Stories that Change - reviving the art of storytelling (Erasmus+ training course)

Stories that Change – reviving the art of storytelling is an Erasmus+ training course that aims to revitalize storytelling as a practice in human development, education and youth work. It runs for 7 full training days, starting on 22 November 2026 at 18:00, at a mountain retreat in Băișoara village, about 50 km from Cluj-Napoca, at 1,400 m altitude in the Carpathians. Participants are accommodated in cabins and lodges.

The programme works with myths, fairy tales, teaching stories and trickster tales, and with stories of the land, of the heart, body and soul. It also covers awakening the storyteller within. Activities are rooted in soulcentric development and Indigenous wisdom: wandering in nature, embodiment practices, deep imagery journeys, symbolic art, the Way of Council, fasting, solo time in nature, singing, drumming, dancing, soul-poetry, ceremonies and rituals, dream exploration and storytelling.

The trainers are Bogdan Romanică, a human development guide and mentor who works with ecopsychology, nature connection, storytelling, ritual and music, and Sandra Horea, a Soul Initiation Guide and mythic storyteller trained with the Animas Valley Institute. The call for participants document is at dreamsforlife.ro/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Stories-that-Ch…