Fall Online Writing Program
- Presenter: Julia Cameron
- Presenter: Brynn Saito
- Presenter: Eric Maisel
- and more…
The Second Annual Fall Writing Program: Sharing Wisdom
October 3–26, 2023
TO BOOK THE BUNDLE, CALL 413.448.3500
Join us and immerse yourself in a community of creative beings. Led by world renowned authors, Grammy-award winning songwriters, healers, story tellers, poets, and folks who make the power of words the way they weave magic in the world.
Whether you are seeking to connect more with your creativity, hone the practice and habit of writing, deepen your healing journey, or publish a book, you will delight in this incredible writing journey with an amazing panel of professional writers from a multitude of backgrounds and disciplines. When you write from your truth and tap into your authentic inner voice, you offer wisdom and medicine to the world. This wisdom is not only needed, it can only be uniquely shared by you.
With over 24 hours of curated content with facilitators such as Julia Cameron, Waylon Lewis, Junauda Petrus, Brynn Saito, Eric Maisel, Ayesha Ophelia, Valerie June, and more—plus two Writer’s Coffee House sessions and a Share Out Writing Slam—this full immersion can be done live or at your own pace.
NOTE You will have access to the video recording(s) for 30 days after the program ends. All recordings will be available within 72 hours of the end of each session. Please note Kripalu gathers information on our preregistration form for internal purposes only.
Explore the Sessions
| October 3 | Write For Life with Julia Cameron Join Julia along with her longtime publisher, Joel Fotinos, for a candid conversation about her latest creative endeavor in The Artist’s Way Series. Learn practical tools to start, pursue, and finish your writing project. Book Now |
| October 5 | Ancestral Poetics: Exploring Poetry’s Portal to Wisdom with Brynn Saito Poetry can be a portal to the past and the future. Explore how poems—with their mystery, metaphors, images, and rhythms—invite us to access our inner and outer worlds. Book Now |
| October 5 | The Wisdom of the Book Proposal with Eric Maisel Whether you are a memoirist, fiction writer, or nonfiction writer, understand what makes for a stellar book proposal and why starting on the book proposal early in the writing process is such a wise idea. Book Now |
| October 10 | Unleashing Your Most Authentic Voice in a Polarized World with Xavier Dagba Go on an in-depth exploration of why we censor ourselves and distort our voices, and how we can dissolve these hidden forces to unleash the purity of our authentic self expression through writing. Book Now |
| October 10 | The Poetry of Yoga with Hawah Kasat Excavate the stories buried within your muscles and bones. Write your own poetry and prose inspired by heart-opening, spine-lengthening asana, somatic exercises, and deep breathing. With any luck, there will be droplets of sweat on your paper. Book Now |
| October 12 | Writing Alchemy: Finding Creative Flow in Embodied Writing with Victoria Erikson Creative writing begins with a feeling first. Our words are the beautiful afterglow. Learn Victoria's tried and true tools to help you drop into your body, find your flow state, and bring out your inner genius. Book Now |
| October 12 | ReWilding Our Writing: Imagination and Play with the Self with Junauda Petrus Through thoughtful embodiment, playfulness, and creative writing, come channel the seasons of discovery that helped shape you into who you are today. Writers of all experiences, genres, and interests are welcome including writers of children's and young adult fiction. Book Now |
| October 17 | How to Turn Confusion into Wisdom through Writing with Waylon Lewis Catharsis. Alchemy. Fancy words for the simple thing that happens when you write truly, and turn your experience into wisdom. In doing so, you help others feel less alone. Book Now |
| October 19 | Presence Palace with Rebecca S’manga Alchemize your experiences and inner knowing into creative gold with tools that help transform divine imagination into their most potent and present iteration. This session builds off an exercise called "The Memory Palace" and is inspired by poets, novelists, essayists, and playwrights. Book Now |
| October 24 | The Art of Getting Everything You Desire Through Everything You Already Are with Ayesha Ophelia Journey into the heart of your story and unearth that which will guide you into the next chapter of your life. Through a series of prompts to find the gold buried just beneath the surface, we will create an oracular experience of wisdom, intuition, and beauty. Bring a journal, note cards, markers, and stickers—and be in a space that allows light movement. Book Now |
| October 24 | Opportunity Doesn't Knock, You Do with Ava Taylor Join this lighthearted and confidence-instilling session to learn best practices for creating more opportunity for yourself, including how to network, master the partnership pitch, craft an effective partnership letter, and identify potential partners and publishers. Book Now |
| October 26 | Light Beams: A Workbook for Being Your Badass Self with Valerie June Hockett Building upon the themes of mindfulness and authentic connection in Valerie's debut poetry collection, Maps for the Modern World, Light Beams uses contracts and agreements, self-healing wishes and spells, and maps and prescriptions in creative exercises that guide readers deeper on a journey of self-love. Book Now |
| October 26 | Share Out Writing Jam with Monique Schubert and Jessica Durivage Join our Fall Writing Community for an evening of sharing out their poems, essays, and other works that have been inspired by the incredible writing classes that have taken place during the program. Get your “snaps” at the ready! Book Now |
Program at a Glance
Presenter(s)
Julia Cameron, author of 40 books, is a songwriter, memoirist, novelist, award-winning playwright, and poet with extensive credits in film, television, and theater.
Full Bio and ProgramsBrynn Saito is a poet, organizer, and associate professor of Creative Writing and English at California State University, Fresno.
Full Bio and ProgramsEric Maisel, PhD, is a creativity coach, therapist, and author of more than 50 books who founded the profession of creativity coaching.
Full Bio and ProgramsXavier Dagba is a trauma-informed transformational life coach and shadow work facilitator.
Full Bio and ProgramsHawah Kasat is an artist, author, educator, community organizer, and yogi. For over two decades, he has been teaching yoga, mindfulness, social-emotional literacy, conflict transformation, the healing arts, and trauma-informed care to all types of students from around the globe.
Full Bio and ProgramsVictoria Erickson is an author, poet, and founder of world-renowned creative writing workshops and immersions.
Full Bio and ProgramsJunauda Petrus is a writer, soul sweetener, runaway witch, filmmaker, and performance artist of Black-Caribbean descent, born and working on unceded Dakota land in Minneapolis.
Full Bio and ProgramsWaylon Lewis is the founder of Elephant Journal and author of Things I Would Like to Do with You and It’s Never too Late to Fall in Love with Your Life.
Full Bio and ProgramsRebecca S’manga is a writer, actor, story doula, and culture worker whose monologues, psalms, essays, comedy, poetry, and plays have been featured in Lilith Magazine, Hadassah Magazine, Hillel International, and at Elm Shakespeare Company among others.
Full Bio and ProgramsAyesha Ophelia author, speaker, transitions guide, dreamworker, spiritual provocateur, and creator of a thriving community called The Girlfriend Manifesto.
Full Bio and ProgramsAva Taylor, an avid yogi and creative entrepreneur, the founder of YAMA Talent, author of Your Yoga Business: Tools and Techniques for Success, and the Regenerative Community Manager at Kripalu.
Full Bio and ProgramsValerie June Hockett is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and author of the children's book Somebody to Love: The Story of Valerie June's Sweet Little Baby Banjolele.
Full Bio and ProgramsJessica Durivage is a certified yoga teacher, Qoya teacher, and yoga nidra facilitator who currently oversees online programming for Kripalu.
Full Bio and ProgramsMonique Schubert, MFA and lead Kripalu faculty member, uses her 20 years of experience as an artist and educator to develop yoga and mindfulness programs for schools, workplaces, and cultural institutions.
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