Why My Online Workshop – Contemplative Creatives Journey – Is Like a Box of Chocolates

CCJ is Like a Box of Chocolates © 2020 Bo Mackison

Every three months I send out my newest offer for my online workshop and community, Contemplative Creatives Journey (CCJ). It’s part Miksang (contemplative) photography course, part mandala making, part poetry writing. There are a lot of moving parts of CCJ and they come together, incredibly, to create a container for exploration, discovery, sharing.

There is shared content almost daily. The practice has evolved to include Tile Poetry Tuesday, Phenology Friday, and a Sunday Miksang Photo Prompt. In between, there are deep-dive explorations into the practices of artists and poets… think Emily Dickinson, Anne Ryan, Alma Woodsey Thomas, Emily Carr. (If you don’t recognize these creative folks, you might want to look them up. I promise you’ll be inspired. And if their creative work sings sweetly to you, you might really love the Spotlight Artists in CCJ.)

Now, if this all sounds like way too much to add to your already complicated day, no worries. Truly, you could fully participate and spend only 10-15 minutes a day on creative explorations. But more importantly, no one is ever expected to create according to a schedule or create at all. It’s all self-paced. Some folks create and write and share in the group almost daily; others peek in and are inspired by the group, but never participate. Most are somewhere in between. It’s all good!

CCJ is like a box of chocolates. You don’t open a box of fine chocolates and eat every single piece at one sitting. You pick and choose your favorites to enjoy first, and then you might sample a couple of new-to-you-flavors. And there are those few jelly-filled chocolates that you give away. CCJ is like that box of chocolates — there will be a few favorites, you might sample something totally new, and there will be a few practices you’ll let others enjoy.

And one of the best parts of CCJ? The supportive and kind community of participants will cheer your efforts, share in your discoveries, and expand your creative connections.

If this sounds interesting, check out my Spring offer. We begin on the spring equinox, on March 20th. Registration is open through March 25, 2022.

Walking the Earth – A Miksang (Contemplative) Photography Collaboration

walk the earth – a collaborative practice © 2017 Bo Mackison

A Miksang Photography collaborative practice. We create together in the Contemplative Creatives Journey workshops. We begin again December 15th, 2017. Here’s the offer.