Winter 2025 Journaling Circle – Feb. 24, Mar. 3, 17, 24 & 31

Inspired by Julia Cameron’s The Morning Pages in her book, The Artist’s Way, and modeled after Writing to Wholeness Toolkit compiled by Elena Anderson Eggert and Wendy Brown-Baez (Learn more about this project at https://writingtowholeness.com/)

Logistics

Pine Center for the Arts: Mondays @ 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m./11:30 a.m.

Dates: February 24; March 3, 17, 24, & 31 (no session on the 10th)

Registration: $35

What to Bring: Dedicated journal and writing tool

Overview

We will adapt Julia Cameron’s Morning Pages (long-hand, stream-of-consciousness writing) as we gather in community to do our Monday Morning Pages together. Then, for some prompted freewriting, we will use inspiration from poets, writers, and thought leaders. After each writing, there will be time to share any thoughts or reflections that appeared. To end each session, we will create a collaborative poem from our own writings.

Caveats

The intention of our Journaling Circle to is provide community that encourages writing. With that, you decide how you want to participate. During a meeting, you can share only what you want with the group. There is no requirement to speak and/or to offer up what you have written. Each writing session will also include a prompt; however, you get to decide whether to follow the prompt or not.  Maybe you’ll come for the sake of journaling accountability or to simply be in a calm and encouraging space with others to do your own self-reflecting through writing.

Facilitator

Stacey Foster