Some of my favorite friends are those I’ve met in online classes.  Often, the supportive community of like-minded people is just as fantastic as the course content.  In fact, many of my blog readers have come from past e-courses, and many of you share the same addiction love of them! I’m excited about these upcoming classes so I thought I’d let you all know of them too in the odd chance you’d like to join me.

And in case you’re wondering how I’m going to do this on top of everything else, I can tell you that I just don’t know.  🙂 Maybe if I add a Jazzercise class…

This first one is not specifically one class.  Brave Girl University opens on September 1. It’s by the beautiful Melody and Kathy from Brave Girls Club.  Having already enjoyed several of Melody’s soulful art classes, I’m very excited that she’s forming this new platform to offer hundreds of classes from some of my favorite people.  Here’s what their website says:

Specifically, I’m going to take Christine Mason Miller’s “Soulful, Practical, Possible.” I just love her! She describes the first chapter as a discussion of “a few of the first things that are always on my mind when I start to seriously considering diving into a wild idea:

• Imagining my wildest, grandest vision and what the day-to-day of that might look like.
• Considering what success means to ME.
• Trusting that my dream will eventually show up for me, and then, together, we’ll head off on a wild adventure.”  

Christine will add new content every few weeks.  It will be via email, podcasts, and pdfs. Other teachers in BGU that I’m excited about are Tamara Laporte, Kelly Rae Roberts, Andrea Scher, Flora Bowley, Junelle Jacobsen, and Hannah Marcotti.  I’ve already taken and loved classes from each of them over the past few years.  And the possibility of discovering new artists excites me also.

September 14th–25: Rise with Henry and Catherine

I just completed a photography class with Henry Lohmeyer and I’ve admired Catherine Just for a long time.  I actually heard about Henry through one of her Instagram posts. They are offering in-person and online classes together.

All of the following is from their course description page:

TO RISE IS NOT EASY. WE FILL OUR HEADS WITH THE STUMBLING QUESTIONS, WHY DOES IT MATTER? WHO CARES IF WE CREATE PHOTOS FROM INSIDE OUR SOUL AND EXPRESS OURSELVES AT ALL?

Why? Because what you see and feel—what defines your internal landscape matters—you matter.

We’re often afraid that what we have to say isn’t good enough, that we don’t have the right camera, that we’re not talented, we’re measuring instead of creating.

Our internal landscape, as it is, is something to honor. We are called, not to be perfect, but to have a personal devotion to our work, our own expression and to ourselves.

With their two unique personal journeys and perspectives, Catherine Just and Henry Lohmeyer will guide you though a growing and safe place, together helping you find your own practice, your own devotion.

September 7 – October 4: Forging a Feminine Path: Women’s Sexuality and Spirituality via Viva Institute

This one looked totally different to anything else I’ve ever learned about.  I took Psychic Development from Leigh (and Echo Bodine) last year and enjoyed the format and content.  I’d say Leigh over-delivers, offering much more than I had expected.  The instruction is by Kimberly Johnson.  Check it out!