Workshops
Children’s Puppet Workshops
Puppets can be as simple as decorated socks and as complicated as articulated, collaged, imaginary characters who have a story to tell and challenges to overcome.
I am in awe of students’ vivid imaginations as they bring their unique puppet characters to life and transfix audiences performing the original stories they have created.
Whether it is a person with the head of a clock trying to find his place in the world or a magical ostrich-giraffe trying to find a wizard to take away her spell, puppet stories are as powerful and magical as the students who have created them.
Healing Through Storytelling
Women’s Puppet Workshops
Puppets can also serve as a tool to help teenagers and adults articulate and work on their relationships with others , with wounded parts of themselves or with their dreams for the future.
Participants can dialogue with the puppet part, asking the part where what she needs from them to heal and to move forward in their lives. When the puppet representing the other person or another part of the artist answers, a meaningful dialogue can occur.
Through this process the puppet creators can begin to nourish and heal their relationships with others or their own wounded parts. Participants can share their learnings about themselves with the group if they feel comfortable.
Participants can also create puppets to share their dreams for a compelling future for themselves, their family or loved ones. The puppets can also honor an ancestor who has influenced their life or help the participant to find their totem animal to guide them as their lives unfold.
Soul Wisdom Card Workshops
The Soul Wisdom Cards are a wonderful tool that can be used to hear your own soul’s wisdom clearly.
You can draw cards to find information on any subject from the past or for the present or future. You can draw a daily guidance card and set your focus and inspiration for the day.
My granddaughter loves to play a game where everyone draws five cards and puts down the one that means the most to them, sharing their story or memory inspired by the card. One friend pulls a card and uses it as a writing prompt to see how the wisdom of the card resonates in her life.
In living or virtual workshops with the Soul Wisdom Cards, participants can familiarize themselves with the cards and explore using them with a partner and in small groups. Participants can draw a card and use it’s wisdom as a writing prompt to help them get more information and see their path more fully.
Through these workshops the participants develop a relationship with the cards and feel more comfortable using them in ways that align with their current needs. They also see multiple strategies for using the cards in many possible different ways in the future.
