Hosted in partnership with the Yale Good Life Center. Registration is open to the Yale community only.

“When you do Hatha Yoga: a stiff and inflexible body will stretch, release, and relax. In the same way, if you use the other tools of yoga you will stretch your mind.” - Swami Radhananda

Creative writing, like a dedicated yoga practice, draws from the full range of ways we can perceive the world. Yogic philosophy outlines five “koshas,” or layers of awareness: your body and your physical environment, your breath and energy, your thoughts and emotions, your ability to observe without judgment, and your connection to bliss or the divine. This holistic practice develops our ability to observe patterns of thought that are holding us back and witness our experiences and sensations. In this, we can find beauty and inspiration from what, without the practice, can seem mundane.

As a facilitator, I focus on providing access to restorative practices as an important way to support and strengthen communities I work with. By offering tools that feel simple, accessible, and sustainable, my goal is for students to experience curiosity, self-compassion, and peacefulness around their sensations, thoughts, and feelings. With this awareness comes space to observe the world and transform our perceptions and experiences into art.

This 1-hour poetry and yoga workshop will create space for artistic expression within the body and mind by drawing on mindfulness practices and gentle yoga postures that open students to their creative energy. Beginning with a short guided breathing exercise to support participants in fully arriving, the group will then be invited to respond to one of several writing prompts.