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SUMMARY:Free Info Session On Meditation & Writing Practice
DESCRIPTION:Free Info Session\nFebruary 3rd at 7pm et\nRegister here\nHave you ever wondered why it is so hard to get to your writing desk? (Or sofa or bed or wherever you like to write and create?) \nI wish I could tell you exactly why\, but I do not know. \nHowever\, I do know what helps. \nI want to share with you the tools I have created to support the writing process. The first person I tested them out on was myself and over the past decade I have shared them with hundreds of students at the meditation and writing retreats I have led all over the world. \nI discovered these tools by accident when I was on a month-long meditation retreat in the Colorado Rockies. Our schedule was intense. We practiced sitting and walking meditation from around 7:00 am to 9:00 pm (including breaks for meals and an afternoon work period). It took a lot of commitment! (By the way\, if you ever have the opportunity to go on such a retreat\, DO IT. It is the best thing\, ever.) \nBefore I went\, I requested from the retreat leaders special dispensation to write for a few hours each day of the final week. I was on a book deadline and unless this was granted\, I would not be able to meet it. They very kindly gave permission to do so. \nI was shocked to find that it was the best writing experience of my life. I approached my work without hesitation. Ideas flowed. When I returned to the manuscript each day\, I was able to recapture the exact moment where I had left off and re-enter the flow without obstruction. Most notably\, writing\, which had always felt difficult and uncomfortable\, had an element of joy. I was not afraid. It was awesome. \nI remember walking across a field of July wildflowers one afternoon to rejoin the retreat. (Yes\, it was extremely idyllic.) I felt overwhelmed with happiness. Writing was so wonderful! Words were pouring out! I was meditating for hours each day! In my everyday life\, I struggled to practice for 30 minutes a day and write 1000 words. In this setting\, I was meditating for hours and words were just\ncascading onto the page. I thought\, it can’t just be me for whom this combination—meditation and writing—works. I bet it could work for others. \nNow\, a decade later\, I can report to you that repeated anecdotal evidence has confirmed that insight time and again. \nOn February 3 at 7pm et\, I’m hosting a free info session to talk about how to combine meditation and writing into a practice that works for your life. We’ll also talk about an upcoming writing and meditation retreat I’m leading in the Colorado Rockies May 13–17. \nReserve your spot in the info session here. \nAll who register will receive the recording. \nWhether you think you’re a “writer” or not\, if you have a longing to say something…share something…craft something…express yourself in some known or unknown way…rest back into your creativity—this gathering is for you. \nI look forward to talking with you. \n 
URL:https://openheartproject.com/event/free-info-session-on-meditation-writing-practice/
CATEGORIES:Susan's Calendar
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SUMMARY:Fearless Creativity: A Meditation and Writing Retreat at Drala Mountain Center
DESCRIPTION:Join me for Fearless Creativity: A Meditation and Writing Retreat at Drala Mountain Center\, nestled in the Colorado Rockies from May 13–17\, 2026. This week-long retreat invites writers of all genres to claim time and space for their creative work. You’ll have dedicated writing hours\, guided meditation sessions\, and evening conversations to open new perspectives and insight. \nWhether you’re working on an existing project or simply wish to devote a few days to your creativity\, this retreat offers support\, structure\, and stillness—all in a setting that encourages inspiration\, openness\, and creativity to unfold. \nBring your ideas (or your willingness to begin) and join us for a retreat that helps words flow\, awareness deepen\, and meaning emerge. \nRegistration details here.
URL:https://openheartproject.com/event/fearless-creativity-meditation-writing-retreat-2026-at-drala-mountain-center/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Susan's Calendar
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SUMMARY:Proclaiming Basic Sanity: Living the Bodhisattva Path (A Retreat)
DESCRIPTION:Drala Mountain Center \nIn these turbulent times\, how do we live with wisdom\, compassion\, and courageous clarity? Join me and Michael Carroll for a week-long retreat dedicated to bringing the heart of practice off the cushion and into everyday life. Together we’ll explore what it means to embody the bodhisattva path now — through meditation\, community\, deep inquiry\, and discussion about sustaining an open heart in the world. \nWe’ll study the six paramitas\, clarify true compassion vs. “idiot” compassion\, strengthen resilience\, and learn practices that help us stay awake and engaged with suffering — our own and others’. This program offers extended sitting meditation\, yoga and qi-gong\, and opportunities to touch what it means to act with fearless kindness and sanity in a confused age. \nRegistration details here.
URL:https://openheartproject.com/event/proclaiming-basic-sanity-living-the-bodhisattva-path-a-retreat/
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