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Perspective

Sep. 19, 2015

The art of storytelling (in mediation)

Once people experience a story, it becomes part of their emotional memory and they feel and learn from the story as if it was an actual event. By Steven G. Mehta


By Steven G. Mehta


Stories are our past, our present and our future. Each generation of our forefathers
has presented a story to be shared with the next generation so that history can be
told again, and the present can be shared with the future.


Storytelling is also part of persuasion and influence. Some of the greatest storytellers
are able to bring together people from all walks of lif...

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