This is your invitation to a peaceful afternoon exploring the very Heart of Writing. Here we discover that writing doesn’t have to be a struggle - it’s possible with practice to let writing flow naturally from the heart. Over the past five years of practicing in online groups, we’ve discovered the combining heart meditations with space for free writing has helped many people to rediscover their natural writing voice and develop their writing skills in the most wonderful ways. The practice is simple, effective and light-hearted.
And good news - we start off lying down with a guided deep relaxation to support our easeful writing process. So please bring your yoga mat, blanket and cushion as well as a notebook and pen.
Everyone is welcome, whether you write poetry or prose, emails or shopping lists, writing can be a beautiful practice for yourself and, if you feel to share, a gift for others.
Spaces are limited and advanced booking is highly recommended. This event is offered on a sliding scale to make it accessible to all, with 10% of proceeds supporting the charity work of the Heart Of Living Yoga Foundation. You can scroll down to find the booking form.
“By using words well [writers] strengthen their souls.
Story-tellers and poets spend their lives learning that skill and art of using words well.
And their words make the souls of their readers stronger, brighter, deeper.”
~ Ursula K. Le Guin
You are also warmly invited to come earlier for the Heart Of Living Yoga morning (10am-1pm) and/or bring and share veggie lunch (1-2pm).
About the Venue
The Tara Centre is a not-for-profit community organisation dedicated to health justice for people living with the impacts of trauma. the space offers a warm welcome to many, many people, providing for the needs of both body and spirit. The organisers, Elham and Jitei, are beautiful souls and good friends of Vishwam.
About your Host
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert is a writer of essays, poetry, short stories and longer works of both fiction and non-fiction. His work has appeared in various social movement and scholarly books and journals as well as popular publications such as Permaculture Magazine, Earth Pathways Diary, Bella Caledonia, Reforesting Scotland, Sarasvati and more. He is currently writing a novel about regenerative culture, a book about revolutionary grandmothers and various shorter pieces. Vishwam is also a Heart Of Living Yoga teacher, trainer & minister sharing the experience of the spiritual heart around the U.K. and beyond. He lives in Shetland where he works in a local primary school with children with additional support needs - which is a quite a change from his former days as an academic. He and his partner Paul are fixing up an old croft house and learning to garden in the maritime subarctic.