Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm ET
Available by: Join by Videoconference or Watch Online Recordings (learn more about videoconference)
Price: General Public: $ 100.00 | One Spirit Graduates: $ 90.00
One Spirit Elective Credit: 1.0
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:
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
Experience personal storytelling as a vehicle to heal and revere your ancestral lineage
Acquire tools to utilize storytelling as a sacred spiritual practice and how to use it in and as ritual
Learn the importance of keeping the storytelling tradition alive and vibrant
Gain techniques of remembering and telling a story orally
Increase your comfort level of speaking a story aloud in front of others
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.
FACULTY:
Rev. Abigail “Ifatola” Jefferson, M.Ed.
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.