Are you in the Pacific Northwest? Join me for two storytelling workshops next weekend

Hello, lovely blog readers. This post is specifically for those of you in the Pacific Northwest -- or those of you who have the means to get there next weekend!

I'll be teaching at the Soul Sisters Conference just outside of Portland (Oregon) next weekend (Oct. 25-27). There are still a few spots open, but registration closes tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 18). Would you like to join us? Register here.

I'm thrilled to be leading two sessions at this gathering: 

• Surprise! Stories of Unexpected Choices: It's a Story Carnival! Stories connect us, illuminate us, and help us to make sense of the world around (and within) us. Watch the power of stories-in-action and hear some true stories told live on stage. Then learn how to find, catch, and shape your own stories.
• Write Into the Heart of Your Story: Writing the stories of your life is about more than recording a series of events; it's about creating meaning and connection. Whether you’'re writing blog posts, essays, a memoir, or in your journal, how do you write beyond what happened and into the heart of a story? In this workshop we'll build on the personal stories that you started to uncover during the Story Carnival. We'll play with prompts and techniques (that you can use again and again) to help you tap into your writing voice and write into the heart of your story.

The conference includes so many soulful, fun, and creative workshops from some amazing women.  

• Rachel Cole – The Well Fed Woman: Finding and Feasting on Your Truest Hunger
• Vivienne McMaster – Invite Yourself Into the Story of your Life Through Self Portraiture
• Molly Mahar – Personifying your Inner Guide: How to Trust Yourself
• Kelly Rae Roberts – Wisdom Jam (an open discussion about creativity, motherhood, and business)
• Rachelle Mee-Chapman – Soulcare for Worldcare:Sustainable Care for Yourself and Others
• Bridget Pilloud – Chakra Love
• Liz Lamoreux – Poem it Out: A New Kind of Selfcare

The weekend will also include a ton of fun activities and onsite event options. There should be something to fit your style, whether you feel like dancing and hula-hooping or quietly sipping tea and getting a spa treatment.

Soul Sisters Conference
McMenamins Edgefield
(just outside of Portland, OR)
October 25-27, 2013

Full event details are available here, and here's the registration link. (If you do register, please add my name to the "Referred by?" box. Thanks!)

Has this event has been calling your name? Consider this one more invitation to join us!

Got a stash of frequent flyer miles burning a hole in your pocket and wanderlust fluttering in your heart? Fly to PDX next weekend! (The gathering is at McMenamins Edgefield, which is gorgeous and scrumptious!)

Live in Washington or Oregon and need a fun weekend getaway with kind, creative women? Step right up, lady!

I'm looking forward to gathering with some of my favorite people in my favorite corner of the country. I'd love it if you joined us!