3403 - Meditation and Writing: Master Class

Course Description

Over the course of three months, take a 12-step journey with the Roman Stoic Emperor Marcus Aurelius' Meditations and Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way as your guide. Accomplish your creative goals through this 12-week journey of intensive writing and meditation practices. Unblock your creative energy by drawing on the traditions of Hinduism, Stoicism, Buddhism, Sufism, mystic Christianity and Taoism. Connect to the work of creative and spiritual visionaries such as Lama Tsultrim Allione, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Angeles Arrien, Sue Monk Kidd, Richard Rohr, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, and Thich Nhat Hanh.

For this 12-week Master class, you will commit to a daily practice of journaling and meditation and find support in “live” weekly meetings and a robust online board for community gatherings and course content. Wednesday webinars will include a blend of meditation, guided contemplation, generative writing, teachings and discussion. Weeks 5 and 10 will include writing workshop of longer submissions. In the interim between our “live” Wednesday meetings (all recorded for later viewing). you will delve deep into your creative soul through the power of faith traditions, Stoic philosophy, meditations, readings and writings.  This multi-genre Master’s class welcomes poets, fiction and nonfiction writers. You will have the opportunity to generate new material and receive support for a longer creative work.

Learning Outcomes

• Experience the magic of walking the 12-step journey of philosophy, faith and creative joy.
• Explore and commit to a daily practice of meditation and writing for a period of three months thereby instilling powerful new habits.
• Make substantial headway on the first draft/revision of your creative project be it poetry, fiction or nonfiction.
• Engage with teachings, stories, music & poetry from faith traditions and the ancient Greco-Roman philosophy of Stoicism as a way of life.
• Apply mindfulness to emotional habits that sabotage your creative and life aspirations.
• Build a sustained genuine, disciplined and compassionate foundation over 12-weeks for your creative and personal endeavors and enjoy the support of a like-minded community.

This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in

• Creative Writing : Elective Courses