Class

Earth Joy Writing

Based on Cassie Premo Steele's book, Earth Joy Writing: Creating Harmony through Journaling and Nature, this class will introduce students to environmental mindfulness practices that can enhance their writing in any genre.

Whether you consider yourself an environmentalist or simply someone who loves nature, this class will deepen your relationship to the natural world by allowing you opportunities to be in relationship with the ecosystems of our world.

Being in relationship means fostering an understanding of difference and diversity in the human and more-than-human worlds. It means having the ability to be in dialogue. It means healing our own histories so we enter into relationship in healed and healing ways. It means being open to change.

Nature is constantly changing — sprouting, growing, fruiting, and letting go. This class will take these processes as guides for our own personal development and the deepening of our writing.

This 6-session class will have ample time for students to respond to environmental mindfulness practices by writing journal entries, essays, poems, or stories of their own based on carefully crafted writing prompts.

Everyone is welcome, and this will be a supportive, caring, and non-competitive experience.

All Classes listed on the Loft website take place in Central Time.

Instructions for Accessing This Online Class

In order to access live class meetings, you must have the Zoom application downloaded to your computer. You will also need a WiFi/Internet connection throughout the duration of your scheduled meeting and a computer with audio and video capability. The information to join your Zoom classroom will be provided in your confirmation email upon registration. Please check spam folders if you do not see this email upon registration. For more information on how to use Zoom, please see our training manual here.

Some classes use a supplemental Google Classroom page. Should your teaching artist use Google Classroom, you will be invited to join the classroom via email at least 24 hours in advance of your class (check spam folders if you are not seeing this invitation). Please note that Google Classroom requires a Gmail address to access the Classroom. If you do not have a Gmail account, the email invitation will be sent to the email address we have on file and will prompt you to create a free account or enter an existing account to join the classroom. If we are unable to send an email invitation to your non-gmail account, you will be contacted by a staff member to provide a Gmail address. If you do not have a Gmail account, you can create a free account here. Should you have concerns about this, please contact a Loft staff member at [email protected] or 612-379-8999. For more information on how to use Google Classroom, please see our training manual here.