen to the stories and join us in the explorations.

See our trailer to the event at: https://vimeo.com/548371066

Register at https://tinyurl.com/XformConcert

Admission $0-$15.

Diving Deeply: “We Are All Related”
2021-07-06 12:00 - 13:30, 2021-07-13 12:00 - 13:30, 2021-07-20 12:00 - 13:30, 2021-07-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
In this class, we will begin by sharing an overview of the multitude of Native American cultures that existed before the European colonization. Stories were and still are at the core of our lives. We will work with stories from different traditions, and then look at the “bones” of the stories and their evolution.
The classes will be led by Hears Crow and Maggid Jim Brulé. Come prepared to relate to these beings through our hearts and bodies as well as our minds, learning to find them both in the world and in ourselves and perhaps to catch a glimpse of the deeper journeys they offer us.
You can register and get more information here: https://www.simpletix.com/e/we-are-all-related-four-classes-tickets-71102
The Diving Deeply series invites participants to explore stories rich in metaphor and mystery, seeking meanings below the surface that often elude the listener. Participants will delve deeply into the stories, discovering in their images both surface meanings as well as deeper patterns; we will also consider alternative tellings and pathways, seeking there a key to our relationship with the unseen forces at work both in stories and in our lives.
Hears Crow Nootauau Kaukontuoh, “she hears the crow”, is a woman of the Eastern Woodlands. She lives her life in the tradition of the Nanhigganêuck, the people known today as the Narragansett. She is a Storyteller of Longhouse Tales, told in many different ways including Native Sign Language, call and response, as well as other traditional styles. As a ‘kuhkootomwehteâen’ (one who shares knowledge) with thirty-five plus years of telling in these different styles, she brings forth the culture of the Longhouse People through their stories.
Maggid Jim Brulé is a transformational storyteller, and the founder of the Transformational Storytelling school, of which this program is a part. Jim also works with organizations and communities to bring the power of storytelling to healing the fractures which so often divide us around race, class, faith tradition, and culture.

Welcoming the Other
2021-12-12 12:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
This powerful and highly interactive workshop inspires appreciation of and engagement with the “Other.”
After some foundational instruction – and a story or two! – we dive into a carefully crafted, interactive experience of creating a personalized story about being “the other.” Small group dialogue and sharing are integrated into every step of the workshop.
All that is required is a sheet of paper, a pen or pencil, and an open heart.
Limited reduced price tickets available.
Register here: https://www.simpletix.com/e/welcoming-the-other-tickets-81908

Stories from Jewish Culture
2022-02-06 10:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
Join eight accomplished Jewish storytellers from around the world for this free program! This is part of the Chennai Storytelling Festival 2022. Register via email at info@storytellinginstitute.org

Stories of the Baal Shem Tov
2022-02-13 09:30 - 22:30 | Zoom
Join Maggid Jim Brulé as he recounts some of the stories of this amazing Jewish mystic – the Baal Shem Tov. Controversial in his day, he is now studied and admired by people from many faiths and traditions. Please join us for this free program! This is part of the Chennai Storytelling Festival 2022. Register via email at info@storytellinginstitute.org

Exploring Death and Grief Through Storytelling
2022-02-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
Part of the Chennai Storytelling Festival 2022
Led by Rebecca Lemaire and Jim Brulé
Register via email at info@storytellinginstitute.org

Grief and Loss
2022-03-08 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-03-15 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-03-22 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-03-29 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-04-05 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-04-12 12:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Join us on this six-week program focusing on grief and loss. We will look at stories that explore ways in which we may move between the living and the dead, embrace grief, and transform loss. Participants will engage with the stories through creative writing, meditations, sharing, and exercises, in groups and individually. The final week will provide an opportunity for participants to share their own creations with the group.
The six-week session meets at Noon Eastern US / 6 pm European time for two hours. Adjustments will be made for Daylight Savings Time.
Class size is limited to 15 to ensure the best experience. The fee is $120 USD, with a limited number of reduced spots at $60 USD. Supporters can pay $150 USD to help fund the reduced spots; in gratitude, Rebecca and Jim will schedule a special hour for supporters following the conclusion of the program.
Part of the “Journey into Dying and Living” series, where we explore Dying and Living through storytelling, creative exercises, and meditations.
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Rebecca Lemaire is a versatile Belgian-British storyteller and is currently based in the South of Spain. She has performed and given workshops at international festivals, in a prison, yoga schools, Tibetan monasteries, theatres, and libraries. She tells stories about grief and death to open the conversation and help with healing. She is a Reiki healer and is an active participant in the group ‘Vivir y Morir’ in Spain, in which the taboo about death is overcome through discussions, practical and spiritual preparation, movies, poetry, and stories. In Spain, she gives introductory courses in storytelling skills for teenagers and adults in person and online. She often uses sound (Indian flute, kalimba, voice and frame drum) to give depth to the stories she tells.
www.rebeccalemaire.com www.holisticwellbeinginternational.com
Maggid Jim Brulé is a transformational storyteller, death doula, Reiki healer, and the founder of Transformational Storytelling, of which this series is a part. He also works with organizations and communities to bring the power of storytelling to healing the fractures which so often divide us around race, class, faith tradition, and culture. Jim believes that the right story told in the right way with an open heart can heal wounds and change lives.

Twisted Tales
2022-04-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom
I’m excited to perform in Better Said Than Done’s #storytellingshow “Twisted Tales: Dual stories interwoven,” on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 8:00pm ET/ 5:00pm PT.

If you miss it live, you can watch the replay.
$15 Suggested/$5 Minimum

Proceeds split between storytellers.

https://www.bettersaidthandone.com/2022/03/09/twisted-tales/
