Focus Sessions

The sun is high and the vibes are flowing.

Sometimes all our writing needs a little focus.

Early in the pandemic, we ran an experiment: What if we just turn on Zoom, ask what people want to write and then… do it? Do we always need prompts, poems, warmups, sharing? Can we simply ease into a shared space and chart our own courses?

It was wonderful. We filled pages, we breathed deeply, we witnessed people doing the same.

Since, there’s been a lot of new research into the benefits of gathering with others to create. This is sometimes called “body doubling” — the simple idea that the presence of others helps us stay on task.

This is our new incarnation: Eight 1-hour writing sessions over a month this spring. A gentle way to connect to others, touch base with our goals and work our way towards them.

We would love to see you there.

Here’s how it works:

It’s very simple — a Firefly coach will pop up on Zoom and invite participants to set an intention and share it in the chat. Then we’ll set a timer for 50 minutes and settle in. At the end, we’ll invite you to share in chat how it went, and wrap up by reading a poem or quote about writing.

Any project, any goal, any way of writing, in bed, at a table, outside under the blue sky… You get to decide it all. We are simply committing to gather, sink into the gentle hum of community, and move our words forward.

We love it when participants have video on (your faces ❤️!) but only the coach will be audible. Closed captioning will be enabled. The sessions are not recorded.

Details:

Every Tuesday and Thursday from May 20th to June 12th
1–2pm EDT
Via Zoom with Kim or Mari