It’s almost the end of the year, which for me means that our next European retreat is that much closer. April in Umbria means ten uninterrupted days of writing in community, and the opportunity not to be able to make any excuses not to go to yoga class. Since...
This is an article written by my friend and mentor, Sue Reynolds, about the rich benefits of writing together over time. It was written for Lifestyle Magazine for our Radical Restoration writing and yoga retreat in Italy this coming April. It speaks for itself: A...
Having been immersed in AWA method writing workshops with Sue Reynolds and Pat Schneider for almost seven years and having recently completed the AWA certification training for leading writing workshops, its method of facilitation is deeply embedded. Its guidelines...
I’m thrilled to announce that I have just completed the Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) Workshop Leader training, and am now a certified facilitator. Several years ago I took my first AWA based workshop with Sue Reynolds, and haven’t put my pen...
My mother once huffed, “We gave you a perfectly good name.” She was right, they did. I have always thought the name Susan, means “Star,” but when I look up its etymology, I find that it comes from the Hebrew and means “Graceful...
