In this interactive workshop, we journey deep into the powerful fairy tale of The Juniper Tree from the collection of The Brothers Grimm. We will explore it using tools from the Story Arte creative toolbox. Gestalt therapy, art therapy and/or Psychodrama will be accompanying us on the voyage. Public: Practitioners, storytellers, anyone interested in exploring the world of stories on a deeper level

In this interactive workshop, we journey deep into one of our most well-known fairy tales “Jack and the Beanstalk”. This story is considered, by some, to have been around for 5,000 years. We will be working with the version by Joseph Jacobs in English Fairy Tales (1890). There will also be a space to discuss other Jack tales. Public: Practitioners, storytellers, anyone interested in exploring the world of stories on a deeper level.

What is it like to grow old in our modern world? What does growing old mean to you? Are old people in our society considered elders or elderly or perhaps considered a burden on society? In this interactive workshop we explore this theme accompanied by ancient wisdom embedded in fairy tales. In most of the fairy tales that have survived to the present day, we discover that the protagonists are young, and that the main themes are focused around leaving home and finding one’s way in the world. Many of these stories finish with and ‘they lived happily ever after’. But what happens “In the Ever After” and how does this relate to the reality of aging in our contemporary society? We will explore this through fairy tales from around the world where elders are protagonists. Most of the stories will be from Allan B. Chinen’s book “In the Ever After”. Each one reveals a deep folk wisdom about the psychological tasks encountered in the second half of life and offer an engaging exploration into adult development and aging and the problems and challenges of growing old in contemporary society. Online Events (via Zoom in English) Public: Practitioners, storytellers, anyone […]

What is it like to grow old in our modern world? What does growing old mean to you? Are old people in our society considered elders or elderly or perhaps considered a burden on society? In this interactive workshop we explore this theme accompanied by ancient wisdom embedded in fairy tales. In most of the fairy tales that have survived to the present day, we discover that the protagonists are young, and that the main themes are focused around leaving home and finding one’s way in the world. Many of these stories finish with and ‘they lived happily ever after’. But what happens “In the Ever After” and how does this relate to the reality of aging in our contemporary society? We will explore this through fairy tales from around the world where elders are protagonists. Most of the stories will be from Allan B. Chinen’s book “In the Ever After”. Each one reveals a deep folk wisdom about the psychological tasks encountered in the second half of life and offer an engaging exploration into adult development and aging and the problems and challenges of growing old in contemporary society. Online Events (via Zoom in English) Public: Practitioners, storytellers, anyone […]