Gatherings for Change
A Sacred Storytelling Tour
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ThuOct 29Sisters, OR Paulina Springs Books, 252 W Hood Ave · 6–8 pm
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SunNov 1Nelson, BC 6724 Harrop Procter Rd · 4–6 pm
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WedNov 4Bowen Island, BC Address with RSVP · 6:30–8:30 pm
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FriNov 6Orcas Island, WA Venue TBA · Evening
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ThuNov 12Portland, OR TaborSpace, 5441 SE Belmont St · Evening
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SunNov 15Ashland, OR White Rabbit Clubhouse, 5 N Main St · 5–7 pm
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WedNov 18Nevada City, CA Private home (address with RSVP) · 6:30–8:30 pm
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ThuNov 19Nicasio, CA Solstice Grove, 550 Nicasio Valley Rd · 7–9 pm
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SunNov 22Berkeley, CA Private home (address with RSVP) · 6–8 pm
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SunNov 29Ojai, CA Topa Institute · 2–5 pm
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ThuDec 3Topanga, CA Butterfly Mountain · 6:30–8:30 pm
East Coast dates coming soon
For the times of transition —
meeting change not only as disruption,
but as a necessary threshold to your becoming.
What is a Gathering for Change
An Evening of Stories of Change
A Gathering for Change is a community gathering that carries The Little Book of Change off the page and into the room.
In each town we gather: the creators of the book, Leah and Mark*, sometimes local storytellers, musicians who bring their instruments, song carriers who are open to share their songs — weaving stories from the book with true stories of change from the people who live there.
These evenings are a love letter to these times, to the places we call home, and a few hours dedicated to being together while learning how to be with change.
*Mark will be with us in Sisters and Topanga.
What happens at a Gathering for Change
An evening of stories, readings, and reflective practices, where your community explores change together.
Stories
Stories from Leah and from The Little Book of Change, woven with stories of change from local storytellers.
Song
Community members are invited to bring their voice and instruments.
Conversation
Reflection and conversation. Share, listen, or simply receive — no one is ever required to share.
A Community Altar
Together we create an altar for the changes we are carrying.
What to bring
An offering for the altar: an object that represents a change you are moving through, a photo of someone you love, or food to share. Anything you place on the altar is yours to take home afterward.
Join a Gathering
Bring The Little Book of Change to your community
Host a stop on the Little Book Tour — an evening of stories, readings, and reflective practices, where your community explores change together.
Questions? yes@thelittlebookofchange.com
Creators of the Book
Leah Lamb
Leah Lamb is the founder of School for Sacred Storytelling, where she teaches story as a living, relational practice—one that connects us back to ourselves, to each other, and to the Earth.
She is the seed planter for The Whale Council, an organization that brings storytelling, Indigenous perspectives, scientists, artists and activists together to protect our relationship with the original storytellers, whales.
Her work draws from years as a wilderness guide, a masters in social work, a community organizer, journalist, and a life spent exploring how story shapes who we become.
Her audio program SACRED STORYTELLING can be found on Sounds True and online courses and workshops can be found at The School for Sacred Storytelling.
Mark Smith
Illustrator of The Little Book of Change
Mark will be with us in Sisters and Topanga.
Mark is an artist whose stories are woven through many different mediums.
It was upon meeting Leah that he became entangled in the clues of sacred story when she first asked him what his archetype is. His answer was immediate yet confusing: “the thread” and wondered out loud how a thread could be an archetype.
Knowing full well the thread of story that had led him on a quest over fifty years of storyliving, Mark was surprised to discover that the word “clue” derived from the original word “clew.” In mythology, a clew was a ball of thread that was famously offered by Ariadne to Theseus to escape the Minotaur’s labyrinth.
Clew is how we knew to thread our way through and through. Mark hopes these clues in The Little Book of Change enable you to weave a life full of the change you want to be in the world.
Stories·Community·The Art of Change
