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Synopsis
Most of us have words that were never spoken, things that were never said for one reason or another. We worried about rejection, we couldn't find the words, it didn't seem important at the time, no one was there to listen, we felt ashamed, we feared beginning and not finding an end, we thought we were to blame, others might not love us if they knew, we didn't think anybody cared to hear, the reasons are many. Often these "untold" pieces of our lives end up smothering our voices.
Class Description
In this 6-unit workshop you will discover where you were silenced and you will be encouraged to move through these experiences to reclaim your voice. You will explore different ways of expressing what you could never say and discover your own unique voice through journal writing, mandalas, poetry, letter writing, art, collage and dialogue. "Freeing Our Creative Voice" is a powerful, intense and moving workshop about allowing, healing and finding freedom of expression by exploring the stories of our lives. "When we hide nothing, we can give everything." —The Loggins
Outline
- Unit 1: Out of the Mist and Into the Light
- Unit 2: Meeting Our Voice
- Unit 3: An Act of Courage: Writing In the Nude
- Unit 4: Say What?: Touching Fire
- Unit 5: What's That I Hear: A Voice? And Humor?
- Unit 6: Reflections from a Fly on the Wall
Note: While this kind of writing can be highly therapeutic, this is not a therapy course.
Student Skills, Equipment required
Students should be familiar with the use of Word and email. We will use a Yahoo group to communicate. Students will need to have access to a scanner to scan a couple of their assignments and email them to the group. People in previous courses who didn't have their own went to local printers, libraries or friends to get their projects scanned.
Tuition/Fees for this course
SCN members: $0. Non-SCN members: $.
Instructor Bio
Annette Erickson has been teaching live journaling and writing classes for the past 25 years. She sponsors some of her own writing courses, as well as offering them through local colleges. For the past 5 years she has been giving on-line classes which are available on her website. She has had fantastic results and great feedback from participants who continue to want more. Annette also has a yahoo group of writers to which she sends out daily prompts for people to write from and she responds to all those writings as well. Annette is a writing instructor and a Registered Professional Counselor and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology.
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