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World Storytelling Institute E-Newsletter, April 2019 Contents (Pleae
click on title for additional info): Chennai Storytelling Festival 2019 (1-10 Feb
2019) -- Photos
and Video recordings. 2) Preview of Chennai Storytelling Festival 2020 (7-16 Feb
2020) -- This would be the
Festival's 8th Edition, and the
Festival's "College Edition". 3)
Available: Psychological
Counselling utilising
principles of Storytelling Therapy. One-on-one
sessions for teenagers and adults
(in-person in Chennai, or via Zoom
videoconference). 4) "Creative
Writing Workshop". Section
for Teenagers, Sundays,
1:30pm-2:30pm. --- Section
for Adults. Sundays, 3pm-4pm. --- These
workshops occur largely via email. The above-mentioned weekly meetings
could be attended in-person in
Alwarpet (Chennai), or via Zoom videoconference. 5) "Storytelling
Workshop" for Adults. 8
sessions. --- One
section in-person in Chennai, Sundays, 10am-12noon. Starting
on Sunday 16th June. --- One
section via Zoom videoconference, Wednesdays,
7:30pm-9:30pm. Starting
on 19th June. 6) "Storytelling
Therapy Course". 11 sessions.
Sundays,
2:30pm-4pm. Starting
on Sunday 16th June. In-person,
in Chennai. __________________________ 1 Regarding Chennai Storytelling Festival 2019 (1-10 Feb
2019) -- Links to
Photos made on 3rd, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th
Feb 2019, and Video Recordings made on
10 Feb 2019, are at www.storytellinginstitute.org/CSF2019_Photos_and_Videos.html A
recording of the CSF 2019 Videoconference Conversation
on 6th Feb 2019 about "Living, Thinking,
and Telling Mythically" is at Notes
about, and recordings of, the CSF 2019 Storytelling
Workshops on 8th and 9th Feb 2019 - are at www.storytellinginstitute.org/CSF2019__Notes.html These
Workshops are: 1)
"Introduction to Storytelling: Storytelling for Organising
One's Thoughts, Self-expression, and Creativity". 2)
"Storytelling for Teaching-and-learning English Language". 3)
"Storytelling for Teaching-and-learning Academic Subjects". 4)
"Storytelling for Coaching and Counselling". *** 2 Chennai Storytelling Festival 2020 is
scheduled for Fri 7th
Feb - Sun 16th Feb 2020. CSF 2020,
the 8th edition of the CSF, would be
the "College Edition" of the CSF. Almost
all of the events would occur in/with
colleges. Please suggest
any colleges and professors (including
yourself, if this might apply to you) who might
like to host and collaborate regarding
CSF 2020 performances, workshops,
and seminars. The
themes of CSF 2020 (as suggested by
NYC-based Storyteller, Laura Simms, www.laurasimms.com ), would include, Providing Storytelling
Training for Performance,
Education, Mediation (Conflict Resolution),
and Healing -- Focusing on Gender
Issues (Equality of Male, Female, and
Other), and Prevention of
Emotional and Physical Violence. *** 3 Available:
Psychological Counselling
utilising principles
of Storytelling Therapy, http://storytellinginstitute.org/216.html Dr Eric
Miller is available to provide one-on-one
Psychological Counselling for teenagers and
adults,(in-person in Chennai, or via Zoom videoconference) Introductory
session (20 minutes) -- Free. Set of 8
weekly sessions (60 minutes) -- Reasonable
rate. If
interested, please enquire. Dr Eric
Miller's education and training is: 1) PhD in
Folklore, University of Pennsylvania. 2) MSc in
Psychology, University of Madras (Institute
of Distance Education). 3)
One-year Course in "Psychological Counselling", Chennai
Counsellor's Foundation Dr Eric's
personal webpage, including
links to over 65 of his writings, is www.storytellingandvideoconferencing.com Director,
World Storytelling Institute, Assistant
Director, East West Center for
Counselling and Training, Contact: (India
mobile): 98403 94282 eric@storytellinginstitute.org *** 4 Creative Writing Workshops Instructor:
Dr Eric
Miller 2
sections -- --- A)
Section for People aged 13-18 years. Weekly
meetings: Sundays, 1:30pm-2:30pm. --- B)
Section for People aged 19 and older. Weekly
meetings: Sundays, 3pm-4pm. Underway
-- one could join anytime. These
workshops would occur primarily via
email. The above-mentioned weekly meetings
could be attended in-person in Alwarpet,
Chennai, or via Zoom videoconference. One could
attend an initial session (for Rs 700), and then
register for 4 weeks at a time (for Rs
2,800 for 4 weeks), for as many 4 week
segments as one might like. Notes: Workshop
on "Creative Writing", www.storytellinginstitute.org/323a.pdf "Some
Possible Reasons to Engage in
Creative Writing", www.storytellinginstitute.org/323b.pdf If
interested, please enquire. *** 5 Storytelling Workshop for Adults. 8
sessions. 2
sections -- --- A)
In-person, in Alwarpet, Chennai. Sundays,
10am-12noon. 16th
June, to 4th Aug 2019. --- B) Via
Zoom videoconference. Wednesdays,
7:30pm-9:30pm. 19th
June, to 7th Aug 2019. (The
timings may be adjusted after the
1st sessions.) Instructor:
Dr Eric
Miller For additonal
info, please click here.
*** 6 Storytelling Therapy Course. 11
sessions. In-person,
in Alwarpet, Chennai. Sundays,
2:30pm-4pm. 16th
June, to 25th Aug 2019. Instructor:
Dr Eric
Miller For
additonal info, please click here. To WSI homepage
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