OARS in the Water
June 22nd
7:00pm-8:30pm EDT

Hosted by Heather Forest & Noa Baum
Theme: Challenges and Triumphs

Have you ever faced adversity and still somehow found the strength to make the best of
a difficult situation? Join us as we celebrate triumphs in challenging times.

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 turbulent times. This is
not a therapeutic circle but we do hope it will be healing, supportive and inspiring.

Admission is free, although donations are appreciated. https://storynet.org/donate/
We’ll gather via Zoom. Here is the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82691173743?pwd=bmV6UWsxRXNEazlOazc5Q3Q2cHA4QT09

About our Hosts for June 22nd

Heather Forest is a modern-day bard and an organic farmer on Long Island, NY. A
pioneer in the American Storytelling Renaissance, her repertoire of world tales told in a
fusion of poetry, prose, original folk music and the sung and spoken word has been
featured in theatres, schools, conferences and major storytelling festivals throughout the
United States and abroad. She is an author of seventeen award winning folktale books
and storytelling recordings and holds a PhD in Leadership and Change from Antioch
University. She is a recipient of the Circle of Excellence Award presented by the
National Storytelling Network and is Executive Director of Story Arts, a Long Island, NY
based not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art of storytelling and its educational
applications.

Noa Baum is described by the Washington Post as someone who “spreads cultural
truths that eclipse geopolitical boundaries…”. Born and raised in Israel, Noa is an
award-winning storyteller, author and coach focusing on the power of narrative to heal
across divides of identity and build bridges of peace. She was an actress at Jerusalem
Khan Theater, studied with Uta Hagen in NYC and holds an M.A. from NYU in drama
therapy. Noa presented at The World Bank; Mayo Clinic; NSA; National storytelling
Festival, Kennedy Center; USDA, and Stanford University. Noa’s memoir A Land Twice
Promised won several awards including the Anne Izard Storytellers Choice
Award. How the Birds Became Friends is her new children’s book.
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For the Schedule of upcoming OARS Meetings visit:
https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/oars/