Check out what Soul Writers are saying

“When I signed up for my first Soul Writing series, I didn’t know what to expect, but I did know that any chance to work with Joy would be enlivening.

What actually happened over those six weeks blew me away. 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.

Each week, picking up my pen and responding to the prompts carefully curated by Joy became an invitation to meet myself in a sacred way that was edifying and electrifying. Those sessions were portals into an inner landscape that made me feel whole and connected to All That Is.

I am still discovering what it means to write from that place of pure expression, and the process still feels mysterious at times. But what is absolutely clear is how Soul Writing and Joy’s artful coaching have been potent gateways that have helped me remember the truth of who I am and why my voice matters.”

Sujata Narayan

  • 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!

  • The experience is still resonating in me after 2 days. That is positive. I think there is more to come out yet. Thank you.

  • 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.

  • I thoroughly enjoyed the online session that Joy hosted. The gentle, caring space that was created made me feel safe to share which is exactly what I was most scared to do.

  • I absolutely love you and thank you for entering my journey and guiding me through some parts of it!!

  • Generous, intimate, courageous expression. Instant community. Deep and meaningful sharing. Touching. Sacred space.

  • Amazing! Safe space to explore and experiment with writing from the soul without time for the inner critic to get loud. So clarifying!

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

  • I am so grateful to have found Joy and to get to write with an incredible group of people.

I’ve been in a Soul Writing community led by Joy Reichart for the past three and a half years, joining shortly after the death of my father. I continued the process following the death of my mother, later that fall. Through practice and fellowship, I found ways to express my grief about losing my parents while healing old wounds and connecting in new ways with my own inner voice of wisdom.

Joy creates a safe and secure container in Soul Writing. Whether you are an expert writer, a beginner, or just a lover of the written word, this practice is a must for exploring, expressing, and freeing your voice.

Jan Martinez

  • 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.

  • So precious, evocative, and emergent. I was stunned at what came from my pen – what arose was something totally fresh and unpredictable!!

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • My work with Joy unleashed the writer in me and left me changed; it was truly a pivot point in my life. I haven’t stopped writing since, and I’ve even gone public with my work, something that felt impossible before. That’s the power of partnering with Joy.

  • This is a treasured and precious experience that gave me a protected space in which to explore and connect.

  • 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.

Give it a try yourself at a Mini-Retreat

These two-hour workshops invite you into a community of wise, open-hearted folks writing from the soul.

No matter what kind of writer you think you are—including not a writer at all!—your voice is welcome in this space.