Journaling the Labyrinth Virtual Retreat

Journaling the Labyrinth Virtual Retreat

Join this inspiring and fun 3 hour virtual retreat from the comfort of your own home.

This 3-hour virtual retreat takes you into the heart and art of weaving two powerful contemplative and creative practices.  You will learn how to combine journaling tools with the power of the labyrinth to dive deeply into unconscious dreams, find what it is that you really want and create a step-by-step plan to achieve it.

This retreat skillfully combines the power of journaling with the rich contemplative practice of walking the labyrinth. Although virtual, hand-held labyrinths have become a surprisingly popular and easy way to benefit and gain insight from the labyrinth experience.

Woven together throughout the day will be in-depth journaling, virtual labyrinth walks and visualization, each activity seamlessly connecting with one another.

This day will be both relaxing and invigorating and can be enjoyed from the comfort of your home. You will leave the retreat refreshed, focused and excited about the year ahead.

DATE: Saturday, February 24th, 2024

TIME: 9:00 am – 12:00 am PST | 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST

Includes a 10-minute stretch break. 

Register Now for this fun, insightful and unique experience!

Please note, this event will be recorded and the recording will be shared with everyone who registers for this event.  If you can’t make it live, you can use the recording to create your own self-guided retreat at a time that is convenient for you.

*You will receive the zoom link and a printable labyrinth by email in advance of the retreat :)

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$97.00

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Are you excited about the possibilities in your life, but then feel overwhelmed or confused as to your actual plans and goals? If so, this online retreat workshop is for YOU!

Perhaps you are longing to feel more inspired and clearer about your goals for 2024 and beyond?

Maybe you have put your dreams on the back burner for too long and want them to become more of a priority in your life? 

Join writing to heal expert, journaling the labyrinth facilitator, therapist and author, Susan Borkin, PhD who will be your retreat facilitator and guide for this transformational retreat. Susan is a much loved member of the IAJW Journal Council and brings decades of experience into both the creation and facilitation of this Journaling the Labyrinth retreat workshop. You don’t want to miss this unique opportunity!

More About This Retreat

The workshop uses a powerful evidence-based writing exercise called Best Possible Self, an exciting forward-looking visualization. Imagine seeing yourself in the future in every aspect of your life, just as you want it to be.

In addition, you will be able to anticipate what happens if you get off course. Using Penvisioning,™ an energizing journaling method utilizing positive and negative contrasts, you will learn exactly what to do when your planning gets stuck or if you get derailed from your best intentions.

Backed by the quiet and rhythmic power of the labyrinth, you will love this engaging, and fascinating approach to creating a concrete and specific path for the best year of your life!

I loved learning about different ways to be in touch with and listen to my inner guidance using journaling and the labyrinth. Past Participant from Journaling the Labyrinth Workshop

In this retreat workshop you will experience …

  • An introduction to Best Possible Self, a potent visualization exercise to create your imagined future
  • Penvisioning, a powerful writing exercise using contrasting imagery
  • Several opportunities for virtual labyrinth walks
  • An understanding of how the journaling process and labyrinth walks work together to strengthen self-awareness and personal growth
  • A day that is both relaxing and reinvigorating
  • Connection with others in the creative and nourishing space of the retreat
  • The pleasure of a written step-by-step plan, filled with your true goals and desires!

Sign-up now to take time for YOU and your creativity on Saturday, February 24th, 2024!  You deserve it!

Susan was a very knowledgeable, engaging instructor and I enjoyed the course immensely. Past Participant from Journaling the Labyrinth Workshop

Susan Borkin

Susan Borkin

Susan Borkin, PhD is a licensed psychotherapist and speaker based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1978 she has specialized in the therapeutic use of journaling. A true pioneer, she was working in the field of writing therapy, before such a field even existed, and long before the word “journaling” became an internet buzzword. Susan is the author of Writing from the Inside Out (1995), When Your Heart Speaks, Take Good Notes (2000), The Healing Power of Writing: A Therapist’s Guide to Using Journaling with Clients (W.W. Norton, 2014) and When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Journaling (2021).  Committed to helping creative people get unstuck with and through writing, she works with people interested in using writing as part of their healing, growth, and transformation. As an advanced facilitator and faculty member of Veriditas, the international training organization for labyrinth facilitator training, her newest work is the development of programs on “Journaling the Labyrinth.”

Susan’s work is informed by both the fields of positive psychology and everyday creativity. She continues to hold a global vision of a world in which journaling is available to all and the pen is truly mightier than the sword.

Here’s what attendees are saying about Susan Borkin’s seminars:

“I really enjoyed this class. I feel enlightened—and I’ve never felt enlightened (or even used that word) before. Thank you so much for opening up all these options to deal with life. I feel as though I have such a great tool—and so many different ways to go about it."

—Caitlin Draper, “When Your Heart Speaks, Take Good Notes”

 

“One of the best instructors I’ve had in a long time.”

—J.M.B., “Writing to Heal”

 

“I am so excited and thrilled about this class. I can’t wait to tell people about it. It opens up new doors and wonderful possibilities for stretching your spirit.”  -

-- Connie Thompson, “Introduction to the Personal Journal”

 

“This course offered me tools to help myself. There was a wide range of techniques offered… An excellent and helpful workshop.”

—Lauren “Arti” O’ Rourke, “Writing to Heal”

 

“I entered this class with apprehension and am leaving with a newfound confidence.”

—John Swartz, “Introduction to the Personal Journal"

 

Here’s what other instructors and course administrators are saying:

 

“I just read through the evaluations for “Introduction to the Personal Journal.” They are excellent! Several students mentioned the “safe” environment you establish, your sense of humor, and the natural flow of the material through the day. The evaluations reflect how well prepared and practiced you are—not only at journal writing, but at excellence in teaching. Bravo! “

—Judy Rose, Dean-Humanities, UC-Extension, Santa Cruz

 

“Such music you create when you teach!”

—Kate Williams Browne, Canada College

 

Here’s what psychotherapy colleagues are saying:

 

“Clear, energetic, compact, crisp. Very innovative and vibrant.”

 

“Excellent. An inspiring presentation. Her passion for her work—her creativity—is evident. A wonderful way to end the conference.”

 

“A most wonderful workshop and it came at the very best time. Presenter was enthusiastic, respectful of the audience, and shared her experience happily. Well prepared and obviously knowledgeable in this area.”

 

“Wow! …Useful and creative. Maybe I can get my clients past writer’s block. A sparkler at the end of the day.”

 

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$97.00

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