Publishing, Launching and Marketing Your Book
Oct
26
7:30 PM19:30

Publishing, Launching and Marketing Your Book

Join award-winning authors Vindy Teja and Anna Brooke for a class that breaks down the many options that you as authors have right now to publish, launch and market your book.

Avoid feelings of overwhelm and get valuable insights so you can design a publishing and marketing strategy that meet your goals, needs, and budget.

Topics covered will include:

  • Traditional publisher vs. Self-publishing vs. Independent Publisher

  • Costs/royalties associated with each

  • Avenues of support for authors before, during and after publishing

  • The basics of launch parties, book signing(s), and book tours

  • Marketing considerations, including media coverage and PR, social media campaigns, and email marketing to name a few

Wherever you are in your writing and publishing journey, it's never to early to think about how you want to introduce your book to the world!

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Writing Tools and Structures for Storytelling
Oct
19
7:30 PM19:30

Writing Tools and Structures for Storytelling

Join us for an exciting online event that will enhance your storytelling skills! In this event, we will dive deep into the tools and structures that can take your stories to the next level. Whether you're a seasoned writer or just starting out, this event is perfect for all skill levels.

Are you ready to introduce a pragmatic approach to your creative and non-fiction writing? No matter your level of writing practice, this informative and inspirational class will help you to:

  • Organize your thoughts

  • Learn new patterns of story structure

  • Begin to flesh out structure and content with practical exercises

  • Create perspective within the bigger picture of your writing goals

Bring your writing implements (paper and pen or computer/tablet) and get ready to up your writing game!

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Journey to the Moon
Oct
14
10:00 AM10:00

Journey to the Moon

Journey to the Moon

3 Saturdays - October 14, 21, 27

10 am - 11:15 am Eastern 

$99 for series, drop-ins available upon request

Join Anna Brooke for a deep dive into your magic by way of your relationship with the moon. Believed to be the passage point of our souls into this planet, the moon has been worshipped under many names for millennia. The feminine, the guide of waters, and Divine Mother energy are some of the names attributed to the Moon and her power.

Plug into your intuitive gifts, and let your intentions grow with the waxing moon cycle. We begin on the new moon, continue through the first quarter, and finish on the full moon. Taking advantage of the balance and beauty of Libra season as we approach the deeper churn of Scorpio, this three-session journey is designed to amplify your connection to the sacred, cosmic forces that flow around us always.

This series will include journaling, meditations, ceremony, and sharing.

Bring your dreams, desires, and intentions to develop a relationship with the moon in a new way, along with a journal, writing implement, and source of light (candle, crystal, or any object that evokes light for you.)

You are encouraged to wear something white, ivory, or silver to each class, but it is not required.

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Writing Through Transition
Sep
7
7:30 PM19:30

Writing Through Transition

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Have the last two years held monumental changes for you? Are you looking for an opportunity to help you write, process, and document the changes in your life? Are you ready to claim the major milestones of your unique journey?

Writing through transition can be a deeply personal, rewarding, and transformative process, but also one that can be filled with apprehension and unanswered questions. In this highly informative, hands-on workshop, you will learn the essentials of this process, so you can confidently:

- Begin the book that lives inside you

- Metabolize major events through the written word

- Write your story in a safe, non-judgmental environment

- Familiarize yourself with ways to share and publish your work

- Reclaim the narrative within your written legacy

- Bear witness to your unique journey

Here’s what you can expect during the six-week online course:

- Identify your specific writing goals and platforms

- Build and strengthen your content and writing muscles

- Practice planning, storytelling and writing techniques

- Acquire tools to work through your obstacles and blocks

- Understand the editing process and choices

- Develop key design and publishing knowledge

No prior writing experience is required. Everyone is welcome!

There will also be a weekly gathering outside of class to get feedback on writing, brainstorm, and free-write.

The workshop will meet weekly online. Grab a notebook and/or device and get ready to write your story!

Facilitated by:

Anna Brooke, Award-winning Author, Interdisciplinary Healing Arts Practitioner & Teacher

Vindy Teja- Award-winning Author, Professional Life & Divorce Coach

Details: September 10th - October 15th , 2022

9:30 - 11am PST / 12:30 - 2pm EST

**Please note there is also a Tuesday evening option to this course that runs September 6 - October 11. To visit the Tuesday sessions registration page, please click here**

Early Bird Discount: $156 if registered by August 15th

Full price registration - $197

Have to miss a class? Don’t worry. You’ll have access to Zoom class recordings. After registering, you will also have the option of attending the Saturday section if you’re unable to make your regular scheduled class.

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Writing Through Flux: Career Change
Jun
28
7:00 PM19:00

Writing Through Flux: Career Change

Join award-winning authors Vindy Teja & Anna Brooke for six unique writing classes dedicated to themes of significant life changes.

You are welcome to register for the whole series or only the classes that interest you.

June 28 - Career Change

Focused on the learning and opportunities that arise in the wake of massive change, each class includes a series of writing prompts and time for writing on the different aspects of each theme.

No prior writing experience required - everyone is welcome!

Full class series - $35

Each class - $7

Vindy Teja is a Professional Life & Divorce Coach, TEDx Speaker & Coach, and Author of the award winning book, YOLO: Essential Life Hacks for Happiness and Co-author of Passed Down From Mom and Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes. She is a graduate of The University of British Columbia and Western Law School. www.vindyteja.com

Anna Brooke is an Interdisciplinary Healing Arts Practitioner and Author of the award-winning book Stripped Down: How Burlesque Led Me Home. More about Anna at www.annabrookehealing.com

More about Vindy & Anna's writing classes at www.writingthroughtransition.com

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Writing Through Flux: Divorce
Jun
21
7:00 PM19:00

Writing Through Flux: Divorce

Join award-winning authors Vindy Teja & Anna Brooke for six unique writing classes dedicated to themes of significant life changes.

You are welcome to register for the whole series or only the classes that interest you.

June 21 - Divorce

Focused on the learning and opportunities that arise in the wake of massive change, each class includes a series of writing prompts and time for writing on the different aspects of each theme.

No prior writing experience required - everyone is welcome!

Full class series - $35

Each class - $7

Vindy Teja is a Professional Life & Divorce Coach, TEDx Speaker & Coach, and Author of the award winning book, YOLO: Essential Life Hacks for Happiness and Co-author of Passed Down From Mom and Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes. She is a graduate of The University of British Columbia and Western Law School. www.vindyteja.com

Anna Brooke is an Interdisciplinary Healing Arts Practitioner and Author of the award-winning book Stripped Down: How Burlesque Led Me Home. More about Anna at www.annabrookehealing.com

More about Vindy & Anna's writing classes at www.writingthroughtransition.com

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Breathwork for Awakening
Jun
15
6:30 PM18:30

Breathwork for Awakening

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Join Anna Brooke for an evening of breathwork dedicated to the energies of awakening. Whether you are tired of old patterns that keep playing out in your life, or feel fatigued or uninspired, this class will offer you tools to call in your wisdom and power of choice to make new decisions moving forward.

In this virtual workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn and practice conscious connected breathing, also known as Rebirthing Breathwork. When we breathe in this way, we give ourselves the opportunity to fully feel whatever we are navigating in our lives. Bypassing the mind, the breath goes directly into the body and saturates all our cells with oxygen and nourishment. By giving our bodies full access to this essential life force, we get to release old thoughts, negative self-beliefs, and the traces of events still held in our bodies. 

This workshop contains:

  • guided meditation

  • journal prompts

  • An introduction to rebirthing breathwork

  • A group breathwork session

If you are ready to let go of what is holding you back, save your spot now. Your awakened freedom awaits!

Early bird price - $25 before June 1, 2023

Full price - $35

FREE for members of The Foxy Firelight Collective

Register here

Anna Brooke is an interdisciplinary healing arts practitioner and is passionate about helping people connect to their hearts, bodies, and highest good. She has been a rebrithing breathworker since 2010 and has helped hundreds of people access greater inner freedom and peace. She is also an author, speaker, and founder of The Foxy Firelight Collective, an online membership program for lightworkers to cultivate and regularly access their inner gifts. More about Anna at annabrookehealing.com

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(Re)Sourcing Self: Meeting Your Needs with Love
May
19
6:30 PM18:30

(Re)Sourcing Self: Meeting Your Needs with Love

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Tired of seeking acknowledgment and not getting it? Hungry for acceptance or celebration of your wonderful, unique self? Wishing that people would see you for who you really are? In this workshop, we will explore the ways in which we can become the source of meeting our own emotional needs.

There will be interactive exercises, reflection and writing, and room to explore and share.

You will learn about the Nine Nurturing Needs, the most important needs we as humans have in order to feel nurtured. This work is rooted in the work of Ron Baker whom Anna has studied with for 13+ years.

Bring a journal, pen, and willingness to learn about the ways you can start to make powerful new choices for yourself.

Early Bird tickets for $25 ends May 5th at 11:59 pm

$35 Admission

FREE for members of The Foxy Firelight Collective

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Say YES! An Affirmative Prayer Writing Workshop
May
17
6:30 PM18:30

Say YES! An Affirmative Prayer Writing Workshop

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Want to be able to affirm and call in what you are ready to receive and experience in the form of prayer? This non-denominational class is for anyone who wants to empower themselves with a great big holy YES for their dreams and desires.

Join Anna Brooke for an interactive session where you will learn what affirmative prayer is and how to write them for yourself and others.

You will learn the basic anatomy of affirmative prayer writing and write at least two prayers for yourself.

This class is neither religious nor dogmatic - this is about saying YES to what you are ready to receive.

Bring writing tools and yourself along with what you are ready to bring into your life.

Early bird price - $25 until May 3rd at 11:59pm

Full price - $35

FREE for members of The Foxy Firelight Collective

Anna Brooke is an interdisciplinary healing arts practitioner and a minister ordained through the Universal Life Church. She has performed weddings and blessings since 2016 and is passionate about helping people connect to their hearts, bodies, and highest good. More about Anna at annabrookehealing.com

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Writing Into Completion
May
1
7:00 PM19:00

Writing Into Completion

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Join award-winning authors Vindy Teja and Anna Brooke for a free hour-long class that will help you put pen to paper (or fingers to keys) and write your way into the presence and energies of completion. Whether you are navigating completion or are curious to spend some time writing on this topic, this class is for you.

Class will include prompts, a free pdf to work with at your leisure, and a half-hour free-write to get your juices flowing.

Zero writing experience is required - just bring yourself and a way to write, whether with a computer, device or pen and paper!

All are welcome!

Vindy Teja is a Professional Life & Divorce Coach, TEDx Speaker & Coach, and Author of the award winning book, YOLO: Essential Life Hacks for Happiness and Co-author in Passed Down From Mom and Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes. She is a graduate of The University of British Columbia and Western Law School. www.vindyteja.com

Anna Brooke is an Interdisciplinary Healing Arts Practitioner and Author of the award-winning book Stripped Down: How Burlesque Led Me Home. More about Anna at www.annabrookehealing.com

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Writing Into Renewal
Apr
19
6:00 PM18:00

Writing Into Renewal

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Join award-winning authors Anna Brooke & Vindy Teja for this creative writing class that is dedicated to exploring the energies of renewal and new beginnings.

We are moving through a time of major endings and beginnings and for this hour-long class, we will be focusing on what is emerging, being birthed, or renewed from years past.

Class will consist of a blend of short presentations and writing prompts for you to flesh out your personal journey within the theme of renewal.

Bring a way to write (pen and paper or digital,) an open mind, and a willingness to write!

Vindy Teja is a Professional Life & Divorce Coach, TEDx Speaker & Coach, and Author of the award-winning book, YOLO: Essential Life Hacks for Happiness and Co-author of Passed Down From Mom and Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes. She is a graduate of The University of British Columbia and Western Law School. www.vindyteja.com

Anna Brooke is an Interdisciplinary Healing Arts Practitioner and Author of the award-winning book Stripped Down: How Burlesque Led Me Home. www.annabrookehealing.com

More about Vindy & Anna's writing classes at www.writingthroughtransition.com

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Dodging Writer's Block
Apr
3
7:30 PM19:30

Dodging Writer's Block

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This fun, creative, and generative class acknowledges that writer's block exists, but you do not need to succumb to it!

Whether you are working on a writing project that has stalled out, or wanting to start something new and don't know where to start, this class will help you get those gears moving so you can keep writing.

We will be playing with brainstorming exercises, free writing, renegotiating old writing habits, and sharing some tips and tools that have helped us move through the dryest of creative seasons.

All are welcome!

Vindy Teja is a Professional Life & Divorce Coach, TEDx Speaker & Coach, and Author of the award winning book, YOLO: Essential Life Hacks for Happiness and Co-author in Passed Down From Mom and Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes. She is a graduate of The University of British Columbia and Western Law School. www.vindyteja.com

Anna Brooke is an Interdisciplinary Healing Arts Practitioner and Author of the award-winning book Stripped Down: How Burlesque Led Me Home. More about Anna at www.annabrookehealing.com

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Breathing Into Change: Breathwork to Ease Life Transitions
Mar
23
6:30 PM18:30

Breathing Into Change: Breathwork to Ease Life Transitions

**DATE CHANGE - Now on Thurs, March 23rd

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The only constant in our lives is change, and our relationship with it can determine how we move through everything that life brings us. Whether it is long overdue and made of the stuff of dreams, or unwanted and unwelcome, change is the catalyst for our growth, adaptation, and the choices we make as a result. 

In this virtual workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn and practice conscious connected breathing, also known as Rebirthing Breathwork. When we breathe in this way, we give ourselves the opportunity to fully feel whatever we are navigating in our lives. Bypassing the mind, the breath goes directly into the body and saturates all our cells with oxygen and nourishment. By giving our bodies full access to this essential life force, we get to release old thoughts, negative self-beliefs, and the traces of events still held in our bodies. 


This workshop contains:

  • guided meditation

  • Journal prompts

  • An introduction to rebirthing breathwork

  • A group breathwork session

Any questions, please be in touch!

Anna Brooke is an interdisciplinary healing arts practitioner who has been a Rebirthing Breathworker since 2010. She is an author, speaker, and founder of The Foxy Firelight Collective, an online membership program for lightworkers to cultivate and regularly access their inner gifts. She is also the founder of Brooklyn Breathwork, a community breathwork gathering that ran in Brooklyn, NY from 2010-2015. For more information on Anna, please visit www.annabrookehealing.com

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Writing Into the New Moon
Mar
21
7:00 PM19:00

Writing Into the New Moon

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Join award-winning writers Vindy Teja & Anna Brooke for a fun, free creative writing class that coincides with a beautiful new moon!

We will be moving through a series of writing prompts to help stir your creativity and generate new possibilities and topics for your writing.

No writing experience is required. Just bring a way to write (computer, tablet, pen and paper) and get ready to play!

Vindy Teja is a Professional Life & Divorce Coach, TEDx Speaker & Coach, and Author of the award winning book, YOLO: Essential Life Hacks for Happiness and Co-author in Passed Down From Mom and Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes. She is a graduate of The University of British Columbia and Western Law School. www.vindyteja.com

Anna Brooke is an Interdisciplinary Healing Arts Practitioner and Author of the award-winning book Stripped Down: How Burlesque Led Me Home. More about Anna at www.annabrookehealing.com

More about Vindy & Anna's writing classes at www.writingthroughtransition.com

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Writing with Color
Mar
8
7:00 PM19:00

Writing with Color

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Falling on Holi, the Hindu festival of color, this class is designed to enhance, inspire, and build your descriptive writing skills.

This one-hour class includes:

  • writing prompts

  • freewrites

  • informational handouts

The class will be recorded and available for replay if you are unable to make the class.

Bring your imagination and a way to write (pen and paper, computer or tablet, etc) and we will see you then!

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Publishing, Launching, and Marketing Your Book
Feb
21
7:00 PM19:00

Publishing, Launching, and Marketing Your Book

An informative class that offers an overview of the many ways to publish, launch and market your book.

Join award-winning authors Vindy Teja and Anna Brooke for a class that breaks down the options that you as authors have right now to publish, launch and market your book.

Topics covered will include:

  • Traditional publisher vs. Self-publishing vs. Independent Publisher

  • Costs/royalties associated with each

  • Avenues of support for authors before, during and after publishing

  • The basics of launch parties, book signing(s), and book tours

  • Marketing considerations, including media coverage and PR, social media campaigns, and email marketing to name a few

Wherever you are in your writing and publishing journey, it's never to early to think about how you want to introduce your book to the world!

Register here

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Deep Relaxation: A Workshop to De-Stress and Reconnect to Self
Feb
16
6:30 PM18:30

Deep Relaxation: A Workshop to De-Stress and Reconnect to Self

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Breathwork, acupressure, and guided meditation to relax the nervous system and create peace in the body

As we move through the quiet of late winter, let us tap into the deep rest that is available to us. Winter is a time of gathering our resources and staying warm as we prepare for the budding of springtime and the life force that comes flowing back. Let’s take advantage of the energies of late winter to nourish and support our bodies.

What you get in this virtual workshop:

  • Introduction to conscious connected breathing to tone our bodily systems

  • Gentle acupressure to stimulate and rebalance our inner energies

  • Guided meditation to rest and reconnect with our inner spark

All are welcome, no prior experience required.

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I ❤️ Writing: A Free Valentine's Day Writing Class
Feb
14
6:00 PM18:00

I ❤️ Writing: A Free Valentine's Day Writing Class

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Join award-winning authors Vindy Teja and Anna Brooke for a creative way to spend Valentine's Day!

St. Valentine's Day can be loaded for a lot of people, but did you know that the St. Valentine we celebrate is actually an amalgamation of three different saints? What if this Hallmark holiday becomes instead an opportunity to play with narrative creativity, to stir your proverbial pot with love and creative permission to play? What would happen if you say yes to your heart and give your creative spirit room to romp?

This free writing class includes writing prompts, a free pdf to work with throughout your writing process, and a few freewrites to get your juices flowing.

Zero writing experience is required - just bring yourself and whatever writing device (digital or handwritten) you need.

All are welcome!

Vindy Teja is a Professional Life & Divorce Coach, TEDx Speaker & Coach, and Author of the award winning book, YOLO: Essential Life Hacks for Happiness and Co-author in Passed Down From Mom and Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes. She is a graduate of The University of British Columbia and Western Law School. www.vindyteja.com

Anna Brooke is an Interdisciplinary Healing Arts Practitioner and Author of the award-winning book Stripped Down: How Burlesque Led Me Home. More about Anna at www.annabrookehealing.com

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Breathwork for Creativity
Jan
19
6:30 PM18:30

Breathwork for Creativity

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Join Anna Brooke for a playful and inspired evening of breathwork that blends the breath with creative self-expression and visioning.

Explore your internal landscapes of joy and self-connection by connecting with your breath and vitality. When we allow deep inner connection and relaxation, our natural creative nature can come up like a spring from the ground to nourish, inform, and remind us that we always have a choice as to how we choose to create our lives.

You will be introduced to conscious connected breathing, also known as Rebirthing Breathwork, with time for questions and explanations.

Bring an intention that you would like to explore, or just bring yourself - nothing is required beyond your inhale and exhale!

We will be using the modality of conscious connected breathing, a way of inhaling and exhaling that can bring release and relaxation to our body. You are invited to lie down and relax for the breathwork portion of the class. Consider joining us from your bed, the couch, or another soft surface that feels comfortable and supportive. Extra blankets are encouraged as the body can sometimes cool off during breathwork.

No prior experience is necessary - just bring yourself and a journal, pad of paper with pens, pencils, or any other expressive media you enjoy. All are welcome!

Please wear comfortable clothes and have a glass of water handy for before and after the breathe.

Any questions, please be in touch!

$25 early bird until January 5th, $35 full price

Anna Brooke is an interdisciplinary healing arts practitioner who has been a Rebirthing Breathworker since 2010. She is an author, speaker, and founder of The Foxy Firelight Collective, an online membership program for lightworkers to cultivate and regularly access their inner gifts. She is also the founder of Brooklyn Breathwork, a community breathwork gathering that ran in Brooklyn, NY from 2010-2015. For more information on Anna, please visit www.annabrookehealing.com

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Writing Through Transition: Saturday Sessions
Jan
7
12:30 PM12:30

Writing Through Transition: Saturday Sessions

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Have the last two years held monumental changes for you? Are you looking for an opportunity to help you write, process, and document the changes in your life? Are you ready to claim the major milestones of your unique journey?

Writing through transition can be a deeply personal, rewarding, and transformative process, but also one that can be filled with apprehension and unanswered questions. In this highly informative, hands-on workshop, you will learn the essentials of this process, so you can confidently:

- Begin the book that lives inside you

- Metabolize major events through the written word

- Write your story in a safe, non-judgmental environment

- Familiarize yourself with ways to share and publish your work

- Reclaim the narrative within your written legacy

- Bear witness to your unique journey

Here’s what you can expect during the six-week online course:

- Identify your specific writing goals and platforms

- Build and strengthen your content and writing muscles

- Practice planning, storytelling and writing techniques

- Acquire tools to work through your obstacles and blocks

- Understand the editing process and choices

- Develop key design and publishing knowledge

No prior writing experience is required. Everyone is welcome!

There will also be a weekly gathering outside of class to get feedback on writing, brainstorm, and free-write.

The workshop will meet weekly online. Grab a notebook and/or device and get ready to write your story!

Facilitated by:

Anna Brooke, Award-winning Author, Interdisciplinary Healing Arts Practitioner & Teacher

Vindy Teja- Award-winning Author, Professional Life & Divorce Coach

**Please note there is also a Tuesday evening option to this course that runs September 6 - October 11. To visit the Tuesday sessions registration page, please click here**

Early Bird Price: $147

Full price registration - $197

Have to miss a class? Don’t worry. You’ll have access to Zoom class recordings. After registering, you will also have the option of attending the Saturday section if you’re unable to make your regular scheduled class.

Register here

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Writing Through Transition: Tuesday Sessions
Jan
3
7:30 PM19:30

Writing Through Transition: Tuesday Sessions

Register here

Have the last two years held monumental changes for you? Are you looking for an opportunity to help you write, process, and document the changes in your life? Are you ready to claim the major milestones of your unique journey?

Writing through transition can be a deeply personal, rewarding, and transformative process, but also one that can be filled with apprehension and unanswered questions. In this highly informative, hands-on workshop, you will learn the essentials of this process, so you can confidently:

- Begin the book that lives inside you

- Metabolize major events through the written word

- Write your story in a safe, non-judgmental environment

- Familiarize yourself with ways to share and publish your work

- Reclaim the narrative within your written legacy

- Bear witness to your unique journey

Here’s what you can expect during the six-week online course:

- Identify your specific writing goals and platforms

- Build and strengthen your content and writing muscles

- Practice planning, storytelling and writing techniques

- Acquire tools to work through your obstacles and blocks

- Understand the editing process and choices

- Develop key design and publishing knowledge

No prior writing experience is required. Everyone is welcome!

There will also be a weekly gathering outside of class to get feedback on writing, brainstorm, and free-write.

The workshop will meet weekly online. Grab a notebook and/or device and get ready to write your story!

Facilitated by:

Anna Brooke, Award-winning Author, Interdisciplinary Healing Arts Practitioner & Teacher

Vindy Teja- Award-winning Author, Professional Life & Divorce Coach

**Please note there is also a Saturday morning/afternoon option to this course that runs January 7th - February 11th. To visit the Saturday sessions registration page, please click here**

Early Bird Price: $147

Full price registration - $197

Have to miss a class? Don’t worry. You’ll have access to Zoom class recordings. After registering, you will also have the option of attending the Saturday section if you’re unable to make your regular scheduled class.

Register here

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Revealing The Writer Within
Dec
20
7:30 PM19:30

Revealing The Writer Within

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Do you have a story that lives inside you, wanting to be written? Are you someone who is too tough on yourself and your creative gifts?

Join award-winning authors Vindy Teja and Anna Brooke for this fun, free workshop designed to help you discover the writer within.

Over the course of the hour together, we will be looking at transition as resource, identifying yourself as a writer and not an imposter, and uncovering your words as the perfect place to start writing, and keep going!

Zero writing experience required. All are welcome!

Vindy Teja is a Professional Life & Divorce Coach, TEDx Speaker & Coach, and Author of the award winning book, YOLO: Essential Life Hacks for Happiness and Co-author in Passed Down From Mom and Inspiring True Stories of Everyday Heroes. She is a graduate of The University of British Columbia and Western Law School. www.vindyteja.com

Anna Brooke is an Interdisciplinary Healing Arts Practitioner and Author of the award-winning book Stripped Down: How Burlesque Led Me Home and co-author of the internationally best-selling book Awakened Leaders: Empowering Stories about Self-Healing, Triumph and Transformation. More about Anna at www.annabrookehealing.com

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Burlesque 101: Connecting with Your Sensual Divine Spark
Nov
10
6:30 PM18:30

Burlesque 101: Connecting with Your Sensual Divine Spark

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This online class weaves history, technique and sexy possibility together to share the brilliant art form of burlesque!

This class includes:

  • a brief history of burlesque from the 1860s until now

  • the fundamental dance moves of burlesque

  • a choreographed act to make your own

This class is only open to anyone in female bodies or who identifies with female energy.

Wear comfortable clothes, have a glass of water handy, and get ready to have some fun!

Early bird price of $25 good until October 28, $35 after

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Burlesque Emergence
Nov
1
6:30 PM18:30

Burlesque Emergence

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Have you heard of burlesque? This fun, saucy art form blends theatrics and striptease to create one-of-a-kind entertainment.

This class runs for four weeks with live calls every week. At this time, this class is only open to people in female bodies or who identify as female.

For this class, you don't need sparkling gowns or tiaras and heels - you just need your wonderful body and a desire to learn some foxy new moves!

Blending burlesque movement with self-inquiry and reflective exercises, Burlesque Emergence is a class designed to bring you into your heart and body with peace, joy, and celebration.

In every class we will:

  • learn different elements of classic burlesque movement, including glove peel, boa play and stripping out of your robe!

  • explore opportunities for a deeper, inner journey of self-love, compassion, and forgiveness.

  • learn about burlesque history

  • dance!

You will need a clear, open, private space where you can move around easily. 

Be sure to wear comfortable clothes that you love moving around in. You are welcome to have a notebook and pen handy if you wish.

Please note that every participant is expected to remain clothed the entire time. No nudity is allowed.

You are encouraged to source props for the last three classes. You do not need to buy new things unless you want to! Below is the list of props/wardrobe items that you will need for each class. You will receive this list again upon registration.

Class One - only you and your lovely body!

Class Two - Gloves - long satin gloves are ideal, but if all you have are oven mitts, gardening gloves, winter gloves, clean rubber gloves, costume gloves, etc - bring them! As long as you have two gloves that fit you, you’ll be good to go. Feel free to bring a few pairs of gloves with you to class to play and see what suits.

Class Three - Boa or scarf - if you can get your hands on a feather boa, that is ideal. However, if all you have are scarves, bring them instead! Be sure that the scarves are soft and not scratchy - we want them to feel good on your skin.

Class Four - Robe or wraparound dress. You’re welcome to bring any dress you want but be sure that it is easily removable, aka only one zipper that is easy to reach and smooth to unzip.

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Reanimating the Dead (Work): A Halloween-Themed Creative Writing Workshop
Oct
31
7:30 PM19:30

Reanimating the Dead (Work): A Halloween-Themed Creative Writing Workshop

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Are you haunted by the ghosts of unfinished stories? Tormented by the demons of tales that could-have-been? Spooked by the phantoms of amazing ideas that never materialized?

Join Vindy and Anna for a fun, free creative writing workshop dedicated to reanimating your dead work!

Whether you have creative ideas you haven't taken action on, or feel stalled out on progress, this class will help breathe new life into your old work. Bring an old piece you'd like to work on, or show up with a blank slate to begin anew.

No prior writing necessary - just show up with a willingness to play and create new possibilities for your writing!

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Let Go & Let Love: Forgiveness as a Practice of Self-Love
Oct
20
6:30 PM18:30

Let Go & Let Love: Forgiveness as a Practice of Self-Love

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As we move into the quiet of autumn, let us let go of what we no longer need. 

What could your life look like if you unhooked from old pain? What would emotional freedom feel like? A practice of self-love can keep us feeling buoyant, resourced, and in connection with our own needs. Fold in forgiveness, and you get to clear old burdens and access both freedom and relief. 

Forgiveness is the highest and hardest action any of us can take, but when we engage with it as a skill to be honed, we get to use it with increased ease throughout our life. 

Forgiveness releases us from the binds of hurt, pain, grief, and anger and allows us to make new, supportive choices for ourselves. 

In this 90-minute experiential workshop, you will 

  • Work with forgiveness as a tool of self-love

  • Create deeper resilience and increased fluency of self-care

  • Let go of old pain for good

Bring a journal and anything else you need to feel nurtured and supported. Comfortable clothes and a glass of water are also recommended.

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Publishing, Launching, and Marketing Your Book
Oct
18
7:30 PM19:30

Publishing, Launching, and Marketing Your Book

An informative class that offers an overview of the many ways to publish, launch and market your book.

Join award-winning authors Vindy Teja and Anna Brooke for a class that breaks down the options that you as authors have right now to publish, launch and market your book.

Topics covered will include:

  • Traditional publisher vs. Self-publishing vs. Independent Publisher

  • Costs/royalties associated with each

  • Avenues of support for authors before, during and after publishing

  • The basics of launch parties, book signing(s), and book tours

  • Marketing considerations, including media coverage and PR, social media campaigns, and email marketing to name a few

Wherever you are in your writing and publishing journey, it's never to early to think about how you want to introduce your book to the world!

$25 - register here

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The Forgiveness Lab
Oct
3
6:30 PM18:30

The Forgiveness Lab

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Forgiveness sets everyone free, but like any skill, it needs to be practiced in order to work.

This blended online and self-study program will give you new tools to help navigate old areas of discomfort with empowerment and create fresh, new possibilities in your life through the practice of forgiveness in real-time.

In this four-week online program, you will:

  • gain new tools to help you navigate and heal unresolved emotions

  • increase your emotional flexibility and resilience

  • practice forgiveness in a compassionate, confidential environment

This class runs for four weeks with weekly zoom calls. 

Change your life at the speed of you with The Forgiveness Lab.

What People Are Saying:

“I highly recommend The Forgiveness Lab if you are even slightly ready to adjust your relationship to holding old hurts and make space for new possibility. Anna is a respectful, thoughtful guide in exploring a vulnerable space. Offering a different way of understanding and working with forgiveness and practical tools you can continue using. This space felt safe and supportive for being vulnerable and open, and I am much lighter and ready to welcome in more nourishing and supportive things having cleared away old stories, even small parts of them. I look forward to working with these tools more!” Eva D.

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Channelling the Creative Urge
Sep
22
6:30 PM18:30

Channelling the Creative Urge

Early bird before September 10th - $25

Full price - $35

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Falling on the Autumnal Equinox, this workshop is a moment for you to claim your voice through creative self-expression as both meditation and medicine.

The workshop will include writing prompts, guided meditation, gentle, medicinal movement, and conscious breathing to tap into our bodies and spirits with the intention of connection and expression.

Bring drawing supplies or whatever creative medium you have access to. A notebook and pen is more than enough.

FREE for members of The Foxy Firelight Collective. Want to become a member and take this class for free? Learn more here by clicking here.

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