In the Belly:
An Online Spring Poetry Class
January 30, 2022 // 9:00-11:00 PST
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What would you like to let go of in your creative life? What are you ready to make room for? Scheduled to coincide with the pagan holiday of Imbolc (so named because sheep begin to give milk again, signaling the new life they carry “in the belly”), this generative class celebrates the promise of the return of spring: first bulbs, new buds, lengthening days, and a lightening of the soul. We will alternate sessions of gentle movement, creative focusing, and prompt-based writing. The accessible movement practices are designed to nourish the arms, neck, and lower back—those parts of our bodies that we tend to overuse in our writing lives. Meditative practice will hold a space for you to connect with your creative source. Writing practice will emphasize open exploration and generation of new material.
Cost: $90 (+$3.76 fee if using PayPal). Contact eeredfern@gmail.com to register.
Instructors:
Lindsey Kolb began practicing yoga more than 15 years ago when she was searching for a way to have a healthier connection to her body and mind. As a practitioner and an instructor, Lindsey blends several styles of yoga including Yin, Restorative, Gentle flow, Qigong, and alignment-based Hatha. In addition to mindful movement, she shares tools for settling the nervous system through breathing, which she believes unifies body and mind to alter an individual’s energy. Lindsey has experience working with practitioners facing challenges due to chronic pain and cancer, and she believes in making yoga an accessible and enriching experience for people across a broad range of ages and levels. http://www.lindseykolbyoga.com/
Erin Redfern has over twenty years of teaching experience in classrooms, workshops, and one-on-one mentoring sessions. Her work has recently appeared or is forthcoming in Rattle, Hopkins Review, Massachusetts Review, New World Writing, and New Ohio Review. She is a co-recipient of the 2016 Robert H. Winner Memorial Award given by the Poetry Society of America, and a runner-up for the North American Review’s 2020 Hearst Prize (judge Ilya Kaminsky). She has been a reader for Poetry Center San Jose’s print publication, Caesura, and DMQ Review. Her chapbook is Spellbreaking and Other Life Skills (Blue Lyra Press Delphi Series). www.erinredfern.net
An Online Spring Poetry Class
January 30, 2022 // 9:00-11:00 PST
‡‡‡
What would you like to let go of in your creative life? What are you ready to make room for? Scheduled to coincide with the pagan holiday of Imbolc (so named because sheep begin to give milk again, signaling the new life they carry “in the belly”), this generative class celebrates the promise of the return of spring: first bulbs, new buds, lengthening days, and a lightening of the soul. We will alternate sessions of gentle movement, creative focusing, and prompt-based writing. The accessible movement practices are designed to nourish the arms, neck, and lower back—those parts of our bodies that we tend to overuse in our writing lives. Meditative practice will hold a space for you to connect with your creative source. Writing practice will emphasize open exploration and generation of new material.
Cost: $90 (+$3.76 fee if using PayPal). Contact eeredfern@gmail.com to register.
Instructors:
Lindsey Kolb began practicing yoga more than 15 years ago when she was searching for a way to have a healthier connection to her body and mind. As a practitioner and an instructor, Lindsey blends several styles of yoga including Yin, Restorative, Gentle flow, Qigong, and alignment-based Hatha. In addition to mindful movement, she shares tools for settling the nervous system through breathing, which she believes unifies body and mind to alter an individual’s energy. Lindsey has experience working with practitioners facing challenges due to chronic pain and cancer, and she believes in making yoga an accessible and enriching experience for people across a broad range of ages and levels. http://www.lindseykolbyoga.com/
Erin Redfern has over twenty years of teaching experience in classrooms, workshops, and one-on-one mentoring sessions. Her work has recently appeared or is forthcoming in Rattle, Hopkins Review, Massachusetts Review, New World Writing, and New Ohio Review. She is a co-recipient of the 2016 Robert H. Winner Memorial Award given by the Poetry Society of America, and a runner-up for the North American Review’s 2020 Hearst Prize (judge Ilya Kaminsky). She has been a reader for Poetry Center San Jose’s print publication, Caesura, and DMQ Review. Her chapbook is Spellbreaking and Other Life Skills (Blue Lyra Press Delphi Series). www.erinredfern.net
