Dancing With Dad
a live, 75-minute ritual storytelling workshop exploring love and family
Leaning toward love
In this ritual storytelling workshop, David Alder shares his experience of leaning toward his 80-year-old father after his divorce from David's mom, training his body and helping him recover his vitality, and what he learned about love and forgiveness along the way.
Tools for reconnecting
This workshop explores how adult children and aging parents can reach across the generational divide to build deeper, more nourishing relationships with those they love. Participants will leave feeling meaningfully more prepared to cultivate love with family.
The workshop will provide:
When
Wednesday, February 4th
2:00–3:15pm Eastern
Where
Live on Zoom
Cost
Free
Register for the gathering →
In this ritual storytelling workshop, David Alder shares his experience of leaning toward his 80-year-old father after his divorce from David's mom, training his body and helping him recover his vitality, and what he learned about love and forgiveness along the way.
Tools for reconnecting
This workshop explores how adult children and aging parents can reach across the generational divide to build deeper, more nourishing relationships with those they love. Participants will leave feeling meaningfully more prepared to cultivate love with family.
The workshop will provide:
- A story of relational deepening between a father and a son
- A series of prompts and reflections on loved ones
- Practices for tending or even rekindling relationships
- A nourishing container to explore this tender topic
When
Wednesday, February 4th
2:00–3:15pm Eastern
Where
Live on Zoom
Cost
Free
Register for the gathering →
Who Teaches Dancing With Dad?
This gathering is led by David Alder, author of the viral graphic novel We Will Call It Pala and founder of HANA, a school for spiritual voices. David teaches spiritual storytelling as a tool for personal power, alignment of purpose and culture change. His work uplifts soulful leaders who wield power, wisdom, and compassion to make a better world.
David leads Parables Of Change, HANA's flagship course, a proven method for changemakers to grow their power and tell the story they were born to share. The next cohort begins February 18th, 2026.
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"It's hard to put the magic into words.
It reconnected me with my purpose.”
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Are you ready to be one of them?
Joe's Journey
What surprised Joe wasn’t the quality of his story. It was realizing he’d spent years hiding the part of himself that creates. Parables of Change helped him find his voice, wield his gifts, and claim a new identity.
When you cross the threshold, you don’t just tell a story. You become someone who can no longer stay silent.
When you cross the threshold, you don’t just tell a story. You become someone who can no longer stay silent.
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It's time to tell your story
We're thrilled to hear of your interest in Parables Of Change. The Spring 2026 cohort is going to be a remarkable group and a powerful experience for all.
To reserve your spot in the upcoming cohort, send us an email with your name and info, and we'll add you to the cohort list. The course booking platform will launch in early January, at which point you can submit your deposit to secure your space.
Tell us a bit about yourself, what draws you to your course, and the story that is knocking at your heart.
To reserve your spot in the upcoming cohort, send us an email with your name and info, and we'll add you to the cohort list. The course booking platform will launch in early January, at which point you can submit your deposit to secure your space.
Tell us a bit about yourself, what draws you to your course, and the story that is knocking at your heart.
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