Workshops

Successful WORKSHOP!

 

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Lynn and Kate both enjoyed the participants who attended The Sitting Room workshop and shared their memoirs about mothers with such skill and insight.

Workshop Leaders

Kate Farrell—Author, Educator, Storyteller and Officer, CWC-Redwood Writers

Lynn Henriksen—Author, Workshop Leader, Memoirist and President, Women’s National Book Association-San Francisco Chapter, Member CWC-Marin

 

Comment on the October 10th Workshop:
“I have to formally thank you for such a wonderful opportunity last weekend.  Having NOT written in my journal for at least 5 years, the prospect of writing in a workshop was at first a little worrisome.  But soon after my initial response I was EXCITED, and upon walking into the class space, which you so warmly created, I could not wait to get going,  The words flew out of my pencil and when I drove home, I was aware of SO many stories I would like to write.  It is thanks to you for creating the nurturing, no-effort environment and the sense of support that I have FINALLY found the voice that is FINALLY ready to share.”  –jaa 

Review of August 8th Sitting Room Workshop, Laura’s Take:
“What a cozy place the Sitting Room in Cotati is: bookshelves everywhere, comfy chairs, nooks just right for reading, writing, reflecting. I was there yesterday, one of six women enrolled in “Wisdom has a voice: Daughters Remember mothers,” a writing workshop led by Kate Farrell and Lynn Cook Henriksen.”

So writes Laura McHale Holland on her blog, following a Wisdom workshop given there on August 8th:  http://lauramchaleholland.wordpress.com/
“With specific outcomes leading to the goal also clearly stated, they managed to pack a lot into just two hours while maintaining a relaxed, inviting atmosphere. They applied their experience with meditation, the Kolb Learning Cycle (which assists people in reflecting up and drawing meaning from their concrete life experiences), listening and telling, and writing to help participants move from having no idea what to write about to having a draft of an arresting, short memoir.
I wholeheartedly endorse this duo. Each participant’s unique voice came through, and the knowledge that everything shared there would be kept private created a great deal of safety for creativity to emerge.”