Dori Kirchmair recently contacted me about her powerful piece of writing - 'Resonance'.  Dori is available to contribute to educational and other sessions - see below:

‘Resonance‘ is a short piece of writing about connecting with what resonates with us, what feels truly right for us; where we align with our self – your own truth. It will make you think and it will make you laugh, foremost of all – it will inspire and touch you!

I wrote this 12 minutes long short ‘talk/story’ for a reading at the Ladyfest Literature Festival in Nottingham in November 2011 and have since read it at many different events, literature festivals, workshops, courses, conferences, meetings across the UK - in Nottingham, Derby, Birmingham, Exeter, Leicester, Worcester, Bristol, Chesterfield, Lincoln, London, Brighton, Glasgow, Bournemouth, Bath and Holy Isle (in Scotland). I have given guest lectures on it to psychology and literature students, a TEDx talk at Loughborough University and it was broadcast on Radio Erewash and Trent Sound Nottingham. People sometimes come up to me afterwards and say they were blown away by it – but quite clearly they landed back on their feet!

Treat your staff, students, clients, etc. to an inspiring and thought provoking spoken word performance!

I am available to read ‘Resonance’ around the globe – at events, workshops, festivals, courses, meetings, conferences, etc. and give guest lectures, – in any field including educational settings, staff development sessions, mental and physical health, etc. Here is a link to some testimonials.

Click here to listen to ‘Resonance’ when it was broadcast on Trent Sound Nottingham in 2013.

You can contact me on: dori.kirchmair@yahoo.com or via my website.

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Comment by Dori Kirchmair on July 4, 2014 at 23:18

Thank you Jill for posting this.

I just published 'Resonance' online and it has been featured. Here is a link to it if you would like to read it:

http://dorikirchmair.hubpages.com/hub/Resonance2

If you prefer to listen to it then here is the link to the broadcast:

https://soundcloud.com/dori2k/resonance-by-dori-kirchmair-1

With best wishes for a good week-end,

Dori

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