Storytelling Workshops with Jenni Cargill-Strong
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Jenni’s trainers at the Drama Action Centre used a very hands-on approach and Jenni teaches in a similar way, but has adapted the exercises for those without a background in drama. She uses simple, fun games, group work and pair work. Her aim it make storytelling in it’s many applications accessible and fun to the wider community. Making up Stories with SoulDo you love making up tales for the kids, for yourself or for the heck of it? Or do you wish you could? In this course you can get together with like-minded souls to flex the muscles of your story imagination. You will tap into ancient story patterns, try new things and sail into new uncharted realms. Drawing from Nancy Mellon’s book “Storytelling and the Art of Imagination” the tutor, a professional storyteller will lead you through writing exercises with provocations involving story rythmn and story music, storyscapes, the four elements, seasons and moods and power and protection. For those who wish to polish their story delivery, the tutor will also support you
Channelling Nervous EnergyDo you get butterflies, a tight jaw or feel a panic attack coming on whenever you need to speak to a group? Have you always wished you could just feel more confident? In this workshop you will be given techniques to channel nervous energy to give you extra volts, rather than heart palpitations. This will be a gentle, supportive and highly participative experience. Some of the concrete skills touched on will be grounding yourself, soothing the inner critic voice, developing an inner supportive voice and casting the ‘golden net’. In class you will develop and practice staying in your calm centre so that gradually that wild storm of nerves can become an exciting, energising breeze. |
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Walking with GoddessesNourish
the garden of your soul with goddess stories. Dust off the tales lurking within
you that have healing powers. In a fun, creative and respectful environment we
will come together in a circle of women to explore the energies and tales of
the juiciest goddesses. We will walk in their footsteps. We will listen
to tales of Goddesses from many traditions in all her phases: maiden, ripe
woman and crone. We will unravel and explore the divine wisdom encoded in these
myths. We will write short pieces from our own lives and we will make a talisman
or a soul doll. A women only workshop.
Myth, metaphor and chewing the intellectual fatWas Jack a bully and a thief or an archetypal hero on a
hero’s quest? Did the story of Red Riding Hood evolve from an ancient pagan
rite or is it a coded warning about lurking pedophiles? Are the Star War movies
just
Storytelling from the HeartThrough the magical world of story be playfully guided on a journey within. Discover the power and beauty of your own life stories, the timeless archetypes they embody and their place within the collective well of folklore. Creative ways to re imagine yourself and enhance confidence, presentations and relationships are just some of the precious gifts you will take away from the storyteller’s toolbox. In this workshop participants will work on telling from the heart and 'casting the golden net' over their listeners. Some of the concrete skills touched on will be vocal sound effects, vocal variation, pauses, and character voices. The emphasis will be on how to tell a story, but there will also be provocations to help those who wish to to write their own story. The course may culminate in a small informal performance for friends and family. Telling our Stories, Healing our HurtsMyths offer us metaphors for the powerful archetypal forces at play in our ordinary lives. We sometimes forget that our own lives have all the elements of a powerful myth: joy, suffering, triumph, failure, birth, death, love and loss. Stories help families stay connected and keep memories of absent loved ones alive. Stories build a stronger sense of identity, which can make us more resilient. In this workshop Jenni will playfully lead participants through fun exercises to mine their own family stories and then retell them. "For me, writing and then retelling my own childhood stories has been immensely healing. It gave me the opportunity to reassess stuff that had been locked away in my heart since early childhood, and look at it again from an adult perspective. My mother was very good at telling family stories and they kept us connected to a sense of where and who we had come from." |
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