Write to Wake Up: Creative Writing and Meditation (AC1C25)

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

Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on March 7, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.

Description:
“I have only one reason to write…and that is to bring the dignity of the individual soul to the surface and shine a light upon it.” –Haruki Murakami

Unleash your stories, stir your imagination, and reclaim your voice in this series of five immersive weekly sessions of creative writing and meditation.

Together we’ll practice writing in a way that helps us wake up. Through meditation in movement and stillness, we’ll settle our minds and open our hearts so we can write from a deeper place. In sharing our stories with each other, we’ll connect with our common humanity.

This class series invites you to tell the stories you most want to share, and to listen fully to those that open your heart and help you understand life more intimately. Through a consistent rhythm of weekly sessions and between-session journaling prompts, you’ll establish or deepen a practice of creative writing as a path of transformation and healing.

Class 1 & 5 (first and last class): February 7 & March 7; On-Land or Online format; 10:00am – 3:00pm Pacific Time. All on Fridays.

Classes 2, 3, & 4: February 14, February 21, February 28; Online only for everyone; 10:00am – 12:00pm Pacific Time. All on Fridays.

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 teachers as well as Spirit Rock and your fellow practitioners who need to pay less.

Sliding Scale:**
Benefactor – $600
Sustainer – $300
Basic – $150
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $75
**Volunteer/Work Exchange opportunities, which include full or partial Scholarships, may be available for the in-person program. For more information, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at volunteering@spiritrock.org.

***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.

Access to Recording

• A recording will be available for all participants (on-land & online) following the program in approximately 10 days. You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the recording.

On-Land Attendees

• The on-land program will take place in the Community Meditation Center (CMC) in the Great Hall.
• Bring a lunch and a water bottle. Lunch is not provided.
• This is NOT a residential retreat. Overnight accommodations are not provided.

COVID Safety Protocols for non-residential programs: details here.

Cancellation Policy for On-Land: Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs, CEC fees:

• NO REFUNDS.
• Open Credit or Donation to Spirit Rock = cancel 2 or more business days prior to program (Pacific Time)
• No Open Credit = cancel less than 2 business days prior