The Writing Sangha
The Writing Sangha is my lovely community membership for mindful writers, which is hosted on Substack.
Whether you’re a seasoned writer, just getting started, or don’t think you’re really a writer at all, it’s the place for you if you want to: write just for the joy of it, go slow and deep with your writing, and discover what’s in your heart that needs to be written.
Everything in the Writing Sangha is created by and hosted by me, Amanda Saint, novelist, writing and meditation guide, mentor and publisher.
Hi, I'm Amanda Saint. I'm an award-winning author, experienced writing mentor, and founder of The Mindful Writer. With two published novels, a novella-in-flash, and many published short stories, I bring both creative inspiration and industry knowledge to my teaching and mentoring.
Since 2012, I have worked with hundreds of writers and from 2017-2023 ran an independent press that published 24 books, earning recognition as Most Innovative Publisher at the 2020 Saboteur Awards (shortlisted 2019).
I help writers weave truth, compassion, and courage into their work along with tenderness and joy. I combine mindfulness and meditation with creative and contemplative writing inspiration, drawing on my own journey with my writing and mindfulness practice, to help us explore this amazing experience we’re having as humans here on this planet as part of the cosmos. I am in awe and wonder every day at being here!
I hold Diplomas in Therapeutic Journaling and Meditation Teaching, I'm a Yoga Alliance-certified Yoga Nidra teacher, and a Usui Holy Fire Reiki practitioner. I am also a certified Mindfulness Mentor, having completed my training with respected teachers Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.
What happens in the Writing Sangha?
Weekly writing prompts delivered to your inbox to grow new ideas, new stories, new ways of being, from. And a private chat space to share your writing and thoughts with other members.
Six Zoom gatherings a year themed around Taoist and Five Element wisdom, both of which I write about here a lot and they are wisdoms that guide my own life, where we write together and share our ideas, thoughts and words.
Six Zoom gatherings a year where we’ll go deep into Yoga Nidra meditation then write from what emerges in that space. Following the yogic model of the koshas, we’ll be moving inward one at a time.
A month-long themed writing series, three times a year, to write together in community and go deeper into ourselves and our craft.