WINTER PRACTICE GROUP: JOURNALING AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE (Zoom)

Winter Practice Groups offer a unique opportunity to join a small group to learn a new spiritual practice or deepen an existing one and to explore the impact it has on day-to-day life. By joining in a shared practice, participants can strengthen their connection to Spirit and one another. This is the second of two winter offerings.

This group will meet weekly during February for two hours on either Wednesdays or Saturdays. Participation in all four sessions is encouraged but not required.

The registration deadline is Monday, January 20.

You will be asked which of the following time slots works for you:

  • 3:00-5:00 pm on Wednesdays 2/1, 2/8, 2/15 and 2/22
  • 6:00-8:00 pm on Wednesdays 2/1, 2/8, 2/15 and 2/22
  • 6:30-8:30 pm on Wednesdays 2/1, 2/8, 2/15 and 2/22
  • 2:00-4:00 pm on Saturdays 2/4, 2/11, 2/18 and 2/25
  • 4:00-6:00 pm on Saturdays 2/4, 2/11, 2/18 and 2/25

The weekly time slot that works best for the most people will be selected and registrants will be notified. Registration for this group is at capacity; however, you can Click here to join the wait list.

Proprioceptive Writing is a way to encounter one’s own thinking, to more actively hear and track our own thoughts. In this four-week introduction, after brief explanations about the method, we will turn our attention inward for 25-minute “Writes,” done in an atmosphere of quiet attention, each with paper and pen, and guided by the basic prompts of Proprioceptive Writing. After each Write, participants may volunteer to hear their thoughts aloud, reading their Writes in the silent, attentive presence of others.

In a cacophonous and distracting world, this reflective practice has been for many a way to turn inward: to practice listening to and engaging with our own thoughts, and for many, bringing greater awareness, understanding, empathy, and freedom.
The practice of Proprioceptive Writing was developed by Linda Trichter Metcalf and Tobin Simon and explained in their book, Writing the Mind Alive, and in workshops big and small.

Ann Foster is a member of FMC and life-long educator with extensive experience using journaling as a spiritual practice.