Expand & Release: Meditative Techniques for Compassionate Writing Practice
About the Event
In this studio, we will be practicing meditation and writing to explore themes of suffering and compassion. We will begin by meditating on our personal suffering, then writing to arouse self-compassion for ourselves. The second session will examine the suffering of our loved ones and not-so-loved ones, and how to use writing to communicate compassion and facilitate relational healing. Finally, in the third session we will examine suffering on the global scale, meditate on research regarding our global crisis, and practice writing as a conductor of compassion for all beings.
In this interdisciplinary studio, attendees will explore and discuss compassion in relation to their loved ones and not so loved ones, meditation, and methods to deepen their writing practice. Attendees will participate in a meditation and complete writing activities designed to encourage mindfulness.
Cayla Summer
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Beth Gebresilasie
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Cayla Summer is an author of poetry and prose from Florida. She relentlessly accepts the challenge of putting her feelings…
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Beth Gebresilasie is alive and breathing in New York City. They are interested in understanding the world and its people.…
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