The Creative Soul: Unlock your Mind & Body

November 2, 2011 at 9:43 Leave a comment

There’s still room in the one-day workshop I am offering with Carolyn Pogue. We will lead you through creative exercises, free fall writing, colour play, Tai Chi, visualization and mind/body work to help unleash your creative energy. Carolyn and I offered this workshop in March at Knox United Church. The feedback received from the ten participants was very complimentary, and we are eager to share the process with other people. Registration is through the Alexandra Writers Centre, and it will be held at the Alexandra Centre (922 9 Ave. SE) on Saturday, November 19. Fee is $100 for members, $120 for non-members. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a lunch. If you wish to know more about it, email me at shmontgo@telus.net or phone 403-246-2508. Register through www.alexandrawriters.org.

The premise of the workshop is that the more centered we are in our bodies, the more creative we can be in our writing. Carolyn is a walker, and is outdoors every day as part of her centering ritual. I do Tai Chi daily, outdoors preferably. We both use prayer and meditation practices to center, and have found many other commonalities. It’s a privilege for me to work with Carolyn, whom I have long admired as an author and activist. If you wish to be re-inspired, and want to learn techniques that can break through writer’s block in the future, COME!