Field Notes from an Ordinary Day: Meditation and Creative Writing (AC1Z26)

Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online.

Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on July 25, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.

Description:
To write something that comes alive on the page—and wakes up both writer and reader—you don’t need an extraordinary life story or a cutting-edge concept. You need the capacity for sustained, intimate attention.

We’ll practice two forms of paying close attention—mindfulness meditation and free-writing —and turn them toward the mundane and magical details of being alive. The day will unfold through cycles of meditation, writing to prompts, and sharing in small groups without critique. As the mind settles, what’s been swimming beneath the surface can emerge onto the page.

No writing experience is required, and you’re not aiming to leave with a polished piece. What you’ll leave with is the embodied experience of writing as a contemplative practice: a way of noticing what’s here—or imagining what isn’t—and discovering that the ordinary, met closely enough, is never quite as ordinary as it seemed.

Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Spirit Rock and your fellow practitioners who need to pay less.

Online Sliding Scale: (AC1Z26)**
Benefactor – $175
Sustainer – $95
Basic – $75
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $45
**For Online Program: All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org no later than 12:00pm (NOON) PT on the day prior to the program date.

*Recording Note: Registration includes unlimited access to this program’s recording. You must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.

Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:

• NO REFUNDS
• Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
• No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond