OARS in the Water
Wednesday, April 23rd
7:00pm-8:30pm EDT
Hosted by Heather Forest & Nyanna Tobin
Theme: Generosity
Join us as we explore the many facets of generosity and celebrate the joys of giving and receiving.
“All flourishing is mutual” -Robin Wall Kimmerer, author & environmentalist
OARS in the Water is a facilitated Zoom gathering that meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm Eastern Time. The Healing Story Alliance’s OARS in the Water offers a community listening space in which to share the experiences and stories that have emerged in turbulent times. OARS co-hosts facilitate the evening and provide participants with a warm welcome and a meaningful theme, which we hope will be healing, supportive and inspiring.
Format: A typical 90-minute meeting consists of a 20-minute, theme-based opening, followed by 20 minutes in breakout rooms, and then we reassemble for a whole group conversation.
Admission is free, although donations are deeply appreciated and help support our programming. Your tax deductible donation can be made here:
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WE HAVE A NEW ZOOM LINK TO BOOKMARK:
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About our Hosts for April 23rd
Nyanna Susan Tobin is a seasoned storyteller. She always loved a good yarn or mystery. However after losing a daughter in childbirth, friend and storyteller, Maggie Pierce, shared a healing story over the phone. In her lilting Irish voice, she told Nyanna of a story she was given the previous night that was certainly meant for her ears. One small story, told with powerful love, inspired Nyanna to learn the art of oral tradition. One story led to another while she journeyed to find her own Story Magic. Today, she bookmarks short stories with small tunes and weaves with string on round hoops she bends from green branches. Nyanna steadfastly continues her practices of oral and gifting traditions. Her signature tale, “The Hermit and the Children” was published in “Spinning Tales, Weaving Hope,” 1992. Her sacred weavings, Hoops of Hope, dance in many windows worldwide.
Heather Forest, PhD, is an award-winning storyteller, author, musician, and organic farmer. A pioneer in the American storytelling renaissance, she has appeared in theatres, schools, literature conferences, and major storytelling festivals throughout the United States and abroad. She is the author of seventeen children’s books and recordings based on multicultural folktales. A modern-day bard, her dynamic fusion of original music, poetry, and the sung and spoken word brings multicultural folktales to life in the imagination of her listeners. She is President of the Board of Healing Story Alliance, Inc. She views storytelling as both a fine art and a powerful tool for positive social change.
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