OARS in the Water

February 23rd

7:00pm-8:30pm EST

Hosts: Mike Seliger and Liz Nichols

 

Theme: The Power of Laughter:

a tool for healing ourselves and others, and fostering social change/justice

 

As said by poets and storytellers, “to laugh in the face of adversity, is to recruit armies in the battle against despair. . .”

 

In this evening, we will experience how laughter can have health benefits even when the laughter is trained rather than spontaneous, how laughing at fools and recognizing and laughing at one’s own foolishness can help people to see the universality of human nature, and how laughter has been–and can be– used to challenge mundane ways of looking at things and building community solidarity.

 

 

OARS in the Water is a facilitated Zoom gathering on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month offered by Healing Story Alliance to create a listening space to share the experiences and stories that have emerged through this turbulent time. This is not a therapeutic circle but we do hope it will be healing, supportive and inspiring.

 

Admission is free, although donations are appreciated.  We’ll gather via Zoom. Here is the link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82691173743?pwd=bmV6UWsxRXNEazlOazc5Q3Q2cHA4QT09

 

For the Schedule of upcoming OARS Meetings visit:

https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/oars/

 

ABOUT THE HOSTS for Feb 23

 

Mike Seliger is a self-described “Creative Communicator,” trained in the arts of Mime, Clown, and Storytelling.  He is a member of Healing Story Alliance’s Executive Committee, and has written articles and given presentations about Healing Story and Social Justice, among many topics. He has produced training videos, some using humor as a key device for getting the message across, and looks forward to completing books of poetry and memoir soon. Having retired  as Dean for Planning at Bronx Community College, after  a long career serving  community based organizations and training  change-makers,  he  says that, while he holds a doctorate in sociology, he is most proud of  two awards  bestowed upon him by Bob Kanegis’ institution in New Mexico, a License to Saunter, and  a MSU degree (Make Something Up!)

 

Liz Nichols’ passion is to share the POWER OF FUN — the value of play and creative expression — with folks at every stage of life. She’s done that as a storyteller, elementary school teacher, storytelling director at Stagebridge Senior Theatre, Certified Laughter Yoga Leader, RainbowKids Yoga teacher, and TimeSlips™ Master Trainer and Facilitator (a creative storytelling method for people with memory loss). Liz was born in New York City, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at www.liznichols.net.