Tell Your Story of Home

with Valerie Andrews

4 -Part Series on Saturdays
1 pm - 3 pm Eastern Time (USA), on Zoom
Please convert to your Time Zone

A single class $40

Home and Character, October 19 - Register
Home in Nature, November 16 - Register
Community and Belonging, January 18 - Register
At Home in the World, February 8 - Register

Register for all 4 Classes for $135 (you save $25)
This offer expires on October 1, 2024

 

“Home is where we feel validated and appreciated - and where the soul comes alive.”

Tell Your Story of Home is an exploration of where we feel at home, who we are and what we value. In this journal-writing class, we will explore places that have shaped us and what home means for each of us. Through writing prompts we will create our own portrait of home as sanctuary. And there will be ample time for sharing and discussion.

Home transcends space---it can be found in a person, an experience, a love of beauty, the pursuit of a passion. It is shorthand for finding out where we belong, for discovering our sense of tribe and community. We’ll consider what home means to each of us on an inner level.

But we’ll also explore the role of home in a changing society. Our sense of place is shifting due to global warming, economic uncertainty, and divisive politics. How does home provide an anchor in uncertain times? How does it reflect our social values and our borader relationships? Where do we feel the most at home in the world and within ourselves?

Join us for a fascinating class four-part class that explores home as the source of character and destiny; our relationship to nature, our sense of community and belonging, and our refuge in a time of turmoil. And create a document that maps your own definition of sanctuary.

Our premise: Home is where we feel validated and appreciated - and where the soul comes alive.

 
 

Description

Home and Character, October 19 - Register

Our childhood memories of home shape who are are and what we value.  How do our early experiences of home shape our talents and our interests?  How does home activate the imagination and the senses and show us who we are?

Home in Nature, November 16 - Register

How do we find sanctuary in the oceans, mountains, forests, and prairies?  What does it mean to be part of a living, breathing planet? We will dialogue with our surroundings, learn how nature calms and soothes us, and what it has to teach us about the dance of creativity and destruction.

Community and Belonging, January 18 - Register

Our sense of home is grounded in our public spaces, in our feeling for our neighbors, our choice of friends, and in the sense of sanctuary we create for one another as we exchange confidences and share our stories. In what places have you felt like you belong?

At Home in the World, February 8 - Register

We can also find home when we travel---suddenly a place we've never been feels both compelling and familiar. In addition, we can find our home in music or sports, in beauty and art.  What does home mean to you, when you look beyond four walls? 

 
 

Your Instructor

Valerie Andrews

 
 
 
 

Valerie Andrews is a writer, editor and seminar leader. She is the editor of Sanctuary: The Inner Life of Home and the founder of the digital magazine, Reinventing Home (www.reinventinghome.org). A member of the Guild for Spiritual Guidance, and founder of Sacred Words: A Center for Healing Stories, she enjoys diving deep and helping others to find their passion through the writing process.
valerieandrews.org

 

 Who Is It For

This class isn't just for writers - it is for psychologists, artists, photographers, cooks, nature lovers, homebodies, and travelers.

These writing prompts will be invaluable for anyone who wants to understand the meaning of home and how it influences their work and relationships.

The word home evokes many interpretations. Valerie‘s class came at a time when homes were sanctuaries as well as cages. Her thought-provoking essays and poems and the prompts she provided brought me back to long-forgotten feelings and places. My poetry became rich with memories.

– Marianne Patty, Workshop Participant

4 -Part Series on Saturdays
1 pm - 3 pm Eastern Time (USA), on Zoom
Please convert to your Time Zone

A single class $40

Home and Character, October 19 - Register
Home in Nature, November 16 - Register
Community and Belonging, January 18 - Register
At Home in the World, February 8 - Register

Register for all 4 Classes for $135 (you save $25)
This offer expires on October 1, 2024

 What You Will Learn

  • How to define your own search for belonging and community

  • How to write your own memoir of home as the key to your character

  • How to find your home in nature

  • How to find or create a sense of sanctuary in uncertain times

“a safe and inspiring space to explore our memories of home…”

“Valerie creates a safe and inspiring space to explore our memories of home. A trusted guide, Valerie, helped me to explore this theme with intellectual and emotional rigor. Now, I know what home has meant to me at various stages of my life.”
Cliff Hakim, author of Walk in My Shoes: The Path to Empathy and Compassion

I grew tremendously from this class…

“I grew tremendously from this class and discovered a new flow in my creative process. I began by describing my creative and emotional experience of cooking for my family. Beyond codifying recipes for my children and generations to come, I crafted our legacy of storytelling and family history. Valerie is a gifted writer and teacher with authenticity, heart and soul.”
— Kim Cook-Fallon, Workshop Participant

“…infuse us and make us whole again…”

“Valerie unlocked the front door and invited us inside to explore our memories of home. For me, the writing prompts evoked memories of experiences, places, and people—an emotional homecoming.”
— Susan Ives, Workshop Participant

4 -Part Series on Saturdays
1 pm - 3 pm Eastern Time (USA), on Zoom
Please convert to your Time Zone

A single class $40

Home and Character, October 19 - Register
Home in Nature, November 16 - Register
Community and Belonging, January 18 - Register
At Home in the World, February 8 - Register

Register for all 4 Classes for $135 (you save $25)
This offer expires on October 1, 2024