Ongoing Writing Practice
Write for Healing, Self-Awareness, and Spiritual Growth
Writing practice is a powerful path to healing, self-awareness, and spiritual growth. Having guidance, support, and companionship for your ongoing writing practice can make it more enjoyable and fulfilling. Here are several helpful ways to keep your writing practice alive, either on your own, or in a supportive community of women.
Thursday / Friday
Drop-In Circles
Every Thursday and Friday
Via ZOOM
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
These gentle, supportive, healing circles foster self-awareness and personal growth. Each session includes a meditative teaching based on the Medicine Wheel, writing and reading aloud (if you wish), deep listening, and positive reflection. No writing experience necessary; just a desire to explore your life in ceremony with other women. These are drop-in groups comprised of pre-screened participants. The curriculum each week is the same for both groups, so they are interchangeable.
Please contact me if you are interested in this group.
Already a member? Pay your tuition online:
Sliding Scale $25-$55
Wisdom Circle
Every Wednesday
Via ZOOM
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
We call this group of nine women our “Wisdom Circle,” because of the deep writing and reflection that flows from years of writing together every week. Each session includes a meditative teaching based on the Medicine Wheel, writing and reading aloud (if you wish), deep listening, and positive reflection. No writing experience necessary; just a desire to explore your life in ceremony with other women. Tuition for full-time members is $185 for four sessions. New members often start as alternates, filling in for permanent members on vacation.
Please contact me if you’d like to know more.
Self-Paced Writing Practice
Audio Prompts
10- to 12-Minute
Guided Writing Practice
The next time you sit down to write, I’ll be right there with you. No more staring at a blank page or waiting for the elusive muse. Each 10- to 12-minute audio prompt is recorded during a live telephone writing circle and includes a meditative teaching based on the Medicine Wheel. It ends with a jumping-off line to get your writing started. You can listen from your phone, computer, or any other device.
3 Audio Prompts for $47.
Please contact me to order.
A Word from Susan’s Students
Your warm, safe circle helped me find meaning in the chaos of an intensely painful period in my life. You naturally attract people to your circles that are kind and talented and warm and real. The safety and acceptance I found there helped me dig deep into places that were too remote and scary for me to look into before. As a result, my soul began to heal, and I found a community of people that I genuinely care about.
Robynn VanPatten, Santa Rosa, CA
Your telephone writing circle allows me to continue my guided writing with you no matter where I am. I’ve found I do much better listening and reflecting in the telephone circles, because there are no distractions. I can write curled up in bed in my jammies or outside under a tree with the sun looking over my shoulder. I’ve met a wonderful group of women whose faces I may never see, but whose hearts I trust completely to share our truths.
Rozann Grunig, Edmonds, WA
The best thing about your writing circles is that I feel no judgment as I am safely led to share the stories of my life. Equally magical is listening to the stories of other women in the circle. I realize I’m not so different; and therefore, not alone.
Carol Lynn Everest, Sonoma, CA
Your telephone circles have become a lifeline for me. Though I live locally, they have allowed me to maintain a treasured connection to my writing life now that I have limited driving capacity.
Patresa Zwerling, Santa Rosa, CA
I love the way your telephone writing circle magically connects me with my granddaughter in Arizona and gives us a peek into one another’s souls. Almost as good as chatting over lattes, it’s a hand clasp across the miles.
Barbara Ellis, Occidental, CA