Writing the Bardo
Writing the Bardo is a 6-month programme combining writing, mindfulness and Yoga Nidra meditation to help you move through life's transitions with an open and courageous heart. To leave behind what no longer serves you. To access the stories waiting to come through you.
In Tibetan Buddhism, the bardo is the intermediate, transitional state between death and rebirth — the interval between one experience ending and the next beginning.
We are living through a transitional time now as our old unjust, unequal and unsustainable way of living crumbles to make way for a new world. And in our own lives, we are always in the bardo — standing in the space between who we were and who we are becoming.
At the heart of each session is Yoga Nidra — one of the oldest and most profound practices in the yoga tradition. A deep meditation that takes us into the hypnagogic state: the borderland between waking and sleep where the thinking mind finally releases its grip and the imagination opens in ways it simply cannot from the surface. Where the stories that live in the deeper layers of us begin to stir. Where transformation becomes possible.
We descend into that state together. And then we write from whatever arises.
No agenda. No fixed idea of what will come. Only the willingness to go in and see what is waiting there.
Reasons to join Writing the Bardo
Keep Your Ground
You Don't Have to Do This Alone
Go Deeper Than Words
When the world feels unstable, writing is your anchor. This program gives you a dedicated space to process what's shifting — personally and collectively — and reconnect with what matters most, so you can find the stories that want to come through you.
Go Deeper Than Words
You Don't Have to Do This Alone
Go Deeper Than Words
Writing the Bardo weaves together expressive writing, mindfulness and Yoga Nidra meditation — three powerful practices that work on body, mind and spirit. Together they help you release what's ready to go and open to what's wanting to emerge.
You Don't Have to Do This Alone
You Don't Have to Do This Alone
You Don't Have to Do This Alone
Transition is easier in community. Writing the Bardo brings together people who are ready to face this moment honestly and with open hearts — to witness each other's stories, offer support, and walk through the threshold together.
Your Guide
Amanda Saint
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. I also share life writing and mindful living and writing inspiration on my bestselling Substack publication.
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 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.
I help writers weave truth, compassion, and courage into their work along with tenderness and joy. My approach blends mindfulness with creativity to guide you towards deeper self-expression and emotional resonance.
What's included in your journey
Fortnightly Zoom Meetings
Fortnightly Zoom Meetings
Fortnightly Zoom Meetings
Amanda hosts these sessions guiding you through a Yoga Nidra meditation then through inspired writing prompts. We gather at 4pm UK on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
Fortnightly Emails
Fortnightly Zoom Meetings
Fortnightly Zoom Meetings
On the weeks where we don't gather on Zoom you receive an email from Amanda with a downloadable PDF of mindfulness teachings and mindful writing prompts to get you exploring what's unfolding.
Community Connection
Fortnightly Zoom Meetings
Community Connection
The joy of connecting with others who are walking the same path and who can share the joys, challenges, and little moments that lead to new places. Knowing you have company on the journey.