Happy New Year everyone.

I love to teach Natalie Goldberg’s writing practice. I hate to market my classes.

Here’s the deal. I am a dharma heir of Natalie’s and studied with her for more than twenty years, mostly in person. I started a writing practice group in response to requests from students in Natalie’s online classes at Shambhala/Prajna.

That group, the Monday AM Practice Group, is still going. We meet once a week at 9 AM Monday morning in the Pacific time zone of the United States on Zoom. Class lasts an hour and a half. We begin with ten minutes of silent, zen-style meditation. Then we practice writing, reading aloud to each other and listening. We often read a work of fiction or a memoir mid-quarter and draw writing topics from it.

I open the group to new students once each quarter. Students must commit to being present for all twelve sessions, barring personal emergencies: this is a community of writers, not a drop-in group. Winter Quarter starts January 5th, this coming Monday. Tuition is $300.00 for a 12-week quarter, payable in three installments of $100.00 USD, or as a lump sum of $300 USD.

If you are ready to jump in and join us, or have questions, please use the comment field or contact me via email at sharyndimmick@att.net. Thank you.