Emerge, wishBIG & Be Present (2012 Workshops)

{Here's the quick scoop: I'll be teaching three workshops in the next six months (two online and one in-person). And I'd love it if you joined me! Scroll down to the photos for details.}

Does it seem like cruel and unusual punishment to anyone else that "The Holidays" coincide with the end of the year? It's a lot to pack into a few weeks, isn't it? I'm starting to feel a bit of "the crunch," so to speak, and it's not from munching on candy canes. I'm realizing that 2012 is just two weeks (two weeks!) away, and I haven't even told many of you about the workshops I'll be teaching over the next six months!

{Psst: I'm also working on the 2012 schedule for the Alchemy writing workshops, and I have a few new goodies up my sleeve. More on those to come soon.}

Please email me with any questions about the workshops below. I'd love it if you joined me at any (or all) of them!

Emerge: January 2 - 29, 2012 (online)
What's that saying? New year, new you? Well, it might be cliché, but this is definitely the time of year when many of us take stock of our lives and begin anew. If you're looking for some creative tools and companionship to help you along that journey, I invite you to join me, Liz Lamoreux, and Vivienne McMaster for Emerge (presented by Live it to the Full).

Join us as we share our personal stories of transition and provide you with creative tools to use as you face your own seasons of change. Through easy, accessible practices of writing, photography, and mindfulness, we'll explore the ebb and flow of happiness, the unique power of telling your story, and the beautiful yet precarious process of learning to trust yourself. Let's see what happens when we allow our true selves to emerge through creativity.

This 4-week online class starts soon (January 2)! It's a lovely way to dabble with words and images and a gentle way to ease into your creative new year. Register today for just $49 (a pretty sweet deal!). 

wishBIG ecamp: February 19 - 26, 2012 (online)
Come along for a wish-filled week this February! I'm excited to be presenting a *brand new* workshop called "One-moment Memoirs" for wishBIG ecamp (presented by wishstudio).

What are one-moment memoirs? Some experiences beg us to write about them, but we often feel overwhelmed when trying to capture the whole story at once. This workshop will help you take a relaxed, yet focused, approach to telling life's big and small stories in bite-sized pieces.

I'm excited to be joining 7 fabulous creative souls for a week of online workshops and virtual campfires for ecamp. Who else will be there? How about Rachel Awes, Stacy De La Rosa, Miranda Hersey, Connie Hozvicka, Vivienne McMaster, Amy Palko, and Chrisy Zydel. Nice lineup, eh? You can check out all of the wishBIG workshops here. And stay tuned for registration. (It's coming soon!)  Updated 1/3/11: Registration is now open! (Note: By registering for ecamp through the links from my site you help to  support my work. Thank you!)

The Midwest Be Present Retreat: May 2-6, 2012 (Culver, Indiana)
The Be Present Retreats are an invitation to pause in your life and gather in an intimate, creative community to explore, create, discover, and soak up the world around you. Each retreat includes creative workshops combined with stories and "be present" exercises to encourage awareness of this moment. At each retreat, you will also be invited to practice self-care to rest and nurture yourself as needed

Doesn't it all sound delightful? I'm honored to be part of The Midwest Retreat in Culver, Indiana, next May. I'll be teaching a full-day writing workshop focused on paying attention and putting words to our experiences. (The full, juicy description is over here.)

The retreat's theme is centered on "This Moment," and it's going to be lovely. There will be words and paints and photographs, oh my! I've been to two Be Present Retreats (once as a teacher and once as a participant), and I can tell you firsthand that our time together will be beautiful. I truly hope you'll come to Culver (a sweet little town on a lake) this spring. Registration is open.