Anne lectures on Silence and on the Creative Process. She also leads workshops and retreats on the value of Silence, Deep Listening, and on Creative Writing and the Creative Life.
SEE LISTING OF ALL RETREATS AND LECTURES BELOW
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"The silence workshop that Anne LeClaire led at Ragdale was life-changing for all the participants, including me. During the weekend, time stretched out in ways I never knew was possible and I found myself open to deep insights. Since the workshop, I have continued to invite silence to be my companion on several restorative quiet days and found the pratice deeply spiritual"
Susan Page Tillett
Executive Director
Ragdale Foundation
Lake Forest, IL
To do anything, the first requirement is that we become quiet. It is in this space of stillness that truths surface, understandings expand and creativity blossoms.
Silence workshops can run an hour, a full day or a weekend and are often presented before church groups, hospital staffs, civic and women's organizations, schools, universities, and book clubs. They consist of periods of both lectures and exploratory silence. Attendees plumb stillness and discover its gifts and challenges, explore ways in which to access the wisdom that rises in silence through writing, sitting, walking, and, finally, discover methods by which to incorporate silence into daily life.
If you are interested in having me lecture or lead a workshop to your group or organization about the power and possibilities of silence and the skill of deep listening, I can be reached at:
Email me
UPCOMING RETREATS ON SILENCE
September 21, 2010 (Tuesday)
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
TENDING THE GARDEN: Silence and Creativity A workshop/retreat
Chicago Botanic Gardens
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, Il 60022
more info 847-835-5440;
www.chicagobotanic.org/school/lifestyles.php
October 2, 2010 (Saturday)
9:00 A.M. - Noon
SILENCE WORKSHOP
"The Power of Silence"
Infinity Foundation
1282 Old Skokie Road
Highland Park, IL 60035
December 10 - 12, 2010
WEEKEND WORKSHOP AT THE KRIPALU CENTER:
"Listening Below the Noise: A Retreat on Silence"
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
P.O. Box 309
Stockbridge, MA 01262
For more info: 800-741-7353
www.kripalu.org/presenter/V005152/anne_leclaire
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WORKSHOPS LISTED BELOW
"Anne D. LeClaire is a remarkable gifted teacher who truly understands the creative process."
Marie Franklin
Reporter, The Boston Globe.
"We hear nothing but raves about Anne LeClaire from her students at the Hawaii Writers Retreat. She immediately tunes in to each student's individual needs to make sure these aspiring writers get the most out of the retreat experience. We've asked her to work with both fiction anmd nonfiction students, with equally stellar results. Anne has also proven to be a dynamite presenter, delivering speeches to large groups that are engaging and packed with specific benefits."
David A. Fryxell
Director, Hawaii Writers Retreat
"Anne LeClaire is the most popular teacher we have ever had for writing workshops. Her classes always fill quickly, with a wide variety of students eager to partake of the feast of her insights and exercises. I am always amazed at how quickly a group bonds over the deep sharing of experiences. Anne does an excellent job of setting a tone that is respectful and supportive, while stretching each member of the group to take chances in the realms of creativity and honesty."
Susan Page Tillett
Executive DIrector
Ragdale Foundation
Lake Forest, IL
"Anne's calm demeanor, wisdom and flexibility were reflected in her workshop. It was well organized, full of variety and sprinkled with insight and humor. She dared participants to dig deep into the core of their writing and gave them space and inspiration to get the work done."
Kathy Boss
Executiive Director
New Hampshire Writers' Project
Manchester, New Hampshire
These workshops focus on the art and craft of writing during which participants encounter an approach to writing both practical and organic, one that empowers them to unleash their creativity and connect with the wisdom and intuitive storyteller that lies within. Designed for both the experience and the emerging writer, exercises stretch mind and imagination and hone the tools of fiction and non-fiction.
A journalist and the best-selling author of eight critically praised novels, Anne LeClaire has received international recognition for her work and is published in twenty-four countries. Her first book of non-fiction will be published in 2008.
She has led highly acclaimed writing workshops both in the United States and overseas for more than twenty years.
She has presented writing workshops in Kenmare, Ireland; Castle Hill Center, Truro, Massachusetts; and in both the Dordogne and Provence regions of France. For six years she taught in Jamaica, West Indies under the auspices of The Center for Women and Change.
Anne has been a visiting lecturer at Columbia College in Chicago, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Cape Cod Community College, and Mt Holyoke College. A journalist and the best-selling author of eight critically praised novels, Anne LeClaire has received international recognition for her work and is published in twenty-four countries. Her first book of non-fiction will be published in 2008.
She has led highly acclaimed writing workshops both in the United States and overseas for more than twenty years.
She has presented writing workshops in Kenmare, Ireland; Castle Hill Center, Truro, Massachusetts, at the Maui Writers Conference; and in both the Dordogne and Provence regions of France. For six years she taught in Jamaica, West Indies under the auspices of The Center for Women and Change.
August 17-20, 2010 (Tuesday - Friday)
WRITING WORKSHOP: Memoir as Material
Cape Cod Writers Center Conference
39 Prospect Avenue
Centerville, MA 02632
More info: www.capecodwriterscenter.org