If this event interests you, be sure to check out the “Creating Compelling Characters with the Enneagram” class, which starts April 10!
$20 GENERAL ADMISSION
Story Parlor Members: Enter your code at checkout for discounted tickets!
Doors at 7pm | Show at 7:30pm
Story Parlor | 227 Haywood Road
Parking & Policies
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase. Ages 16+.
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A wisdom system used for spiritual evolution, psychological growth, and self-discovery, the Enneagram is also a powerful tool for creatives. Its nine types contain both microcosms and macrocosms, opening new pathways into the imagination. Join us for an evening of art infused with the wisdom of the Enneagram featuring four local presenters. Presenters will speak about how the Enneagram has shaped their creative journeys and share a piece of original work.
FEATURING…
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Paul Gaeta
Award-winning music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and educator Paul Gaeta has over two decades of experience in sound. He’s explored a wide range of musical styles and formats, having released 10 full-length records to date, mainly through his own imprint, Circuitree Records.
Primarily a beat maker throughout his career, Gaeta's output turned largely ambient after hip surgery in 2019. His Otorongo project—a Fourth World, wind-centric world-building endeavor—blends his passion for the flute and ancient musical traditions with modern production techniques.
Determined to foster community through sound, he regularly hosts community sound baths and kirtan in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, the bulk of which are donation based and accessible to all.
Paul has 2 certifications in Sound Healing and is a certified Ho'oponopono facilitator. -
Kiran Singh Sirah
Kiran Singh Sirah is an award-winning storytelling artist, folklorist, and thought leader based in Johnson City, TN. For more than two decades, he has established arts, cultural, and human rights initiatives which have received recognition from UNESCO, the White House, the United Nations, and the European Commission. He has spoken at the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, the Pentagon, the US State Department, and numerous arts assemblies. Kiran has been a thought leader on projects with the Smithsonian, the League of American Orchestras, Google Arts & Culture, Dollywood, the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation, the American Folklore Society, South Arts, NASA, and the National Endowments for Arts & Humanities. As the Creative Lead for Storytelling: A Gift of Hope, Kiran develops articles, toolkits, and talks on interdisciplinary storytelling and creative approaches to relationship building in communities around the globe. www.kiransinghsirah.net
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Tara Eschenroeder
Teaching was Tara’s dharma long before she realized it. She grew up with a bow and arrow in her hands, learning to pull back with just enough aim and control to send her arrow into the abyss, knowing and trusting it would hit its intended mark. And so she enters each class, each workshop, each lesson.. Having prepared her body and mind to become that bow - that vessel - that let’s her lesson…letting that arrow fly... Weaving its way into the provided space and landing wherever it is intended.
When you practice with Tara, you get more than a teacher on the mat; you gain guidance for your daily life. Inside the studio, no two classes or workshops are ever the same. Students are not told what to do, they are empowered to listen to their own bodies. Tara lives in Asheville, NC and is ERYT200, ERYT500, RCYT, YACEP, self-published author, and a Certified Coach and Mentor. -
Mary Ellen Lough is a writer, wildcrafter, homesteader, mother, poetry therapist, and the owner of Appalachian Sacred Smoke, locally grown and wildcrafted herb bundles for everyday ritual use and sacred ceremonies.
She is the Poet-in-Residence at The Haden Institute and has taught poetry and creative writing to veterans with PTSD and hosts the Farmhouse Poetry Series at her beloved old house, offering eclectic circles in poetry, dreamwork, depth psychology and earth practices. She has trained with and written for The Institute for Poetic Medicine, was awarded recognition as a 2016 Resilient Woman Leader of the Year by Asheville Resilient Women's Foundation, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize in Poetry. Her work has been performed at the MATA Festival in NYC, and her poems have been published by Zymbol magazine, Americans for the Arts, Asheville Arts in Medicine, Chapel Hill Press, The Porch Magazine, and selected as a runner up for the Orison Prize in Poetry.
Presented by The Enneagram School of Awakening
The Enneagram School of Awakening is an IEA-accredited school dedicated to the awakening of all beings through the wisdom and embodiment of our true nature. We honor each student wherever they are on the journey from fixation to freedom. The school offers in-person and virtual workshops for beginners and advanced students, as well as an 11-month in-depth certification in the Embodiment Tradition for coaches, therapists, artists, teachers, spiritual leaders, and more.