Stories have been with us since the very beginning of humanity when we gathered around the fire to listen to myths of creation to connect us with our inner selves, our clan and the universe. Stories have accompanied us through dark times, of war and plague and they ca also accompany us to talk about Death and demystify the taboo around it.
In this workshop, we explore Death, through a story.
- We will look at the background to the story
- We discuss the taboo around death in our society.
- We explore the issues and feelings within the group around talking about death
- We explore the image of death
- We step into the story through roleplay or visualization
- We explore the characters and the symbolic language to see what they may reveal
- We look at creative ways of working with the story with our clients
- We open a dialogue up between life and death
- We discuss the importance of preparing for death
- We dance symbolically with Death
This workshop is experiential, and participants may be invited to volunteer for some of the activities.
We may be doing expressive drawing and creative writing, so please have some paper and coloured pencils or crayons available. If possible, have a candle available as well.
Course Content
Presenter
Jennifer Ramsay is a professional storyteller. She has told stories in more than 2,000 events and trained hundreds of people in the ancestral art of storytelling. She works with story medicine in private practice and as a group facilitator in unique workshops, weaving stories into Nature Based Art Therapy, Gestalt therapy, Symbolic Psychodrama and Embodiment work.
She has a degree in Biological Sciences and is part of the global network of Earth Storytellers. The rhythms of nature are very present as she incorporates the Celtic wheel of the year and the lunar cycles into her work.
She is the founder of Story Arte, a centre for Art Therapy and Storytelling in the village where she lives, in the foothills near Madrid.
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