Are you craving a fresh way into your writing—one that bypasses self-criticism and opens you to authentic expression?
Do you want to connect your body, breath, and imagination so that writing feels alive, easeful, and deeply yours?
You’re invited to Portal, a half-day workshop for fiction writers where you’ll be shown ways to access the intelligence of your body and bring more flow between your desire to communicate and your intuition.

Your instructors:
Johnnie Mazzocco (she/her) is an Author, Writing Mentor and creator of the “Writing Through the Body” method. (PDX)

Crispin Spaeth (she/her) is a Movement, Performance, and Presence Coach whose work is based in Integrative Alexander Technique. (SEA)

Johnnie and Crispin share a devotion to unlocking the wisdom that lives in your body and giving it voice.
In this workshop you’ll:

- Discover somatic practices that clear the path for creativity
- Experience guided writing prompts that flow directly from the body’s intelligence
- Learn how to use writing as both a grounding practice and a gateway to possibility
- Connect with others in a supportive space of exploration
- Leave with simple, repeatable tools to keep your writing practice fresh and inspired

Join Johnnie and Crispin for an immersive, playful, and restorative session where writing meets embodiment.
Come as you are. No prior writing or movement experience needed—just curiosity and a notebook.

Fiction heals.

$160
$130 w/ Early Bird discount when you register by October 15
Registration

Instructor bios: Johnnie Mazzocco believes that honoring your impulse to write is an act of self-love. She creates safe spaces for sensitive souls where stories emerge and voices flourish. Her Writing Through the Body™ method blends the creative (writing craft), the esoteric (the chakra system), and the academic (a Socratic style of inquiry) to help writers uncover their truths, create deeply considered human-like characters, and unravel the mysteries of the human condition. On a mission to heal the world through story, she seeks others committed to doing the same. johnniemazzocco.com

Crispin Spaeth champions the beauty of your unique vertebrate design and its intrinsic relationship to confidence, connection, and freedom. Her whole-self approach is based in Integrative Alexander Technique – a little art, a little science, and a whole lot of humanity. She discovered this work when she was a contemporary dance choreographer, where she saw the power of not only the physical benefits but also the access to creativity. Now she works with creatives working in the arts and business to move more easily, access their ideas, and communicate them, sometimes out loud. www.crispinspaeth.com