Spring Clean your mind! Get out of your head and onto the page! Writing Practice is a good antidote for the ruminating mind.
We sit. We write. We read. We listen. Together.
We follow author of 'Writing Down the Bones' Natalie Goldberg’s writing practice tradition. We work with topics and timed writings. For example, Tell me about a childhood friend. Go 10 minutes. We then read in small groups. You may choose to pass.
We sit. We write. We read. We listen. Together.
We follow author of 'Writing Down the Bones' Natalie Goldberg’s writing practice tradition. We work with topics and timed writings. For example, Tell me about a childhood friend. Go 10 minutes. We then read in small groups. You may choose to pass.
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Tuesdays 11am-12:30pm PDT
Starting in June / Dates TBA eight 1.5 hour classes |
Thursdays 11am-12:30pm PDT
Starting in June / Dates TBA eight 1.5 hour classes |
BENEFITS of Writing [As A] Practice:
- Get out of your head and onto the page!
- Cuts through discursive thinking.
- Accountability. We show up for each other. We help hold each other accountable!
- We connect with ourSelves. We get to know our mind, we get to know ourselves.
- A refuge in these tumultuous times.
- No more writer's block once you do writing practice on a regular basis!
- Helps with any style of writing. It's like warming up before going for a run!
- Keeps your writing bones limber!
- Improves your listening skills. This is a good skill to have, or enhance!
TO REGISTER:
- Please email your full name, phone number, where you live, how you intend to pay, and what day/series you are registering for (Tuesdays or Wednesdays)
- Please send your CA$160 investment by e-transfer
- To pay by credit card (CA$165) please scroll to the bottom [coming VERY soon!]
- You will receive confirmation once full payment is received
- email: [email protected]
WHAT TO EXPECT:
- We sit: Short 2-5 minute sits are weaved into every class.
- We write: We work with topics and timed writings. E.g. Tell me about your favourite outfit when you were a wee one! Go 10 minutes!
- We read: Everyone will be given the opportunity to read what they wrote. You may choose to pass.
- We listen: When someone is reading we listen with open ears and heart. No comments, no feedback. We just listen.
- You will hear poems and exerpts from other books that may invoke, inspire, and give you a different angle into a topic.
- There will be reading and writing homework; there will be no grading of said homework!
- You will learn the simple rules of writing practice.
INFO / WHAT YOU NEED:
- CA$160 investment. Each course consists of eight 1.5 hour classes.
- Classes will be held on Zoom.
- Recommended book by Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones.
- You will need a notebook, pens and computer (or whatever device you use for Zoom!).
- 12 students minimum; 24 students maximum.
- Please email me if you have any questions, or concerns: [email protected]
Anyone can write; it's a practice! Just like running, yoga, soccer, learning guitar, you practice! You build your writing muscles! As Natalie likes to say, you pick up the pen and write. No good. No bad. Just writing!
In a world full of disconnection, we need each other, we need writing practice. Everyone is welcome—beginners to experienced writers and everyone in between!
"I have studied online with Natalie Goldberg, the author of Writing Down the Bones (and 14 other brilliant books) for over five years. Writing practice is my home, a refuge in these tumultuous times. This practice has brought me deeper into mySelf—I know mySelf deeply! Without writing practice I truly don't know how I would have made it through these past few years!"
~ Jackie L Hutchings
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