Writing the land

Much of the modern world's severe crisis is built on the rupture between human + nature, between us + the land we are part of. Society, and especially the virtual space, has become insanely loud, and perceiving the voice of our actual guides, our original leaders (=mountains, rivers, birch trees, beetles, snakes and wolves) is becoming harder by the day. The role of the writer and poet in this time is to bring back those silenced voices. To listen and learn the language of the land, to bring it forth through our own words, maybe even to become the pen and allow nature to be the writing hand. This is what I've been doing for the past decade, and what I'm honoured to share with you now! WRITING THE LAND is a creative cohort for those drawn to stories, poetry + literature in general, but are still lacking confidence as writers or as those who lend their voices to the more-than-human world. It is structured as a 7-step protocol filled with tools from nature + art therapy, writing prompts, research + resources to uplevel not only your writing skills, but also your connection to nature as the original muse. There is 7 lessons, each one containing 3 or 4 exercises - including witnessing meditations, intuitive writing, vocabulary research, medicine walks, movement sessions, writing the body, LandArt, creating wild brushes, quills + inks, giving back to the land, developing your own style, animist writing prompts and and and... The lessons are applicable to any language, any style of writing and any unique rhythm + daily schedule. Meaning that you are free to complete the self-paced lessons within 7 days, 7 weeks, 7 months or whichever time you need to really integrate the teachings into your practice. This class is for you if - you used to love writing but somehow came to believe that you're not actually good at it - you are entirely new to writing but would like to aquire this skill - you are a writer but feel a little stuck in your process and long for motivation + inspiration - you love nature and would like to learn how to lend it your artistic voice - you are interested in the intersection of nature, art + myth, and want to create forth from that space - you are willing to commit yourself to a self-paced study framework Course curriculum: Lesson 1: On witnessing - Listening + sensory observation as groundwork Lesson 2: Ode to a place that loved me - Worshipping through words Lesson 3: The benevolence of Earth - A reminder of your inherent goodness Lesson 4: Body as Landscape - Recognizing ourselves as part of nature Lesson 5: Letting the land write - The world speaks through the quill we hold Lesson 6: A wild life - Re-imagening reality Lesson 7: Becoming an altar - Devoting our work to something beyond Further directions - On finding your unique identity as a writer