Writing into Your Body: Invitation—finding the way in

Invitation—finding the way in

There is a door into our inner world, and it is often found by way of the wound. "There is a crack in everything/its where the light gets in," wrote Lenard Cohen in his iconic song, Anthem.

In this class, we will start mapping our inner territories by simply looking for this door, using two questions: 

What are you hungry for? What are you afraid of?

This source of navigation -- what we are drawn to and away from, will start us down a path of inner illumination. In this class, we will be exploring the inner world of the body/soul, like an explorer entering new territory, where we will build a more resilient and empathetic relationship to ourselves, our inner worlds, and our needs, desires, and hungers. We'll gather here, with torches and mirrors and masks for one another -- using paper and pen as…