Transformational Storytelling

Transformational Storytelling class
2019-03-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Christian guest faculty: Rev. Jim Kerr-Whitt

"End of Life" - Screening and Panel Discussion
2019-03-03 13:30 - 17:00 | Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving Ave, Syracuse, NY, 13210, United States
Special Screening of Documentary End of Life

End of Life, a documentary film that was nominated for the 2018 European Film Awards, will be shown Sunday, March 3, at 2 p.m. in Room NAB 4414B of Upstate Medical University’s Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving Avenue, Syracuse. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and reception with the filmmakers, Paweł Wojtasik and John Bruce. The panel will include members of the Syracuse-area hospice, medical, spiritual and social justice communities. The event is free and open to the public.

Wojtasik and Bruce trained to be end-of-life doulas and documented many hours of their interactions with the five people featured in the film, who were each at various stages in the process of dying.

The 2018 New York Film Festival writes, “John Bruce and Paweł Wojtasik’s radiant film takes a respectful and serenely composed look at the very activity, the actual work, of dying for five individuals: Sarah Grossman, the spiritual teacher Ram Dass, Carol Virostek, Doris Johnson, and the artist, writer, and performer Matt Freedman. This is not a film of rhetoric but of concentrated and sustained attention to an area of experience at which we all arrive but from which the living flinch. Bruce and Wojtasik are tuned to a very special and extraordinarily delicate wavelength as artists, and they create a rare form from the silences, the incantatory repetitions, the mysterious repeated gestures, and the communions with the mystery of being enacted by the dying.”

Free parking will be available in the Irving Ave Garage and the Hillside lot. Visit http://parking.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Pad-Map-North-Master-September-2018.pdf for a parking map that also identifies the location of Weiskotten Hall. The film is closed captioned. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided for the panel discussion and the reception.

Co-sponsors for this event include the Zen Center of Syracuse, Upstate Medical University’s Spiritual Care Center, the Consortium for Culture and Medicine, SU’s Aging Studies Institute, Hendricks Chapel, the Contemplative Collaborative, and the Burton Blatt Institute’s Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach Initiative. Media sponsor is WRVO Public Media.

About the film

Leo Goldsmith of Artforum writes, “the filmmakers become not merely observers but caregivers—embedded, and in one scene literally in bed, with their subjects. In this way, the End of Life subtly breaches the boundaries between documentary modes, the real and the fantastic, with a style that alternates (and sometimes collapses) the immediacy of the Sensory Ethnography Lab’s films with a cosmic, even comic surrealism.”

More about the film at www.endoflifeproject.com

About the Co-Sponsors:

The Zen Center of Syracuse offers the profound yet simple practice of meditation to people from all walks of life, thereby making this community a more compassionate and caring place. https://www.zencenterofsyracuse.org/

The Spiritual Care Center of Upstate Medical University provides spiritual support to patients and families in times of crisis and change of health condition. http://www.upstate.edu/spiritualcare/index.php

The Consortium for Culture and Medicine (CCM) is a cooperative interdisciplinary program of Le Moyne College, SUNY Upstate Medical University, and Syracuse University. http://www.upstate.edu/ccm/

The Aging Studies Institute is an all-university institute that coordinates and promotes aging- related research, training, and outreach at Syracuse University. https://asi.syr.edu/

Hendricks Chapel is the diverse religious, spiritual, ethical and cultural heart of Syracuse University that connects people of all faiths and no faith through active engagement, mutual dialogue, reflective spirituality, responsible leadership and a rigorous commitment to social justice. http://hendricks.syr.edu/

Syracuse University’s Contemplative Collaborative supports students, faculty and staff who engage in contemplative practices, as well as teaching strategies, scholarly research, and discourse surrounding these practices, with the goal of cultivating focused attention in ways that foster insight and deepen understanding of complex issues.http://hendricks.syr.edu/services-and- initiatives/contemplative-collaborative.html

The Burton Blatt Institute’s Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach creates and advances interdisciplinary, intersectional educational programs, research and pedagogy focused on disability justice, identities, cultures and studies. http://bbi.syr.edu/projects/OIPO/index.html

WRVO Public Media is a non-profit, non-commercial, multi-platform news and information service for residents of central and northern New York state and a member station of NPR. https://www.wrvo.org/

Personal Digital Storytelling
2019-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
Do you have a story that means a lot to you? A family legacy, a crisis survived, a moment when you started seeing things differently? Enroll in our six-week online class!
Personal Digital Storytelling provides you with the tools and techniques necessary to tell that story – using your own voice, along with pictures and sounds – in a digital form lasting less than five minutes!
The fee for all six sessions is $200. Your satisfaction is guaranteed: if you’re not completely satisfied after two classes, your fee will be refunded – no questions asked!

Please register here for this exciting opportunity.

Personal Digital Storytelling provides you with the tools and techniques necessary to tell that story – using your own voice, along with pictures and sounds – in a digital form lasting less than five minutes!
Based on techniques developed for over twenty-five years, you’ll be guided through the creation, narration, and audio/visual embellishment of your story for maximum impact. Don’t be mistaken – this is challenging work! But the rewards are great, and you’ll have learned how to render story after story going forward.
Free temporary use of a robust digital editing platform is provided. Come prepared with the idea of a story you’d love to tell, and participate via a PC, Mac or Chromebook. Working online in a small group, you’ll not only craft your own story but share in the experience with a small number of other digital storytellers.

Storytelling
2019-02-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Barnes & Noble, 3454 Erie Blvd E, Syracues, NY, 13210, United States

Multifaith Study Group
2019-02-26 14:30 - 16:00, 2019-02-12 14:30 - 16:00 | Loyola Jesuit Residence
A closed multi-faith study group including members of the Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim faiths.

Collaborative Storytelling
2019-02-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Our monthly online meeting to discuss the pragmatics of storytelling. All storytellers welcome – contact me for an invitation!

CNY Storytellers Guild
2019-02-24 14:00 - 15:30 | Community Library of Dewitt and Jamesville, 5110 Jamesville Road, Dewitt, NY, 13078, United States
Join the CNY Storytellers for their monthly meeting. Storytellers of all levels of experience and expertise will be able to share their stories, receive constructive feedback, and share tips and tricks of the storyteller’s life. Regular topics such as discovering, creating, refining, and telling stories are discussed.

Transformational Storytelling class
2019-02-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
“Short Stories of Jesus”

Transformational Storytelling class
2019-02-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
T’shuvah / Repentance

Virtual Storytellers Guild
2019-02-10 20:30 - 22:00
Sponsored by National Storytelling Network

Transformational Storytelling class
2019-02-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Jewish / Muslim stories

Ethics and Storytelling
2019-02-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Working group to determine code of ethics for transformational storytellers. By invitation only.

World Interfaith Harmony Assembly
2019-02-04 18:30 - 21:30 | Southern Missionary Baptist Church, 3143 Midland Ave, Syracuse, NY, 31205, United States

CNY Storytellers Guild
2019-01-27 14:00 - 15:30 | Community Library of Dewitt and Jamesville, 5110 Jamesville Road, Dewitt, NY, 13078, United States
Our monthly meeting to share stories, tips, tricks, and otherwise connect storytellers to their audience! Open to both storytellers and audience members!
Free, but registration required.

Intro to Transformational Storytelling
2019-01-21 19:00 - 20:30
The fundamentals of transformational storytelling: what makes certain stories transformational, how our neural systems adapt, and how they are uniquely suited to receive and tell stories. We also examine the place of these stories within various spiritual traditions, and the value of viewing transformation from a variety of perspectives.
This is a free class, and a pre-requisite for the full Transformational Storytelling program.
Please register below. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us!
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The Maggidut of Social Transformation
2019-01-20 09:30 - 11:00 | Temple Beth Emeth, 52 Mt Sinai Ave S, Mt Sinai, NY, 11766, United States
Maggidut is the art of telling stories in a way that spiritually (or otherwise) transforms the audience. Drawing on stories from Africa, Nepal, and Eastern Europe, we will look at the way that a story gains the power to transform, not merely entertain.

Storytelling and Music at the Funkhouse
2019-01-19 19:00 - 21:00
Join Martha Trachtenberg and me at the Funkhouse in Westbury, Long Island, NY for an evening of stories, music, and open hearts. Actual time and other details to be provided soon.

Storytelling for Interfaith Dialogue
2019-01-12
A six-congregation interfaith workshop I am leading in Danville, CA.

Advanced Digital Storytelling Facilitation
2019-01-07 - 2019-01-11
Attending this StoryCenter workshop.

Storytelling Jamboree
2018-12-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Temple Concord, 450 Kimber Rd, Syracuse, NY, 13224, United States
Come hear storytellers from a variety of backgrounds tell spiritual, transformational, engaging tales!
Snacks and beverages will be available, of course!
Please register (Free!) via FaceBook or here: https://goo.gl/forms/rt87W29Z24N8WyrD3
Thanks!

Practice
2018-12-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
For advanced students who will be storytelling at the retreat. Intro students are invited to attend.

Practical Storytelling
2018-12-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2018-11-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
A session on the practicalities of storytelling. Students tell and critique their stories…

Wrestling with Spiritual Stories
2018-11-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
When told properly, spiritual stories challenge our accepted secular experiences. We will look at the ways that spiritual storytelling operates, and its effect on the listener, the teller, and the story.

Mussar / Ethics
2018-11-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
With guest ethicist Maggidah Rabbi Devorah Smith, we will highlight the ethical standards required of maggidut – Transformational Storytelling.

Stories in Talmud
2018-11-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
The Talmud is more than just the expanded set of laws and procedures developed to maintain post-Temple Judaism: it is rich with aggadot – lessons in story form. We will explore the most famous of these.

Jewish Folklore
2018-11-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Judaism has a rich folklore from around the world. Folktales from places other than Eastern Europe are explored.

Telling Stories
2018-11-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
A storyteller doesn’t read stories, nor recite from memory, but adapts the telling to each audience. The first techniques of truly telling stories are learned here.

Persuasive Storytelling
2018-11-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Transformational storytelling is much more than telling folk tales; it is about enabling and encouraging change. The intersection between transformational and persuasive storytelling is explored.
