Mark’s writing workshops are a great opportunity to use his transformative method of personal investigation, Writing To Awaken, for personal, professional, and spiritual development. Known for his intuitive, compassionate teaching, Mark creates a welcoming atmosphere for writers of all levels to benefit from this powerful work.
“One of the most generous-spirited presenters
I have worked with anywhere.”
~Oriane Lee Johnson
You can find Mark’s writing workshops at many well-known retreat centers and organizations such as The Omega Institute, Hollyhock, Omega Blue Spirit, Costa Rica, and Alternatives London. His self-produced week-long retreat in Italy offers the most intimate teaching and mentoring experience for attendees. He is a master of creating a safe and nurturing space for the kind of deep work that Writing to Awaken inspires.
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IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS & RETREATS
Writing Naked:
Revealing the Truth in Memoir
Saturday, February 1, 2025
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Los Angeles, CA
As a writer, it’s easy to fall into a pattern of emphasizing technique over depth, style over courage, syntax over spontaneity, and to focus more on structure than on insight. But powerful memoir impacts not only the reader but also the writer who created it, and this cannot happen without taking risks. When you tell the truth and reveal your secret stories, you give the reader permission to do the same thing. That is the magic of memoir.
In this one-day workshop, Mark guides you through a series of practices designed to liberate your authentic writing voice using his Writing to Awaken method. Known for his provocative, insightful work with students, he offers practical tools to help you touch into the depths of your personal stories, using a language uniquely your own.
You Are Not Your Story
February 21 – 23, 2025
Ratna Ling Retreat Center
Cazadero, CA
Realizing you are not your story is a quantum leap in self-realization. Learning that you are the storyteller, not the story liberates the mind from its narrative ruts and connects you to a greater sense of well-being. This workshop is for writers and seekers of all levels, who wish to free themselves from limiting narratives, strengthen the internal witness, and recognize the power of their inborn nature.
Ratna Ling Retreat Center is located in the coastal redwoods of Sonoma County, a spectacular 90-mile drive north of San Francisco. Our retreats offer you the opportunity to experience beauty and quiet, in elegant private cottages, each with an expansive view of the surrounding countryside. They are open to all people looking to find inner strength and spiritual peace.
