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Monday
Mar142011

an invitation to wishBIG ecamp (and a giveaway)

 

I am so delighted to share with you that I am teaching at wishBIG ecamp!

This online ecamp/virtual retreat takes place March 21 – March 27, 2011, and it is packed full of so many incredible classes.

As Mindy (your Camp Director) shares:

Let’s kick off spring together! come immerse yourself in an online experience that is all about rocking your creative girl power in a unique and fun online community and event!

Your week at camp includes:

  • 10 (2 hour) online creative living workshops from a host of fabulously inspiring camp counselors, each of them bringing their own special talent and insight to help you wishBIG, createBIG and liveBIG! (schedule and descriptions below). all classes will be available online through the end of april and are self paced.
  • camp T-shirts for all campers!
  • daily ecamp inspiration postcards (via email) created especially for you by our talented teachers
  • evening campfire gatherings and activities to encourage community and fun!
  • ecamp cabinmates to help you connect with local campers

…and it wouldn’t be camp without s’mores!

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I am simply delighted to be teaching with the following incredible creative ladies: Kelly Barton, Violette Clarke, Shona ColeShannon Kinney-Duh, Goddess LeonieDarrah Parker, Jamie Ridler, Andrea Schroeder, and Kate Swoboda. (Peek into all their juicy classes here.)

And I am quite sure I speak for all of them when I say that we hope you will come along and join us on this adventure where you will spend time playing, discovering, getting messy, writing, taking photographs, and uncovering pieces of who you are as you claim the creative dreams you want to live into reality.

Here is some information about my class: Creative Senses Adventure & Guided Meditation

I close my eyes and see an image of a nine-year-old little girl with brown pigtails who gathers up a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, her current Trixie Belden book, a thermos of apple juice, and her newest diary and favorite blue pen and tucks them inside a backpack. She tiptoes out the back, carefully closing the squeaky screen door and jumps down the two steps to the brick patio. She looks out toward the forest seemingly unaware that she has less than a quarter of an acre to explore as she finds the path toward her favorite log beside the chain-link fence. 

I often think about this little girl when I gather up my camera and journal and head out to the woods to breathe and notice and find myself again in the midst of all that must get done… In this workshop, we will use the senses to look at where we are in this moment and to remember the real and imagined adventures of the child’s spirit that lives inside us. We will closely examine how the senses can be an important tool in our personal and creative toolbox as we take our cameras on a photography excursion and put pen to paper to find a poem or two waiting within us. We will also explore ways to quiet our minds through guided meditation exercises and look at how focusing on the breath can connect us to our day-to-day experiences. This is your invitation to come along and explore the textures of your world, meet your inner poet, breathe deeply, and find your center.

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Today, I am so happy to be able to give away one spot at wishBig ecamp. To enter to win this spot, please leave a comment sharing one creative dream that is sitting inside your heart today.

The giveaway will be open until Thursday at noon PST.

 

Reader Comments (27)

Wow! Camp sounds like an incredible experience! My creative dream is kind of simple (or not, depending how you look at it). I just want to be able to create art from my heart without being overcome by self doubt. I want to listen to my heart more and take more creative chances and ignore the critical voice in my head.

March 16, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterSuzanne B

Just one? Today my mind is filled with the dream of helping artists who don't spend much time in cyber-land by creating a space for them to host classes without having to worry about the technical aspects of doing such a thing. It's one of many dreams I'm working on moving from fantasy to reality right now.

March 17, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterAmy

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