12 Weeks with Julia Cameron (of "The Artist Way")

A decade ago, Julia Cameron published her groundbreaking book The Artist's Way, a course in discovering and recovering your creative self. Now in use by nearly two million people worldwide, the course is credited with having helped millions find and express their authentic creativity in their lives and in their work in the world. Join us for a twelve-week course with Julia Cameron herself. Stop telling yourself "it's too late," stop waiting until you make enough money to do some­thing you love. Stop telling yourself "it's just my ego" whenever you yearn for a more creative life. Stop telling yourself that dreams don't matter, that they are only dreams and you should be more sensible. Stop fearing that your family and friends would think you're crazy. Stop telling yourself that creativity is a luxury and you should be grateful for what you've got. As you learn to recognize, nurture and protect your inner artist, you will be able to move beyond pain and creative constriction.

You will learn ways to recognize and resolve fear, remove emotional scar tissue, and strengthen your confidence. Damaging, old ideas about creativity will be explored and discarded. Working with a combination of experiential exercises, lecture, Q&A and readings, you will experience an intensive, guided encounter with your own creativity, your private villains, champions, wishes, fears, dreams, hopes and triumphs. The experience will make you excited, depressed, angry, afraid, joyous, hopeful, and ultimately, more free.

Note: There is no prerequisite. Class has limited enroll­ment, so pre-registration is highly recommended. Please bring a notebook and a pen.


A WEEKLY COURSE (12 sessions) WEDNESDAYS
February 18 - May 13, 2009
7:30 - 9:30 pm
No class on April 8.

09WA35T Approved for CEUs
$600 (No Member Discount)


To register for this class,
call 212.219.2527 x2
or visit www.opencenter.org


New York Open Center
83 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012


Julia Cameron is the author of twenty-five books of fic­tion and nonfiction, including The Artist's Way, Walking in this World, The Vein of Gold, The Right to Write, The Sound of Paper and, most recently, Finding Water. Cam­eron is also a novelist, playwright, songwriter and poet with distinguished credits in theater, film and television.