Freeing the Spell of Story: A Writing and Meditation Workshop
Sunday, May 4, 2025
1:30 – 4:30 pm Eastern US time
We are storytelling beings.
And while stories have meaning for us, they can also live in us as patterns that bind us, separate us, and limit our expression. As we recognize and loosen these patterns, spontaneous and transformative expressions emerge.
In this online workshop, we bring open and kind attention to our habits of voice, of thought, of story-making. We connect specific contemplative practices and writing prompts that evoke and loosen patterns, allowing something surprising to emerge.
Whether you are a new or experienced meditator or a new or experienced writer, this workshop will introduce you to practices to help you break the spells that bind and free the voices that can benefit your writing and your life.
- Explore writing prompts that support the playful disruption of habits of writing and thinking
- Allow the richness of your many voices to emerge and be witnessed
- Discover a warm embracing refuge within you
- Share in collective warmth and curiosity
- Receive recordings of the writing prompts and guided meditations for ongoing daily support
A Growing Community
Now in our fourth year of offering these writing and meditation programs, we continue to welcome returning participants and newcomers to each workshop, as well as to our monthly writing gatherings. Some of our prompts even integrate the power of the collective voice into our individual writings. As we acknowledge and open to what is impacting us as individuals and communities, we draw on the energy of language itself to playfully metabolize and transform that energy in ourselves and in the world.
Program Details
TEACHERS: Marcy Vaughn and Juanita Rockwell
DATE/TIME: Sunday, May 4, 2024 from 1:30 – 4:30pm Eastern US time (timezone calculator)
RECORDINGS: Guided practices led by the teachers will be available as recordings. All writings and sharings by participants are treated as strictly confidential.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All are welcome to attend. No prior meditation experience is required.
Monthly Writing Group
Following this retreat, you will be automatically invited to Turning In, Writing Out, a monthly hour of shared writing space. We begin each session with a short meditation, offer a writing prompt, and provide a warm community space in which to write. You will receive a link each month on the Wednesday prior to the gathering.
