Sean is delighted to be organizing the Sacred Activism workshop below for Andrew Harvey, who is making a special visit to Taos to help launch Sean's new project: the Creativity and Consciousness Institute. Full info on this and other
Creativity and Consciousness Institute seminars.
Sacred Activism with Andrew Harvey
July 7-11, 2009 at Historic Ft Burgwin, Taos
Five day workshop for activists, creatives, and spiritual seekers searching for an inspiring, hopeful vision of action. Including creative writing, contemplative practice, and the teachings of poet-mystics Rumi and St John of the Cross to explore how the 'dark night' of our current crises provides opportunities for personal & global transformation.
Led by:
Andrew Harvey: Internationally renowned author of 30+ books, mystic, Rumi translator, and founder of the Institute for Sacred Activism. Harvey's books include
The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism, The Direct Path: Creating a Journey to the Divine Using the World's Mystical Traditions, and the memoir
A Journey in Ladakh: Encounters with Buddhism. He co-edited Sogyal Rinpoche's bestselling
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.
Mirabai Starr: author and translator, whose books include
Dark Night of the Soul and
Teresa of Avila: The Book Of My Life.
This workshop is open to all, with credit options for college students. Find info on this and other programs, including Meditation and Creativity, Yoga and Meditation, Conscious Relationship, and Writing with Taos Authors, at
Creativity and Consciousness Institute.
* * * * * * * *All groups below led by Sean with Tania Casselle.
* STRAIGHT TO THE HEART - ONLINE SHORT FICTION AND FLASH FICTION GROUP. An 8-week workshop for short fiction writers, including feedback on your stories. Everything is done by email, so you can take part wherever you are. Next start date September 09.
Email me for info.
* WRITING GROUPS - We also offer workshops tailored to the needs of existing writing groups, either in person or long-distance by email/
phone conference. If your group is interested in working with us, get in touch and we'll talk about it.
Previous participants on Big Sky Workshops said:
"I loved, loved this course. I learned a tremendous amount, was extremely productive, and took courageous chances that paid off. One of the best courses I've ever taken."
"Tania and Sean are a great team: insightful, generous, funny and tough. This is one of the best workshops I've ever taken."
"This course far surpassed my highest expectations... organized to perfection and completely comprehensive. Tania and Sean provide a safe supportive environment for writers of all levels to work together, share ideas and help each other to grow. They are unbeatable. If you are looking for an extraordinary writing experience, you have come to the right place."
"I didn't want it to end. It was just such a remarkable and helpful experience… You challenged us, made us laugh and laughed with us, made us think, taught us ever new ways to feed the writing beast."
"At the start [of Write to the Finish] I had a hazy idea of what the book might cover. At the end, I had a 72,000 word first draft. The exercises, seminar weekends, advice from Sean and Tania, and support from the entire group, were the catalyst I needed. So thank you for helping me get there! I genuinely wouldn't have done it without you."
"Tania and Sean make an amazing team and it's wonderful to have both of their (sometimes different) perspectives on my work."
"Your enthusiasm for writers is infectious."
