Free Columbia Workshop - Living Language
Creative Writing, Deep Listening & A Voice Within
A workshop with Matre (Matt Sawaya)
11 Maple Ave, Philmont NY
Friday, January 31
7:30 - 9 pm
Spoken Word performance & Workshop Introduction
All are welcome
Saturday & Sunday, February 1 & 2
10 am - 2 pm
“Living Language” Workshop
Cost: Sliding Scale, $0 to $120 (For entire weekend)
18 years old and up
Bring your own lunch or buy something in Philmont
Enrollment is limited to 8 people
For information and to register contact Laura Summer 518 672 7302 laurasummer@taconic.net
Description
There is a part of each of us that remembers who we are and why we’re here. This part of us speaks, in many different ways, and is called forth by our attention. As we turn towards it, we begin to hear a voice that rings with a clarity of truth, and resonates differently from the rest. This voice tells the story of what’s truly meaningful in our lives. We’re invited to pick up this thread and follow it. New thoughts and feelings open. New perspectives and questions – doorways towards a deeper experience of purpose and connection, and authentic pathways forward.
In this workshop we will practice listening to this voice and inviting it to speak. Using the tools of creative writing and intentional dialogue we’ll practice listening both to ourselves, and to each other, observing how our attention holds a space for newly emerging meaning. We’ll work with the power of story-telling and poetry and explore what it means for language to be alive – how words can reach beyond intellect and conventional speech to carry vital worlds of heart, soul and spirit.
Matre Bio
Matre (Matt Sawaya) is a Hip Hop artist, songwriter and educator. With a focus on inner development, community building and social justice, he records and performs music internationally, and facilitates workshops and dialogue circles in schools, detention facilities, community spaces and universities. He has collaborated with celebrated Hip Hop, Rock and World Music artists including members of Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine and Freestyle Fellowship, and works with Los Angeles based non-profits, ShadeTree Multicultural Foundation, Street Poets Inc and Jail Guitar Doors, developing pathways of mentorship, collaborative economics and spiritual activism.