AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING FROM MARCH 2010

'A storyteller can serve as a bridge between story and listener, weariness and inspiration, between individual people or different groups.  When we listen with open hearts to one another and tell stories to lift up the spirit, storytelling is a powerful form of  peace and reconciliation in action.’

How does storytelling create community or help resolve conflict? Where do we find stories that inspire and help build a hopeful future? How much is it the story and how much the tellers’ intention that brings peace and reconciliation?

This workshop is for those interested in working with peace, reconciliation and storytelling from whatever background and/or those with some experience of storytelling who want to move in this direction. The workshop covers:

Storyteller-Peace maker
-What capacities need to be developed.
-Dissolving unhelpful beliefs.
-Reflection, meditation, quiet.

Stories
- Different ways to work with folk/personal story.
-Technique/feedback

Sharing
-Projects:what you are already doing/future visions
-Storytelling evening. All are invited to prepare a story to share on the theme.

Course Leader:Angela Knowles
With the support of the Scottish Arts Council, the Scottish Storytellers Network, Bible Society and the Edinburgh Interfaith Counsel Angela has created storytelling projects for schools and faith communities proving how well storytelling can build relationship and feed the soul. Since the late 80’s Angela has led courses and performed in the UK and internationally with song, story and clowning.

This workshop is available to book from May 2010. It runs from 1/2 a day to 2 days.