Six-Week Writing Intensive with Irish writer, Alameda

MINING THE INNER LANDSCAPE: WRITING THE SOUL AWAKE

Six Monday nights, March 30 – May 4, 2015

 When the soul awakens, the search begins and you can never go back.—John O Donohue

• Do you find it hard to express your inner landscape?
• Are you longing to speak from the heart?
• Are you hungry for a community with whom to dive deep into your unexplored stories?
• Would you like a structure with which to examine your core content?

Then join us for this six week writing intensive where we will:

• Examine the self as character: Using weekly themes, we will delve into the body of beliefs, behaviors and back-story that inform self as character or a fictional character you are creating. Using the Amherst Writers and Artists Method, we will write to specific prompts during each class with time for three writing exercises. Each prompt will build upon the last, providing insight and understanding that will continue to manifest long after the journey is over. For anyone focusing on a larger body of work, a memoir, a novel, a collection of short stories/essays, this is a great opportunity to generate fresh and compelling content.
•  Establish a daily writing practice:Using a simple structure I have devised over many years as a writer and teacher, we will create a framework within which we claim room for our daily process. This sets forth a practice that can trickle down and benefit all other areas of one’s life where discipline, boundaries, limiting beliefs, fears and goal-setting have been a challenge.
• Exchange weekly reports: Using an easy-to-follow format, we will share each week our progress, obstacles and observations. The weekly check in system provides an external accountability factor that prods in a healthy way and removes or lessens self sabotage/avoidance/procrastination and all other habits that lead to the grief of what many reported as lost time.

Never doubt that one course of committed action cannot influence and inspire change throughout an entire body of belief.

• When: Monday March 30 – May 4, 2015. 6.15-9.00 pm.
• Where: Alameda
• Cost:$75 per evening with an advance commitment to all six sessions (unless otherwise arranged in advance).
• Limited Enrollment (Two Spaces remaining): This course will be limited to a maximum of five participants. No previous writing experience required. Beginners and experienced writers welcome.
• To Register:Please email Eanlai at [email protected] or call 541 670 3873. (ONLINE OPTION ALSO AVAILABLE)

Here are testimonials about this powerful writing practice:

The time spent in Eanlai’s writing workshop has been a profound healing experience for me. Eanlai creates a space for creativity with the freedom to express yourself without inhibition.  The healing is not just from my own writing, but from hearing the words and wisdom of the other women in the group.  It is mystical.—Sharon Kuhn, Freemont, CA

I’m very grateful that I’ve participated in a number of Eanlai’s writing groups. Every time I do, I leave inspired to tell my story and am clearer what it is I have to say to the world. I highly recommend this group for anyone who calls themselves a writer or for anyone who wishes to write. The format is a wonderland for the muse, and the instructor is a storyteller’s North Star. —Amy Bingamon, Alameda, CA

Eanlai is a marvelous facilitator.  She creates a safe, supportive environment that encourages you to write freely, unencumbered by inhibitions and fear.  She is what in film parlance would be called an “Actor’s Director,” someone who can bring out terrific performances by being in your corner and focused on the same goal. It’s serious, but it’s fun.

—Joseph Kim, San Francisco, CA

Eanlai Cronin does a wondrous job of creating a safe, positive, and constructive space for all who join her groups, through use of the Amherst Writers & Artists Method. In my experience, having had writer’s block for years, the prompts she carefully selected have brushed the dust off of my subconscious and allowed me to dive into depths within myself that I was previously afraid to venture toward. The warm welcome, unwavering words, and positive feedback have allowed me to be a writer among writers, and furthered my ability to heal and process; a priceless gift.–Melissa Matheney, Alameda, CA

Writing with Eanlai was an amazing experience! I felt totally at ease in our group and broke through the writer’s block I’d been experiencing for the past year. Eanlai inspires me to keep writing and to believe in myself. I would recommend her groups to anyone who wants to find her voice and reconnect with her inner artist.--Nicki Orser, Petaluma, CA 

Facilitated by Eanlai Cronin, B.Ed, H.Dip.

www.eanlaicronin.com