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OutoftheBox


 OutoftheBox

Claire Helton is a small-group facilitator and retreat leader who finds life in creating spaces for deep reflection, community-building, and personal transformation. She has been a storyteller with OutoftheBox for several years and currently serves as an OutoftheBox Mentor. She has weaved her passions for storytelling and communal meaning-making into her work over the years in congregational ministry as well as hospice chaplaincy and bereavement support. She loves running OutoftheBox sessions with adults in her Unitarian Universalist church and with a local grief support group. She also facilitates online training courses for those who want to become OutoftheBox storytellers themselves. She’s excited to be at Wild Goose for the first time this year!  


Learn more about OutoftheBox at www.outofthebox.org

EXPERIENCES
    Activity Time Information
    Show Date
    Fri 4 Sep 2026 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM
    Title ShortOutoftheBox – Storytelling for Contemplation & Dialogue
    Venue Front Porch
    Experience DescriptionCome and experience an OutoftheBox story circle, an inviting and contemplative space for seeking wisdom and wellbeing. Come and breathe, trust, listen, feel, wonder, play, and love. We can’t truly become “UNBOUND” until we’re aware of what it is that’s binding us – often from the inside out. OutoftheBox gets people talking and thinking in a way that brings new awareness and insights, helping us access the wisdom and connection that were always within us. Stories are told visually on a circle of cloth or in sand, creating a focal point for deep reflection and discussion. Creating a space for openness and curiosity, OutoftheBox encourages people to respond authentically to their thoughts and feelings, whatever their personal beliefs or values. The method is equally powerful in secular and spiritual contexts, including in offices, schools, hospitals, prisons, therapeutic settings and churches. OutoftheBox is a membership organization – find out more and join us as a storyteller at outofthebox.org!
    Show Date
    Sat 5 Sep 2026 3:00 PM to 3:50 PM
    Title ShortOutoftheBox – Storytelling for Contemplation & Dialogue (follow-up roundtable discussion)
    Venue Convo Table 08
    Experience DescriptionDid you miss the “OutoftheBox – Storytelling for Contemplation & Dialogue” experience but still want to learn more? Or maybe you attended but have some follow-up questions, or want to explore becoming an OutoftheBox storyteller yourself? Join us in Convo Hall for a roundtable discussion about the method, what we love about it, and how to get started. Stop by to learn more about how this tool is being used in all kinds of secular and spiritual contexts – including in offices, schools, hospitals, prisons, therapeutic settings and churches – to create an inviting and contemplative space for seeking wisdom and wellbeing with participants of all ages. Find out more at outofthebox.org!