After 13 weeks in a storytelling environment it is quite strange to be back home.
Enjoyable though.
I have not been writing as often as I thought I would. The experience at The International School of storytelling meant that there was a lot of homework, and we spent a lot of time swopping stories, preparing for storytelling evenings and for the final performance.
What did I get out of staying there for The Now of Storytelling?
Welll, a lot!
I learned many new stories.
I practiced performing in English.
I learned a lot about training and playing.
I had wonderful teachers.
I met a group of wonderful people whom I wish to stay in contact with.
I learned to set intentions and that sometimes the question is the answer! Thank you Roi.
I decided to tell the wondertale 'Jorinda and Joringel' for my final performance.
I struggled with it a lot, but it turned out alright.
I changed some things in the story, added a little of what I've learned from life, and that helped me.
In the beginning one of our teachers, Ashley Ramsden, said something like: You never know where or when during this course you'll hear a sentence, a word or a conversation, where you'll find the whole meaning of your stay here.
I had that experience two days before I left.
In telling my story I added something about the pain one can feel when missing somebody.
Next day I talked to a listener who told me, that exactly that had been a healing gift to her.
That kind of feedback is very important.
So I learned that when I truly speak from my heart the story can be a great gift.
Gifts are needed in the world, and I am looking forward to continue my work with storytelling as a healing art.
I am going back to the International School of Storytelling for more courses in spring 2011.
I have resigned from my job as a teacher, and I will from now on work full time on telling stories, help people in counselling through the gift of stories and continue to be available for whomever need help from my experience as a storyteller, counsellor and therapist.
With this I wish all readers a merry holiday season.
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Wonderful to read about your experience. Just listen trouly to your heart. Wow, thats the now!
ReplyDeleteI´ve also noticed that some special sentence or words will be the inportence for a particular listener, at a certain occation.
Allt the best for you!
Kære Marianne, tak for at du deler det med os. Fordi jeg kender nogen af dem, du taler om, virker det (lidt) som at være med. Jeg kan kun nikke genkendende til din erfaring. Lignende oplevelser har jeg heldigvis - og tak for det - også oplevet, ikke kun som mundtlig fortæller, men også som forfatter og terapeut, ja, i det hele taget, hvor man går og står og ikke har for travlt eller er fokuseret på noget andet samtidigt, men er der. Det er en stor kunst. Hatten af, kærlig hilsen og glædelig jul fra Ann Mari-
ReplyDeleteOg please: Nancy - hun skal jo have den engelske oversættelse af Monsterhæren, som mange syge danske børn og deres forældre har haft glæde af, og måske ku det også komme engelsktalende børn og deres forældre til hjælp. Een kunne håbe på det. Desværre er hun ikke medlem af Facebook.