Class Title: "Journaling from the Soul: Finding New Aspects in Each of Us" Instructor: Jennifer Culver Class Term: enroll in this class Synopsis When we take our first breath, our soul joins our bodies for a lifetime commitment to an incredible and unique journey. The language of the spirit is a language of myth, where the journey of the spirit contains explorations and trials fit for any epic. In this course we will explore ways to use journalling to connect with our spiritual lives in new ways, opening ourselves to new insights and new writing, writing that comes from the depths of who we are. Class Description Weekly reading material will be delivered as a pdf to the Yahoo group. Students may upload their work to the yahoo group or email it directly to the instructor. The class will communicate in the Yahoo forum, but the instructor will also offer conferences in chat or telephone format, as well as at least three group chat opportunities about the various topics and how participants are approaching the journaling. Since this course focuses on journaling, personal sharing is mandatory, but participants are encouraged to share what they can, because sharing and participating in such a community, even if only online, enriches the process. Outline Unit One: Connecting with the Spiritual Self Unit Two: Connecting with the Divine Unit Three: The Spiritual Journey Unit Four: Healing the Scars of the Spirit Unit Five: Spiritual Renewal through Play Unit Six: Situating Ourselves within Our Spiritual Communities Student Skills, Equipment required Novice writers welcome. Participants must be able to use a word processor (such as Word) and to be able to download the pdf material (the Adobe PDF Reader is a free download) each week, as well as upload their writing through email to the list. Tuition/Fees for this course SCN members: $0. Non-SCN members: $. Instructor Bio Jennifer Culver teaches Honors English and Creative Writing for high school students in the North Texas area. She has presented techniques for writing memoir at regional conferences, but she also enjoys looking at popular culture through a medieval lens, which is the ongoing focus on her Ph. D. A mother of three, Jennifer leads a women's meditation group in the North Texas area and mentors teachers in the field of literacy and creating opportunities for writing that appeal and provide meaning in our Information Age.