Fully Human

“It was so easy to come to the sessions as they were so inspiring and opening. I started writing again, finding my own style increasingly more while also challenging myself and exploring different writing styles, tools and techniques.

Ioana was facilitating this so skillfully and wholeheartedly! She shaped the space, so all of us felt encouraged to dare to share our words, our work, our vulnerabilities.”

“This workshop was exactly what I was looking for to rekindle my relationship with writing. Ioana was a wonderfully compassionate facilitator who created a space where we felt safe to be raw, vulnerable and let our hearts do the talking.

The embodiment exercises, prompts and writing warm-ups helped me get into a state of flow that made the entire process seem so effortless. I've struggled to finish an entire piece for years now and can't believe I wrote three poems in a day!”

“The way that the class was led, created, and executed made writing not only approachable again but encouraged to share the vulnerable sides of ourselves.

My biggest take away was how with a practice, the writing can not only become better but it can become a massive therapeutic release. There was a perfect amount of leading, sharing from Ioana, learning from her work that she shared, and feedback to the students.”

“This workshop was exactly what I needed to regain my desire to write and my inspiration. Everything was beyond my expectations. I felt seen and I felt connected on a deep level with each of the participants.

Ioana, with her warm presence and her level of awareness, made us all feel safe enough to be authentic and vulnerable.”

“Fully Human was a truly beautiful experience, both tender and uplifting. I had been falling out of love with my writing and needed a place to reconnect to my own words.

Ioana opened this possibility for me through her gentle and inspiring guidance. I remembered the simplicity of just writing, without the pressure of having the writing be good or meaningful, I loved being taken by the surprise of the process.”

“This was more than just a poetry workshop for me, but a deep dive in connecting to myself, overcoming fears and doubts I had around sharing my writing and connecting with other like-minded people.

Ioana was an amazing, attentive and compassionate guide and her own passion for poetry shines through which inspires you further to discover your own.”

“The workshop was very resourceful as I loved the connection with the emotions, and the perspective of each question at the beginning to get “immersed” into the theme of the day.

My biggest takeaway is exploring, trying to get inspired with different styles and metaphors, images, and editing the prompts.”