The Writer’s Creative Experience with Michelle Levy, M.A.

Register by January 30

Learn techniques to spark creativity and enjoy life with more vibrancy. Each session of this 5-week workshop combines exercises that help you relax, tune in, and extract precious gems from your experience to use as storytelling material.

 A process of opening the mind before writing produces clear, compelling, and entertaining prose. Techniques draw from method acting, dance, yoga, reiki, and meditation. The exercises and writing prompts are designed to enhance your sensory awareness and improve your vitality. You will successfully access a mode of experience called “flow.” After writing while in the flow, we share our results in a supportive group.

The benefits of this experiential practice last a lifetime, and have been proven to enhance cognition, recall, and mental clarity. Writers of all levels are welcome.

Course Outline

Session I  (Feb 4):    Guided Meditation
Session II  (Feb 11):   Breathwork
Session III (Feb 18):  Creative Movement
Session IV(Feb 25):  Active Listening
Session V (Mar 4):   Reiki for Creative Writers

Michelle Levy has an M.A. in Writing and Publishing from DePaul University and a Certificate from the University of Chicago Publishing Program. She earned her B.A. in English and Psychology at New York University. She worked for five years as a Development Editor at McGraw-Hill, and five years as a Development Editor at Condé Nast/Fairchild Books. As a freelance book editor, she helps clients polish manuscripts, write proposals and pitches, and navigate the business of publishing. She enjoys yoga and being in nature, and is a naturalist for Sheldrake Environmental Center in Larchmont. Learn more at www.detoxwrite.com.