"Jennifer helped me to work through a writing and creative block as I grieved the death of my mother earlier that year. The days spent at the beach finding myself with her were transformative and wonderful."

KF, Story & Nature Guiding © Client, 2011

Events Calendar

Advance registration is necessary for all for-fee offerings.
Does your group want to host a workshop on a particular topic? Workshops tailored to your specific needs are offered upon request.

Upcoming Book Readings, Workshops, Courses, Retreats, Presentations

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Nov. 9, 2019 (Sat.) Weaned Seals and Snowy Summits book reading Barnes & Noble Silverdale
12:00 PM Free

Nov. 10, 2019 (Sun.) Weaned Seals and Snowy Summits book reading Eagle Harbor Books Bainbridge Free
3:00 PM

Dec. 2, 2019 - January 5, 2020 TEALarbor stories winter work break
TEALarbor stories is going inward for the month of December. During this darkest time of the year, I will be gestating my next book project, conjuring new offerings for you, and drawing from nature's inspiration to create, write, read, ponder, meditate, schedule. Blog postings will be reduced, online conferencing and in-person meetings will be on hold. And, if you reach out during that time, please expect that I will return your email or call as soon as 2020 is in full swing.

Jan. 12, 2020 (Sun.) Weaned Seals and Snowy Summits book reading Elliott Bay Book Company Seattle Free
3:00 PM

Jan. 25, 2020 (Sat.) Nature and Story writing workshop Heritage Future, 1888 Center, Orange, California $30.
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
This workshop focuses on helping stuck, aspiring writers face their writing blocks and write with fluidity and confidence. It is also for anyone who is interested in how nature informs creative pursuit. Using creative and nature-based practices from her book, Writing on the Landscape: Essays and Practices to Write, Roam, Renew, Dr. Wilhoit will give participants practical and inspiring ways to put words on the page and to begin developing a writing life suited to their unique constraints and abilities. Jennifer has guided writers of all skill levels through these practices via TEALarbor stories, and has an international clientele.

Jan. 25, 2020 (Sat.) Writing on the Landscape book reading Heritage Future, 1888 Center, Orange, California Free
1:00 PM

Mar. 21, 2020 (Sat.) Spring half-day retreat, Fort Ward, Bainbridge $45.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join me on Bainbridge Island to contemplate the spring through your choice of walking, sitting, writing, making art, etc. Bring whatever you need to create and be comfortable. Register here.

May 2020 East Coast book tour
Details coming...

May 2020 Retreat in Staunton, Virginia
Details coming...

Jun. 20, 2020 (Sat.) Summer half-day retreat, Fort Ward, Bainbridge $45.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join me on Bainbridge Island to contemplate the summer through your choice of walking, sitting, writing, making art, etc. Bring whatever you need to create and be comfortable. Register here.

Sep. 26, 2020 (Sat.) Fall half-day retreat, Fort Ward, Bainbridge $45.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join me on Bainbridge Island to contemplate the autumn through your choice of walking, sitting, writing, making art, etc. Bring whatever you need to create and be comfortable. Register here.

Growing Words of Compassion: Nature and Writing Practices to Love By (Online Course)
On-demand - available now (register and take the course whenever you want): This course is a hands-on, multidisciplinary curriculum that will help students engage with their innate capacity for tender compassion. The course is designed to meet each student where s/he currently is in the understanding and practice of compassion; deepening one’s expression of compassion is the primary focus. Click here for more information.

NEW! Instructors' Guide to Writing on the Landscape (Online Course)
On-demand - available now (register and take the course whenever you want): This course is designed as an instructional aid for professors/facilitators who are using the book, Writing on the Landscape: Essays and Practices to Write, Roam, Renew as part of their curriculum/group work. Click here for more information.

NEW! Writing on the Landscape: The Book Experienced (Online Course)
On-demand - available now (register and take the course whenever you want): This online course will guide students through the book, Writing on the Landscape: Essays and Practices to Write, Roam, Renew.
Click here for more information.

Popular Workshops

Writing the Inner/Outer Landscape - Introduction
Explore what it means to write from the perspective of the inner and outer landscapes. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with three evocative types of written expression: writing for insight, writing as rite and writing for outcome. Whether a novice or experienced writer, you are invited to see what emerges when writing meets inspiration and nature.

Writing the Inner/Outer Landscape - Five Part Series, Includes:
Branching Out: Brainstorming
Stacking the Rocks: Getting Organized
Diving into the Stream: Actually Writing
The Brambled Trail: Roadblocks in Writing
Climbing the Mountain: Finding Stamina

Grief and Writing
Writing is a powerful way to work through the difficult emotions associated with loss or transition. Whether your life changes and sorrows are past or current, this workshop offers a path toward wholeness. You will have the opportunity to explore your individual expression of grief in a safe, confidential community. I will introduce a variety of simple nature-based, spiritual, and creative practices that can help you cultivate and sustain peaceful wellbeing even during hard times.

Writing for the Equinox/Solstice
We will explore how the seasons shape and move us. Our time together will include sitting, writing, and walking solo on the land in order to experience more deeply our inner seasons.

Sampling of Past Workshops & Trainings

Altar-Making Workshop
Alternatives to Voice: Writing as a Means to Understanding
An Antidote to Writers’ Block
Compassionate Practices in Trying Circumstances
Crafting Your Writing Life
Developing a Body of Work: Beginners
Developing a Body of Work: Phase II
Exploring our Spiritual Roots: The Inner/Outer Landscape
Grief & Writing for the Holidays
Journeying Through Personal Responsibility Toward a Culture of Peace
Journeys into Landscapes: Travel Journaling
Meditation and Writing
Nature Journaling
Reaching Writing Goals
Season’s Greetings: Writing for the Holidays
Stories of Conflict: Calming Practices Rooted in Ecological Writing
Stories of Conflict: Writing for Insight as a Tool for Mediating
Sustainable Earth, Sustainable Lives: Writing that Sustains
Taking a Deeper Dive: Writing Stories that Transform
The Journey Through Grief
Transforming Conflict, Transforming Lives: Re-writing & Re-rooting Stories
Treephilia: Global Earth Exchange, in connection with Radical Joy for Hard Times
Volunteers Who Thrive: Writing & Nature Practices in Hospice Service
Writing as Life; Life as Writing
Writing as Rite
Writing for Non-Writers
Writing for Serenity
Writing for the Autumnal Equinox
Writing for the Holidays
Writing for the Spring Equinox
Writing for the Summer Solstice
Writing for the Winter Solstice
Writing, Meditation, and Creativity
Writing No Matter What: Getting Words on the Page
Written Story Workshop