The Practice

40 days of alchemy for your creativity and your life.

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Writing is one of the most powerful transformation tools we have.

The best part? Anyone can do it.

The Practice is for anyone who wants to establish a regular ritual of self-inquiry and stillness. If you want to break through resistance (creatively or otherwise), establish a daily meditation and personal writing practice, or dance with creativity, this course is for you.

Forty days of writing prompts written by Laura McKowen

40 days of powerful writing prompts based the weekly theme.

Custom weekly meditations written and recorded by Laura McKowen

7 custom meditations for each week’s theme, written by Laura.

Live calls with Laura throughout the course.

7 live 60-minute calls with Laura for instruction & sharing.

A private community to meet other students and get support

Private community to meet other students & get support.

Tammi Scott

“The Practice was exactly what I needed to stop running from myself and face questions and feelings about a crucial transition I needed to navigate.”

The weekly meetings and community of participants were so encouraging and supportive that the course flew by and was over before anyone was ready!”

  • A word after a word after a word is power.

    Margaret Atwood

Course Overview

The next session runs from May 2 - June 13, 2023.

The Practice is a six-week course to establish a foundational practice of personal inquiry and stillness through writing and meditation. You'll be guided through five topics over six weeks.

TUITION: $679 (or two payments of $350)

NOTE: This is not a technical writing course. You should not expect to workshop your writing or prepare pages for publication.

Curriculum

  • Week 1 // Establishing your Practice

  • Week 2 // Courage

  • Week 3 // Dignity

  • Week 4 // Power

  • Week 5 // Renewal

  • Week 6 // Truth

Laura McKowen

The Practice is taught by Laura McKowen, the bestselling author of We Are The Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life and Push Off From Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else) and founder of The Luckiest Club.

Laura is a certified recovery coach (IAPRC), and a Yoga Alliance certified yoga instructor. She was a long-time secret writer who harbored dreams of becoming an author but didn’t take steps toward that dream until she got sober in 2014. She loves talking about writing, creativity, and demystifying the writing and publishing process. She believes writing is truly lifesaving.

Nathan

I’m still doing The Practice after four months and it has fully changed my life. Thank you.

Nathan Fox

  • You want to learn a powerful, self-resourced therapeutic tool.

  • You want to understand yourself and your story better.

  • You are an aspiring writer, artist, or creative and want to establish powerful practices to connect you to your creativity.

  • You want more emotional resilience to manage difficult emotions like fear, shame, anger, and grief.

Take this course if…

  • You need real, practical wisdom and spiritual tools to support your writing and life.

  • You know you have a voice, and you're yearning to hone and express it with confidence and power.

  • You want more courage, presence, and peace in your days.

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