Welcome to Wintering: A Seasonal Creativity Program

Join us for a journey with the in-between—the quiet, restorative time of winter.

Create space for your imaginal self to take root in Winter’s fertile void.

I love winter. Specifically January and February in the PNW. Before you say, you’re crazy!, let me explain. I love the quiet hush after the busyness of the end-of-year festivities. I love the spaciousness of bare tree limbs against the white/grey sky, offering me a blank slate and an expanded view.

Winter invites reflection, retreat, and active, receptive waiting. This internal process is essential to nature’s cycles and the creative process.

There is so much happening in the in-between, gestational stage of the creative process—even if we can’t see it.

Without winter there is no spring. The Winter stage is where we cultivate states of creative awareness, such as patience, stillness, intuition, imagination, trust, humility, gratitude, awareness, reflection, and connection to the source within us.

Winter is a strengthening stage—clearing out and creating the inner space for the new inspiration, the new vision, to arrive and take root.

this Seasonal program is for you if:

• You want to explore the restorative gifts of winter in your creative process.

• You want something to look forward to each week—a steady rhythm of soul care—during the Winter season.

• You want to grow your capacity to be with the in-between, the liminal spaces, the quiet, the mystery—the rich soil for creativity to take root.

• You want to carve out space each week for self-discovery, reflection, and awareness.

• You want to cultivate an active receptivity towards a particular creative project or dream seed.

• You want to listen, share, and connect with others in a supportive community.

What’s included:

• An interactive book club..

• 8-weeks of journaling practices.

• Tools for reflection and active gestation; such as tarot & oracle cards.

• Connecting with nature as a mirror and metaphor for our inner seasons and creative process.

What you’ll need:

• A copy of The Creative Act, by Rick Rubin.

• Paper and pen for journaling.

• Art supplies and/or tarot or oracle cards you wish to engage with.

• An open heart and curious mind. What is possible for you this Winter?

Details:

• We will meet for 8 weeks.

• Thursdays, noon-1pm PST, beginning on January 8th.

• Cost is $225.

{ Bonus: 25% off of a private session with Jenn (coaching, tarot, or lunar wisdom) when purchased during the 8 weeks. }

Welcome to Dream. Create. Relate.

A 4-week creative attunement program to bring you into authentic engagement with your creative process.

[Listen to me talk about this program in a nine minute audio or read the edited version below.]

Often we have this linear idea of how our creative process should work.

Or we might think about creativity as a cyclical, circular process, like a moon cycle or seasonal cycle: beginning, middle and end, waxing energy, peak energy, waning energy, birth, death, and rebirth. 

As a proponent of creative cycles, I’ve been noticing lately the way in which I can feel stuck within that model.

Here's what I mean—using the name of this program (dream.create.relate.) for example—we dream up an idea, then we create the idea, we make it, it comes into being, and then we share it or show it or tell it.

Here's what I'm deeply excited to explore with this creative attunement program:

What if these could actually be three separate buckets?

The reason that’s so captivating to me is: 

It allows us to be in all three of those buckets simultaneously.

It allows us to dream about what we want to dream about, create what we want to create, and then, relate or connect or reach out where we want to reach out.

Free your flow, creativity, and engagement.

I believe, that when we allow these three buckets—dream, create, relate—to be engaged with separately, releasing the pressure for them to be connected or make sense, we become deeply rooted in what is happening right now.

So let’s start with what we have right now. Let’s begin. Let's build trust in the technology and pleasure of our creativity. 

• Let’s begin by acknowledging the three different buckets of our creative process.

• Let’s fill those up with what we’re currently doing, currently interested in, currently dreaming about, currently wanting to connect with others about.

• Let's engage them as they are and I bet we will see the connections and even if we don’t we will both feed these buckets and be fed by them. 

We need this kind of soul engagement and nourishment and connection to what matters most to us

—in our dream life, in our creative, making life and in our relationships, our community engagement, our closeness with nature, our closeness with ourselves.

A few things i think might happen:

• A healing balm for perfectionism, procrastination, isolation, feeling stuck, feeling overwhelmed, creative confusion, doubts, overthinking, or overacting.

• Letting go of the grind, the perfection, the rules. Reprogramming how you talk to yourself about creativity and about being the best, most productive version of yourself.

• A way to personally cope with and feel like you’re participating in positive change in the world and that you have agency in your life.

• You already have all the knowledge and enough tools. Let yourself attune to your own creative process and timing.

• Ultimately this is about being in dynamic presence.

Meet yourself within your creative process.

Meet others who long to reconnect with their creativity in a fresh, new, gentler way. 

You may be surprised by the strength, peace and connection you find at the creative core of your being.

What to expect:

• Tools to inquire, engage and connect you with YOUR current creative process such as free writing, mind mapping, visualization, imagery (collage, tarot/oracle cards), and stillness.

• Sharing and encouragement among participants.

• Permission to follow your heart.

Details:

• We’ll meet Saturdays (3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22) from 10-11:30am PST.

• You’ll need curiosity, kindness, and a desire to engage with your creative process.

• Cost: $125 for 4 weeks.

Welcome to The Artist’s Way Book Club

Julia Cameron’s, The Artist’s Way, has lived on my bookshelves for more than ten years. I’ve read it, quoted from it, tried the famous “morning pages” and “artist’s dates,” and used its tools when working with my coaching clients BUT I’ve never given myself the time to do the full 12 week program all the way through.

In July, I kept hearing a whisper to take the book down from my shelf. I also started craving the morning pages. At first I didn’t listen. I thought, well, it might be outdated—it was first published in 1992—and I never felt inspired by the cover. It’s amazing the things we can put in our own way. (I almost ordered a copy from England because I liked the cover better!) 

Then one day, suddenly, the imperfection of my old copy was absolutely perfect. I grabbed some highlighters and began reading the introductory chapters. I let myself mark up the pages. I felt that tingling excitement that happens when I follow my intuition. By the time I got to the chapter, “Week One,” I knew two things: 

1. I was going to start writing morning pages the following morning.

2. I wanted to share this journey—to do the 12 weeks in community.

Since I began my creativity coaching business in 2014 I have wanted to have a book club as part of it. Ten years later (!) the time is ripe—for me, for this particular book, and for the times we are in. 

• It’s easy to “get busy” and give up on this 12 week creative discipline practice. Believe me, I’ve done that many times.

• There is support and accountability in doing it in a group.

• With all the noise of the news, social media, and the constant chattering in our heads it’s so important to take a moment to stop, to check in, and to listen from the inside out. 

• This 12 week Artist’s Way program is the medicine I need right now to anchor into my inner wisdom, intuition, and creativity and I wonder if you’re wanting that too.

• I can tell I’m in a larger transition right now—my first born is heading to college, I’ve been navigating menopause, and I’ll be finishing my master’s program in the next few quarters—and the rhythm and ritual of the “morning pages” and weekly “artist’s dates” and journal prompts feel like a way for me to meet myself in this new season of life.

• How about you? Are you feeling the natural transition that occurs this time of year from Summer to Fall?

benefits of the morning pages include:

• increased clarity and direction

• trust in your inner voice and intuition

• connection to your imagination and dreams

• creativity and innovation

• clearing out the mental clutter

• mindfulness

• having a place to rant and get messy

• and identifying the ways in which you block your authentic expression.

What this group provides: accountability, support and community

• Saturday morning zoom calls for end-of-week check-in (as outlined at the end of each chapter), sharing, inspiration and accountability

• Wednesday emails with a touch-in from me (including weekly task reminders, inspiration, quotes)

What you’ll need:

• A copy of The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

• Paper and pen for “morning pages” and other writing tasks

• A willingness to dive into a transformative 12 week practice that includes “morning pages,” “artist’s dates,” and a selection of writing tasks

• A willingness to jump into the mystery of discovering or rediscovering your creative self and authentic expression at this season of your life

• A willingness to let go of perfectionism and embrace play

What to expect:

• 12 weeks (as outlined in the book) - Week 1 begins August 18th

• 12 Saturday zoom calls (10 am PST) - beginning August 24th - November 9th

• 12 Wednesday emails with weekly task reminders, inspiration, and quotes

Cost: $120

{ Bonus: 25% off of a 4-session coaching package when purchased during the 12 weeks. }