Workshop: Telepathic Poetics, a workshop with Tanner Menard *IN PERSON*

In person at Woodland Pattern

A limited number of scholarships are available for each workshop we offer. Writers who are of a low-income and/or of marginalized identities are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Encounter Telepathic Poetics with Tanner Menard in our transformative poetry and meditation workshop. Contemplate and engage with the intricate ties among ancient ecstatic poetries, the pioneering American poetries at the dawn of the Naropa Institute, and today’s so-called occult poetics. Engage with methods that allow poets and artists of all types to channel from the source of consciousness directly onto the page, fostering a connection that transcends conventional writing. Using the potent technology of Kundalini yoga—innovatively adapted to the writing process using a method Menard developed while studying with Ariana Reines—participants will uncover writing methods with their minds and their entire being.

In this session, open to enthusiasts of all ages, body types, and writing proficiencies, you will work with simple yet profound techniques. These are exercises and gateways to developing your unique ecstatic processes, aiming for telepathic clarity in poetic production. Whether you're an aspiring poet, seasoned poet, or artist, ‘Telepathic Poetics’ offers a rare opportunity to converge nervous system development and expand the artistic psyche. Join us as we pave the path to a more intuitive and spiritually aligned form of creative expression.

Tanner Menard is a composer, poet, and Kundalini yoga teacher from Lafayette, LA. They are the founder and lead teacher at UBU Kundalini Yoga. Tanner holds an MFA from Northern Arizona University, where he studied with Sherwin Bitsui. Menard also studied privately with Ariana Reines through her Invisible College, developing a technique for combining meditation and poetry. He is working on a Ph.D. at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.