Recorded Offering | Available Now until June 15, 2026
Telling Our Stories —Storytelling to Heal & Revere Ancestral Lineage
With Rev. Abigail Jefferson
Experience personal storytelling as a vehicle to heal and revere your ancestral lineage and acquire tools to utilize storytelling as a sacred spiritual practice.
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In this recorded offering…
We will reflect on our individual lives to identify, explore, and share meaningful stories that have been passed down through our DNA, memory, and/or by word of mouth.
Storytelling is one of the world’s oldest art forms. Each time a story passes from one person to the next, it’s remembered and kept alive. Stories are global, can be found in every culture, from generation to generation, and they have the power to connect us all.
In this lively, fun, participatory workshop, we will experience personal storytelling as a vehicle to heal and revere our ancestral lineage and acquire tools to utilize storytelling as a sacred spiritual practice, as well as how to use storytelling in and as ritual.
Bring your whole self to the experience! Objects, photos, behavior patterns, and memorable life moments will be used as tools to remember, structure, and share personal stories. No storytelling or story-crafting experience required.
This recorded offering is for…
Anyone seeking to deepen connection with their ancestry, curious about finding their voice through story, interested in personal and collective healing through story, and/or wanting to explore storytelling as a sacred spiritual practice. This workshop is particularly meaningful for spiritual directors, chaplains, interspiritual ministers & companions, Artists, and community leaders.
Attendees can look forward to leaving this workshop with new tools and confidence to share stories in ritual, ceremony, community, personal, or healing settings.
What you’ll Explore
The importance of keeping the storytelling tradition alive and vibrant
The spiritual and cultural significance of storytelling across traditions
The role of storytelling in healing intergenerational patterns
What you’ll Integrate
Inspiration to continue the storytelling tradition within your own lineage or spiritual community
What you’ll Experience
6 Hours of recorded offering, including presentation, readings, meditation, and dialogue
A gentle, supportive invitation to witness your own story with compassion
What you’ll Receive
Access to the Course Hylo Board where you can chat with other viewers, share resources, and connect in community
About the Presenter, Rev. Rev. Abigail “Ifatola” Jefferson, M.Ed.
(she/her)
Arts educator, storyteller, and yoga practitioner, Reverend Abigail “Ifatola” Jefferson, M.Ed., conducts programs globally. Through a unique blend of story, dance, and yoga, she keeps alive tales from the African Diaspora. Audiences of all ages have described her programs as spirit-filled, inspiring, and energizing!
Abigail, ordained at One Spirit in 2017, is certified in Kripalu Yoga, Karma Kids Yoga, and Yoga 4Cancer. She trained with Master Teacher Yirser Ra Hotep to certify in Kemetic Yoga. Abigail has served as an adjunct professor for Lesley University’s Creative Arts in Learning Program, as a teaching artist for Brown University’s Arts Literacy Program, and as Manager for the Schomburg Center’s Teen Curators Program,. A resident of Harlem and a founding member of the Rhode Island Black Storytellers, Abigail has released a beautifully illustrated children’s book titled Imani’s Heart: The Dancing Angel. Her short story, 1968, was prominently featured in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Invisible Ink program’s anthology and 12th annual performance.
Where can I access the recorded offering?
All One Spirit offerings are hosted on Hylo - our online community platform. Hylo access will be provided via email after registration is complete. Please check your spam and/or promotions folders for your confirmation email from One Spirit. You will be guided to create a Hylo account, if you don’t already have one, and then given access to the Course Hylo Board, where you will find the Course Materials (when available) and the Course Recording(s).