Dancing with Death VII
Storytelling, Creativity and Ritual to talk about Death and connect with Life
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Dancing with Death Dancing with Life: Storytelling, Creativity and Rituals to talk about Death and connect with Life
In this course we are going to explore the theme of death through stories, art therapy and rituals.
It is for anyone who feels the call to be able to talk about death in a natural way. It would be of special interest to storytellers, counsellors, therapists and other people in the caring profession, in education or in any other related walk of life.
Throughout the course I will be sharing pearls of wisdom from my 20 years of telling stories professionally and working with art therapy, eco therapy and psychodrama in a variety of situations.
The course is planned to take place over a 7-week period. Once a week there will be a virtual 'live' session via Zoom which will be recorded. You will have unlimited access to all the material.
You will explore
- First memories of Death
- A multi-cultural selection of stories connected with death.
- Different cultural attitudes to death
- Images of Death
- End of (this) Life Planning
- Preparation of end-of-life celebration and playlist.
- The Art of Dying
- After Death Experiences
- The after life
- Different cultural attitudes to dead bodies
- Preparing a life story
- The Tree of Memories
- How to prepare a goodbye ritual and an altar
Contents
- Wisdom stories
- Storytelling
- Life storytelling
- The Art of Swedish death cleansing
- Expressive Arts therapies
- Visualization exercises
- Creation of a legacy box or legacy doll
- Creation of a memory tree
- Goodbye, releasing ritual
Details
- The next course starts on Wednesday the 6th November 2024.
- There are 7 live sessions via Zoom on the following dates: Wednesday 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th November and 4th, 11th, 18th December 2024
- Time: 16- 18 (CET) 15-17 UK time
- The live Zoom sessions will be recorded and will be available on the platform after the session.
- Supplementary material, including recordings of the stories will be posted on the platform and you will have unlimited access to this.
Your Instructor
I’m a professional storyteller and I train people in the ancestral art of storytelling. I work with story medicine in private practice and as a group facilitator in unique workshops, weaving storytelling with my training in Art Therapy, Gestalt therapy, Psychodrama and Embodied Dance and Movement therapies. I also offer these online.
I have a degree in Biological Sciences and am part of the global network of Earth Storytellers. The rhythms of nature are very present in my work as I celebrate the Celtic wheel of the year and the lunar cycles. My creativity is inspired in the dawn of civilization, when we gathered around the fire to listen to myths of creation to connect us with our inner selves, our clan and the universe.
I am presently undergoing training in the ways of the Druids with OBOD (the Order of the Bards, Ovates & Druids). I am also training to be a funeral celebrant with River Jones in the School of Celebrancy
I am the founder of Story Arte, a centre for Art Therapy and Storytelling in the village where I live, in the foothills near Madrid.
Please visit my website for further information: www.storyarte.com