Journaling Workshops

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I am a Certified Instructor of Journal to the Self®, a program created by Kathleen Adams, founder of the Center for Journal Therapy. I have been teaching journaling workshops since 2001. 

I believe journaling is a powerful tool for healing. It allows us to access information from our subconscious and superconcsious selves, connecting us to that place within where all of the answers to our questions lie. Journaling can be both playful and simple as well as deep and profound. Everyone has a writer within. In journaling, grammar doesn’t matter. It’s all about just getting your thoughts and feelings out in the most raw, unfiltered way that you can.

People are often amazed at the beauty that comes through in their writing. When we access our most authentic selves, writing purely from the heart, we recognize a profound beauty within. Many “ah-ha” moments happen for people in journaling classes. While sharing naturally happens within a group, I always make sure people know they have a right to privacy. You can come and journal quietly, share your writing or journal art with the group, or a little of both. Each person is honored and respected for exactly where they are.

Sometimes, when we have just a little bit of structure for our writing, it helps us to get started. Once we start writing, whatever is in there for healing will begin to pour out. My classes are all about giving you fun, new, and often playful ways to get you “into the waters of writing”. Once you are there, the writing takes on a life of its own.

Benefits of Journaling

(Adapted from Journal To the Self by Kathleen Adams)

1. It is a great way to safely process feelings and emotions.

2. It is a tool for gaining clarity in any area of your life.

3. It helps develop intuition and connects us with our inner wisdom.

4. It awakens creativity.

5. It allows you to get to know yourself in a deeper way and to discover your most authentic self and your own unique gifts.

6. It is empowering and enhances self-esteem.

7. It is always available, even in the middle of the night, and can feel like a safe friend to "talk" to.

8. It allows you to observe cycles and patterns in your life.

9. It is a powerful tool for manifestation. When we write our goals and visions down, we are more likely to accomplish them.

10. It's just plain fun!

Basic Suggestions for Journaling

(Adapted from Journal To the Self by Kathleen Adams)

1. Don’t Work At It - Play at it!

2. Start With a Meditation or Quieting Technique

3. Date Every Entry

4. Keep What You Write

5. Announce That Your Journal is Private

6. Don’t Worry About Grammar- spelling and punctuation just don’t matter in your journal!

7. Start Writing, Keep Writing, and Write Quickly- don't stop to analyze what you are writing!

8. Be Completely Truthful With Yourself

9. Write in Your Own Voice, as Naturally as Possible

10. Prepare to Experience Cathartic Self-Awareness and Insight!

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Journaling Workshops - new for 2024

This year I’m offering four separate workshop series that are organized as a set of six related classes.

• Series are offered quarterly, each with a different theme

• Each series is comprised of six individual classes

• Each class is independently valuable, and can be registered for individually

• Individual classes cost $30 and the full six-class series cost $150

• Series purchases are non-refundable and non-transferable

• All classes are 75-minutes long, and begin at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (8:30 a.m. Pacific; 10:30 a.m. Central; 11:30 a.m. Eastern).

• View the current sessions

• Visit the registration page to choose your session, or purchase individual classes.

I’m also offering a couples journaling option, and I'm always happy to customize a journaling session for a small group of your friends, family, or co-workers, where I combine the skill of intuition with 22 years of material from teaching journaling to create your individualized workshop. Please contact me if you would like more information.