Blood Wisdom: Writing the Body's Memory

Sun May 31 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm UTC-04:00

Shakti in the Mountains | Johnson City

Shakti in the Mountains
Publisher/HostShakti in the Mountains
Blood Wisdom: Writing the Body's Memory
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➤ Bodies hold stories the mind forgets. Exploring the beautiful and the unspeakable.
About this Event

Our bodies hold stories our minds may have forgotten.

Quick dive into how trauma and memory live somatically, then craft workshop on writing sensation, physical experience, and body knowledge, particularly women's embodied experiences that go unwritten (menstruation, childbirth, menopause, chronic pain).

Techniques include sensory cataloging, metaphor from flesh, lyric fragments, and permission to write the disgusting alongside the beautiful.



Event Details

Sunday, May 31 · 2 - 3:30pm

$25

Limited to 15 female-identifying people.



Additional Details:

Registration required. Registration closes 24 hours prior to the event.

The registration fee is non-refundable unless the event is canceled by the facilitator.

Parking Information

Shakti in the Mountains Website

IMPORTANT: If you are not able to attend an event for which you have registered please so that we may offer that space to someone on the wait list. Thank you.



✨ Facilitated by Sarah Long

Sarah is a professor of writing at Appalachian State University, the author of the forthcoming memoir "Uprooted: A memoir of belonging and becoming" [Regal House Publishing, July 28, 2026], and a therapeutic writing coach. She is also the President of Slow Food Tri-Cities, runs a supper club at www.spadeandspoon.com, and is a regenerative agriculture and food-access advocate. She lives in Johnson City on her 13-acre farmstead with her husband, a menagerie of animals and bees, and a magnificent garden. thewritingcure.com


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Shakti in the Mountains, 409 East Unaka Avenue, Johnson City, United States

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