☉ WRITING DOJOS
“Writing is medicine. It is an appropriate antidote to injury. It is an appropriate companion for any difficult change.”
—Julia Cameron, “The Artist’s Way”
Writing is a process of Poiēsis toward wholeness.
Poiēsis (verb): to make, to create.
In creation, we bring something into existence. Expression becomes the bridge connecting us to our nature and to our world.
Through us, the unknown becomes known. What was previously non-existent takes form through our writing and speaking, creating new possibility for healing and birth.
We sit, clearing space for the mystery.
We write, allowing life to unfold and reveal itself before us.
We speak, breathing life into our words.
We witness, feeling the resonance of our truths.
Let us gather in the
Writing Dojo
A dojo is a space of commitment where we come together to practice in an awake and alive manner. This is a sacred and safe space to engage in our community practice of writing and speaking, expressing and receiving, being and relating, in presence.
Weekly Writing Dojo
Starting May 29, 2025—Most Thursdays over Zoom
Dojo 1: 10am US ET / 4pm CET (1 hour)
Dojo 2: 11am US PT / 2pm US ET / 8pm CET (1 hour)
What’s required?
Pen, paper, and you. No prior writing experience required. Come, as you are.
P.S. A journal/notebook dedicated to this practice is highly recommended.
Structure
7 min sitting and connecting with ourselves
7 min inspiration through poetry, art, music, or somatic exercise
11 min freewriting to prompts (2 rounds)
21 min sharing in small pods
14 min closing and reflection in large group (optional sharing)
Contribution: $15 per session
Please make your contribution via Venmo / Paypal / Zelle / Wise
Group size
Unlimited
Writing Dojo: Perfect Imperfections
The ImperFect Writing mini-series (Starting June 6, 2025)
Here’s the permission to get messy!
The tangled tongue and twisted paragraphs? The half-formed idea? The sentence that just won’t behave with its unruly punctuations? Get them all out on paper.
This mini-series is an invitation to embrace the chaos—show up as you are, and express yourself with words that might be uncertain, raw, or incomplete.
We’ll lean into imperfection as a creative force, not a flaw. Let’s cleanse your mind of any ideas of writing that are inhibiting your expression, and put the shame of imperfections to rest.
(Fridays) June 6, 13 & 20, 2025
9:30am – 11am PT / 12:30am – 2pm ET
Fees: $90
Intimate setting; 6 - 10 persons.
With prior writing experience or not, come, as you are.
Wear your hair however your want. Write however your wish.
Spill your ink and secrets. Tell tales on shame.
It’s play time for your inner toddlers and teenagers and more!
To messiness, sassiness, and beyond.
“What made this workshop truly special was the sacred yet playful space Rosslyn cultivated among participants. The safe container allowed us to be open and real with one another in ways that enhanced both our writing and our personal growth.”
— Hannah
More intimate offerings coming soon…
Let life flow and work its way through us, and let us be witnessed in our truths.
DOJO
“Thin sheet of wood pulp
where I meet my soul
and let my life bleed.”
— Rosslyn Chay