Unfreeze Your Creativity: Body-Wise Tools for Writers & Narrative Artists (Online)
THREE DATES AVAILABLE
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 | 10:30am–12:00pm EST
Sat, Feb 21, 2026 | 1:00pm–2:30pm EST
Sat, Mar 21 2026 | 1:00pm–2:30pm EST
📍ONLINE delivered via ZOOM
Sliding Scale Registration | $40 / $50 / $60
Please pay what you’re able—when you’re in a position to support more, your contribution strengthens our community and makes creative learning accessible for all.
2026 Workshop Date/Time
Saturday, February 21 from 1:00pm-2:30pm EST
Online
Policies & Agreements
Cancellation and general policies can be found here.
This 90-minute online workshop is for writers, storytellers, and narrative artists who feel the tug toward creative expression yet find themselves halting at the blank page or shrinking from the thought of sharing work in public. We’ll look at creative block through a trauma-informed, neuroscience-based lens, understanding it as a nervous system response to vulnerability, not a failure of will.
Together, we’ll explore the core states of Safety, Mobilization, and Shutdown, and how they shape our ability to take creative risks. You’ll learn gentle somatic practices to ease perfectionism, soften impostor syndrome, and reopen access to your voice. A short writing exercise will let you notice the shift for yourself, and you’ll leave with a simple toolkit to support both writing and stepping into visibility.
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1. Arrival & Journal Prompt
2. Body-Wise Guided Meditation
3. The Nervous System & Creativity: A Polyvagal Overview
4. Guided Movement = Somatic Tools for Each State
5. Writing Exercise: Regulation to Page Flow
6. Group Reflection & Writing Share
7. Closing Integration Practice
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Mariana Tirsa is a singer-songwriter, artist, and creative coach who believes creativity is both a sanctuary and a calling. Based between Oaxaca, Mexico and Asheville, North Carolina, she has released two albums and several singles, received a Songwriting Residency in the UK with the Sufi Threshold Society, and won an Austin Live Music Award Grant. With training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, a BA in Creativity and Spirituality, certifications in Mindfulness Meditation, Polyvagal Theory in the Performing Arts and Creative Facilitation, she helps artists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries move past self-doubt to share their voices with confidence, joy, and freedom.
Her coaching work and music can be found at https://marianacoaching.com/
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This series of workshops is ideal for:
Writers and storytellers afraid of the blank page or unsure how to begin
Narrative artists who want to perform or share their work but feel too anxious or exposed
Anyone navigating perfectionism or impostor syndrome in their creative process
Creators who shut down and instead start something new when they try to finish work
Those curious about the neuroscience of creativity, visibility, and the artistic voice
Anyone longing for more ease, expression, and courage in their writing or performance life
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"Mariana helped me learn, without judgment or comparison, that I need support as a creator and how to take steps to get it. She helped me break decades of crippling perfectionism and doubt with simple, clear action. Without her, I’d still be struggling to get my first word down on paper instead of getting my first book published.” M.Corvo
"Mari, your calm, gentle demeanor made me feel safe and nurtured, which is no small thing for me! I was able to work through anxiety I’ve been holding, so I am grateful! Your session flowed clearly and I felt your instructions were clear and supportive. " N. Gregory
Facilitated by: Mariana Tirsa (I&A Certified)