
writing and mindfulness
workshops & retreats
Writing & Mindfulness
Not long after taking up a meditation practice, I noticed that increasing my mindfulness had a powerfully positive effect on my writing.
During the pandemic, I also discovered that my daily meditation practice, as well as my daily writing practice, worked together to ground and center me.
I took these two observations and created a series of workshops and retreats designed to show participants how to use these practices to both navigate difficult times, and improve their writing skills.
I have been teaching these Writing and Mindfulness workshops at the Esalen Institute, as well as at the San Francisco Zen Center, and Tassajara.
Please contact me if you're interested in upcoming workshops.
"Thank you, Janis, for your workshop. I'm going into the rest of my day feeling more calm and at peace than I have all week, and feeling a new resolve to commit to a daily meditation and free writing practice."
- Corina Yen (online workshop attendee)
