Eye of the Heart Center

05/22/2026

The writing life can be lonely, right? So much of our time as writers are spent by ourselves, butt-in-chair, computer or journal open.

And yet, it's hard to really thrive alone. Yes, we need alone time. But we also need support. We need to know that others get it! That others understand the frustrations and roadblocks we face.

Even if we never meet them in person, an online writing community can help us thrive in our writing lives. Not by forcing us to write together, necessarily. But by reminding us that we aren't alone on the journey.

Ready to find others to go alongside? Start here: https://buff.ly/df0FlKW

05/21/2026

Coming up soon! Another La Semilla de la Paz gathering is happening.

Join Eye of the Heart Center for Creative contemplation in this second edition of Semilla de la Paz. During this workshop we will be using meditation, circle time, and hands-on activities to feed our soul.

F***y Prema Manishi will be leading our healing session and we will engage in nature feeding learning and making while we nurture and tend our souls.

Come ready to be in nature! Get all the details and register here: https://buff.ly/vvZYUSp

05/20/2026

Looking for joy, community, and connection? Join the weekly Wisdom Dances Circle, where you'll find all three elements woven together with traditional, ritual dances from the Balkans, Greece, and Asia Minor. These circle dances are like moving mantra meditations. The dance movements are gentle on the body and quicken the life force energy - many people comment on feeling more relaxed and energized at the end of class.

Whether you're brand-new to dancing or seasoned, there is a place waiting for you. Join us tomorrow evening: https://buff.ly/s6sTlIR

05/19/2026

Don't forget! Next Monday night is another session of Writing Your Sacred Journey.

These online writing classes are paid, monthly classes focusing on different spiritual memoir themes. This month's theme is: The World Boiled Down to a Drop💧

Zora Neale Hurston wrote of one character, “She was the world and the heavens boiled down to a drop.” We’ll explore the holographic nature of memories: Our small stories contain big truths. How can we reconstitute memories on the page so they hold both the vast universe and our beloved particulars?

Please register here: https://buff.ly/Dmj226y

05/18/2026

Starting in 2 weeks! A two-week, self-paced class to orient you to spiritual memoir. Learn more about the class in this video: https://buff.ly/8Vrzvot

And register to join us here: https://buff.ly/3k10WGL

Your experiences are unique, significant, and shot through with holiness. Writing down memories is a way to nurture the sacred dimension of your life, partic...

05/15/2026

Do you have a story to tell, but you're unsure where to start?

The Gifts of Writing Micro-Course is a free place to start, with bite-sized video lessons, writing prompts, and community responses, to help reorient you to your writing, so that you can begin to write your story from a place of groundedness and even alongside a community (if you want!).

Learn more about this course here: https://buff.ly/IcjK3KV

05/14/2026

Interested in spiritual memoir but aren't sure where to start? We've got a class for you!

Writing the Sacred Journey is a two-week, self-paced, online course for you to begin to explore your memories through a sacred lens. You'll learn about memoir, writing for spiritual growth, and more.

Watch this short video for an introduction to the class: https://buff.ly/lwM2lEf

It starts June 1st, so sign up now: https://buff.ly/oppQEPW

Your experiences are unique, significant, and shot through with holiness. Writing down memories is a way to nurture the sacred dimension of your life, partic...

05/08/2026

We believe in: Writing as a spiritual practice. What does that mean?

It means that writing can lead us to spiritual transformation. It's a life-giving, life-changing path.

We're creating space for that belief to become reality... and us to *become* as we write.

Want to join us on this ever-deepening path? Learn more about our writing community here: https://buff.ly/XxL9c7H

05/07/2026

We would love to thank Starcel and Dani for a wonderful collaboration with EOTH during our Semilla de la Paz workshop!

05/01/2026

What's a gift you've received from your writing?

When we ask participants in our free Gifts of Writing Microcourse to share a brief description of a gift they’ve received from writing, no one mentions public recognition. Instead they tell about gifts hidden from the public sphere:

💙 Writing has taught me to listen with more care and compassion.
⛓️‍💥 The gift of writing for me is the freedom to be myself. The practice of daily writing helps me be more grounded in who I am as I move throughout the world.
🧐 Writing allows me to tend to my insatiable curiosity.

If you're interested in mining for a new perspective in the gifts you receive from your own writing, join us here: https://buff.ly/vIG9m1I

04/30/2026

A new round of creative writing classes with Elizabeth Philipose starts a week from today! Sign up for the series of salon-like workshops, which feature writing prompts and deep listening (with no responses needed) to one another writing.

Here's what past participants have described this Thursday class:
💆‍♀️ Relaxed, inspiring, welcoming
🫂 Great community and fun way to engage in expressive writing. Enjoyed being present and sharing with other like minded beautiful souls.

You can join either by committing to all the session or by choosing a few dates to drop in throughout the month. Sign up here:

Reignite your creative spark and connect deeply with others as you write to form community, reduce loneliness, and stay inspired. By writing using this method, participants will experience increased empathy and tolerance, decreased self-consciousness and self-criticism, and be more free in their cre