{Free Workshop 4/28/24}: BODYLOVE POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP
{Free Workshop 4/28/24}: BODYLOVE POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP
The body is our greatest ally in the healing process, as it holds the wisdom and resources necessary for healing. — Peter Levine
Dear Ones,
I am excited to be offering another round of the Bodylove Poetry Writing Workshop - with a special discount to mothers and to anyone who comes to the free workshop on April 28th!
If you are a woman looking to cultivate a more positive relationship with your body and to crowd out the bad juju with some bodylove as you sharpen and hone your innate poetry skills, I encourage you to join me on Sunday, April 28th at 10 am EST for a free one and a half-hour writing workshop online about the body— specifically, your skin.
Bodylove Poetry Writing Workshop
A free sample workshop + Q&A online via zoom
topic: learning to shed our skin with the wisdom of Harryette Mullen with Corie Feiner
Sunday, April 28th, 2024
10:00 - 11.30am EST/ 9:00-10:30 am CST (find your local time HERE)
Please note: With love to you all whatever your gender and identity, due to the sensitive and intimate nature of this workshop, participants are limited to those who were born and identify as women. But please do share this with the lovely women in your lives.
The body is our greatest ally in the healing process, as it holds the wisdom and resources necessary for healing. — Peter Levine
This will be a great opportunity to get a sample of the Bodylove Poetry Writing Workshop and get a sense of what it would feel like to be a part of our 4-week somatic writing journey where you will practice gentle self-acceptance and unleash the intelligence of your body through the power of poetry and community support.
In our sample workshop, you will read a poem about the skin by Harryette Mullen, discuss the impact the poem has on you, explore the tools used to create the poem, practice somatic exercises to deepen your connection with your skin, write an original poem to explore and release the stories your skin holds, and share your words in a safe and supportive space.
We still have some room for you to sign up for our free sample workshop happening this Sunday, April 28th HERE, or read more about my 4-week program below.
With Love & Gratitude,
Corie
Many of us have been taught to ignore our bodies, over-identify with our bodies, or to treat our bodies as servants to our whims.
But the body is the subconscious mind. The body speaks. The more we listen, the more we can learn to radically love and accept every part of our beings and activate our innate abilities to heal and direct the story of our lives.
Poetry is part of all of our programming. We are made to respond to rhythms and rhymes. This is what makes writing poetry stand out from other art forms as one of not just expression, but healing. It is what we turn to in times of mourning, loneliness, and celebration. It can be a whisper, a moan, scream a or a song. In this workshop, you will make it yours as you learn solid craft tools to write poems that contain your words like a vase holds water as you reclaim parts of your body that have been longing to speak.
“Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.“
~ Audre Lorde
How it will work & what to expect...
week one: our menstrual blood (Sunday, May 5th)
how women bleed with Ellen Bass
week two: our hymen (Sunday, May 12)
our sacred sexuality with Sharon Old
week three: our marked bellies (Sunday, May 19)
odes to our bellies and our scars with Sharon Olds
week four: our wombs (Sunday, May 26)
~ the wonder of our wombs with Anne Sexton
Anyone who comes to the free April 28th Workshop and also signs up for the 4-week workshop series in May will receive a discount code.
Find out more about dates & details
Curious And Want To Know More?
Join me for a free sample workshop where we will write about our skin and have a short Q&A on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 10 am EST.
I can't wait to co-create this space with you to practice presence with our bodies and write and share original poetry about our skin!
Sending you my very best,
Corie
Psssst… one more thing, I just wanted you to know that a percentage of the workshop profits are donated to Yoga4Philly, who supports distressed and underserved youth with free or low cost meditation and yoga.
“Skin had hope, that's what skin does. Heals over the scarred place, makes a road.” ― Naomi Shihab Nye