move forward through life writing

What is burningkarma?  

An engaging, inspiring & intensive writing seminar series, burningkarma will invite you to imagine your past, inhabit your present & invent your future through the practice of effective tools & techniques for lifewriting.

In a safe, challenging & encouraging learning environment you will unlock a wellspring of memories & explore your own life as a source for writing in a challenging context which provides you with inspiration, support, accountability & discipline.

These evocative & powerful techniques & tools will allow you to begin to explore the story of your life:
• journal writing & automatic writing
• writing memory from landscape, maps & imagination
• writing from cherished objects, photographs & artifacts
• writing this moment
• dream journalling
• archetypes, fairy tales, & the hero’s (heroine’s) journey
• writing from love
• writing an inspired future

What will you do?
In the company of other writers, over the course of ten sessions you will:
• write your life story in a powerful & engaging manner
• engage with your demons & dialogue your inner critic
• heal your broken heart
• share your laughter & have fun
• write yourself into love & joy
• celebrate your story in a community of writers
• strengthen your voice & discover new confidence in yourself as a writer

Series Outline
1. Why Write Now? Getting started & keeping it going
2. Writing Your Life: Lines, webs & frames
3. Landscapes, Maps & Imagination
4. Artifacts & Collections: Writing from objects & photographs
5. Writing this Moment: Meditation as writing tool
6. Dream Work: Dream journaling
7. Archetypes, Fairytales & the Hero’s Journey
8. Writing Ourselves into [ ] Love
9. Rewrite Your Life: Invent the past & remember the future
10. What’s Your Story: The construction & celebration of Self

What previous participants say about burningkarma:
“Like a dream… where you’re falling but don’t feel endangered. You fall & before you hit the ground, you find that you’re flying.”

“Well prepared, fun & flexible.”

“ A caring & creative teacher with infectious enthusiasm!

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