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Ramya Iyer

3 months ago

Telling a story close to my heart at Chennai Storytelling Festival 2026

Deep gratitude to the story I shared from life and adapted by Ms. Subhadra Sen Gupta’s Dal Delight Memories with family came flooding and channeled into the telling Thank you for sharing your resonances. Felt a deep connection Hema Subramanian…

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Ramya Iyer

3 months ago

Marathi Saangad Marathi Storytelling Circle at Chennai Storytelling Festival 2026

The whole journey has been filled with memories, dreams, emotions, bonding Marathi Saangad Marathi Storytelling Circle at Chennai Storytelling Festival 2026. Grateful to Eric that I could initiate this and our entire saangad for a love filled space Grateful to…

Events

Ramya Iyer

3 months ago

Grateful to be part of First Steps School’s reading week celebration

Grateful to be invited to share and witness preschool children share stories at the First Steps School’s literary week celebration. Told I story that emerged 🙂 for me I was very moved when a child shared a rhyme that Appa…

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Ramya Iyer

4 months ago

Workshop on the object’s voice at Chennai Storytelling Festival 2026

Grateful to hold space for a workshop on “The Object’s voice”, Porulin Kural at the warm Chennai Storytelling Festival 2026 Deeply grateful for everyone’s presence and enriching sharing. Warm words and sharing – C Mangalam Senthil 20:56 The red shiny…

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Ramya Iyer

5 months ago

Meet with Families at Soundarya Public School as a facilitator for PenumbraMactrics

Meet with Families at Soundarya Public School as a facilitator (visiting, consulting facititator, thank you inviting me) for PenumbraMactrics on January 1 7 2026 Telling stories (with Penumbra’s shadow puppetry system) and holding space for some fun play and conversations.…

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Ramya Iyer

5 months ago

Harvest Festival at Bond over Bindings

Warmest time at Bond over Bindings, Jakkur, Bangalore 🙂 Thank you Neha, Roopa and entire team for helping. Grateful to all the families who joined in, the children who listened with wonder, and shared too. We sang songs, exchanged stories,…

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Ramya Iyer

6 months ago

Tales of Bengaluru at Bengaluru Storytelling Festival (BEST) & INTACH

Beautiful joyful fulfilling morning with the BSS family, bachchas and the Bangalore community Tales of Bengaluru as part of Bengaluru Storytelling Festival – 2025, with Bangalore Storytelling Society with INTACH (The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) Bangalore…

Heart Moments

Ramya Iyer

7 months ago

Heart moments on this journey

In no particular order dear ones, feel like sharing some heart touching moments and notes on this journey, truly grateful and touched, ones the come to heart as and when, before they go fleeting away *Sue would begin each session…

Events

Ramya Iyer

7 months ago

Care at Campus, circle for mental well-being with faculty at NMKRV college

Thank you Akhila (Bhatta) and Department of Psychology for inviting me With the warm faculty at NMKRV college, a culminating event of mental health week. Story, expressive arts, connection and healing Was very touched when people spoke, played, listened and…

Events

Ramya Iyer

8 months ago

Storytelling Event at Presidency School

Thank you Navya for inviting me to listen to children tell with all their hearts. Each so special. Deep gratitude to listen to Mr. Sheshadri Mokhsagundam share stories about his grandfather Shri Vishwesaraya. Journeyed with friends Neha and Vanita 🙂…

Journeys_Storytelling

Ramya Iyer

8 months ago

Story Circle of Love at Bhopal

Warmest and deep conversations, the ease and eagerness, the full moon story circle of love, love Geetanjali Shetty-Kaul, Poonam Joshy, Sowmya Srinivasan and me 🙂

Expressions

Ramya Iyer

8 months ago

Kanapa Nayanar Storytelling – ChitraKatha during Navratri

Was beautiful sharing the Kanapa Nayanar Story in the community gathering at Navratri and at home 🙂 The siva bommai looks like thatha began all this 🙂 Video here

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Ramya Iyer

8 months ago

Sun Day Storytelling with NSN Usa’s Eco Storytellers and Healing Storytelling Alliance (HSA)

Very meaningful morning listening and sharing stories at Sun Day event organized by National Storytelling Network’s (NSN from USA) Eco Tellers and Healing Storytelling Alliance (HSA) Was in Ladakh with family and the sun was shining brightly Shared the story…

Drama

Ramya Iyer

9 months ago

Onam Story Song Drama with Bachchas Year 2

Events

Ramya Iyer

9 months ago

What Does Ganesha have to tell us today?

Storytelling and expressive arts session with team at Clarks Exotica Resort, Bangalore IMG_5056 IMG_5057

Events

Ramya Iyer

11 months ago

Parent-child workshop at First Steps School with Story, Art, Music and Movement

Grateful to spend time with the First Steps school family – parents, children and teachers on July 12 2025 The Invitation read – In today’s fast-paced world, children need safe, creative spaces to express, connect, and reflect. In this interactive…

Events

Ramya Iyer

11 months ago

Porulin Kural at Backyard, Adyar, Chennai

Special and grateful to be able to have held space in the place of my birth ❤️ Chennai, on Sunday June 29 2025 “porulin kural”, the object’s voice as it calls out to us, holds us, at this moment, with…

Mentioned

Ramya Iyer

11 months ago

Mentioned: ‘Porulin Kural’ at Backyard Adyar, Chennai Times, Times of India, July 27 2025

Events

Ramya Iyer

12 months ago

Porulin Kural, The object’s voice at Bhoomi Habba

Always such a joy and honour to be at Bhoomi Habba. Thank you Mercy and the team at Visthar Thank you so so much for the opportunity. Being able to contribute to community and Earth feels like a gift. Last year…

Journeys_Storytelling

Ramya Iyer

1 year ago

Coming together of women

Thank you to the organizers to nudge me to share what’s in my heart Video of sharing – Sharing with women

Contribution

Ramya Iyer

1 year ago

The Faithful Cloud, retelling of a story told, a gift from Zaina from Gaza

An adapted retelling of the story The Faithful Cloud. Thank you Zaina for the gift of this story “The Faithful Cloud”. She told it at the World Storytelling Cafe. Thank you so much David Heathfield for the opportunity. Prayers…

Journeys

Ramya Iyer

1 year ago

A morning of meaning with the team at Koru Foundation

Grateful to Garima Rohilla, founder of Koru Foundation for inviting me to spend this time with the Fellow teachers who are part of Project Udaan and the team at Koru Foundation on January 25th 2025. Felt like a beginning and…

Events

Ramya Iyer

1 year ago

Evening of stories storytelling song and love at Bond over Bindings

A warm warm love filled evening at the warmth filled space at Bond over Bindings book store Jakkur January 11 2025 Love – Gratitude – Children – Song – Story – HeART my heart was bursting as I listened to…

Events

Ramya Iyer

1 year ago

What joy to be Santa, unforgettable

santa me christmas 2024

Events

Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Sharing a personal story Katha Karavan’s Narrative Nest

A very poignant evening listening and sharing personal stories. Thank you Rohini , Katha Karavan and all my fellow companions

Events

Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Sharing stories and songs at Swastika

Beautiful evening. So joyous to be able to share object stories and songs woven together from life . A nudge to pursue PORUL The recording

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Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Calm the inner voice “Silencio Bruno”

Some guiding words - Silencio Bruno 🙂

Events

Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Beautiful heartwarming day at Bhoomi Habba Visthar

Beautiful heartwarming day at Bhoomi Habba Visthar June 8 2024, Thank you Jeena , Ms Mercy, Visthar , my family and all who were part of the space 🙂

Journeys_Storytelling

Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Sharing poetry from Heart at Sangam Open Mic

Beautiful evening at Sangam , Open Mic , Jakkur, Bangalore. May 26 2024

Mentioned

Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Thank you Dream School Foundation

Thank you for the mention, the introduction and the opportunity to be able to spend a beautiful day at Dream School Foundation Summer 2024

Journeys_Storytelling

Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Journey with Dream School Foundation

Grateful to Maitreyee to invite me to contribute to their summer program with the high schoolers of Dream School Foundation.Journey of storytelling, the arts, light and joy, learning, sharing, growing 🙂 Listening to our hearts 🙂

Mentioned

Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Story of the month on FEAST : May 2024

Thank you my dear FEAST community Thank you that my story is story of the month May 2024 – brings up so much – gently holding them.

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Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Journeying, seeking, dreaming

Expressive arts have all seemed to have visited, organically become a beautiful part in all storytelling spaces. And as I journeyed with my teachers, mentors, clients then and groups while studying for the Foundation in Expressive Arts & Therapies ...

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Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Together : Story Circle of Love

Along with Geetanjali Shetty Kaul, Poonam Joshy and Sowmya Srinivasan a new beautiful journey of healing and love 🙂 holding space for a group , sacred and warm.

Events

Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

In the Moonlight with Chandamama Katha

Thank you Sree for inviting me and the beautiful community Love the moon, the stories, the space. Been able to tell stories, guide meditation, a few story meditations too. So grateful February 2022 July 2022 March 2023 – Women and…

Highlight

Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Journey of Story You, Me, Wee

A very special journey with bachchas – stories, art, songs, sharing , warmth and FUN 🙂 listening to them has been priceless they have been eager to learn and share, enact through drama, write, draw, and sometimes just stay still…

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Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Journey of Storytelling: HUM Circle

This beautiful journey began on May 2 2021 . This circle met a few times co-creating a space of warmth, sharing, listening, wonders and emotions from our lives A page from a book (which led to Well of words), family…

Blog

Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Gift of story laddoos

… A moment when I was pondering upon Healing Hope Heart Story circle for Chennai Storytelling Festival in February 2021, led me to story laddoos Each of us feels called by a story laddoo on a platter that we could…

Journeys_Writing

Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Journey of Writings: O mother I want to go back to your womb

Sharing what I had written for my mother many years ago 🙂 O Mother I want to go back to your womb, The warm and sheltered place…. I want to go back to your womb For then people…

Collaborations

Ramya Iyer

2 years ago

Journeying with The Art Outreach Society

Thank you Tanya and TAOS to have been able to journey with you – story work and a story circle at their fest Best wishes for all the wonderful work and looking forward

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