LiveWell Camas • Camas, WA | Sunday Sep 22nd • 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT • 9:00pm - 11:00pm GMT

with Jacquie Michelle (she/her)

Yin Yoga and the Poetics of Naming and Decomposition

As summer ends, leaves return to the soil to decompose and renew.

Join us for a unique experience where we use yin yoga as a tool to explore our bodies and identify what pulls us out of the present moment, then transform these insights into poetry.

Jacquie will guide us through an hour of yin yoga to honor the fall equinox, followed by a one-hour writing workshop led by Matt. As thoughts arise that distract us, we'll acknowledge them by writing them down and using guided prompts to connect our bodies, thoughts, and words to the changing seasons. We'll explore what within us is ready to decompose this winter.

There will be an opportunity to share your work and receive constructive feedback. As in yoga, all writing prompts are invitations to be modified, ignored, or followed—based on listening to your body. Or, as David Meltzer would ask:

But more importantly: Is the poem on the page the poem within you?