Wild Writing Groups

You don’t have to be a writer to write. In fact, our goal is to just be more human together, to not try so hard, maybe try easy and get the pen flowing on th. page. What a relief, huh? We think so. So, in that sense, this class is for anyone of any age, of any writing experience, who is curious about writing as a means to explore new territory inside of themselves within a supportive, safe circle.

This style of writing is simple, direct, and powerful. We are practicing what is called “automatic” writing, which is the art of letting our pens move on the page without stopping. We keep our pens moving right along, even if all we are writing is: “My hand hurts! I don’t know what to write next”. When we keep the pen moving, we bypass the voice that is telling us our writing is “good” or “bad,” and in doing so, we reach a depth that is more intuitive, more authentic, and true.

We’ve found that when we really give ourselves over to this practice, the outcomes have been life changing. Almost everyone walks away with something new and important. This may include and not be limited to: growing your voice, intuition, creativity, and living into a more vulnerable and authentic lifestyle, as well as dropping the handcuffs of performative and perfectionist tendencies. In short, we write in this way because it helps us become more in touch with our real selves and this makes a difference in our lives, in our communities, in the world. We think that’s pretty yummy and pretty darn essential, now more than ever.

use lines from poetry as our prompts and away we go with our pens…we write and we write and we write, for a set period of time. Then we take turns reading what we wrote. No comments or cross talk. We simply listen, acknowledge, and then move on. We find that getting words on a page is powerful, and it’s in the reading when our writing “grows a heartbeat.”

One practice informs another. In other words, our yoga helps our writing, and our writing helps our yoga. We’d love to see you in a class!

Great question. At the beginning of each series of classes we make a few agreements together. Those agreements ensure the safety of the circle, protect confidentiality, and give us freedom and permission to throw our lives onto the page without hesitation. The agreements are as follows:

• Everything that is shared in this circle stays in this circle.

• We don’t talk about other people’s writing, not in the circle or out of the circle.

• If you would like to talk with someone about something they wrote, we ask: May I reference your writing? We then allow that person to freely choose yes or no.

Yes, although this is not the goal of the class. In this class we are letting go of the editing voice and curating our work. Many writers begin with this freeform style of writing and go back later to edit their work. This is a process you’re more than welcome to do on your own time.

No problem at all. The same structure is repeated each class so you are never “behind.” You can think of these circles as a yoga series. If you sign up for six classes and miss one, it’s no big deal, you just keep coming back and practicing.

Oh yes. People take the class over and over and over again as it becomes an essential ingredient to their lives. Our teacher, Laurie Wagner, has been doing this practice for 35+ years and is still going! When signing up, you might learn some of the members in the circle have been writing together for years!