Moving Into Story: exploring your stories through yoga and creative movement
Saturday, April 29
9am - 12pm
Led by Anna Bushlack (she/her)
Every person is a treasure trove of memories and experiences, but the meaning we derive from our experiences are the stories we tell about it. Storiespeak assists you in discovering your unique story language – your storiespeak.
This 3-hour workshop will begin with yoga and then transition to writing and storytelling exercises to craft a story you want to share. No experience with yoga or storytelling is necessary. Participants are encouraged to bring a notebook and pen with them to class.
This workshop is especially for:
· Anyone open to engaging in yoga and movement.
· People curious about the stories they hold in their bodies.
· Anyone wanting to infuse their life with more creativity.
· People who want to strengthen their voice and storytelling skills.
This class will include a yoga practice, personal reflection time, and a story sharing circle.
Application and registration
Get registered by filling out the Moving Into Story registration form. After registration forms have been reviewed, Anna will respond by email to confirm placement in the workshop and request payment. Payment can be made via Venmo at @storiespeak. (Other forms of payment available upon request)
Investment - Equity Pricing
Community (supported by your peers) $70
Sustain (pays for your enrollment) $110
Support (pays for your enrollment and supports your peers) $150
Scholarship
Empowered Spaces is committed to doing everything possible to make offerings accessible to everyone. To inquire about scholarship please contact Kelly Caul, Founding Director of Empowered Spaces, at kkcaul@yahoo.com. We have both the Mary Jo Ryan Memorial Scholarship and the Empowered Spaces Equity Scholarship.
COVID-19 Procedures
We ask that those who attend are vaccinated, boosted, and show proof of vaccination. We will follow CDC guidelines when it comes to masking. Currently: Masks are optional. If cases go up in St. Louis County and guidelines change, masks will be required throughout the practice. Please stay home if you have symptoms, test positive, or were exposed to someone with COVID-19.
Questions or want to know more?
Contact Anna Bushlack
writestoriespeak@gmail.com
Accessibility
The Empowered Spaces yoga studio is located on the ground floor. There is a 10-car parking lot adjacent to the studio & additional free parking on neighborhood streets. Restroom is wheelchair-accessible and ramp-accessible in the main building. Please reach out to Kelly kkcaul@yahoo.com if there is anything more we can do to make our offerings more accessible. Empowered Spaces is committed to accessibility, and strives to be accessible and inclusive of all abilities and all individuals.
Meet Anna
Anna has been taking yoga classes for over 20 years, but during the pandemic, her yoga practice became essential to maintaining her mental and physical health. This realization of the importance of her daily home practice led her to seek out a yoga teacher training. In 2022, Anna completed her 200hr YTT through Circle Yoga Shala, a wisdom school for yoga, ayurveda, and inquiry in Northwest Arkansas. Anna is a substitute yoga teacher at Women in Charge, a small school for women working towards earning their GED, and her aim with every yoga class is to invite participants into greater presence in their own bodies through movement, inquiry, and breath.
Anna is also the founder of Storiespeak, an organization committed to helping people unearth, craft, and share their personal stories through writing, live storytelling, and solo performance. Her passion for storytelling stems from her theatre training at the Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, where she specialized in playwriting and solo performance. From 2003 – 2011, Anna toured her own one-woman show, Slow Children Playing, to festivals around the United States. From Chicago to St. Louis, to Cincinnati where she won the Producer’s Pick of the Fringe award, to New York City and Los Angeles, Anna saw firsthand how sharing stories can build community, break down stereotypes, and initiate healing. She believes that every person is a treasure trove of stories, and she loves nothing more than assisting others in discovering the language of their stories – their storiespeak! Anna has told stories through multiple St. Louis venues: STL Storytell, Listen to Your Mother STL, and St. Louis Public Radio’s The Story Collider.
Alongside her practice of storytelling, writing, and yoga, Anna is an actor and voice over artist represented by NOW Talent Management. She is proud to call the city of St. Louis home where she resides with her husband and three children.
Learn more about Anna’s work: Storiespeak and follow along @writestoriespeak.