May 2019
More Together than Alone: exploring, experiencing and expanding community
A three-part series on Thursday evenings, May 2, 9 and 16. We know how important community is in bringing our whole selves to flower. And still it can be hard to find or create communities that will welcome us just as we are. This three-part series of guided writing, conversation, embodied practices and other creative activities, invites you to discover a deeper understanding of community and what is needed to build it and find belonging in it. Informed by readings…
Find out more »Peace: inside and out
“Peace is people talking together with a heart in between them.” So says a wise eight-year-old, reminding us that peace is less about the absence of conflict than our ability to respond to one another with hearts engaged and held open in conversation and relationship. This session explores the inner and outer dimensions of peace and how one affects the other. A free guided writing session. RSVP by email requested.
Find out more »June 2019
Wisdom at the Crossroads
“At the crossroads, Wisdom takes her stand.” As we consider the crossroads of our own times, this writing session explores the proverbs Wisdom offers now as her stand and guidance. What proverbial wisdom, old and new, do we need today and where might we find it, worldwide and within? A free guided writing session. RSVP by email requested.
Find out more »July 2019
Writing Retreat: Writing to Wake the Soul: cultivating curiosity
Creativity – on the page and in our lives – begins with curiosity, the posture of an open heart and mind. How do we keep our curiosity alive and well in these times of so much closed thinking? This retreat, designed for writers of fiction, memoir, poetry and other forms, is an invitation to cultivate curiosity in your own writing. We’ll explore practices and tools that can open our hearts and minds as writers and awaken the healing power of…
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