Workshop & Class Opportunities for Spiritual Memoir
Explore different classes, workshops, and retreats that author Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew offers during the year. Some of these are in collaboration with Eye of the Heart Center, a non-profit that gather seekers and creatives of all generations to explore, express, and honor divine Mystery through vibrant experiences of the arts and grounded contemplative practices that transform self and world.
spiritual memoir practice sessions
Writing Your Sacred Journey
Join Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew to explore the art and practice of spiritual memoir writing. Each session will give participants the opportunity to write, time for conversation, inspiration from model writers, and insights about craft, content, and practice. These monthly practice sessions are meant for writers of all levels, including absolute beginners. New participants are encouraged to take Elizabeth’s introduction to spiritual memoir workshop or read Writing the Sacred Journey. Because practice sessions are not consecutive, you can drop in as you’d like. Over three years, the curriculum covers the significant aspects of the craft of writing memoir, common themes, and the invitations to transformation inherent in the practice.
Online, monthly on Mondays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. CT: 1/26; 2/23; 3/23; 4/27; 5/25; 6/22
see self & story with new eyes
Re*Vision Workshop
The word “revision” means “see again.” Even the act of brainstorming helps us re-see our subject matter, so revision begins long before we assume. Later we can step away from our drafts, change how we understand what we’ve written, and reenter the creative process with fresh perspective. Revision changes both text and writer. We are created as we create.
How can we keep our hearts open to radical re-seeing throughout the writing process? In this monthly drop-in workshop, we’ll engage in collective practices to keep us nimble, find new perspective, bring intention and efficiency to labor, and steer our creative energy toward what matters most—coming more alive, on the page and in our being.
Fridays at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis, 1:30-3:30: Jan 30, Feb 20, Mar 20, Apr 17,
May 22, Jun 19
Elizabeth is an exceptional teacher. I always know I will be illuminated by her gifts. I leave this class with concrete tasks to do that will enhance my writing, but also so grateful to better understand writing as a spiritual practice.
asynchronous classes
Online Writing Classes
If you haven’t been able to attend the Writing Your Sacred journey classes in the past, now you can take them at your own pace, online, and with the option to join an online writing community oriented around the same inspiration and themes.
online community
Eye of the Heart’s Writing Community
Bring your creativity, doubts, questions, and willingness to connect into an online community that names the world as gift. Creation thrives in a flow of giving and receiving. In this space, we orient our hearts toward the gifts of writing–insight, healing, growth, and meaningful presence. Each of us is a gift to the whole, and our best gifts to others are hearts widened by creativity.
introduction to spiritual memoir
Writing the Sacred Journey
You’re invited to participate in this two week, self-paced introduction to the art and spiritual practice of writing memoir. We’ll ask, “What is memoir, and how is it different from autobiography? What makes memoir spiritual? How can the practice of writing memoir, either for an audience or for no audience, support spiritual growth?” Using writing exercises and readings from model writers, we will start with the basics. We will also discuss how to sustain the practice moving forward.
Dates: June 1-12
sampler of spiritual memoir
Your Story as Scripture
Your experiences are unique, significant, and shot through with holiness. Writing down memories is a way to nurture the sacred dimension of your life, participate in the creation of your identity, and offer others through your presence and stories the blessing of your evolving truth. This 75 minute sampler will introduce you to the art and practice of writing spiritual memoir.