CUENTOS: Meditation and Storytelling for Seniors in the Lower East Side/Chinatown

DATES:

Online sessions: Tuesdays from April 19 through May 24th, 2022
In-person sessions: Saturdays from April 23 through May 28th, 2022

TIME: 2-4 pm

FREE

INSTRUCTOR: Charlie Vázquez

We want to hear your stories!

Seniors from the Lower East Side/Chinatown are invited to share their stories about life in Lower Manhattan for The Clemente’s newest oral history archive, in a 12 session workshop that includes guided meditation and storytelling techniques.

The sessions  start with guided meditations that promote relaxation to offset the tensions of the Covid-19 pandemic, day to day life, and the loneliness that poses serious health risks. This will be followed by storytelling activities that are designed to develop and document your stories on video for The Clemente’s history archive.

We’re looking to hear from unheard voices such as yours.

Facilitated by Charlie Vázquez, CUENTOS will consist of 12 workshops that take place on Tuesdays (online) and Saturdays (in-person), beginning April 19, at The Clemente’s spacious LES Gallery, which is wheelchair accessible. Filmed stories will be screened at The Clemente (and online) in June 2022.

The program facilitator, Charlie Vázquez, is an author, editor, and meditation instructor. He’s studied story craft for over twenty years and has helped hundreds of people tell their stories in collaboration with the Bronx Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Health, and PEN America. He was certified as a meditation teacher through Tibet House’s 100-Hour Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training and hosts online workshops regularly.

For more information or inquiries about this program email us at: info@theclementecenter.org

*To experience the total of 12 workshops, register for both Tuesday and Saturday dates.