Upcoming Events / Available Workshops
The following is a list of upcoming and available workshops. If you are interested in attending or scheduling a workshop or speaking engagement for your corporation, library, association or not-for-profit organization please contact Donna at [email protected].
Creating Lasting Habit Change - 1/14/23 at 9 AM ET - 9 AM via Zoom - Do you want to live a healthier, more successful, and more fulfilling life? Struggling to make the changes you need to achieve your goals? This one-hour workshop can help. Learn to identify and implement small changes in habits and behaviors that can make significant impact on your mental and physical health, sleep quality, creative and career success, and relationships. Discover how even the smallest changes can lead to big results. Click here to register
Reiki 1 / Spiritual Energy 101 - 2/18/23 from 9 AM ET - 1 PM ET In Person - Join us for an in-person (West Chester, PA) Reiki 1 workshop led by Reiki Master, Donna Ferris. This experience is a unique opportunity to delve into the transformative world of spiritual energy and initiate your journey toward self-discovery and healing. The benefits of integrating spiritual energy into your life include: stress reduction, enhanced intuition and improved well-being. Join us and discover how this ancient practice will create peace and connection in your life. Click here to register.
Managing Change With Grace Managing change with grace is one of the hardest things to do – and needed now more than ever. This workshop focuses on identifying some of the obvious and less obvious changes we face and providing helpful tools to manage them. These tools include healthy self-care, seeking counseling, habit management, meditation (and other stress relieving modalities), work/ life balance tips, creative outlets, and other resources. Please reach out to Donna Ferris at [email protected] for more information.
Managing Grief / Loss at the Holidays (and other days) - The holidays are a joyful time, but if we’ve experienced major loss, they can be challenging. But you are not alone. Join Author and Yoga Therapist Donna Ferris for this free workshop that shares tools to navigate the holidays with grace and self-compassion. These tools include finding support, self-care, meditation, building healthy habits, physical activity, journaling, creative pursuits and building connections. Hope you will make this time for you. A list of helpful resources will be provided.
Tips and Tricks for Writing Scenes and Dialogue
To keep readers turning the page, you need to create powerful scenes and memorable dialogue. In this workshop, Author Donna Ferris will share the tips and tricks she’s learned about these key story elements including how to use shorthand descriptions, dialogue do’s and don’ts, why characters don’t say what they mean, and when to use summary or detailed dialogue. A list of resources will be provided. Please bring along a favorite novel or memoir to class. Please reach out to Donna Ferris at [email protected] for more information.
How to Shape Your Story
Are you an outliner or a pantser? If you have no idea what we’re talking about – this workshop is for you. During our time together we will discuss the elements of story including the hero’s (heroine’s) journey, overarching themes, the act structure (and why it matters), common tropes, and the importance of character arcs. A list of resources will be provided. Please bring a favorite novel or memoir to class.
Creating Lasting Habit Change - 1/14/23 at 9 AM ET - 9 AM via Zoom - Do you want to live a healthier, more successful, and more fulfilling life? Struggling to make the changes you need to achieve your goals? This one-hour workshop can help. Learn to identify and implement small changes in habits and behaviors that can make significant impact on your mental and physical health, sleep quality, creative and career success, and relationships. Discover how even the smallest changes can lead to big results. Click here to register
Reiki 1 / Spiritual Energy 101 - 2/18/23 from 9 AM ET - 1 PM ET In Person - Join us for an in-person (West Chester, PA) Reiki 1 workshop led by Reiki Master, Donna Ferris. This experience is a unique opportunity to delve into the transformative world of spiritual energy and initiate your journey toward self-discovery and healing. The benefits of integrating spiritual energy into your life include: stress reduction, enhanced intuition and improved well-being. Join us and discover how this ancient practice will create peace and connection in your life. Click here to register.
Managing Change With Grace Managing change with grace is one of the hardest things to do – and needed now more than ever. This workshop focuses on identifying some of the obvious and less obvious changes we face and providing helpful tools to manage them. These tools include healthy self-care, seeking counseling, habit management, meditation (and other stress relieving modalities), work/ life balance tips, creative outlets, and other resources. Please reach out to Donna Ferris at [email protected] for more information.
Managing Grief / Loss at the Holidays (and other days) - The holidays are a joyful time, but if we’ve experienced major loss, they can be challenging. But you are not alone. Join Author and Yoga Therapist Donna Ferris for this free workshop that shares tools to navigate the holidays with grace and self-compassion. These tools include finding support, self-care, meditation, building healthy habits, physical activity, journaling, creative pursuits and building connections. Hope you will make this time for you. A list of helpful resources will be provided.
Tips and Tricks for Writing Scenes and Dialogue
To keep readers turning the page, you need to create powerful scenes and memorable dialogue. In this workshop, Author Donna Ferris will share the tips and tricks she’s learned about these key story elements including how to use shorthand descriptions, dialogue do’s and don’ts, why characters don’t say what they mean, and when to use summary or detailed dialogue. A list of resources will be provided. Please bring along a favorite novel or memoir to class. Please reach out to Donna Ferris at [email protected] for more information.
How to Shape Your Story
Are you an outliner or a pantser? If you have no idea what we’re talking about – this workshop is for you. During our time together we will discuss the elements of story including the hero’s (heroine’s) journey, overarching themes, the act structure (and why it matters), common tropes, and the importance of character arcs. A list of resources will be provided. Please bring a favorite novel or memoir to class.
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Donna Y. Ferris is the author of We've Got to Stop Meeting Like This, the soon to be released Bounce Back Stronger - Finding Peace and Purpose No Matter What Happens, and host of the Bounce Back Stronger podcast as well as a life coach that focuses on habit change, overcoming loss, writing to heal, and the new meaning of success. She lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania and Duck, North Carolina with her husband and rescue dog – and spends as much time as possible with her two Musketeers in Pittsburgh (the home of her beloved Steelers). In addition to continuing to work in corporate America in the financial and tech field, Donna teaches yoga and meditation, leads retreats and workshops, and writes (for publications including Elephant Journal and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) as side hustles. Her romantic thriller "The Only Girl in the Room" is scheduled to release in late 2024. To contact Donna or sign up for her monthly inspirational newsletter email her at [email protected].
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