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As a spokesperson for storytelling, Simms presents keynotes and workshops in conferences, villages, schools, universities and community events. She is a member of the Therapeutic Arts Alliance of Manhattan and a senior teacher of Shambhala Buddhist meditation. Simms received the Brimstone Award for Engaged Storytelling, CHOICE award for best story collection, and Sesame Street’s "Sunny Days" award for work with children worldwide.
Simms is co-faculty with Terry Tempest Williams at the University of Utah, consults with ETSU’s "Cancer Stories" project, and is spoken word consultant for foundations, NGOs working in post-disaster situations and conflicts. She recently appeared at the Newark Peace Education Summit and the Conference on World Peace and Values in Monterrey, Mexico. Simms has written several books including The Robe of Love and Our Secret Territory: The Essence of Storytelling. Simms is the mother of best selling author Ishmael Beah with whom she often lectures.
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Dance Without End by Laura Simms
9.95
Laura Simms and Steve Gorn In this artfully presented recording, creation myths and tales about the origin of existence from Aztec, Inuit, Maori, Scandinavian, African and Native American cultures are told by storyteller Laura Simms and beautifully accompanied by musician Steve Gorn’s world music orchestration. The fruits of a longtime collabor...

King of Togo Togo and Other Stories
9.95 12.95
These Laura Simms recordings are classic and loved. Their return has been long awaited. Every story slides easily into our ears and brings the best of storytelling with music alive for all ages. Each piece is a jewel guaranteed to keep children occupied for hours, and adults delighted. For twenty years children have grown up with these tale...

Moon on Fire by Laura Simms
9.95
Winner of the 1988 Choice Magazine Outstanding Audio Award. On her first tape for adults, Laura tells stories from Africa, Siberia, Hawaii, and Persia that express aspects of the awakening of the Feminine in men and women, as well as ways in which the Feminine Principle brings us into the world. The daily rituals of each tradition are vividly po...

Nightwalkers: Tales of The Invisible World by Laura Simms
12.95
A haunting collection of 14 narratives, ranging from the sublime and humorous to the dark and ghastly, gives voice to spirit stories and ghost tales from around the world. Simms has studied with Native American and African orators and is an award-winning recording artist. Run time: 91 minutes

The Power of Story with Laura Simms
12.95 19.95
THE POWER OF STORY combines two award winning recordings of stories that were originally part of a series called "Myth and the Natural World" produced between 1986-87. Like all authentic storytelling, they are created for the ear and the heart of the listener. Women and Wild Animals celebrates the potency of listening and seeing with anima...

Women and Wild Animals by Laura Simms
11.99
Women and Wild Animals is an original collection of artfully reconstructed ancient myth, fairytale and folklore, with personal narrative and poems by Laura Simms, accompanied by uncannily beautiful music composed and performed by Steve Gorn. Originally commissioned for performances in Utah’s Natural History Museum and Wyoming’s Teeton Science C...