COURSES AND PROGRAMS
10 MONTH PROGRAM / LIVE ONLINE & IN-PERSON
SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSES
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
COURSES AND PROGRAMS
10 MONTH PROGRAM / LIVE ONLINE & IN-PERSON
SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSES
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
February 18th - March 25th
11am - 1pm PST
6 weeks Creative intensive
June 24th - July 29th
11am - 1pm PST
6 weeks Creative intensive
THE ALCHEMY OF STORY
JOIN STORY AS CEREMONY
A course for those called to storytelling as healing, guidance, and transformation
Story as Ceremony is not like other storytelling classes. you will learn how to work with story as a living energetic force, and how as a storyteller, you are able transmitt energetic pathways that create a container for healing, for clarity, for transformation.
In this course, you’re not just learning to tell a story—you’re learning how to create and hold the energetic field of the story itself. You’ll get to know yourself as a creator, healer, and guide.
Story becomes your medium.
Ceremony becomes your structure.
Life becomes the context.
This course reconnects you to the ancient role of the storyteller—asa guide, as a healer, of providing a sense of belonging. connection, and collective remembrance for the soul to express itself, while also providing a place for external guidance to reveal.
You are a Healing Presence in the World
We are in a time of massive transition as a planet.
The Medicine Stories Creative Intensive takes you on a journey into learning how to engage the almost lost art of engaging story as a healing art.
Preparing the Storyteller: Working with the Unseen
In this course, you will learn how to manage the invisible dynamics that come with being seen, heard, and held in front of others.
When you share your story—whether in a ceremony, a conversation, or a public setting—you’re not just sharing information. You’re entering a shared field of attention, emotion, and energy.
Many people feel vulnerable or overwhelmed in those moments because they don’t understand how to manage what they’re feeling, or what they’re picking up from others.
We teach you how to:
Recognize projection—when others are seeing their story in you, not your truth.
Clear the emotional and energetic residue that can build up from sharing openly.
Set a stable field—an intentional space that you infuse with energy as act of service
Protect your nervous system while being fully present and expressed.
Trust yourself to be seen, because you know how to handle what comes with it.
This 6 week journey will provide you the skills to be present with the times we are living in and standing with ease, grace, and confidence in your own center even as others respond to your story in their own way.
When you know how to hold your own field, you stop shrinking. You stop over-explaining. You stop leaking energy. You begin to feel calm, clear, and supported—because you’re no longer afraid of what might come up. You know how to work with the energy— or the story— of the moment.
A course for those called to storytelling as healing, guidance, and transformation
Story as Ceremony is not like other storytelling classes. you will learn how to work with story as a living energetic force, and how as a storyteller, you are able transmitt energetic pathways that create a container for healing, for clarity, for transformation.
In this course, you’re not just learning to tell a story—you’re learning how to create and hold the energetic field of the story itself. You’ll get to know yourself as a creator, healer, and guide.
Story becomes your medium.
Ceremony becomes your structure.
Life becomes the context.
This course reconnects you to the ancient role of the storyteller—asa guide, as a healer, of providing a sense of belonging. connection, and collective remembrance for the soul to express itself, while also providing a place for external guidance to reveal.
You are a Healing Presence in the World
We are in a time of massive transition as a planet.
The Medicine Stories Creative Intensive takes you on a journey into learning how to engage the almost lost art of engaging story as a healing art.
Preparing the Storyteller: Working with the Unseen
In this course, you will learn how to manage the invisible dynamics that come with being seen, heard, and held in front of others.
When you share your story—whether in a ceremony, a conversation, or a public setting—you’re not just sharing information. You’re entering a shared field of attention, emotion, and energy.
Many people feel vulnerable or overwhelmed in those moments because they don’t understand how to manage what they’re feeling, or what they’re picking up from others.
We teach you how to:
Recognize projection—when others are seeing their story in you, not your truth.
Clear the emotional and energetic residue that can build up from sharing openly.
Set a stable field—an intentional space that you infuse with energy as act of service
Protect your nervous system while being fully present and expressed.
Trust yourself to be seen, because you know how to handle what comes with it.
This 6 week journey will provide you the skills to be present with the times we are living in and standing with ease, grace, and confidence in your own center even as others respond to your story in their own way.
When you know how to hold your own field, you stop shrinking. You stop over-explaining. You stop leaking energy. You begin to feel calm, clear, and supported—because you’re no longer afraid of what might come up. You know how to work with the energy— or the story— of the moment.
A course for those called to storytelling as healing, guidance, and transformation
Story as Ceremony is not like other storytelling classes. you will learn how to work with story as a living energetic force, and how as a storyteller, you are able transmitt energetic pathways that create a container for healing, for clarity, for transformation.
In this course, you’re not just learning to tell a story—you’re learning how to create and hold the energetic field of the story itself. You’ll get to know yourself as a creator, healer, and guide.
Story becomes your medium.
Ceremony becomes your structure.
Life becomes the context.
This course reconnects you to the ancient role of the storyteller—asa guide, as a healer, of providing a sense of belonging. connection, and collective remembrance for the soul to express itself, while also providing a place for external guidance to reveal.
You are a Healing Presence in the World
We are in a time of massive transition as a planet.
The Medicine Stories Creative Intensive takes you on a journey into learning how to engage the almost lost art of engaging story as a healing art.
Preparing the Storyteller: Working with the Unseen
In this course, you will learn how to manage the invisible dynamics that come with being seen, heard, and held in front of others.
When you share your story—whether in a ceremony, a conversation, or a public setting—you’re not just sharing information. You’re entering a shared field of attention, emotion, and energy.
Many people feel vulnerable or overwhelmed in those moments because they don’t understand how to manage what they’re feeling, or what they’re picking up from others.
We teach you how to:
Recognize projection—when others are seeing their story in you, not your truth.
Clear the emotional and energetic residue that can build up from sharing openly.
Set a stable field—an intentional space that you infuse with energy as act of service
Protect your nervous system while being fully present and expressed.
Trust yourself to be seen, because you know how to handle what comes with it.
This 6 week journey will provide you the skills to be present with the times we are living in and standing with ease, grace, and confidence in your own center even as others respond to your story in their own way.
When you know how to hold your own field, you stop shrinking. You stop over-explaining. You stop leaking energy. You begin to feel calm, clear, and supported—because you’re no longer afraid of what might come up. You know how to work with the energy— or the story— of the moment.
What you EXPERIENCE IN THIS JOURNEY:
What you EXPERIENCE IN THIS JOURNEY:
Gain confidence in how you protect your energy as a teller and a listener.
Learn how the mythic imagination can be engaged as a healing tool.
Engage earth based practices in your healing and storytelling process.
Develop a story designed for your personal & collective healing.
Learn how to nourish people through storytelling in their healing process.
Embark on a transformative journey where your life story becomes a powerful source of healing and growth. Our innovative course, "Storytelling as Medicine," guides you through a profound exploration of your personal narrative, unlocking hidden potential and fostering deep self-discovery.
Your GUIDEs on this journey:
Your GUIDEs on this journey:
Bayo Akomolafe
Bayo Akomolafe
Healing The Hero's Journey
Dr. Bayo Akomolafe, a Nigerian philosopher, author, and activist rooted in Yoruba traditions, is known globally for his work on posthumanism and civilizational change. Founder of The Emergence Network, he engages communities worldwide in addressing pressing challenges and hosts the course “We Will Dance with Mountains.” A lecturer at Pacifica Graduate Institute, Dr. Akomolafe is affiliated with institutions like UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute and the Schumacher Centre. Honored with various awards, he has authored These Wilds Beyond Our Fences and We Will Tell Our Own Story.
Combining the Dragon's Hair: Working with the Healing Wisdom of Fairy Tales
For millennia, fairy tales have woven their archetypal symbols and animistic wisdom into our culture. In this workshop, explore how these mythic stories offer guidance for personal storytelling and helping others. Learn how to apply their timeless wisdom for transformation, overcoming challenges, and re-rooting yourself in a living world, rich with meaning and connection to nature.
Jacqui Bushell has spent much of her life exploring mythic imagination through fairy tales and her work as a spiritual herbalist, listening to the stories of the land. As a writer and speaker, she encourages others to explore their personal mythology at the intersection of psyche, body, culture, and landscape. Jacqui guides people to awaken their creative essence by connecting with the earth, stories, and their sacred nature. For 30 years, she has led women’s circles, ceremonies, and workshops, weaving together plant spirit alchemy, energetic healing, and embodiment practices.
Combining the Dragon's Hair: Working with the Healing Wisdom of Fairy Tales
For millennia, fairy tales have woven their archetypal symbols and animistic wisdom into our culture. In this workshop, explore how these mythic stories offer guidance for personal storytelling and helping others. Learn how to apply their timeless wisdom for transformation, overcoming challenges, and re-rooting yourself in a living world, rich with meaning and connection to nature.
Jacqui Bushell has spent much of her life exploring mythic imagination through fairy tales and her work as a spiritual herbalist, listening to the stories of the land. As a writer and speaker, she encourages others to explore their personal mythology at the intersection of psyche, body, culture, and landscape. Jacqui guides people to awaken their creative essence by connecting with the earth, stories, and their sacred nature. For 30 years, she has led women’s circles, ceremonies, and workshops, weaving together plant spirit alchemy, energetic healing, and embodiment practices.
Gigi Coyle
Living a Ceremonial Life
Gigi has served as a community activist wherever she is, a council trainer wherever called, and a life passage guide and trainer with many individuals and organizations. She is learning to be an elder, and serving on such councils for the Ojai Foundation, Youth Passageways, European Council Network, and Weaving Earth… She was recently described “as a field catalyst of moments and long-lasting commitments to heart’s truth of self, circle and life.” She has contributed extensively in the area of citizen diplomacy, women’s empowerment, and the healing ways with money. Founder of the alliance, Beyond Boundaries, (livebeyondboundaries.net) she is devoted to inter-generational pilgrimages and projects of prayer, action and service. She more recently co-founded Walking Water (Walking-Water.org) as her home, teacher and life source is water. Co-author of The Way of Council, the Waysofcouncil.net and The Box, Remembering the Gift.
Combining the Dragon's Hair: Working with the Healing Wisdom of Fairy Tales
For millennia, fairy tales have woven their archetypal symbols and animistic wisdom into our culture. In this workshop, explore how these mythic stories offer guidance for personal storytelling and helping others. Learn how to apply their timeless wisdom for transformation, overcoming challenges, and re-rooting yourself in a living world, rich with meaning and connection to nature.
Jacqui Bushell has spent much of her life exploring mythic imagination through fairy tales and her work as a spiritual herbalist, listening to the stories of the land. As a writer and speaker, she encourages others to explore their personal mythology at the intersection of psyche, body, culture, and landscape. Jacqui guides people to awaken their creative essence by connecting with the earth, stories, and their sacred nature. For 30 years, she has led women’s circles, ceremonies, and workshops, weaving together plant spirit alchemy, energetic healing, and embodiment practices.
Kumu Ramsay Taum
Cosmologies and Mythologies of the World
Joshua Michael Schrei is a writer, teacher, and lifelong student of global cosmologies and mythologies, with a focus on the Indian subcontinent. Over 16 years, he has taught intensive courses in cosmology, mythology, and somatic disciplines, and has lectured on art and mythology worldwide. Founder of The Emerald Podcast, Josh explores the intersection of imagination, art, and storytelling, with his writing featured in several books. He is currently studying the animist goddess traditions of India and their relevance to embodied landscapes.
Thoughts From Alumni
Thoughts From Alumni
“My experience of learning about story with Leah was transformative. I was able to work with my own real life story in an empowered way that helped me bring closure to an old trauma I had suppressed for years. If I had to do it over, I would choose this course a thousand times over and over again!”
~ Lashanda Brown Sell, PhD“Imagine a person who just has a knack for bringing out your gems. Someone who listens for your greatness and doesn’t get distracted by your self doubt. And in their presence, you become more articulate, creative, and in flow. This is what I experience in Leah’s realm. She is a magnet for your truth to blossom in expression.”
~ Carey McCray, Storyteller in the 2020 Performance Intensive“My experience of learning about story with Leah was transformative. I was able to work with my own real life story in an empowered way that helped me bring closure to an old trauma I had suppressed for years. If I had to do it over, I would choose this course a thousand times over and over again!”
~ Lashanda Brown Sell, PhD“Imagine a person who just has a knack for bringing out your gems. Someone who listens for your greatness and doesn’t get distracted by your self doubt. And in their presence, you become more articulate, creative, and in flow. This is what I experience in Leah’s realm. She is a magnet for your truth to blossom in expression.”
~ Carey McCray, Storyteller in the 2020 Performance Intensive“My experience of learning about story with Leah was transformative. I was able to work with my own real life story in an empowered way that helped me bring closure to an old trauma I had suppressed for years. If I had to do it over, I would choose this course a thousand times over and over again!”
~ Lashanda Brown Sell, PhD“Imagine a person who just has a knack for bringing out your gems. Someone who listens for your greatness and doesn’t get distracted by your self doubt. And in their presence, you become more articulate, creative, and in flow. This is what I experience in Leah’s realm. She is a magnet for your truth to blossom in expression.”
~ Carey McCray, Storyteller in the 2020 Performance Intensive“My experience of learning about story with Leah was transformative. I was able to work with my own real life story in an empowered way that helped me bring closure to an old trauma I had suppressed for years. If I had to do it over, I would choose this course a thousand times over and over again!”
~ Lashanda Brown Sell, PhD“Imagine a person who just has a knack for bringing out your gems. Someone who listens for your greatness and doesn’t get distracted by your self doubt. And in their presence, you become more articulate, creative, and in flow. This is what I experience in Leah’s realm. She is a magnet for your truth to blossom in expression.”
~ Carey McCray, Storyteller in the 2020 Performance Intensive
“My experience of learning about story with Leah was transformative. I was able to work with my own real life story in an empowered way that helped me bring closure to an old trauma I had suppressed for years. If I had to do it over, I would choose this course a thousand times over and over again!”
~ Lashanda Brown Sell, PhD“Imagine a person who just has a knack for bringing out your gems. Someone who listens for your greatness and doesn’t get distracted by your self doubt. And in their presence, you become more articulate, creative, and in flow. This is what I experience in Leah’s realm. She is a magnet for your truth to blossom in expression.”
~ Carey McCray, Storyteller in the 2020 Performance Intensive“My experience of learning about story with Leah was transformative. I was able to work with my own real life story in an empowered way that helped me bring closure to an old trauma I had suppressed for years. If I had to do it over, I would choose this course a thousand times over and over again!”
~ Lashanda Brown Sell, PhD“Imagine a person who just has a knack for bringing out your gems. Someone who listens for your greatness and doesn’t get distracted by your self doubt. And in their presence, you become more articulate, creative, and in flow. This is what I experience in Leah’s realm. She is a magnet for your truth to blossom in expression.”
~ Carey McCray, Storyteller in the 2020 Performance Intensive“My experience of learning about story with Leah was transformative. I was able to work with my own real life story in an empowered way that helped me bring closure to an old trauma I had suppressed for years. If I had to do it over, I would choose this course a thousand times over and over again!”
~ Lashanda Brown Sell, PhD“Imagine a person who just has a knack for bringing out your gems. Someone who listens for your greatness and doesn’t get distracted by your self doubt. And in their presence, you become more articulate, creative, and in flow. This is what I experience in Leah’s realm. She is a magnet for your truth to blossom in expression.”
~ Carey McCray, Storyteller in the 2020 Performance Intensive“My experience of learning about story with Leah was transformative. I was able to work with my own real life story in an empowered way that helped me bring closure to an old trauma I had suppressed for years. If I had to do it over, I would choose this course a thousand times over and over again!”
~ Lashanda Brown Sell, PhD“Imagine a person who just has a knack for bringing out your gems. Someone who listens for your greatness and doesn’t get distracted by your self doubt. And in their presence, you become more articulate, creative, and in flow. This is what I experience in Leah’s realm. She is a magnet for your truth to blossom in expression.”
~ Carey McCray, Storyteller in the 2020 Performance Intensive
“My experience of learning about story with Leah was transformative. I was able to work with my own real life story in an empowered way that helped me bring closure to an old trauma I had suppressed for years. If I had to do it over, I would choose this course a thousand times over and over again!”
~ Lashanda Brown Sell, PhD“Imagine a person who just has a knack for bringing out your gems. Someone who listens for your greatness and doesn’t get distracted by your self doubt. And in their presence, you become more articulate, creative, and in flow. This is what I experience in Leah’s realm. She is a magnet for your truth to blossom in expression.”
~ Carey McCray, Storyteller in the 2020 Performance Intensive“My experience of learning about story with Leah was transformative. I was able to work with my own real life story in an empowered way that helped me bring closure to an old trauma I had suppressed for years. If I had to do it over, I would choose this course a thousand times over and over again!”
~ Lashanda Brown Sell, PhD“Imagine a person who just has a knack for bringing out your gems. Someone who listens for your greatness and doesn’t get distracted by your self doubt. And in their presence, you become more articulate, creative, and in flow. This is what I experience in Leah’s realm. She is a magnet for your truth to blossom in expression.”
~ Carey McCray, Storyteller in the 2020 Performance Intensive“My experience of learning about story with Leah was transformative. I was able to work with my own real life story in an empowered way that helped me bring closure to an old trauma I had suppressed for years. If I had to do it over, I would choose this course a thousand times over and over again!”
~ Lashanda Brown Sell, PhD“Imagine a person who just has a knack for bringing out your gems. Someone who listens for your greatness and doesn’t get distracted by your self doubt. And in their presence, you become more articulate, creative, and in flow. This is what I experience in Leah’s realm. She is a magnet for your truth to blossom in expression.”
~ Carey McCray, Storyteller in the 2020 Performance Intensive“My experience of learning about story with Leah was transformative. I was able to work with my own real life story in an empowered way that helped me bring closure to an old trauma I had suppressed for years. If I had to do it over, I would choose this course a thousand times over and over again!”
~ Lashanda Brown Sell, PhD“Imagine a person who just has a knack for bringing out your gems. Someone who listens for your greatness and doesn’t get distracted by your self doubt. And in their presence, you become more articulate, creative, and in flow. This is what I experience in Leah’s realm. She is a magnet for your truth to blossom in expression.”
~ Carey McCray, Storyteller in the 2020 Performance Intensive
Your Guide
Your Guide
When you work with Leah, you’ll be guided to engage with story as a tool for personal healing, growth, and transformation. Over the past 7 years, Leah has served more than 1,000 conscious creators like yourself, supported by over 40 guest teachers. Her programs help you unlock the potential of storytelling to liberate your consciousness and express your fullest self.
Leah weaves her professional experience in theater, filmmaking, healing, and wilderness studies to revive the ancient art of sacred storytelling in today’s world. Through her courses, retreats, and workshops, you’ll explore the deep connections between story, earth, spirit, and healing, gaining access to new levels of awareness and mastery over your own narrative.
Participants in Leah’s programs come away with a greater understanding of how to use story as an ancient healing art, transforming both themselves and their communities. Her spaces are designed for deep exploration, empowering you to tap into the unseen world and awaken your creative potential.
By joining Leah’s Sacred Storytelling experiences, you’ll transform your inner landscape, master the art of story, and gain tools to deepen your connection with yourself, others, and the world around you.
Q&A:
Q: Do I need to identify as storyteller, a healer, a guide, or anything in roder to attend this class?
A: No. All you need is a desire to open to understaning storytelling as a tool you use in your every day life. You may want to use this knowledge for yourself, or you may want to support others with this information, or you may want to keep this information in your back pocket for a rainy day.
Q: How much time will be asked of me?
A: We have 6 classes that meet for 2 hours on Tuesdays as a group. (12 hours)
You will have 3classes with guest teachers (6 hours) All classes are recorded so if you miss a class you can always catch up.
A lot of our creative time happens in our time together, you are invited to deepen your creative practice outside of class. For those who want accountability partners: you will have an opportunity to meet with a group outside of class (this is not required).
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