Michael the Buddhist Storyteller
Sharing the Wisdom of Buddhism through Legend & Lore
The BUDDHIST tradition is a rich source of stories and tales to inspire and awaken us. Whether sharing a traditional Jataka Tale, a personal anecdote from a Mindfulness Retreat, or stories of contemporary and historical BUDDHIST teachers, Michael breathes the BUDDHIST Tales to life – encouraging us to be present, compassionate, joyful, and mindful. 
Michael’s BUDDHIST Storytelling Programs include…
• The Tree Spirit & other Buddhist Folk Tales
• Legends of Buddhist Saints & Sinners: The Well of Wisdom
• The Green Buddhist: Ancient Tales of Connection with Mother Earth
• Thich Nhat Hanh & Martin Luther King, Jr.: On Building the Beloved Community
• Engaged Buddhism, Engaged Christianity: Personal Stories of Double Belonging
For pricing, scheduling, or further details on Michael’s BUDDHIST STORYTELLING PROGRAMS, CONTACT US.
Michael regularly integrates Mindfulness Practices into his storytelling, workshops, and other programming. Additionally, Michael offers one-on-one coaching as a Mindfulness Coach. For further info on any of these MINDFULNESS PROGRAMS, again, simply CONTACT US.
MICHAEL & THE BUDDHIST TRADITION: Michael has been attending MINDFULNESS Retreats with the Vietnamese Zen BUDDHIST monk Thich Nhat Hanh since the mid-1990s. Before that, he was studying and practicing teachings from the Tibetan BUDDHIST tradition. Since 2009, Michael and his wife Ali have led an emergent church melding stories and traditions from Buddhism, Christianity, and Mother Earth Spirituality, the Buddhist Christian Mother-Earth Church. Through three years of full-time seminary training, Michael focused on the interface between Christianity and Buddhism, integrating lore and stories from the BUDDHIST tradition into all of his seminary course work.
As said above, Michael’s two areas of storytelling focus are (A) Sacred Stories and (B) Mythos & Folk Lore. Given his focus on Sacred Stories, Michael the Storyteller’s repertoire also includes hours worth of stories with these four other Sacred Stories themes:
• Bible Stories & Christian Legends
• Sacred Family Lore: The Blue-Collar Wit & Wisdom of Youngstown, Ohio & Beyond
• Wisdom Tales from Around the World (especially for Children)
Michael also has Multiple Themes for his Mythos & Folk Lore Storytelling Programs.
Finally, those with an interest in Michael’s BUDDHIST Storytelling may also have an interest in the following PUBLIC TALKS, LECTURES and WORKSHOPS by Michael:
• The Mindfulness for Families Workshop (Co-taught with Michael’s spouse Ali)
• Screen Addiction: A Mindful Response
• Blue-Collar Buddhism: A Memoir
• The Deep Ecology of Buddhism
• A Mindful Christmas: Seven Yuletide Traditions Worth Preserving
• Zen and the Art of Storytelling: The Pure Awareness of Nowness
• Buddhism and Christianity: Bridging the Sacred through Story, Ritual, & Lore
As noted earlier, Michael regularly integrates Mindfulness Practices into his programming and O’Malley also offers one-on-one coaching as a Mindfulness Coach. For more info on any of these programs, simply CONTACT US.