Presentations, Workshops, and Retreats
I teach a variety of classes, workshops, and retreats on creativity, writing, and contemplative arts & photography. Browse my upcoming offerings below, or contact me to arrange a customized course for your group or organization.
I teach a variety of classes, workshops, and retreats on creativity, writing, and contemplative arts & photography. Browse my upcoming offerings below, or contact me to arrange a customized course for your group or organization.
FEATURED UPCOMING EVENTS
The Art of Impermanence: Grounding in Vulnerability through Creative Process
A Week-Long Retreat with Jake Lorfing & Melinda Rothouse
April 16-22, 2023
Casa Werma Retreat Center, Patzcuaro, Mexico
The Art of Impermanence retreat explores the process of change and becoming, of the ephemerality of our everyday experience, through the lens of creativity and contemplative arts practice. Through a combination of daily mindfulness meditation practice and creative arts exercises, we will explore the vulnerability inherent in our existence as sentient beings, observing how all phenomena arise and pass away. Using an array of artistic media, including writing, photography, movement, sound, and visual arts, we’ll awaken to the fluid nature of life from the loving container and lush gardens of Casa Werma in Patzcuaro, Mexico.
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Songwriters & Storytellers: A Creative Process Workshop
with Melinda Rothouse
POSTPONED - New Date TBD
Story Parlor, Asheville, NC
This interactive, experiential presentation and workshop will explore the creative process in songwriting and storytelling, from ideation to finished composition. Drawing on material from her two publicly released albums as well as works in progress, visiting artist Melinda Rothouse will describe her songwriting process and perform several of her songs, tracing their development from lyric inspirations and musical snippets to final completed works. The workshop will include several experiential writing and sound improvisation exercises designed to inspire participants' own creativity.
Click here for more information & registration
A Week-Long Retreat with Jake Lorfing & Melinda Rothouse
April 16-22, 2023
Casa Werma Retreat Center, Patzcuaro, Mexico
The Art of Impermanence retreat explores the process of change and becoming, of the ephemerality of our everyday experience, through the lens of creativity and contemplative arts practice. Through a combination of daily mindfulness meditation practice and creative arts exercises, we will explore the vulnerability inherent in our existence as sentient beings, observing how all phenomena arise and pass away. Using an array of artistic media, including writing, photography, movement, sound, and visual arts, we’ll awaken to the fluid nature of life from the loving container and lush gardens of Casa Werma in Patzcuaro, Mexico.
Click here for more information & registration
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Songwriters & Storytellers: A Creative Process Workshop
with Melinda Rothouse
POSTPONED - New Date TBD
Story Parlor, Asheville, NC
This interactive, experiential presentation and workshop will explore the creative process in songwriting and storytelling, from ideation to finished composition. Drawing on material from her two publicly released albums as well as works in progress, visiting artist Melinda Rothouse will describe her songwriting process and perform several of her songs, tracing their development from lyric inspirations and musical snippets to final completed works. The workshop will include several experiential writing and sound improvisation exercises designed to inspire participants' own creativity.
Click here for more information & registration
FULL 2022 EVENT CALENDAR
Miksang Contemplative Photography Retreat
with Melinda Rothouse, Jake Lorfing & Patrick Larson
Casa Werma Retreat Center, Patzcuaro, Mexico
January 2-8, 2022
The Writer's League of Texas Presents: January Third Thursday: "Play, Plan, Produce: Harness Your Creativity in 2022"
with Charlotte Gullick and Melinda Rothouse
Thursday, January 20th, 2022 - Online Event - 8:00 - 9:30 pm
The Call to Create: Finding Your Way Through the Creative Wilderness
Hosted by the Jung Society of Austin
with Melinda Rothouse
Friday, February 25th, 7:00 pm
The Art of Authentic Relationships
with Melinda Rothouse and Daniel Whiteside
Free Introductory Class on Wednesday, March 23rd, via Zoom 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time
Syncreate April Meetup - Empower Your Creativity: Letting Go of Creative Wounds
with Charlotte Gullick & Melinda Rothouse
Wednesday, April 20th, 6:30-8:00 pm Central Time via Zoom
Syncreate Six-Week Creativity Coaching Group
with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
Wednesday Evenings via Zoom, May 25 - June 29, 2022 - 6:30-8:30 pm Central Time
Finding Your Way Through the Creative Wilderness
Saturday, July 16, 2022, 3:00 pm Pacific Time
Oregon Creativity Conference, July 14-17, 2022, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregonstoryparloravl.com/
Creativity in Songwriting: A Process Talk and Performance
Sunday, July 17, 2022, 11:00 am Pacific Time
Oregon Creativity Conference, July 14-17, 2022, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon
Publish or Perish vs. Go Public or Perish
A Panel Discussion on the Publishing Process with Steven Pritzker, Robert Cleve, and Melinda Rothouse
Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Saybrook University Fall Residential Conference
Navigating the Creative Wilderness with Melinda Rothouse
Thursday, September 1, 2022, Saybrook University Fall Residential Conference
Exploring Creative Citizenship
with Charlotte Gullick and Melinda Rothouse
Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 6:30 pm Central Time via Zoom
Personal, Organizational, and Contemplative Creativity: An Evening with Melinda Rothouse
Wednesday, September 28th, Colleton River Club Lifelong Learning Group, Bluffton, SC
Songwriters & Storytellers: A Creative Process Workshop
with Melinda Rothouse
POSTPONED - New Date TBD
Story Parlor, Asheville, NC
Tracing the Jungian Journey to Wholeness: The Path of Creativity and Individuation
Wednesday, October 19th, 7:00 pm Central Time
Saybrook University (Online Seminar)
Music Show: Melinda Joy & Jason Hendrix
Wednesday, December 14th, 5:00-8:00 pm
Dos Olivos, Wimberley, TX
Coming up in 2023
The Art of Impermanence: Grounding in Vulnerability through Creative Process
A Week-Long Retreat with Jake Lorfing & Melinda Rothouse
April 16-22, 2023
Casa Werma Retreat Center, Patzcuaro, Mexico
Miksang Contemplative Photography Retreat
with Melinda Rothouse, Jake Lorfing & Patrick Larson
Casa Werma Retreat Center, Patzcuaro, Mexico
January 2-8, 2022
The Writer's League of Texas Presents: January Third Thursday: "Play, Plan, Produce: Harness Your Creativity in 2022"
with Charlotte Gullick and Melinda Rothouse
Thursday, January 20th, 2022 - Online Event - 8:00 - 9:30 pm
The Call to Create: Finding Your Way Through the Creative Wilderness
Hosted by the Jung Society of Austin
with Melinda Rothouse
Friday, February 25th, 7:00 pm
The Art of Authentic Relationships
with Melinda Rothouse and Daniel Whiteside
Free Introductory Class on Wednesday, March 23rd, via Zoom 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time
Syncreate April Meetup - Empower Your Creativity: Letting Go of Creative Wounds
with Charlotte Gullick & Melinda Rothouse
Wednesday, April 20th, 6:30-8:00 pm Central Time via Zoom
Syncreate Six-Week Creativity Coaching Group
with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
Wednesday Evenings via Zoom, May 25 - June 29, 2022 - 6:30-8:30 pm Central Time
Finding Your Way Through the Creative Wilderness
Saturday, July 16, 2022, 3:00 pm Pacific Time
Oregon Creativity Conference, July 14-17, 2022, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregonstoryparloravl.com/
Creativity in Songwriting: A Process Talk and Performance
Sunday, July 17, 2022, 11:00 am Pacific Time
Oregon Creativity Conference, July 14-17, 2022, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon
Publish or Perish vs. Go Public or Perish
A Panel Discussion on the Publishing Process with Steven Pritzker, Robert Cleve, and Melinda Rothouse
Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Saybrook University Fall Residential Conference
Navigating the Creative Wilderness with Melinda Rothouse
Thursday, September 1, 2022, Saybrook University Fall Residential Conference
Exploring Creative Citizenship
with Charlotte Gullick and Melinda Rothouse
Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 6:30 pm Central Time via Zoom
Personal, Organizational, and Contemplative Creativity: An Evening with Melinda Rothouse
Wednesday, September 28th, Colleton River Club Lifelong Learning Group, Bluffton, SC
Songwriters & Storytellers: A Creative Process Workshop
with Melinda Rothouse
POSTPONED - New Date TBD
Story Parlor, Asheville, NC
Tracing the Jungian Journey to Wholeness: The Path of Creativity and Individuation
Wednesday, October 19th, 7:00 pm Central Time
Saybrook University (Online Seminar)
Music Show: Melinda Joy & Jason Hendrix
Wednesday, December 14th, 5:00-8:00 pm
Dos Olivos, Wimberley, TX
Coming up in 2023
The Art of Impermanence: Grounding in Vulnerability through Creative Process
A Week-Long Retreat with Jake Lorfing & Melinda Rothouse
April 16-22, 2023
Casa Werma Retreat Center, Patzcuaro, Mexico
Syncreate Monthly Creativity Meetup
Join Syncreate founders Melinda Rothouse and Charlotte Gullick for our monthly creativity gathering.
Free! For more information and to join the Syncreate Meetup group, please visit:
http://www.meetup.com/Syncreate-Creativity-Collaboration-Community-in-Austin/
Join Syncreate founders Melinda Rothouse and Charlotte Gullick for our monthly creativity gathering.
Free! For more information and to join the Syncreate Meetup group, please visit:
http://www.meetup.com/Syncreate-Creativity-Collaboration-Community-in-Austin/
