~Writing, breathwork, meditation & optional sharing circle~
Saturday, July 19, 2-5pm
Teesri Duniya Theatre, 251 Des Pins West
Outdoor summer edition (sheltered outdoor location with backup indoor location on-site).
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Writing happens in the body. The more you engage your senses, the stronger your language. Whatever emotions you spill onto the page are deeply rooted—at the cellular level.
We contort ourselves into painfully disembodied shapes in order to summon words, and yet the body remains our deepest source of truth. What if we gave in to our bodies instead? What words might surface? What untapped potential might emerge?
Get out of your head and into your body so you can write with vital presence. Our bodies hold so many stories that long to be told. Breathing life into those stories has the potential to be a deeply empowering and healing act.
If you’ve never done breathwork or meditated before, it really doesn’t matter. If you’re not a writer, that’s ok too. This workshop is for writers wanting to enhance or expand their practice, non-writers interested in exploring their potential, and anyone who feels called to investigate the relationship between body and language.
Our practice will interweave:
-Kundalini breathwork
-Stretches & movement
-Creative writing prompts & exercises
-Meditation
-An optional sharing & discussion circle
-Iced tea & a sweet treat
What to bring:
Your journal, a pen, comfy clothes & an open mind. Yoga mat optional.
What to know:
Pens & paper will be available, as will some floor mats/blocks/cushions if needed. Seating options will include: benches, chairs, floor mats, floor, grass, etc. There will be space to move around and shift positions as needed.
About the facilitator:
Maya Khamala is a lifelong writer of many stripes. From poetry to grassroots journalism to creative nonfiction, word is her bond. She has collaborated with visual artists at a loss for words, and has worked as a freelance copywriter and editor for close to a decade. She has a shiny little MA in Creative Writing to list among her credentials, and is an emerging novelist to boot. Maya has an extensive background in feminist, anti-racist, climate justice and Indigenous solidarity movements—work that has deeply informed the way she wields words. Aside from being a writer, she is also a Kundalini Yoga teacher offering regular Montreal classes in NDG and the Plateau. She got into Kundalini as a way of healing from childhood trauma and its many lifelong manifestations in her body, as well as to counteract being a writer who sometimes forgets to step away from the keyboard…and simply breathe.
Cost: $85 ($75 early bird rate until June 24)
All are welcome! Limited spots.
Book here: linktr.ee/heartfire.kundalini
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