In this spiritual writing class, we’ll explore what the people, events, emotions, and experiences in our lives have to teach us, and ponder what we feel, sense, and know—or don’t know—about hope, grace, love, life, and death. Every day we’ll “listen” with our writing to another part of our lives: We’ll write about key moments and events that made us who we are, what we’ve gotten from the people and places we’ve loved (or hated), how we remember and what we’ve learned from the crucial transitions—our moments of growth and change, hope or despair, contentment or grieving—and much more. We’ll generate new work in an energizing, strictly positive environment, using prompts and in-class writing to tap into the concrete details and textured emotional landscapes, the beginnings and endings, the everyday acts and overarching themes enfolded in our lives and stories. We’ll use my easy, foolproof method for tapping into the inner wellspring from which all good writing comes. And we’ll spend time working on editing the writing we get, using spiritual skills such as listening to intuition and briefly dropping down into the silence beyond thought, to improve our editing skills and finish some writing we’ve generated.  Together we’ll create a small, close-knit community that fosters creativity, engenders fresh material and new ideas, and results in writing that shines from within. This class will be useful for anyone writing essays, a memoir, or a spiritual autobiography; for anyone struggling with perfectionism; and for anyone who’s just getting started or trying to locate their true material. The class welcomes writers at all levels.

In this workshop, we will generate new writing through guided exercises and prompts offer feedback/first impressions on writing you produce in our week.