Oral Story, Mythic Consciousness, & Narrative Intelligence
Somatic Storytelling
Discover a world of ancient myth and story and learn to use mythic maps to deepen your relationship with self, cosmos, and place
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Story Masterclass
You'll receive 7 day access to a somatic storytelling masterclass. This 2 hour class weaves the telling of an old Siberian story with Katonah Yoga® and breath for a immersive experience to awaken mind, body, and immagination.
Explore Free Stories
Explore free stories and essays on myth, storytelling, and personal growth on Tracing the Golden Thread. A select handful of stories are available free for your deepening and joyful engagement.
Listen to Bone & Bloom
The Bone & Bloom podcast has episodes with luminary teachers on movement, body, self, myth, and honoring our lives and communities. We're exploring place, cosmos, and self in honest conversation.
DANGEROUS WOMEN®
A course, a mentorship, a tender reckoning. Inside of Dangerous Women we'll explore ancient stories and engage with nourishing archetypes for a new way of seeing. We'll bring the voice of the body online with somatic practices. We'll recalibrate for joy with coaching and deep change work for the unconscious. We'll engage with ritual and threshold explorations to recalibrate our relationships to self, to the wild, to community, ecology, and the cosmos.
LEARN MORE →★★★★★
“Selena's storytelling is masterful and utterly captivating. I am gripped every time I sit down to listen. But far beyond entertainment she has a way of somehow knowing exactly what story we need to hear. It always feels like she's speaking directly to me."
-MARIAM
Cultivating the Heart of Wisdom
A 6 week exploration of the teachings of yoga, mythology and folktales exploring themes of elderhood, crone medicine, and honoring life as it is offering itself. The course includes yoga asana practices, somatic storytelling, recordings of folk tales, downloadable journal prompts and more.
LEARN MORE →The Returning
A 5 week exploration of the teachings of yoga, mythology and folktales, exploring themes of elderhood, crone medicine, facing our shadow, and more. Nourishing yoga classes, writing prompts, and inner explorations.
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★★★★★
“After one session I can feel that Dangerous Women is a lifeline. I already feel the steady pulse of more freedom and joy”
-Katie
Upcoming Seminars, Mentorships, and More
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JOIN THE LIST →The Wild Heart Retreat
Tuscany September 19th-26th
The Wild Heart Retreat blends cultural exploration with intentional inner work, creating a space where joy, meaning-making, and transformation belong together.
You'll wander picturesque towns, savor meals prepared by a private local chef, explore world-class wineries, gather for somatic storytelling sessions, and immerse yourself in ancient traditions that still breathe through the Tuscan hills.
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★★★★★
"Selena's work will inspire, educate, and empower you to pursue and uncover your authentic self. She is not your teacher if you wish to be coddled or spoon fed. She will provoke fundamental questioning that invites you to strip away the self limiting stories, practices, and habits that hold you back from your greatest potential. Go to her class, shake the dust, and breathe life into your dry bones."
MAGGIE
Meet
Selena Garefino
ANTHROPOLOGY OF MYTH | SOMATIC STORYTELLING | NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE | STORYTELLING IMMERSIVE RETREATS
Selena is best known as a renowned Teacher of Yoga and Meditation, dedicated to delivering transformative wellness experiences that inspire personal growth, creativity, and inner harmony. But she is also a cultural anthropologist and comparative mythologist.
Selena completed a dual degree in Sociocultural Anthropology with an emphasis in folklore during her undergraduate studies, completed 2 masters degrees, and pursued her doctoral studies in anthropology.
Selena was a storyteller from the time she was a small child and in the early days of her yoga career some 15+ years ago she began weaving oral story into her asana studies.
Now she teaches both somatic storytelling classes as well as immersive storytelling experiences that allow the myths to stand on their own.
Selena uses story and mythic maps to build narrative intelligence (coined by Michael McRay) and as tools for personal growth and development.
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SOMATIC STORYTELLING
GRAB YOUR FREE SOMATIC STORYTELLING MASTERCLASS
You'll receive 14 day access to a somatic storytelling session weaving an ancient Siberian tale with Katonah Yoga and breath.
GET THE CLASS →RETREATS
Join Selena on retreat in select locations around the world. Unforgettable getaways weaving story, dance, yoga, and ceremony with rich cultural experiences.
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