What Is The Journal Sanctuary?
The Journal Sanctuary is part guided experience, part quiet retreat, and part emotional exhale.
During these two hours, you will be gently led through a carefully curated journaling experience that will include:
- Reflective prompts
- Quiet writing periods
- Mini-invitations to pause and breathe
- Meaning-centered reflections
- Creativity and self-discovery exercises
- Gentle guidance for emotional clarity and inner steadiness
Some participants might come because they feel overwhelmed.
Some because they feel creatively blocked.
Some because they are navigating transition, uncertainty, grief, or burnout.
Some simply because they miss themselves.
All are welcome.
In this experience, you will:
- Slow down and reconnect with yourself in a peaceful, guided space
- Experience the calming and restorative power of reflective journaling
- Explore meaningful prompts designed to deepen insight, clarity, and self-awareness
- Replenish your spirit through quiet reflection and intentional writing
- Feel connected to a compassionate community of fellow journal writers
- Create space for inspiration, healing, creativity, and renewal
- Leave feeling more grounded, centered, and nourished
No writing experience is necessary, only a willingness to arrive as you are.
Bring your favourite journal, pen, coloured markers if you wish, a comforting cup of tea or water, and allow yourself to enter The Journal Sanctuary – a place of quiet gathering, reflection, creativity, and renewal.
You deserve spaces that nourish your inner life. We hope The Journal Sanctuary will be one of those places!
About The Journal Sanctuary Facilitators
Lynda Monk, MSW, RSW, CPCC
Lynda Monk is Director of the International Association for Journal Writing. She is a widely respected journaling expert, speaker, and teacher known for helping people use expressive writing as a pathway to healing, insight, resilience, and self-discovery.
Eric Maisel, PhD
Eric Maisel is the author of more than 60 books on creativity, meaning, purpose, and emotional life. His work has helped thousands of people reconnect with their creative energies, inner clarity, and life meaning. He is co-founder of the IACPP, the International Association for Creative and Performing Artists.
Together, they have created a sanctuary-like experience that is both gentle and deeply meaningful.
Lynda & Eric have also co-edited and co-authored 4 books and 9 journals together. They’ve also co-created numerous courses, including the popular Art of Journal Coaching training program.
Join us for this soothing and meaningful journaling experience!
Reserve Your Spot in The Journal Sanctuary today!
