Your Sacred Story:
Memoir Writing as a Spiritual Practice
Your sacred story is the wisdom and meaning your one precious life is here to convey!
Your Sacred Story: Memoir Writing as a Spiritual Practice is a 6-week in-person class offered in Mill Valley, California.
It is a safe, intimate, and supportive place to gather in community to go deeper into the stories of your life via guided writing and meditation.
You carry within you a sacred story. Your sacred story is the wisdom and meaning your one precious life is here to convey. It’s the language that comes from the dirt and bones, blood and tears, delights and pains, gains and losses, joys and sorrows of your particular life. In this all levels class we will engage in memoir writing as a spiritual practice and excavate the deeper insights, meaning, and wisdom that have come from your life’s path so you can share your legacy of aliveness more fully on and off the page.
You will:
- Write the stories that want to be written
- Reveal the deeper truths and hidden wisdom embedded in your life’s experiences
- See the larger arc of meaning your life conveys and the impact it has to heal you and others
- Connect more intimately to yourself and others by sharing the raw power of your voice and stories
- Generate and compile stories that can be shared now or further developed into a book-length memoir
Each Week We Will:
Each week we’ll meet in-person at the Mill Valley Community Center in Mill Valley, California.
For 6 weeks we come together for one hour each Friday from 10:00-12:00 pm Pacific Time.
In each session you will:
- Get grounded in your authentic voice
- Write into a personal story via a guided writing prompt/exercise
- Go deeper into the heart and meaning of your story via guided meditation
- Share your raw voice and be heard and witnessed
- Listen to the raw voices of others
- Connect powerfully to others
Our time will be divided between writing, meditation, and sharing with others. No prior writing or meditation experience is required.
The next session begins May 10, 2019
Dates are:
May 10 May 31
May 17 June 7
May 24 June 14
Price: $188
Registration for this class is done by the Mill Valley Community Center either by phone at 415-383-1370 or online.
The course registration number/barcode is: 50392
Reserve Your Spot Now! Call 415-383-1370
Price: $188
Space is limited!
I knew when I met Sam that I wanted to work with her. Even the way she speaks is poetic in nature, she just has a way with words! I wanted to make sure my stories were true to my heart. I felt like she really understood the message that I wanted to convey and even saw some themes that I hadn’t picked up on myself. She put me at ease with the writing and more and more I became clearer on the importance of telling my story. I never thought I was a writer, but now I do, and being able to express that has been life-changing! I’m so thankful for my work with her!
I have a degree in Creative Writing, I’ve attended multiple classes, workshops and writing groups, and I have written, in some form, for years. After weeks of finely structured and thought-provoking exercises, focused support sessions and layered feedback, I feel like a path has been cleared. It is as simple as showing up to write, but that small gesture can sometimes be insurmountable and fraught with doubt. Sam has revealed my courage and energy for the process.