What in you is ready to meet the light?

Get the words flowing in a Mini-Retreat:
intimate, welcoming workshops where all are welcome—especially beginners.

  • "There is something alchemical about working with Joy and being in the space she holds so sacredly. She knows exactly what is needed in the moment and sees the beauty in the art that we are creating."

  • “You cleared the space, made it sacred, and brought the magic with your measured, calm and intentional offerings.”

  • "Love exudes… not the mushy kind of sentimental love our culture fosters, but a highly conscious, impersonal kind of love that holds space and presence, and that allows for people to show up just as they are."

  • “It felt wonderful to be led by such capable hands, and to participate fully alongside other writers, especially those I did not know beforehand. It’s like being wrapped in a warm blanket and sharing the couch with a few intimate friends.”

  • “AMAZING! Didn’t know what to expect but felt safe and felt like I was truly in community. I didn’t realize my soul needed this writing. I’m definitely coming back!”

  • “My hope was to find again some joy in writing rather than it feeling like drudgery. That my hope was fulfilled would be the understatement of this decade.”

  • “I’m so very grateful for the workshop, I really got filled up. Joy, you are brilliant at holding a rich fertile space for writing, and cultivating kindness and safety.”

  • “I went in open to whatever was going to arise and move through me. No matter what I think could possibly happen, what happens when we write and share is 100% more profound than my wildest imaginings.”

  • “I feel like I'm getting in touch with who I am and what my writing is about through the Soul Writing sessions.”

  • "Not only did I reconnect with the writer in me who had gone into hiding decades ago, I connected to a more essential part of myself."

  • “I highly recommend this workshop. I’ve done several and they get me writing and out of my head, are inspiring, healing, and are held in one of the most open, safe, and welcoming Zoom spaces I've ever experienced.”

  • a warm space of welcome and non-judgment so that your voice can start to make its way out from wherever it’s been hiding, and/or unfold from whatever shape it has made to keep itself safe

  • release from the echoes of all the teachers, editors, and critics (inner and outer) who have contributed to trimming your true expression—until, perhaps, you stopped writing altogether

  • an escape hatch from your over-thinking brain by expressing (and surprising!) yourself from a place of deeper wisdom

  • an ongoing practice you can use in any number of ways, whether it’s a bigger writing project, working with others, or simply connecting with your true voice in new ways on a regular basis 

  • new companions in your journey of creativity and self-discovery

Mini-Retreats provide:

You don’t have to be a ‘writer’ already!

No matter what kind of writer you think you are (including not a writer at all), no matter if you’ve only ever written emails, no matter what language you are most comfortable speaking and writing in, your voice has a place in this session. We look forward to hearing it.

Workshop format

After a brief arrival and orientation, we will write 2-3 short pieces based on prompts, read our work, and have the opportunity to give one another sincere appreciation. It is amazing how deep the writing can go—and how quickly—in this kind of holding community.

We are here to practice, not produce. That said, many fully finished pieces are born of this process. 

Upcoming Workshops

After you’ve added your selection to your cart, be sure to complete the registration process by clicking on the wee shopping cart in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

September 13
10am-Noon Pacific
$80

November 8
10am-Noon Pacific
$80

December 6
10am-Noon Pacific
$80

3-Retreat Bundle
$195

You’ll choose your dates in the next step.

Get the book!

Soul Writing: Connecting to Essence features stories, prompts, and other inspiration to help you put pen to page—and keep it there.

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