I’m very pleased to announce that I’ll be teaching two new classes beginning this month at Lift Nyack Yoga & Wellness Center. Here’s the information. I hope to see you there!
“Write Your Self Open: Weekly Writers’ Gathering”
Join a community of new and seasoned writers for this revitalizing hour of self-discovery. Create fresh work every session using innovative writing exercises designed to open and honor your deepest self. Writers at all levels are welcome—from the life-long practitioner to those taking first steps on the path.
Every Tuesday from 12:00–1:00 p.m., beginning October 18, 2011
(On a break from work? Bring your lunch!)
$20 / $15 with Lift Card
“Journal Journey: Writing The Book of Your Life”
A journal can be your traveling partner, a confidante, your best friend. Learn to get into the practice of keeping a journal, just like meditation. Overcome the fear of not knowing what or how to write. Get tips to keep your practice fresh, new, and ongoing. We will create our own journal as part of the program, and use meditation and exercises to break through writer’s block. Sessions will end with an optional gathering in the space for further relaxation and socializing.
Every third Thursday of the month from 7:30–9 p.m., beginning October 20, 2011
$20 / $15 with Lift Card
Read more here!
Lift Nyack Yoga & Wellness Center
42 Main Street – Nyack, NY 10960
845 512 8546
About RAP
Writer and peace worker Rachel Astarte Piccione is the president and founder of gentlefish productions, inc., a full-service writing company devoted to promoting positive and sustainable change in the world. Primarily a journalist and fiction writer, Rachel was also the 1996 Poet Laureate of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Her first non-fiction book, 101 BETTER SEX TIPS was published in July 2007.
She holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Emerson College in Boston and has studied Theater and Acting at Loughborough University (UK) and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
From 1999–2001, she was the head writer for and performer in the New York City-based comedic theater company, Circle in the Squirrel. She was also the co-founder and Executive Creative Director of Bardos Films, Inc., a company dedicated to uniting cultures through the globalization of cinema from 2001-2004. Currently, she works as a voice-over artist for radio, television, film, and the Internet.
Rachel's international work has centered on the promotion of cultural unity through the performing arts. Her feature script, "Little India," was a semi-finalist in the 2006 American Screenwriting Competition and a 2006 Gloria Film Festival Screenplay Competition selection. In December 2006, her one-act play, "Middle East Side," had its premiere reading at SALAAM Theater in New York City.
Rachel has also been an adjunct professor of writing at a number of east coast colleges, including Philadelphia University (formerly Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science), Bucks County Community College, and Emerson College.
Rachel is an ordained clergy member, holding the title of Peace Counselor since September 2002. As part of her ongoing peace work, Rachel has given numerous readings across the country, and lectured at such venues as New York City's New School on the topic of employing the arts as a means toward conflict resolution.
Rachel lives in New York City and Nyack, NY with her husband, son, and two very loving cats.
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