Explore how spirituality, sexuality, and our own mortality influence the many complex relationships between our conscious and unconscious minds. What if the solution for transforming our chaotic world lays deep in our bodies and imaginations? Spirituality, sexuality, and mortality are three charged themes at the core of both our individual and collective psyches. Religious traditions […]
The Tejas Storytelling Association will hold its biannual storytelling conference in Houston this year! Join us for a weekend of workshops, performances, panels and networking. Workshops cover storytelling and writing, storytelling in schools and libraries, storytelling in counseling, storytelling in organizations -- and more. Performances feature some of our best Texas tellers including featured teller […]
Jenna Bush Hager has amazing stories to tell Moderated by Houston Public Media's Ernie Manouse Hager is the co-host of NBC’s TODAY with Hoda & Jenna and author of New York Times bestsellers including Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss and Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope. The humanitarian and former […]
Explore the meaning of play in our work, differentiate play from pretend, and explore how ethical approaches to our work might be informed by seeing through the lens of play. The ability to play is essential to healing and growth, and the provision of a "playspace" where this can happen is a central component of […]
Explore how experiences of loss can teach us how to navigate the underworld – where we can find life again if we can bear the risk of getting lost ourselves. Myths and legends that talk about loss illustrate how the promise of new life is always present, but only if we are willing to consciously […]
Explore the history of Jung’s interest in fantasy life, distinctions he made between different types of fantasy, and the role of fantasy in the work of self-understanding and self-actualization which Jungians call “individuation”. Some individuals have the talent, or the curse, of losing sight of the dividing line between fantasy and reality. What kinds of […]