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TEACHER TRAINING
The Wild Writing Teacher Training is a 5-month-long online class for men and women who want to learn how to lead this life-changing writing process that invites people to show up on the page in a deeply powerful and authentic way.
The teacher training will take trainees into the depth of their own writing, guide them into leadership, and show them how to create, market, and run their own Wild Writing workshops.
OUR WORK TOGETHER WILL BE DEEP, RICH, EDGY, ILLUMINATING, INTIMATE AND REAL.
starting 2025 (dates to come)
WE WILL DIVE HEAD FIRST INTO THE RICH WORLD OF WHAT IT MEANS TO…
Show up as your most authentic, unbuttoned, naked self on the page so that you can model that for others.
Tell the truth in ways that you’ve never even told yourself.
Become an inspired leader who can hold a sacred, safe space for others to courageously come out from behind their facade, using words and telling stories that they’ve held deep within them and longed to share.
Create your own Wild Writing group, whether that means bringing this tool to the groups you already work with as a therapist, coach or yoga teacher, or starting from scratch, building a collection of classes that in time will add to your income.
Crack people open in ways traditional methods can’t always get to. Sometimes I describe these classes as healing worships disguised as writing workshops, though brilliant writing comes from them too.
over the course of
our 5 months together…
YOU WILL DEEPEN
your own writing and become even more comfortable being uncomfortable—one of the main tenets of Wild Writing!
YOU WILL LEARN
to comfortably sit with the emotions and messy lives of others, holding them with compassionate boundaries so that they can safely share their work without the circle turning into a therapy session.
YOU WILL BE INVITED
to become a radical change-maker in your own community, effecting the lives of those around you who will then go on to inspire others.
This work is about healing the world through authentic writing.
THIS WORK IS ABOUT BECOMING
a leader who shows up in brave and authentic ways.
THIS WORK IS ABOUT HELPING
people make peace with what is true in their lives and to find the voice to speak it.
THIS WORK IS ABOUT CHANGING
the waters of your community, one word at a time.
THIS WORK IS ABOUT HELPING
people tap into their authentic selves and to then take that authenticity and make it real in their lives.
this group is for you if…
…you recognize that the times we live in call for revolutionary work, and you’re looking for a way to show up in your community as an impactful leader and change-maker.
…you already work with people and you’re craving a new tool that will help your clients unpack the gold inside of them in an even deeper, more profound way.
…you’re looking to build a business as a writing teacher and add to your income, eventually, perhaps, over time, making Wild Writing a part of your income.
…you yearn to go even deeper with your own writing, taking risks and becoming an even juicier writer than you already are.
…you want to become a more in-demand leader in your field as a yoga teacher, therapist, coach or workshop leader because you’ll be adding a tool that no one else is using and which will add significant value to your offering.
…you’re hungry for a supportive, creative community where you can do the deep, evocative work one can only do on the page.
…you’re the kind of person whose life is made richer by being in the presence of people who are telling the truth and who inspire you to do the same.
our 2024 class is full
PLEASE COMPLETE THE APPLICATION BELOW TO APPLY FOR THE 2025 TRAINING.
After you submit your application, Laurie will review and be in touch to schedule an intake call. Once your application is accepted, and your payment received, your registration will be confirmed and you will receive a welcome email with introductory course information..
The Wild Writing Teacher Training is a group for people who want to contribute to their community in one of the richest and most healing ways I know; leading people into the depths of who they are, and inviting them to show up as authentically and powerfully as they can.
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teacher training details
THE WILD WRITING TEACHER TRAINING IS AN INTIMATE 5-MONTH TRAINING. ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED.
As a member of our group, you will receive…
A WEEKLY VIDEO
Several days before our live (zoom) video class, I’ll send you a short video that covers what we’ll be focusing on that week. You’ll watch the video before our live class so we can engage as a community and talk about what we’re learning.
A WEEKLY LIVE, 2.5-HOUR VIDEO CLASSES
Each week we’ll get on a group Zoom call for 2.5 hours. We’ll discuss the video I sent the week before, and then we’ll dive in and write for the rest of the session so that we can ground what we’re learning and make it real. Our group will be made up of 15 people and I will always be available and present in each class.
AN INVITATION TO OUR PRIVATE ONLINE COMMUNITY
Our private community will be a place for us to share writing prompts, our experiences with our writing, and to share ideas and get feedback on what it’s like to run our own writing group inside and outside of class.
A CHANCE TO LEAD OUT CLASS AS WELL AS SUPPORT TO START YOUR OWN CLASSES
After we’ve been together for a few months and I’ve led the writing sessions, each trainee will have an opportunity to run the writing portion of our class and get feedback and support on their experience.
In the last few months of the training, trainees will be expected to create their own 3-4-week Wild Writing class out in the big wild world. We’ll support you every step of the way, everything from marketing your class, to organizing and setting up your groups, sharing writing prompts and giving you a community who has your back and who you can share your experience with and get feedback from as you go.
SMALL GROUP COACHING AND SUPPORT FROM ME
Over the course of our 5-months I am available to you for private coaching and conversation as you need me. Because I will have my eye on you throughout the training, I’ll be in a perfect position to focus my coaching on details that are specific to you. We will cover everything from how you can step into your leadership role in a more profound and powerful way, how you can deepen your writing so you can lead by example, as well as the details of how you’ll market and set up your own practice in your particular community. This is a $750 value.
MATERIALS TO HELP YOU RUN YOUR CLASS
I will share with trainees the writing prompts that catalyze great writing, the best of my 2000+ poetry collection, and all the hard earned lessons from over 25 years on the front lines of this transformational work.
SUPPORT IN HOW TO MARKET YOUR OWN GROUP
Whether you’ll be bringing the tools of Wild Writing to your already existing community as a therapist, coach or yoga teacher and using the tools to deepen and help people unpack the rich landscape inside of them, or starting a group from the ground up, I will share with you how I began my own groups; gathering people, creating community and creating momentum in my business. Some of you might not want to create a Wild Writing group, which is fine. The training will take you even deeper into your own work as a writer.
A WILD WRITING CERTIFICATION
Each student will receive a certification of completion once they’ve finished the program.
In short, you will have access to everything that I know about running Wild Writing classes and a chance to start your own business, if that is your wish.
training schedule
2024 CLASS IS FULL!
LIVE 2-DAY RETREAT IN ALAMEDA, CA
2025 dates to come
Times :: Saturday (9:30am – 4:30pm)
Sunday (9am – 3:30pm)
VIDEO CLASS SCHEDULE
2025 dates to come
Times :: 10am – 12:30pm Pacific (will include short break)
COST:
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
Sign up by January 15, 2025 and receive a $400 discount.
$5,000 USD
SIGN UP AFTER JANUARY 15th
$5,400 USD
Payment plan available over 5 months.
I have a no-refund policy
Because I’ll only be taking on a limited number of people to work with me, every seat is important. So make sure this is a fit for you before you sign up. Let the power of your commitment pull you forward, and get on the phone with me if you have questions.
PLEASE NOTE:
After you submit your application, I will review and get in touch to arrange a call. Once your application has been accepted we will send payment links for the program cost (your choice of a single payment or a 5-month payment plan). Once your first payment is received your registration will be confirmed and you will receive a welcome email with introductory course information. Early Bird payment options are good until January 15.
“I have practiced Wild Writing with Laurie on and off for over a decade and like many people, I can easily say it has changed my life.
It has been a way for me to find healing, release, community, joy, creativity, and connection. As the world has become more tumultuous and my spark for my 13-year career as a coach was waning I listened for the call of how I could best be of service. Teaching Wild Writing was the clear answer and the teaching training has been just the guidance, path-clearing, and support I’ve needed. Laurie is wisdom, experience, and compassion personified.”
– RACHEL COLE
“After participating in Laurie Wagner’s Wild Writing Classes since 2020.
I decided to take the teacher training she offers. Honestly, you might call me the “very reluctant” student. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with the certification. I was 75, recently widowed and frankly a basket case. I just knew it was something I should do. And just like the wild writing teaching method, which slowly “warms the waters” for one’s personal dive into wild writing, this course has gently led me to the conclusion that this is a leadership form I would like to offer.
Laurie is the quintessential “servant leader” — one who helps those they lead “row as persons” and more likely themselves to serve in a way that serves the greater good. I am happy to recommend this course of study to anyone who sees writing as an authentic form of personal growth — and teaching it an authentic form of leadership.”
– KATHLEEN O’BRIEN
“People use the word ‘transcendent’ too often.
We talk about life-changing nail salons or falafel that takes us to a higher place. I’m all for pedicures and pita, but when I say that this Wild Writing practice with Laurie Wagner has been a transcendent experience, I mean that it’s shaken me from within. If you’re looking to get unstuck, lit up, or set on fire, don’t walk, don’t run, but fly to Laurie Wagner’s website and beg for a place in her class. Drink in this practice and change your life.
I’ve taught writing for 20 years. In that time, I’ve watched myself and my work become smaller and more regulated. Drudge-filled. I’d begun to hate what I loved. Laurie transformed that. Her gentle guidance brims with glorious permission. I’m blooming in new soil, dwelling in possibility, and saying yes, yes, YES to what comes next. Thank you , Laurie, for the great gift of your work!”
– ANNMARIE
il”I found Laurie Wagner and her Wild Writing practice during a difficult period in my life.
I had lost one of my four beautiful sons to cancer a year earlier and was seeking a way to write about hi beauty. I found that through Wild Writing. What I also found, and wasn’t expecting to find, was a ballast through the storm of grief that let me know week by week that I was somehow going to be okay. Witnessing myself tell the truth of my love for him, the bitter struggle, and the building of a new life after we lost him, gave me strength and stability that was surprising and healing at the same time.
Because I found the Wild Writing process to be so beneficial to myself, I enrolled in Laurie’s Wild Writing Teacher Training in order to share it with my coaching clients. I was awestruck by her generosity, bravery, diligence, and care. Laurie is the real deal and showed us exactly how to teach her powerful writing practice and to build a thriving business around it. Her teacher training provides a clear and solid path for anyone seeking to do this work in the world. I am deeply grateful to have had the opportunity to lean how to practice and teach this powerful writing method from Laurie.”
– JEN RIPA
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