A creative and artful life requires dedicated space, time, and focus, all of which can be easily taken over by clutter. The piles of paper and supplies covering your surfaces, a jam-packed calendar, or a head full of too many ideas competing for your attention can all get in the way. Bringing inspirations to life also requires balancing structure and freedom, planning and spontaneity. We'll dive into this juicy territory with discussion, writing processes, and playful strategies. Only three spaces…

Clearing Clutter as a Sacred Act Life is always changing. Life’s transitions provide an opportunity to take a fresh look at what needs to be released to make room for what’s emerging. Carolyn (Carrie) Koehnline will share how shifting to a sacred stance can help when you get overwhelmed by the practical and emotional challenge of clearing clutter from your home, head, heart, and schedule.

I'll be sharing readings, images, and even some songs from my new book. If you're anywhere in the Seattle area, please come and bring your friends. Signed copies of my book will be available.

Self-compassion is about being as kind to yourself when you're having a hard time. It sounds simple, and it is. But there is so much that can get in the way.

Frustration is part of the human experience. Even if you pride yourself on being calm, patient, compassionate, and cheerful, frustration will still visit you. You could stuff it and do harm to yourself. You could dump it on others and do harm to them and to your relationships.  So what do you do? In this small-group workshop we'll practice writing processes and other strategies to help you move and release frustration safely, before it implodes or explodes. You'll learn ways…

Life is always changing.  When you take a fresh look at what needs to be released and practice the art of letting go, you make some room for what's emerging. Clearing your clutter can provide a way to catch up to and make peace with life's changes. But this seemingly mundane and practical process can also prove unexpectedly challenging, stirring up profound questions of identity and mortality. Carolyn will share how shifting to a sacred stance can infuse your process…

Carolyn Koehnline will be sharing essays, poems, illustrations and songs from her new book, Clearing Clutter as a Sacred Act.

Life is always changing.  When you take a fresh look at what needs to be released and practice the art of letting go, you make some room for what's emerging. Clearing your clutter can provide a way to catch up to and make peace with life's changes. But this seemingly mundane and practical process can also prove unexpectedly challenging, stirring up profound questions of identity and mortality. Carolyn will share how shifting to a sacred stance can infuse your process…

Life is always changing.  When you take a fresh look at what needs to be released and practice the art of letting go, you make some room for what's emerging. Clearing your clutter can provide a way to catch up to and make peace with life's changes. But this seemingly mundane and practical process can also prove unexpectedly challenging, stirring up profound questions of identity and mortality. Carolyn will share how shifting to a sacred stance can infuse your process…

Carolyn will be sharing essays, poems, illustrations and songs from her new book, Clearing Clutter as a Sacred Act. When clearing your clutter becomes overwhelming, it helps to approach it with a mix of reverence and playful exploration. Carolyn is your gentle guide in this warm and accessible gathering of original essays, poems, practical actions, writing prompts, and illustrations. She invites you to honor the transitions you’ve traveled while gently helping you access the inner resources and clarity you need…

We'll meet in a small circle  for an evening of journal writing to help gather up 2019 and make room for 2020. We'll explore what happened, what didn't happen, what themes emerged, what we want to bring with us and what we want to leave behind. Space is limited. Maximum of 8 participants.  Just one spot left! Cost: $25

I'll be presenting the opening workshop for a day of "Resolutions for Writers" workshops at Village Books in Fairhaven. I'll be sharing samples and inviting some writing to help you gather up 2019, release what needs releasing, and begin to create the 2020 you're hoping for.

This Workshop is Now Full! To be sure you're alerted about future classes, contact Carolyn here. This two-hour evening workshop is an opportunity to gather with a small group, get out your journals, and engage in writing processes to help you spark your inspiration fuel your creative juices tend your intentions and navigate this time of darkness moving into light

This is an all-day event with many compelling presenters. I'll be presenting a 45-minute workshop on “Clearing Clutter in the New Year: The Gentle (and Powerful) Approach” at 2pm. All the workshops will be in the Bellingham High School in the auditorium. Go to the event website for details on all the presenters and on the various ticket prices.Purchase tickets here.