by Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD. Major life shifts, including the curing of disease1, do occur following transformative spiritual experiences2. Spirituality has been defined as those aspects of human striving that relate to God, the Divine, the Universe or Largest Whole, Higher Beings, and/or those things that we have construed to be sacred. Spirituality is a […]
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Do you have experience developing storytelling skills to convey a connection to the natural world? Do you have a unique way of evaluating what’s at stake for all as the climate changes? Are you ready to share your process, techniques, and lessons learned with others? Share your expertise with the storytelling world in a Workshop, Panel Discussion, or Master Class.
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If you don’t want to produce a Showcase, you can still submit a story or story idea for possible inclusion in the NSN Showcases. Share your story, or collection of shorter stories, relevant to Eco-Justice, Action, & Hope here!
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We want your help to find our next Keynote speaker. Do you know someone who could address the role of storytelling in informing people about the connections between climate change and social justice, and motivating listeners to take action? If so, please nominate them here!
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by Karla Huntsman When I was growing up, and even in my college years, before I answered a question in a classroom, I pre-planned exactly what I was going to say and when I answered, carefully followed the script in my head, little noting reactions of fellow class members. There was a great deal of
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by Gini Cunningham-Baefsky Recipient NSN Spotlight Grant If you ask any De Anza, Pinole Valley or Hercules High School Interact Service Club student what their most important educational experience has been to date, they are likely to tell you (in unison), ‘the Bay Area Storytelling Festival Study Trip’. Not only is it the best field
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Fringe organizers: Barbara Schutzgruber, Loren Niemi, and Mary Hamilton Fringe Performance Opportunity July 11-14, 2024 at the Dumas Bay Centre – Seattle, Washington Submission is Now Closed – Drawing is Sunday, Dec 17th at 3 pm CST Link for Drawing: https://zoom.us/j/92179415383?pwd=OG1reWR6RUo3RkNZU0xDbEVsNUUxUT09 The Fringe @ the NSN is back IN PERSON for its 16th Season! Explore
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NSN has contracted with three housing options located in Federal Way, Washington. Descriptions and reservation links are provided below. The Dumas Bay Housing filled up quickly, but the Comfort Inn and La Quinta have openings with a shuttle service to/from the Dumas Centre ($30 for entire conference). Also shown is the Dumas Bay meal menu.
$5000 to USING STORYTELLING TO PROMOTE GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS IN THE ROYAL KINGDOM OF BHUTAN Project Director: Steve Evans In his proposals, project director Steve Evans stated his goals as: To conduct a national values assessment survey To list and annotate all the country’s known published folktales, indicating the values they represent To compare the
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Americana Exchange Rare Books http://www.americanaexchange.com Website about old and rare books. Helpful tool for the book collector or researcher. Contains an extensive, online bibliographical database of Americana. Locate books you never even knew existed. Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Show and Blog http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com An international conversation from all perspectives on the art of storytelling.
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