Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

This class will meet weekly via Zoom, 7:00 -8:30PM Eastern

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Lodro Rinzler is the award-winning author of 7 books including The Buddha Walks into a Bar and Take Back Your Mind: Buddhist Advice for Anxious Times. His books Walk Like a Buddha and The Buddha Walks into the Office have both won IPPYs. He has taught meditation for 20 years in the Buddhist tradition, is the co-founder of MNDFL meditation studios and travels frequently for his books, having spoken across the world at conferences, universities, and businesses as diverse as Google, Harvard University and the White House. Named one of 50 Innovators Shaping the Future of Wellness by SONIMA, Rinzler’s work has been featured in The New York Times,The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, FOX, CBS, and NBC. He lives in upstate New York with his wife Adreanna, daughter Ruby, and a menagerie of small animals.

You have some truth in your heart that you know will help people and you want to get it on page and out to people...but how? Over six weeks together you and 9 other colleagues will study the art of spiritual writing with Lodro Rinzler, who has been creating spiritual writing for major publications for the last 15 years.

You have some truth in your heart that you know will help people and you want to get it on page and out to people...but how?

Let’s do it together.

Over six weeks together you and 9 other colleagues will study the art of spiritual writing with Lodro Rinzler, who has been creating spiritual writing for major publications for the last 15 years.

In his late twenties Lodro’s first book, The Buddha Walks into a Bar, went on to sell over 100,000 copies and be translated into fifteen languages internationally. His subsequent books won awards and continue to sell well to this day. Yet above and beyond sales, Lodro's writing has helped people. Through sharing his understanding of Buddhism and meditation he has left an indelible mark on hundreds of thousands of people, whether it be through his books, his long-running Huffington Post column, his shorter work for everyone from The New York Times to Well + Good or his popular substack The Laundry, Lodro continues to speak about his writing across the world at conferences, universities, and businesses as diverse as Google, Harvard University and the White House.

Over the six weeks each participant will be invited to share a piece of their writing with the group and have it lovingly critiqued by Lodro and other participants so as to strengthen your work overall

COURSE OUTLINE:

• Week 1: What makes for compelling spiritual writing?
• Week 2: How to structure spiritual writing - GPF Technique
• Week 3: Hurdles in the spiritual writing process
• Week 4: Developing Your Voice
• Week 5: The power of story, images and traditional analogies and more
• Week 6: How to create a book proposal and get it out there

COURSE TAKEAWAYS:

• What makes for compelling spiritual writing? (Hint: it's sharing authentically from your lived experience)
• How to structure spiritual writing: Lodro's secret technique that he applies to most of his work
• Honoring the traditions we come from while making them accessible in new ways
• The fine line between sharing and over-sharing
• Finding the right tone
• The expert vs the newcomer and finding your balance in sharing what you know authentically without coming across like a know-it-all
• Hurdles in the spiritual writing process
• writer's block…but also grappling with the trap of doubt
• The power of story, images and traditional analogies and more
• How to create a book proposal and get it out there

TESTIMONIALS:

“I am loving this class!!!  Here's something powerful and sneaking I am learning: the power of storytelling is another really rich way to exercise mindful attention in our lives.  When we hone our storytelling lens, we capture life's little moments. We slow down. We have more appreciation for what is right there in plain sight.” - Annie

"This course radically changed my view about writing. I am so inspired and transformed by the experience!" - Sharon

ONLINE COURSE STRUCTURE:

This class meets weekly via Zoom. Come prepared for a super fun class with live interaction on Zoom each week and plenty of writing, reading, and talking!

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

Tuition is $395 USD. You can pay for the course in full or use Shop Pay or Affirm to pay over time with equal Monthly Payments. Both options are available at checkout.

• Instructor: Lodro Rinzler
• This class will meet on Tuesdays starting on February 18th, 2025
• Live class will meet weekly via Zoom 7:00 -8:30PM Eastern
• Tuition is $395 USD

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