Welcome to our Member Only library of past Writing Alone Together Circles.
Please note, the recording of the circle includes the following:
The recording does not include the sharing portion of the circle where participants volunteer to share their writing and others listen/witness what is being shared. This is also a powerful and enjoyable part of the Writing Alone Together experience.
In this Writing Alone Together (WAT) circle, our special guest facilitator Mary Ann Moore, guides us through writing activities to nourish our spirit and to call in positive things into our lives through "invocation" writing. Enjoy.
In this Writing Alone Together (WAT) circle, Lynda Monk shares a recent personal story of "claiming calm" and guides others to the page to explore the theme of "claiming calm" amidst chaotic times. You can use the prompts shared over and over again to cultivate calm and inner peace through focusing your journaling in these ... Read More >>
In this Writing Alone Together (WAT) circle, Lynda offers her inspiration for the writing theme: BECOMING. This theme was inspired by a number of things including a recent question a website designer asked me in a branding interview, she asked "Who is Lynda Monk becoming?" In this journaling circle we explored the theme of "becoming" ... Read More >>
In this Writing Alone Together (WAT) circle, Lynda offers her inspiration for the writing theme: Rest in Your Nest. This theme was inspired by a number of things including a topic recommended by one of our IAJW Members, Tina Merwin who recommended this book... Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey. She touched on the topic ... Read More >>
In this Writing Alone Together (WAT) circle, Lynda offers her inspiration for the writing theme: Bright Light Living. This focus is in honour of her friend, Tamar Griggs, who left this physical world in December 2024. Lynda recently attended Tamar's Celebration of Life and was struck by how she was often referred to as a ... Read More >>
In this Writing Alone Together (WAT) circle, Lynda shares some musings on the importance of acknowledging life's milestones. She offered a guided meditation to help you reflect on your own milestones followed by some guided journaling prompts. After the writing time together, the circle opened to sharing, listening, and witnessing all that was offered in ... Read More >>
In this Writing Alone Together (WAT) circle, Lynda shares some recent travel stories to inspire our writing theme which was: Travel - inner and outer voyages. She offered some photos from her recent trip to Greece, some of what can be enlivened in travel, and used the metaphor of travel and journeys to inspire many ... Read More >>
In this Writing Alone Together (WAT) circle, we have a special guest facilitator, author, Judy Reeves. Judy is a member of our IAJW Journal Council, an author, and an experienced writing teacher. You can read more about her bio here >> In this WAT circle, Judy guides us in a writing from the senses activity. ... Read More >>
In this Writing Alone Together circle, Lynda Monk, Director of the IAJW.org, guided participants to journal with the theme of: Leaning In All Directions. In this circle, she offers a guided visualization to arrive, relax, and connect with the energy of leaning back into life before going to the page to write. We used the ... Read More >>
In this Writing Alone Together circle, Lynda Monk, Director of the IAJW.org, guided participants to journal with the theme of: LOVE Makes the World Go Round. In this circle, she offers a guided visualization to arrive, relax, and connect with the energy of love before going to the page to write. Thank you to every ... Read More >>