Marianne Elliott ~ Why Stories Matter: A Personal Tale ~ New Frontiers
Channel: Edmund Hillary Fellowship
Date: 2016-05-19

Author, human rights advocate and yoga teacher Marianne Elliott shares her incredible journey into straying from her story, walking across Africa and the Middle East, and gaining the wisdom to embody a new story of her life. 

3.25 ~ Marianne explains the science behind storytelling
5.01 ~ "We are literally neurologically wired to understand the world through stories, which is why stories are sticky"
9.15 ~ "I cannot interact with the world without first engaging with my history"
13.55 ~ The turning point in Marianne's story: "My belief in the clarity of what was right and what was wrong began to breakdown."

Marianne is the Director of ActionStation, and author of "Zen Under Fire"

http://www.actionstation.org.nz
http://marianne-elliott.com

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