​​​​“Without compassion, we will never know anyone or anything, not even our own story. Too much judgment, too many ideas and attitudes will stand in the way of the fundamental principle that we are similar to, connected with, and part of everything else.”
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​​​​​​​​​​In me there is one who loves and truly lives to create connections. Alive & nourishing connections with our deepest & authentic selves, with our precious & miraculous bodies, connections with others, and with the more-than human-world.
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I am a Wisconsin native who has roamed and roved far and wide and now resides here, once again in the land of red granite, dark wild woods and clear, near bottomless lakes of northern Wisconsin, occupying the traditional territories of the Ojibwe peoples.​ ​​​
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Storyteller: since 1995 I've been engaging in oral storytelling as a co-creative act, a performative & healing art. Storytelling cultivates deep listening and opens our imaginations to imagine the unimaginable. I carry, honor, co create and tell traditional stories, fairy tales, myth and personal narratives. My relationship with the art of storytelling swings from the ceremonial, to the performative, to healing & intuitive in small, larger and 1:1 sessions. My teachers/mentors - so much gratitude for the universe of stories, the works/teachings of Dr. Clarrisa Pinkola Estes, Dr. Sharon Blackie, Dr. Martin Shaw, Mary Oliver, Andreas Kornevall, Andrea Gibson and Kae Tempest. Also the generosity and wisdom of elders and tradition bearers from the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, the love of my family and the blessings of my maternal grandmother, and the living world. This relationship with story and storytelling continues to be the love of my life for 29 years!
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Somatics/Yoga instructor: guide and space holder for moving, breathing on purpose and being in a state of presence with the miracle aliveness of our bodies - physically, emotionally, psychologically, energetically and spiritually. MA in Vedic Science, Certified yoga instructor 235 hr and Ayurveda Yoga Specialist from Devanadi Yoga studio, 30 years of practice and 12 years consistent class instruction.
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​TRE® Provider: TRE® is a somatic based practice helping release tension/trauma stored in the body, please email me to learn more and to schedule a 1:1 session in person or virtually. More about TRE® here.
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Certified Peers Support Specialist & Emotional Wellness Educator: mentor and ally in mutuality and unconditional high regard for personal growth and transformation. With 7 years of experience specifically working with folks who identify as neuro-divergent and/or experience PTS (post traumatic stress). I'm also a member of Ebb & Flow Connections Cooperative.​​
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Full Voice & 5 Elements Framework trainer: Training with Barbara McAfee was an absolute delight. As a Full Voice and the 5 Elements Framework are a tools for opening your voice -- and your life. Change your voice, change your life.
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Author/Writer: a life long scribe of musings, imaginings and experiences of my inner landscape in relation to place and existential & transcendental experiences of being human in connection with something more. I've been guiding folks in creative writing experiences for 3 years and in March 2023 I published my first book, Borealis Mundi - Resting in Place, Loss & Grace
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GREAT GRATITUDE FOR MY ANCESTORS
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My Blood Ancestors: peasants, pioneers, puritans, immigrants, grandmothers, cheesemakers, tin smiths, poachers, and travelers carrying stories from the Jurassic Coastline of England, the southern lands of Norway and from the Great Lakes and Rolling Prairie-lands of America.
The Land Ancestors : The land I was born on is the land of the Potawatomi Peoples, and the land that I now reside & work on are the ceded territories of the Oceti Sakowin, Ho-Chunk, and Ojibwe/Anishinaabe Peoples. ​
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If you are curious about being more embodied & inter-connected with your alive, creative, soul self, with the liminal messy middle of being human, with the living world - consider journeying with me in many of my offerings. ​Visit my events page and considering working with me in the many ways this is possible. ​
To book a storytelling, group workshop, TRE® session or with any questions, please email me! Please check out and "like" my Facebook page to stay current on performances and storytelling opportunities.
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sweet words...
I went to listen to BOREALIS MUNDI - threshold stories on Madeline Island and it was stunningly beautiful and so meaningful to me. I am still moved by the stories Tracy told and affected by the riveting telling and common threads of humanity that she powerfully weaves together. I literally hardly moved the whole time and she didn't once lose my full attention and engagement. That's saying a lot for a 90 min performance on a beautiful summer night. Tracy is so gifted, and her offerings are always a highlight. ~ Erin T Ashland WI
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"...Being transported into the mythical realm through your storytelling was such a profound and incredible experience. One that feels as though it moved me a bit further into a liminal space my heart has been calling for for some time." ~ Nina B. Decorah, IA
"Tracy Chipman brings her full humanity to her storytelling. Whether she is telling a Celtic myth or a story about her Grandmother, there is a vitality and a truthfulness to her presence, through which she calls us to presence too. ...Here, alongside the lash of the waves, there is time to breathe, a tough sense of humour, and also great tenderness. Her voice of wisdom and compassion lives on in me." ~ UK based Storyteller Jackie Singer
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"Tracy's vivid words create a magnificent story-scape, another world you can so easily slip into while listening to her. The stories Tracy shares are ones that can be understood from many viewpoints, with many lessons. I've found myself so completely captivated with one in particular that I keep dreaming it up all over again. Please enjoy and cherish the sweet act of listening to the stories Tracy tells!" ~ Liliana C, in Madison WI
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Understanding the Way of Story as a sacred pattern and a living event. Story can reveal a spiritual path and or the way to healing. Stories become the foundation of health, peacebuilding and vision. Learning to listen, to recognize, to understand and attend the teachings and revelations of the Stories we have been given to live guides us toward the 5th world ~ Deena Metzger