The ancient art of storytelling revealed in Storytelling and the Art of Imagination shines as a powerful antidote to today?s passive, solitary world of electronic entertainment. As a true path of self-development, storytelling awakens and nourishes the timeless and archetypal experiences, symbols, and forces of our inner lives. In this classic in the field of storytelling as a healing art, Nancy Mellon offers the tools for story-making and story-telling through examples and exercises. Her deep sense of mission and her commitment to creativity inspire this step-by-step guide on how to tap into vast creative wisdom within the archetypal characters, landscapes and plots found in tales throughout the world. Many teachers, students, community leaders, parents, therapists and other professionals have carried this inspirational book with them, dog-eared and worn, in backpacks and purses to help them meet daily challenges. People of all ages are learning to creatively find healing perspectives and artistic courage in the midst of even the most dire stresses of daily life. Some of the many tools Mellon discusses and demonstrates include employing the rhythms of voice and speech, movement and direction, visualization, and the imaginative wealth of symbolism both in the natural world and in the external forces that can inform the healing imagination.

Storytelling and the Art of Imagination

Mellon, Nancy

Teen & Young Adult

Yellow Moon Pr

> Leyendas, folklore, mitos, rituales, tradiciones, cuentos de hadas, misterios... La narración en todas sus formas, ha sido transmitida durante miles de años, de generación en generación, en cada rincón de habla hispana del mundo. Este libro te invite a honrar de lleno tu tradición oral, también inspirará nuevos caminos para transmitir la sabiduría que te parezca imprescindible hoy, para aquellos que están intimamente consustanciados con su lugar de origen, familia y cultura, y, sin embargo cada vez más, se sienten ciudadanos del mundo que quieren nutrir la historia humana en continua evolución. > Podrías ir descubriendo a medida que leas este libro, que existen muchas maneras de compartir, incluso nuestras más difíciles historias personales, y verlas como una parte de la gran evolución de la historia de la humanidad. Este libro pretende que tu también desarrolles la inmensamente creativa e imaginativa sabiduría que está guardada dentro ti y de cada ser humano, desde hace siglos. Haz que tu propia creación y narración de cuentos e historias inspiren en ti y en tu oreciente corazón, maravillas más grandes aún y confianza en la vida. ¡Viva!"

Narra historias Y el arte de imaginar (Spanish Edition)

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Yellow Moon Press

Have you ever had an ache or pain, and wished your body could talk to you and tell you what was wrong? You're not alone! Master storyteller Nancy Mellon, author of Body Eloquence, has guided scores of people through the process of giving their bodies a voice. Drawing from mythology, medicine, biology and energetic healing, she finds the essential stories that characterize each organ of the human body, and trains us how to use these resources to identify the messages that our organs are communicating to us.The heart, for instance, is not just a durable pump, sending oxygenated blood to every cell. It's also a representation of goodwill; a heart-to-heart connection, or an openhearted friend, are universal stories we can all identify. But a hard-hearted person is one we all avoid. These archetypes are found in mythologies from Native American traditions to Scandinavian tribes to Greek history, and are woven together in a fascinating matrix in Body Eloquence, showing how our organs are part of our psyche, our history, and our collective mythology.

Body Eloquence: The Power of Myth and Story to Awaken the Body's Energies

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

Energy Psychology Press

Author Nancy Mellon outlines the essential energies of every good story and teaches how to use visualization and imagination to evoke them. Each chapter focuses on different aspects of the stories.

The Art of Storytelling

Literature & Fiction

Element Books Ltd.

Telling stories awakens wonder and creates special occasions with children, whether it's bedtime, sitting around a campfire or merely a rainy day. Nancy Mellon shows how to tell stories to children using a variety of methods and techniques. The book offers tips and resources for: creating a listening space; using the day's events and rhythms to make stories; transforming old stories and making up new ones; bringing personal and family stories to life; learning stories by heart using pictures, inner theatre, walk-about, singing the story and other methods; and building a rich storycupboard.

Storytelling with Children

Hawthorn Pr

Telling stories awakens wonder and creates special occasions with children, whether it is bedtime, around the fire or on rainy days. Encouraging you to spin golden tales, Nancy Mellon shows how you can become a confident storyteller and enrich your family with the power of story. Children love family storytelling and parents can learn this practical, magical art. Here are methods, tips and resources to enable you to: create a listening space; use the day's events and rhythms to make stories; transform old stories and make up new ones; bring your personal and family stories to life; learn stories by heart using pictures, inner theatre, walk-about, singing the story and other methods; find the tale you want from Nancy's rich story-cupboard.

Storytelling with Children (Hawthorn Press Storytelling)

Parenting & Relationships

Hawthorn Press

In this step-by-step companion guide, Nancy Mellon explores the secrets of a good story and how to become a confident teller of stories made from scratch. The healing power of stories is a strong antidote to today’s world of electronic screens and games. Storytelling is an engaging and meaningful way of sharing our thoughts and feelings. As a path of self-development, storytelling awakes archetypal experiences, symbols, and inner forces for healing others and oneself. Nancy Mellon shows how to create a magical atmosphere for telling tales, how to use movement and direction in a story, how to set a “storyscape,” making beginnings and endings, and how to use the rhythms of voice in the most effective ways. Here, too, are the subtler ingredients of storytelling, including moods, the elements, the seasons, and using the symbolism of magic words, objects, and weapons to represent outer and archetypal forces in our world. Healing Storytelling is the third edition of the book originally published as Storytelling and the Art of Imagination.

Healing Storytelling: The Art of Imagination and Storytelling for Personal Growth (Hawthorn Press Storytelling)

Psychology & Counseling

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