After receiving a set of Joanna Powell Colbert’s Gaian Tarot I’ve enjoyed her occasional newsletters that arrive in my inbox. Today’s led me to a post of her’s from last year about hosting a winter solstice story circle. In it she has one of my favourite quotes about the power of story from Christina Baldwin: Story […]
This from Bob Stilger in the Art of Hosting community: Several days ago, in Montreal, we held a one day workshop using stories from Japan’s disaster area as fuel for a conversation about thrivability in Montreal. Several things were key to the event’s success. One was that we brought beauty into the center. As we […]
Excited for this week as I’m helping some friends with a conference, stepping into the role of Host and Master Theme Weaver. I’ll also be hosting a session that will combine elements of Storycatching, Anecdote Circles, Collective Story Harvest and a group chalk-talk inspired flip chart harvest. Can’t wait to see how it goes and […]
One of the delightful improv games I learned at the Applied Improv Network Conference was Portkey. I found it to be a simple way to tap into the storyteller in each of us and I can see it fitting in beautifully in ‘getting to know you/relationship building’ intro activities. Gratitude to Chris Sams for sharing […]
At my uncle’s last night; a gathering of family from far and wide (the second time in just over two weeks) to celebrate my Auntie Sylvia’s life. As more and more people arrived to give hugs, enjoy food and settle in some of us moved downstairs where it was cooler; plunked in comfy chairs, loveseats […]
The folks at Anecdote reminded me of this story: An American businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish. “How long it […]