1,110 people have taken this course
The beauty of finding joy through creativity isn't about achieving the perfect end result, it's about the journey of self-expression and exploring different perspectives and thereby finding inspiration, healing, and personal transformation. Haiku, an ancient Japanese form of short, simple poetry is a creative outlet that is appealing to many people, because it is short, expressive, and therapeutic in nature. Using only 17 syllables, this Haiku course invites everyone to embark on an adventure of learning and self-discovery that will nourish the soul and positively impact every aspect of your life, with no previous writing experience required.
This enlightening 7-week course provides a creative gateway to self-healing and self-awareness, with expertly designed lessons that will jumpstart your writing practice and tap into your creativity. Each inspiring lesson includes writing prompts related to a specific weekly theme that will help you gently address areas of pain, heal current and past wounds, and guide your imagination in new, mind-expanding ways. With the support of sample haikus, practical writing tips, and step-by-step guidance throughout the journey, you'll explore your feelings, experiences, observations, and ideas through the written word. By the end, you will emerge healed and with greater confidence, understanding, sense of peace, and ability to explore and express yourself going forward.
What is included in this course:
- Expert guidance on how to use your own words as a transformational healing tool.
- 7 weekly lessons that can be done at your own pace, with insights on how to use Haiku to concisely express your feelings and thoughts.
- Instructions on how to let go of judgements for greater self-awareness and self-expression.
- Haiku writing prompts and practical tips to help you tap into your creativity and imagination.
- Advice on using creative writing as a highly beneficial self-care practice.
- Inspirational teachings on how to truly observe the beauty around you and how to channel it creatively.
- Anyone who is interested in starting a writing practice or looking for an inspiring creative outlet.
- People seeking simple and effective techniques to calm their mind and express their thoughts.
- Individuals who want to jumpstart their creativity, and expand their imagination in new ways.
- Men and women wanting to find healing through self-expression and the written word.
- Writers, at any level, who want step-by-step guidance on how to create Haiku poetry.
- Wellness professionals looking for highly beneficial relaxation tools and resources.
- Everybody who wants to improve their overall well-being and outlook on life.
"I have learned more about myself in this course than in 65 years. Thank you for giving me this new way to understand myself and the world. Haiku provides the discipline to go deep. Whether looking at a winter scape or deep into mind recesses. I find myself with my journal when mind quieting is needed or I am enjoying the calm." -Mary
"This course is amazing! I am so glad for even a little time in the day to toss a few words around... the haiku hovering in my head are most welcome!" -Karin
"I am in awe. I had not expected so much joy. Your course is incredibly helpful in so many ways. Breathtaking!" -Christine
"I am very glad for this course. I am enjoying bending words to clarify thoughts. It is very helpful. Thank you." -Jennifer
"Thank you for creating and offering this course! I love haiku and am excited to have the opportunity to use it to explore the inner landscape more deeply. It really lends itself well to this, for me." -Carol
"I find writing these poems enlightening. Nice to be able to post them, that way they seem concrete and not just more thoughts cluttering my mind." -Rivka
"I love the inner healing... This is the most profound work I've done. Now I know why this work draws me. I'm starting to see how nurturing ourselves is so important to our well-being by creating a safe base that we can then explore and live our lives from. When we get in that crazy place we have choices." -Lori
"I loved allowing thoughts and feelings to come out through words, often unexpected. Not just words, but words with structure. It was challenging and inspiring." -Cathleen
"I am very much enjoying your course. It's greatly helping me clarify deep rooted issues. Thank you!" -Maureen
Kathy's mission is to bring the awakening power of creative expression to those who are emotionally stuck. Her art, books, and programs help people find healing and transformation from within.