where we grow writers, who grow words, that grow light
imagine a garden grown lush and dark enough, that fireflies feel safe to shine their lights
imagine how each light is a story waiting for enough deep listening to be heard
imagine how each firefly is a writer, waiting to feel
held enough to share their story with the world
this is The Firefly Garden, where I support writers to connect deeply with the inner wisdom of their hearts & bodies, and grow into who they truly are, so that they can write the stories they were born to write and share them with the world. this is done through a series of courses that support you in different ways.
our work is rooted in
💫 deep listening —to one's self & the earth
💫 creativity as an act of joy & healing
💫 generosity
💫 kindness
💫 and magic
currently all courses are online, and I also offer 1:1 Creative Mentorship programmes. you can read about all of these below.
a poetry workshop series that uses poetic and seasonal turns, to explore how we move through change within us and the world around us. in order to work with the seasons, there are separate workshops for the southern hemisphere & the northern hemisphere
The Writer's Oasis is a 30-day online course, to develop a daily writing practice through slow & gentle consistency. using creative prompts, exercises, and meditation, I support you to connect with The Writer's Oasis inside you, & learn how to root into it, and write from there, in harmony with your logical/technical/critical mind.
in these 1-hour sessions, I offer critical feedback on your poems, in a supportive and encouraging way. poems are submitted at least one week, before the session. I do a close and considered reading of the poems, making notes and questions & then share these with you when we meet.
Rate: R1,500 per session. fee includes reading time.
a 6-month or 9-month 1:1 mentorship programme, supporting you to begin, deepen or complete a writing project. I offer deep, slow accompaniment for your writing process, both emotionally & practically.
is a slow and gentle 9-month online poetry course, to reconnect with our hearts, and root our lives back inside them. through reading and writing poems, we use a gentle process to listen to, and hear, our hearts' whispers and shouts; support them to open; and, begin leaning into their stories, wisdom and guidance.
in this 13-week online course, we gently and slowly reconnect with our innate rhythm, through learning about the phases of our menstrual cycles & how each one impacts our creative energy. then we begin building our writing practice around our cycle.
a walk through spring, with poems, the land and you....
over four Saturdays, walk and write in different wild and natural spaces throughout Cape Town. this is a gentle adventure, with the elements and some poems, to exhale, release the year, and rest.