Our Workshops
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Decolonizing the Erotic: Writing Workshop
The 10-month intensive workshop. Limited to ten participants every year. In this workshop, attendees are introduced to the AWA Method.
Q1 focuses on removing the mask we where to stay safe in colonized societies.
Q2 & Q3 focuses on awareness and acknowledgement as well as removing, accepting, and re-membering the body as a Carrier of ancestral Knowing.Q3
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The Writer's Arc: Connecting with the artist voice inside you.
What: A four-part AWA Method workshop experience using somatic practices, generative writing, and guided reflection to move participants from introspection to expansion.
Participants will uncover their unique artist archetype and explore how their lived experiences influence the art they create.
This workshop is offered virtually via video conferencing platforms.
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Writing Through Flow: Channeling ancestral lineage
This AWA Method generative writing workshop supports Black and Brown women writers in the practice entering flow states by grounding in the body, connecting to ancestral wisdom, and becoming vessels for deep creative expression.
Put the Men on Pause, Peri!
Put the Men on Pause, Peri!
Put the Men on Pause, Peri is a half-day virtual generative writing and somatic workshop designed for women navigating perimenopause. This offering reframes midlife transition as a luxurious rite of self-reclamation through guided writing prompts, breath work, gentle movement, and community connection.
How It’s Made
Curated Methodology: Built on the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) Method, ensuring safety, confidentiality, and strength-based feedback.
Somatic Practices: Breath, grounding, and gentle movement woven throughout to support embodiment and emotional release.
Original Meditation Song: Specially composed for this workshop to provide a lasting tool for reflection beyond the session.
Facilitated Container: Guided by Vickey (EllaShawn) Finkley-Brown, M.Ed., Story Doula and founder of Southern Momentum Publishing House DBA The Esoteric Writers Collective.
Cost
Standard Price: $125
Includes the live workshop, community experience, and downloadable meditation song.
Size & Capacity
Intimate Group Size: 12–15 participants.
Ensures every participant is seen, heard, and supported.
Curated Generative Writing Workshops for Health & Wellness Benefits
Join Our H&W Collaborative Partnership Program
Looking to offer your clients something deeper than talk therapy, yoga, or traditional wellness sessions?
SOMO Publishing House partners with health and wellness practitioners to design somatic-informed writing workshops that support emotional regulation, creative expression, and embodied healing.
Whether you're celebrating a client milestone, expanding your service offerings, or hosting a retreat—our custom workshops bring intentionality, reflection, and transformation to the spaces you hold.
Pricing varies based on scope and needs. Let’s co-create something meaningful for your clients.