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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
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The Modern Practice of Ancient Indigenous Storytelling
Experience the modern practice of ancient storytelling with Jamie Marloo Thomas
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1 hour
15 to 49 guests
$40
What you'll do
Storytelling is a cultural practice that has been used for over 100, 000 years by Aboriginalpeople to survive and thrive. Discover more about this enriching practice at home at our unique online experience with Jamie Marloo Thomas.We will start this online experience with a GunaiKurnai earth cultural acknowledgement and a song in the Peek Whuurrung language of Jamie's grandmother and children.Join Jamie for this storytelling experience that will include sharing his story and the cultural stories that have been a part of the revitalisation of his Maara culture.He will share the many stories of his life including how a traumatised, blakfella kid living with his whitefella mum in a very small country town grew up to revitalise Maara cultural knowledge, practices and ceremonies with the support of his Elders.The session will conclude with a Q and A session with participants invited to ask any questions they may have about this special storytelling experience.
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Jamie Marloo Thomas
Jamie Marloo Thomas is the Co-Founder and Director of Wayapa Wuurrk® and is a Conduit for
Knowledge from his Elders, Maara Nation and GunaiKurnai Country.He understands the pain of disconnection from culture as he grew up with his non-Aboriginal family cutoff from the Aboriginal community, so he devoted 30 years to culturally mentoring young people.Combining 27 years of professional experience in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing, Family ViolencePrevention, Youth Mentoring, Cultural Heritage and Ancestral Remains Repatriation, with his personal connection practice rooted in Aboriginal Dance and Ceremony, Jamie co-created Wayapa Wuurrk, thefirst known certified Indigenous wellness practice, in consultation with his Elders and Community.Jamie is a regular speaker at conferences and events and is a published author contributing chaptersto “Silver Linings”, “Being Fine, the other F Word” and “Brothers in Arm”.Ultimately Jamie’s work is about helping people reconnect to Earth, Spirit and their true Self, so theycan experience the wellness secrets that the First Australians enjoyed for 100,000 years.
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Storytelling is a cultural practice that has been used for over 100, 000 years by Aboriginal people to survive and thrive. Discover more about this enriching practice at home at our unique online experience with Jamie Marloo Thomas.We will start this online experience with a GunaiKurnai earth cultural acknowledgement and a song in the Peek Whuurrung language of Jamie's grandmother and children.Join Jamie for this storytelling experience that will include sharing his story and the cultural stories that have been a part of the revitalisation of his Maara culture.He will share the many stories of his life including how a traumatised, blakfella kid living with his whitefella mum in a very small country town grew up to revitalise Maara cultural knowledge, practices and ceremonies with the support of his Elders.The session will conclude with a Q and A session with participants invited to ask any questions they may have about this special storytelling experience.
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