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Busy Hatching Plans …
I'm still trying to find the words to express my profound gratitude for all the beautiful women at our retreat on Sunday. 14 of us sat in a circle and wrote. And shared a beautiful meal. And did gentle yoga. And ate some chocolate. I was so moved by everyone’s presence and courage. It was an honor for us to hold the space.
As I wrote this morning to our retreat sisters, what I want most for them, and for all of you now reading this, is to recognize the strength and beauty you are, right here and right now. We may not always be in touch with that. Sometimes people conflate self respect and love with self importance and conceit. They're very different. While we all probably have some soul cobwebs we're still cleaning out, we don’t get to this time in our lives without an immense amount of intelligence, heart, and courage.
Chrisandra knocked us flat with her beautiful food and presentation—and her sublime yoga teaching. Her paella was transcendent! I didn’t manage to get a full group shot but here most of us are— check out those smiles and light-filled faces!
Chrisandra and I loved working together. We laughed a lot and it was a joy. We are busy hatching plans for more retreats and will share more on that soon.
Find moments of joy my friends! We live in difficult times and finding even brief moments of joy is a subversive act—one I heartily recommend.
FREE Wild Writing Class* and Chocolate Tasting, Friday, June 9th at the Xocolate Bar in Rockridge!
On Friday, June 9th, 11 am to Noon, you are warmly welcome to join me at the Xocolate Bar in Rockridge for a free wild writing session and chocolate tasting! Writing to poetry prompts and using a free-style wild writing technique helps us get a lot of words on the page quickly. Folks can share their circle writing if they wish. The group offers no feedback but simply listens with warm support. This practice is a joyful way to begin meeting your true writing voice with simplicity and ease.
I had the pleasure of interviewing the The Xocolate Bar's owner and chocolatier Malena Lopez-Maggi years ago for my memoir " Ravenous: A Food Lover's Journey from Obsession to Freedom" -- in the chapter on chocolate, of course!
We'd love to see you! No RSVP necessary. Come on down!
5854 College Avenue
Oakland, California
*With deep thanks to Laurie Wagner and her Wild Writing teachings!
