Join us for the Valentine's Day edition of "Stories & Poetry for the Lover & the Beloved"conceived by Randy Jones, author of "Medicine Without an Expiry Date: Indigenous Remedy for Modern Trouble."

What pillars make the tent for intimacy? How can we balance the elemental energies that influence us from nature? These are questions for investigation, conversation, consideration and celebration this evening. Intimacy might feel like a challenge, as Pat Benetar said about touring, "it is like putting up a circus tent every day." You are welcome as a couple, or to come on your own or with a friend. This is not a relationship workshop, it is a mythic evening.

Come prepared to be delighted by story and poetry, accompanied by a West African Djembe drum. Then lean forward into the heartfelt discussion. Through a unique method of facilitation, Jones will get the crowd sharing, speaking up and speaking out, laughing and listening, and maybe a little bit of foot tapping as well!

In the view of tribal peoples, the challenges and passions of life require more than human knowledge and skill. The extra power was often seen as coming from the unseen—myth, story, the magic of nature that can't be "3d printed." Myths could be helpful because they describe situations that all people in all times experience. It seems as if OUR time really is THE time that is on fire—but apparently, (according to what we find in myth) our ancestors often felt the same! The practice of bringing the personal into conversation with the perennial is an ongoing one. The myth doesn't tell you what to do—it helps you understand what the situation already really is anyway.

This way of working with story in community is not only personal, but the time-tested way of training those who would tell stories as well. If that is your interest, these evenings provide valuable experience.

YOUR INTENTION

Do you need to heat things up, or cool them down with water? Is this a time for grounding, or crystal clear clarity? Is the wildness missing, or out-of-hand? These are all things to bring to the evening. Bring a willingness to see if the story might have any wisdom that is useful.

PRACTICAL MATTERS

Full Tuition 60.00 —— Concession (self determined) $45.00

Please arrive before 7:00 opening time to get settled.

Please turn your cell phone off for the duration of the workshop unless absolutely needed. All are welcome in this space. If by any chance you know how to do hand drumming, please contact Randy prior to the event.

FACILITATION

Randy Jones is the author of "Medicine Without an Expiry Date: Indigenous Remedy for Modern Times." In the words of Malidoma Somé, Randy is "a person dedicated to teaching others by encouraging them to expand their horizons, explore their inner emotional depths and transform their way of being in the world.”

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