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Course Description: The Writing Body
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Course Description: The Writing Body

The Writing Body

55-5313

Writing complex and physically believable characters begins with an understanding of the writer's own body. Students use mind/body techniques such as yoga and meditation to cultivate a keener awareness of how the body works and its role in their creative process. Readings are used to analyze and serve as models of how writers and other artists translate physical experiences into art. Each class blends rigorous and relaxing mind/body practice with journals, creative exercises, and a variety of writing forms to challenge students to trust their body as the source of their creativity.

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