The weekend of July 30 – Aug. 1, Kenny Kolter and Nynke Passi will offer a series of workshops drawing on the healing power of sound and poetry. Kenny has facilitated thousands of workshops incorporating gongs, drums, Tibetan bowls, and chimes in mental health facilities and Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Nynke is a poet and writer. She is also director of The Soul Ajar, center of writing, creativity, and healing, and co-director of MIU’s new MFA in Creative Writing.
The workshop will be held at Art Fifty Two, 52 E Briggs Ave, Fairfield. Bring blankets, yoga mats, camping chairs, or pillows to sit on.
The weekend kicks off with an evening performance, “Eating the Stars,” on Friday, July 30 from 7:45-9:45 p.m. Daytime workshops are on Saturday July 31 (“The Rough Edges of Your Bones”) & Sunday Aug. 1 (“Shadows and Friends”) from 10 a.m.-noon and 2-4 p.m.
Cost per session is $20. Cost for a full weekend day (2 sessions) is $35 and cost for the entire weekend (5 sessions) is $75.
Contact The Soul Ajar at theluminouswriter@gmail.com or call 641-472-5143 for more information.
