A one week eCourse with eWorkbook Facilitated by Kara L.C. Jones Price: $40.00

About the eCourse

It might be the written word that leaps out and pulls us back to life after grief shatters everything. It may be that we have to learn (or re-learn) that art is as present grief, and then allow the art to reshape us as readily as grief destroyed us. The path from the moment of crisis and loss back to some sort of transformed life will not look exactly the same for any of us. But the tools for creating our unique paths are available to any and all of us. We must make the choice and commitment to pick up the tools, try them out, cherish what works, and let go of what does not work.

This does not mean we "get over it" or "find closure" or forget what happened. It simply means that we find ways to use creativity to integrate grief experiences into our everyday lives. We learn to live again after death. We learn to prosper again after total loss. This eCourse is all about trying out various tools, playing, finding our way. It isn't just "rebuilding brick by brick". This eCourse is about finding the grains of sand that can become pebbles, that become rocks, that become cement, to make the bricks with which we can rebuild one by one.

A pdf format eWorkbook is provided to each student. Students are free to email questions, share their works, and just generally consult with the facilitator at any time throughout the week. Facilitator will answer all emails within 24 to 48 hours.

eCourse Materials

An eWorkbook in full-color, PDF format will be emailed to you within 24 hours after you register for the class. The file is approx. 2MB and should be accessible via email. If, however, you have problems receiving the eWorkbook, we can arrange to send it to you via YouSendIt.com. If there is any problem, please just email us or call 206-251-6706 during business hours 9am to 5pm Pacific time. If you get voice mail, leave a message clearly stating your call back number twice!

eWorkbook Outline

Introduction
The Rock Exercise
Mapping the Journey
It's written in your bones...
Switching Hats
Voicing Story
Shadow Issues
Be Still
Layered Living
Day of the Dead
Musical Influence
Nouns & Verbs
Witness the Animals
Mindfully Mundane
Consider Form
Let it Blossom
Resources
Optional Student Survey

Distribution and Rights Given Upon Purchase

Please note the following about our eWorkbooks:

• You are permitted to make 1 (one) print copy of the eWorkbook for your own use during the eCourse/Consult.
• You are permitted to make 1 (one) electronic copy of the PDF file of this eWorkbook as a back-up for your own use during eCourse.
• All eWorkbook material is copyright protected and all rights reserved.
• You may not sell, re-sale, forward, or transfer this eBook nor permitted copies of it without explicit permission from KotaPress.
• Except for the permitted copies spelled out above, you may not make any other copy!! If you wish to use this eWorkbook in whole or in part for other projects, you must contact us for permission first!

NOW AVAILABLE IN PRINT

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Facilitator Biography

Kara L.C. Jones is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where she concurrently did a 3 year mentorship with Hedda Sharapan at Family Communications, Inc., producers of Mister Rogers Neighborhood. Her poetic and non-fiction works have been included in publications such as New Works Review, PoetsWest, Real Henna, Shared Heart Foundation's "Meant To Be", LightHearts Publication's "Soul Trek", MISSing Angels Newsletter, American Tanka, Mother Tongue Ink's We'Moon, Honored Babies, Cup of Comfort series, and more. Because she refused to give her grief writing over to the control of outside editors and publishers after the death of her son, she and her husband Hawk founded KotaPress in 1999 as a creative outlet for their expressive artworks. She has been facilitating online and in-person workshops for over 10 year, including sessions offered at the International MISS Conferences, WA State Poets Association Burning Word festivals, and Course Bridge. She holds seats on both the WA State and National MISS Foundation boards, is a facilitator and HOPE mentor for bereaved families, and is the moderator for the Permanent Infertility forum on the MISS national site.