Inspired by my Art and Yoga curriculum, I am developing a series of stand-alone, mindfulness-based art and writing workshops for non-academic contexts. Each involves meditation and a creative activity, using the grounding effect of mindfulness to encourage natural creative flow. The initial offerings include: Image and Text: Creating a Personalized Set of Wisdom Cards, in which participants write and craft a decorated deck of customized inspiration words (4-hour). Writing from the Heart: A Writing and Mindfulness Workshop, in which participants explore free-writing to guided writing prompts (3-hour). And Exploring Haiku and Haibun: A Writing and Mindfulness Workshop, in which participants play with two Japanese poetic forms (3-hour).

See details in the images here for descriptions of the content and goals for each course. The Spring 2020 workshops scheduled to take place at School of the West in Mancos, Colorado were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Look for future listings here on this website or contact me if you’re interested in the workshops.