OARS in the Water: What Calls to You?

OARS in the Water

September 11, 2024
7:00pm-8:30pm EDT
Hosted by Elisa Pearmain & Yvonne Young
Theme: What Calls to You?

Life changing journeys, whether they take us far from home, or into our internal landscapes often begin with a call. Maybe it’s an inner longing that grows until it cannot be repressed, or a happenstance experience that veers us off in a new life changing direction. Maybe that call is still inside us like a seed ready for water. Elisa and Yvonne will share stories and invite you to explore and share your own.

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’ll gather via Zoom. Here is the NEW link:

About our Hosts for September 11th

Yvonne Young taught elementary school for thirty years. In the early 80’s she took a storytelling class from a Storyteller who did an Artist in the Schools week at her school. One thing led to another, and she did an interdisciplinary Master’s degree at the Univ. of Oregon focusing on storytelling. Afterwards she taught Storytelling for Teachers through the U of O Continuation Center. Yvonne served a number of years as Oregon State Liaison to NSN, and received an Oracle Award for Leadership and Service in 2004.

Elisa Pearmain has been telling stories professionally since 1987, and always with a penchant for the many healing benefits of story. She is the award-winning author of 52 Wisdom Tales from Around The World, Once Upon a Time: Storytelling to Teach Character and Prevent Bullying, and the double CD Forgiveness: Telling Our Stories in New Ways. Elisa is also a Psychotherapist in private practice, is on the Advisory Board of the Healing Story Alliance and is chair of the HSA Programming Committee.