Story Medicine Quest 2025: A Wisdom Seeking Journey with Dr. renda dionne madrigal
Description:
Imagine a world where Indigenous storytelling traditions are not just preserved, but actively utilized as a form of healing, empowerment and peace building. That's the world we're working to create.
Stories are medicine and our Indigenous stories hold essential wisdom and relevance for our lives today. Our ancestors recognized that stories are not just entertainment, historical artifacts, or distraction, but powerful tools for healing, growth, insight, and connection to the land, manitous, and our ancestors.
When we come into deep relationship with Indigenous stories we enter another portal, we step out of time, we discover resources.
By recognizing the power of stories and engaging with them in traditional ways, we can tap into a vast resource. If we can remember how to approach them in a respectful and sacred manner, we can access their power and wisdom, and use them to activate our personal growth and healing, and the well-being of our communities and the planet.
The Story Medicine process is an 8-session, monthly program that is aimed at helping people discover the wisdom and relevance of stories in their lives today in order to activate growth and healing. The program utilizes a range of experiential processes, including embodied mindfulness, expressive arts, writing, and active imagination journeys. Participants are encouraged to engage with the stories in a personal and reflective manner, to gain insights and understanding that can be applied to their current life situations and the world.
Please note: Continuing Education (CE) credits are pending approval for this program. An additional cost will be applied for those interested in obtaining CE credits.
2025 Schedule Online via Zoom
Wednesdays, 5:00 - 7:00 pm PT
February 26th
March 26th
April 30th
May 21st
June 25th
July 23rd,
August 20th
September 17th
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Dr. Renda Dionne Madrigal is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Registered Drama Therapist, Trainer, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner with over twenty years of experience in the field. She has been featured on the cover of Mindful Magazine and was recognized as a Powerful Woman of Mindfulness in the August 2022 edition.
Dr. Renda Dionne Madrigal is also a mentor for the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior Mindfulness Awareness Research Center Teacher Training Program, a UCLA Certified Mindfulness Facilitator, certified with the International Mindfulness Teachers Association, a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and a Stanford Certified Applied Compassion Educator/Consultant. She is also faculty at the Drama Therapy Institute of Los Angeles and California Indian Nations College and is the President of Mindful Practice Inc.
Dr. Renda Dionne Madrigal specializes in embodied mindfulness-based practices, which combine mindfulness, somatic therapies, and storytelling to support insight, healing and growth. As a Turtle Mountain Chippewa, her Indigenous heritage informs her work and adds a unique perspective and depth to her approach.
In addition to her work as a clinician, Dr. Renda Dionne Madrigal is also a writer and performer. She has appeared in indigenous plays written by her daughters and community theatre and enjoys writing fiction featuring Indigenous female protagonists who save the world. Her book, The Mindful Family Guidebook, has been well-received and listed as a Best Book of Mindfulness 2021 by Mindful Magazine. She is currently working on her next book, Story Medicine.