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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 12:09:11 EDT
< This is definitely what I seek, to integrate story and journaling, but also
Kinesiology, which takes the emphasis off mental processes and lets all the senses participate more freely. I did a journaling workshop twice, asking people to bring a favorite story. Nearly all the women brought Cinderalla! I didn't mention that I also learned a system called Mimesis from Sam Lauechli and his wife, a sort of storytelling psychodrama, powerful. Dvora S>> Dear Dvora-- When you say workshop participants brought Cinderella, I found myself wondering which version. You know there are literally hundreds of versions (or "variants"), from cultures all over the world, and comparing these can be quite interesting. Folklorists have all sorts of theories about why there are so many but no one seems to have pinned the subject down. If you are interested in learning more about this you could check out Cinderella: A Casebook by Alan Dundes (a serious folklore study) and also there's a nice user friendly book from the oryx Multicultural Folktale series called simply Cinderella by Judy Sierra. This offers a mere 25 different versions, all delightful! I am no familiar with the mimesis system or its founder Sam Lauechli. Where does he hang his shingle? Does Lauechli use traditional stories in his approach a lot? This might be something that others on this list would like to know about. Cristy | ||