WRITING WITH SOUL

with ZARA WALDEBÄCK

Have you ever longed to feel more fully alive? 

Wishing that Life could be full of purpose, joy and magic

Writing with Soul is a simple way to bring back an original state of beauty

Explore the imagination as a place of vast possibility and a key to deeper connection

Get in touch with the knowledge and wisdom you already carry

Appreciate the gift of Life and feel more at home with yourself

CURRENT LIVE COURSE, FEBRUARY 2024:
CREATING FLOW

FUTURE COURSES WILL INCLUDE:

Writing with Nature 

Creative Joy & Confidence 

Building your Story 

Creative Mentoring Circle

SPECIAL SEASONAL OFFERING:

Winter Dreaming

My main tools are to listen and ask questions. I like it when it is simple, deep and good - it doesn’t need to be complicated to be powerful and effective

Curiosity and playfulness are key ingredients. When I stay curious, I am focused and see more clearly. Playfulness helps me to build stamina and meet unexpected gifts

I use the imagination as sacred playground and see it as a magical gift from the universe. It is a garden of delights that we can explore endlessly

Writing happens naturally when we make ourselves available and pay attention. It is not something I have to force into being, it is something that comes to meet me 

I believe we are all born with natural gifts. That who we are in our essential way is enough and that we are beautifully brilliant, if we allow ourselves to be who we are

When we learn to listen, so much becomes possible. Our bodies and minds are our friends and allies, and our souls can begin to thrive

Joy is a powerful essence in any situation, offering vitality, life source, connection and meaning

I believe that the solution is always inherent in the problem, however massive. If I stay present and look deeply it will eventually show itself

I believe that I am here to serve the story, the story is not here to serve me

Creativity is en endless source that we will never run out of. Mistakes are here to teach us, as the lifeblood of creative endeavour

I believe that Life is a never ending journey and that the choices we make help to build our paths even when we can’t see it clearly

Born in Sweden, I loved living in nature. As a shy quiet youth, I took a big step and moved to the British Isles. Here life expanded and became bright and vibrant in a whole new way. Eventually I studied Literature and Cultural Studies, and a Masters in Media in Glasgow. I became involved with a women’s film collective and wrote and directed a wide variety of films. I worked in script development for British Screen, First Film Foundation and the UK Film Council, and became a Senior Lecturer in Screenwriting and Filmmaking at a London university. I co-authored two books on screenwriting - Writing for the Screen and The Creative Screenwriter - and was for 10 years head teacher at the Alma Screenwriting programme in Sweden. At this time my total focus was on building a career in writing and directing feature films and suddenly - 

- I had had enough. I heard a deeper longing, and found myself saying: I don’t want to write about this woman who goes deep into the forest. I want to go and live it. 

And so I moved back to my birth country, to feel my feet on home soil. I had no idea how my life would unfold but knew I was going in the right direction. Together with my partner Jonathan Horwitz we set up a small retreat center in southern Sweden where we hold courses and circles in healing, nature connection and Spirit work. For a long time I had felt there was a hole in my writing, a blank I could never quite fill, but the more work I did in the forest, the more whole I became. I was no longer afraid to meet myself

I have spent many years healing together with Nature and helping others do the same. I find myself engaging in many things I never thought possible before, and going places I would previously not have dared to venture. I did not become someone else, I just became more me. Turning 50 was a major milestone and I started to trust myself and my path more and wanting to take responsibility for how I wish to live. Every day is a new adventure and brings many small and surprising blessings, that together make a great difference. 

My focus now is to encourage and inspire people to live more soulfully and meet the world as an ensouled living being. Together we can heal and find our way back to a better future. 

Do you have questions or want to talk to me about ways I can help you to connect with soul?

You are welcome to email me at courses@asbacka.org

You can find more of my Spirit offerings at www.shamanism.dk

I also work with systemic constellations for individuals, organisations and nature

I live in southern Sweden at Åsbacka, a healing center: www.asbacka.org

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