Writing While Tender: On Softness As Resilience
Explore softness as a source of resilience in this 2-hour creative writing workshop with therapist Sofiya Ko among supportive community.
Date and time
Location
Online
Refund Policy
Agenda
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Opening: Intros, Breathwork & Visualization
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Warm Up: Writing Prompts
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Deepening: Solo Writing Time
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
Cultivating Connection
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Closing: Somatic Exercise
About this event
What If you could be soft and resilient at the same time?
The word “resilience” has been floating around a lot lately. It feels as though it's mention is imbued with a flavor of toughness, like our capacity to survive the hard moments depends on being a wall of impermeable energy, unmoving, unrelenting.
“We must persist."
“We must overcome.”
“We must endure.”
How might our nervous systems respond if we lean into nourishment and tenderness as a means for sustaining hope? Can we harness the power of ease?
At a time when the events around us already sow harshness, rigidity and division, this workshop is your call to exploring resilience through a lens of softness.
It makes sense that we wish to steel ourselves to the dangers of the world, but what if assuring our collective survival meant being called into a soothing, a comforting, the softness of our shared humanity?
What makes you soften like clouds?
What let's you flow like water?
What makes you laugh?
Join Sofiya Ko, a licensed counselor and expressive arts therapist, for a two hour creative writing workshop on the theme of Softness As Resilience.
ALL WRITING LEVELS WELCOME
Whether you want to journal privately or already write about your life publicly, this class will ask you to pay attention to the complexity of your lived experience with a gentle and kind gaze.
We will explore the following themes:
- How do we caretake ourselves when world events are distressing?
- Where is the balance between shutting down and having boundaries?
- What would it look like to resource ourselves with softness and gentleness?
- Can we collectively anchor our pursuit of resilience in that which is soft?
Join us to explore the narratives that matter in compassionate community.
For more information, feel free to checkout the class website.
Please note, this is a writing class and not group therapy.
Frequently asked questions
This class is for all: sensitive self-reflectors, aspiring authors, and those open to trying writing as a NEW format for self-expression.
This class is thoughtfully crafted to be worthwhile for a range of experiences. Whether you're seasoned or new, the rituals and prompts will help you go deeper in your writing practice.
This writing class is not a good fit for those seeking a structured space to process distressing memories that are better explored in therapy. You will be asked to gauge your own consent throughout the session and refrain from engaging in exercises if you become activated.
After securing your spot you'll receive a confirmation. A zoom link will arrive 48 hours before. Classes in this series will happen on the third Saturday of every other month from 12-2pm PST.
Please bring something to write with/on. A quiet place where you will not be disturbed is ideal. Creature comforts like soft and loose clothing, a warm beverage like tea, and a supportive seat are recommended.
This is session 3 of 5, and you must sign up for each one individually. Future class dates are September 20th, November 22nd.
A recording of the class will be sent to all participants, but will not be sold separately to those who are not able to make the session.