Join us for our semi-annual Spiritual Storytelling Jamboree, now held over Zoom! Twice a year, students from the Transformational Storytelling program are joined by guest faculty and alumni to share stories of spirituality from a wide variety of different traditions. This year, we will have storytellers from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Indigenous, Jewish, Muslim, and other […]

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. […]

A workshop designed to train individuals who would like to adapt and facilitate “Welcoming the Other” for their own communities. We look at the origins of the workshop, the key components of preparation and design, how to fit a community-specific issue to the model, and challenges of conducting the workshop online. You must have completed […]

What makes a story "transformational?" Is it the story? The way it's told? The way it's received? The simple answer is yes. However, a lot goes into creating a transformational storytelling experience: understanding how people learn and grow; understanding the neuroscience of stories; opening ourselves to the deeper meanings that swirl between storyteller, audience, and […]