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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

An eight-week, small-group, online course for those seeking to clear clutter from their home, head, heart, and schedule to make room for what matters. We'll support each other in engaging in emergent, not emergency clutter clearing.   Required Text: Clearing Clutter as a Sacred Act   Click here to order paperback or ebook Course Description: […]

An eight-week, small-group, online course for those seeking to clear clutter from their home, head, heart, and schedule to make room for what matters. We'll support each other in engaging in emergent, not emergency clutter clearing.   Required Text: Clearing Clutter as a Sacred Act   Click here to order paperback or ebook Course Description: […]

What’s a pantoum? It’s a Malaysian poetry form from the fifteen century. They can be of any length, though I usually go for the sixteen-line, four-stanza variety. What makes it a pantoum is that the second and fourth lines of each stanza become the first and third lines of the next stanza, and the first […]