WORKSHOP with poet, nonfiction writer and yoga teacher Jeff Davis
 

Eros inhabits strange places--coffee mugs and compost heaps, collarbones and coiled hips. Writers often must muster passion whether they’re writing about their lover's violin-shaped back, the joys of laziness, the idiocy of war, or the mating habits of praying mantises; they may need an embodied writing experience. 

By deeply engaging the body’s memories, make-up, and myths, yoga can help writers stir up their inherent passion for writing, regardless of the subject. In this workshop we explore how yoga reveals the body as muse and can help us write each sentence and line in an embodied style—sensual, musical, metaphorical, particular, and truthful.  We’ll also explore some of the Eight Limbs of Writing. 
Through specific combinations of yoga poses, breath awareness, and concentration practices with unique writing situations, writers can unravel and reweave their ordinary body of writing.