New Workshops for Men and Writers from John Lee

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Men's Weekends at Hawkwind

with John Lee, Tarwater and Others

PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE
3 MEN'S WEEKENDS AT HAWKWIND IN 2009:

March 27-29 • July 24-26 • October 2-4.

Join John Lee for a series of three unforgettable men’s only workshops at Hawkwind.

Now you can experience John’s work in the beautiful and natural small group setting that Hawkwind offers. Take a deeper journey into the wounds, wonder, anger, grief and joy that comes from being a healthy man in the 21st Century.

MARCH 27-29, 2009

Beginning or Continuing the Journey Inward

Exploring and explaining the father-son and mother-son relationships and how they impact the development of all our relationships, our masculinity, careers and the way we give love (or don’t) and receive love (or don’t) to the degree we long for.

A deeper understanding of the male psyche and soul as it relates to the way we were fathered or not
What shut men down in the first place
What it takes to open back up.

JULY 24-26, 2009

Men and their Struggle with Intimacy

Men and their held in, repressed, bottled up or explosive anger can have very negative consequences if not expressed appropriately on a regular basis. Unexpressed anger turns into rage and chronic emotional tension which robs us of valuable energy, vitality, and health, and thus can lead to us not only hurting ourselves, but also those we love or work with.

This is a safe, supportive, non-shaming setting to do anger work and grief work (they go hand-in-hand), whether it is dealing with loss, death, divorce, disease or childhood trauma. Grieving is a key to healing.

OCTOBER 2-4, 2009

Boys to Men to Elders:
Understanding Emotional Regression & Passivity

This weekend we will explore and expand the term “regression”—the best kept secret in Psychology and Recovery and passivity—the compulsion to be attached to not having the things we say we really want and desire which keeps men living a half-lived life, half in and half out of relationships and not being able to commit to their own creativity.

During this down-to-earth, fast-paced workshop you will:

Learn why we regress and what to do about it
Identify the red flags of regression
Explore the five things that will grow you or your client back up every time
Examine the causes and pre-conditions for regression
Experience the grace in regression

2 Writing Workshops With Bestselling Author, John Lee

DAY 1: WRITE TO LIVE & LOVE WHAT YOU WRITE:
FOR WRITERS & DREAMERS

Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Time: 10am-5pm Central Time
Location: John Lee’s writing studio Mentone, AL
Cost: Early registration $99 by March 15 after $125.

DAY 2: GETTING THE WORD OUT:
EDITING, PUBLISHING, AGENTS AND MARKETING

Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009
Time: 10am-4pm Central Time
Location: John Lee’s writing studio Mentone, AL
Cost: Early registration $99 by March 15 after $125.

Pre-register for both before March 15 for only $175.

Day One: Write To Live & Love What You Write

For WRITERS—You are writing: novels, poems, non-fiction, screenplays, articles or keeping a journal. DREAMERS—you know in your bones and soul that you have something to say, a story to tell; a book, play, or poetry that has always been inside you and now is the time to write.

Some workshops go beyond questions of craft and art to explore the deepest sources of the creative impulse. If followed, this impulse will enhance and even change your life and perhaps the lives of others. You know you’ll only live the life you’ve dreamed of if you write.
This workshop is not about creating from the “head” but rather from the heart, the shoulder, the back and the soul.

John Lee teaches writingworkshops and dozens of personal growth workshops throughout the US and Canada. He has taught literature at the University of Alabama, University of Texas and Austin College. John has written 18 books of poetry, non-fiction, fiction and plays in the genres of self-help, spirituality, fantasy, comedy and drama. His books have sold over a half million copies and they have been translated in eight different languages. John Lee has sold the screen rights to his first bestseller, The Flying Boy.

All levels of writers welcome to join this highly informative, insightful, and experiential day. Bring journal, pen & paper or laptops and begin or continue The Writing Life.

Day Two: Getting The Word Out

For DREAMERS & WRITERS—The publishing world is constantly changing. Now you have the opportunity to receive coaching and support for editing, publishing, getting an agent, self-publishing, marketing and promoting.

An old Arabic proverb goes like this, “A person starts out on a journey that takes them 200 years to complete. If they had a good guide it would have only taken 2 days.”

Join John Lee to find out more about the ins and outs of publishing. John has published books with by Random House, Bantam, Perseus Group, Health Communications, St. Martin’s Press and self-published through iUniverse, as well as his own publishing company. John has worked with a half dozen agents and marketed his own work for 22 years. He will share with you the secrets and successes that were attained the hard way.