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Mindfulness and the Art of Storytelling
Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 from 9:00 to 10:00 am PST
Free for WCMI Members!
Storytelling is one of the oldest and most powerful ways humans transmit wisdom, regulate emotion, and make meaning from experience. Within mindfulness-oriented psychotherapy, it offers an indirect pathway to change—helping clients shift perspective, loosen rigid patterns, and cultivate psychological flexibility through image and metaphor. In particular, Zen traditions make skillful use of brief, evocative forms such as koans, anecdotes, and parables to gently interrupt habitual thinking and invite direct, embodied insight. Drawing on his formal training in the Zen tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, Dr. Cammarata integrates storytelling and poetry into both clinical and performance contexts, illustrating how these practices can be used in an attuned way to support presence, deepen engagement, and open space for new ways of seeing and being.
Larry Cammarata, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist specializing in mindfulness-based therapy and education, with expertise in the science and practice of mindful movement. He serves as Director of Education for Mindfulness Travels and is also the Director of Training for East Bay Mindfulness Center.
Mindfulness and the Art of Storytelling
Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 from 9:00 to 10:00 am PST
Free for WCMI Members!
Storytelling is one of the oldest and most powerful ways humans transmit wisdom, regulate emotion, and make meaning from experience. Within mindfulness-oriented psychotherapy, it offers an indirect pathway to change—helping clients shift perspective, loosen rigid patterns, and cultivate psychological flexibility through image and metaphor. In particular, Zen traditions make skillful use of brief, evocative forms such as koans, anecdotes, and parables to gently interrupt habitual thinking and invite direct, embodied insight. Drawing on his formal training in the Zen tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, Dr. Cammarata integrates storytelling and poetry into both clinical and performance contexts, illustrating how these practices can be used in an attuned way to support presence, deepen engagement, and open space for new ways of seeing and being.
Larry Cammarata, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist specializing in mindfulness-based therapy and education, with expertise in the science and practice of mindful movement. He serves as Director of Education for Mindfulness Travels and is also the Director of Training for East Bay Mindfulness Center.