Write Away Wednesday: A Coffee, Craft Beer & Creative Writing Workshop

3768 Long Beach Boulevard,Long Beach CA 90807

23 February, 2022

Description

A immersive, creative workshop with craft coffee and/or beer. A mindful, creative space hosted by STEELCRAFT LB & MORETHANCIRCLES Join us in person for an hour of creative writing, coffee, and craft beer! Steelcraft in collaboration with More Than Circles brings you a creative writing workshop with a mindfulness twist. This event includes a breathwork + writing space to create and heal in community. Come mingle and network with other folks in a community oriented space. Tickets include a coffee or beer option + a free journal. This event is facilitated by RAVINA Wadhwani- spoken word poet, published author, mental health therapist and cofounder of More Than Circles: A Trauma Informed organization dedicated to bringing together community for workshops, circles, and creative spaces. This writing space will be comfortable, safe, and open to all levels! A poetry and creative writing exercise followed by a open share space included. Come connect, create and write! Opening Meditation + Guided Writing Space + Open Share One free coffee or beer included with $25 ticket purchase ABOUT FACILITATOR: RAVINA (@ravina.340) is a Los Angeles based spoken word poet, mental health therapist, and educator who made her way to the West Coast by way of the East Coast. Ravina was born and raised in the U.S. Virgin Islands and embraces her South Asian roots and multicultural upbringing. YELLOW is her first collection of published poetry and prose published by World Stage Press in 2021. RAVINA is a first-generation South Asian American woman who uses writing as a tool for understanding identity, processing trauma, moving through experiences of struggle, empowerment, growth, joy and healing. Ravina credits her family’s immigration history as the catalyst for experiencing the world, and finding multiple homes all over the globe. She honors and deeply cherishes the incredible chosen family she has made along the way. Ravina has lived in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Canary Islands (Spain), the United Kingdom, Massachusetts and California. Ravina often reflects and hold space for processing issues existent within marginalized communities. She has performed poetry from the East Coast to the West. RAVINA is also a facilitator of trauma informed healing circles for survivors of gender based violence and communities of color affected by systemic issues of oppression. Ravina sees healing and art as a lifelong commitment and journey to honor the well-being and liberation of this generation and the generations that come after our time on Earth.