The Co-Writing Sanctuary
Writing in Shared Solitude for 10+ weeks
Writing in Shared Solitude
for 10+ Weeks
Enter a Safe, Contemplative Sanctuary
Where Inspiration Deepens and Meaningful Writing Emerges
In the inner quiet space of this online Sanctuary,
you can truly be with yourself in a listening, attentive way
so that wants to be known to and through you can be written.
Winter-Spring 2026 dates coming soon.
Write deeply.
Write with inwardly guided purpose.
Write supported.
We’ll meet each Monday morning for 10+ weeks, we meet online for 90 minutes (9:00-10:30 am Pacific Time). This gives you time and space to be with yourself deeply in silence, in the company of other soulful writers. We gather as a sacred group in silence, listening to ourselves as the opening portal brings you within.
Come with an existing project — or just see what emerges onto the page. Wherever you are is welcome.
This online sacred Sanctuary is facilitated by Naomi Rose — Book Developer & Creative Midwife, and the creator of the Writing from the Deeper Self approach.
It’s designed to run for 10+ weeks to help writers like you access deeper creativity and consistent writing through shared silent sessions and guided attunements.
Additional benefits include:
Encounter your deeper Self through this protected writing space.
Opportunity to build a consistent, trustworthy writing habit.
Access deeper creative Self-awareness.
Write alongside other committed writers in the intimacy of shared silence.
Experience rituals + guided attunements to shift your consciousness into inspiration.
HOW IT WORKS:
the 3-part process
We gather as a sacred group in silence, moving through three chapters each session:
1. the Opening Portal
Each week, I provide an inspiring attunement—a meditation, beautiful music, poetry, story, or healing suggestion—to shift you into the realm of consciousness where your own inspiration waits.
2. Sacred Writing Time
Then you write in silence while I “hold the space” and the shared energy of the unified field supports you. This is where your “Hidden Treasure” can make itself known through your writing.
3. Closure Ritual
I bring you into a completion ritual so you can honor what you’ve written, and can optimally continue your writing at home between Sanctuary sessions with confidence and trust in your creative being.
Experience a Portal Opening:
Listen to this 18-minute recording from a past Co-Writing Sanctuary session to experience one way of beginning a Sanctuary gathering and shifting into attuned creative space together.
“Thank you for opening this up for me. You’ve blessedly given me the insight into my self to create space and time and intention (again) to ground my writing into this reality of my life. I so appreciate you and reminding me of this process.”
—Earlene Gleisner, author, The Spirit Bundle
CHOOSE YOUR SANCTUARY EXPERIENCE
Whether you give yourself (1) the full treatment of the live Sanctuary Journey, or choose (2) the recordings-only Self-Paced Sanctuary, you will enter a deep, contemplative, protected space whose safety and warmth kindles your own inspiration and inner connection—and true, meaningful writing is the result.
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THE FULL SANCTUARY JOURNEY
INCLUDES:
√ 10 weekly live Sanctuary sessions plus Writing Celebration gathering* (11 sessions total)
√ A personal welcome conversation with me to explore your writing dreams and intentions together, so I can attune the Sanctuary experience to your unique creative journey
√ A Sacred Writing Kit:
Guide for creating a Writing Sanctuary in your own home
Sacred Writing Tracker to deepen your awareness of your creative process
“Sacred Writing Emerging Here” sign to consecrate your home-writing space
√ Complete recordings of each session, with transcript, delivered within days, plus any music or materials shared
BONUS:
10 Essential Qualities That Help You Write a Book: Watering the Seeds of the Qualities You Need (PDF Workbook)
Discover the creative qualities already within you—such as Confidence, Flow, Clarity, Depth, and more. Working with these qualities prepares you to trust your voice and your writing process even before you begin the Sanctuary.
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* NOTE on the Celebration Gathering:
This is an optional opportunity to share selected pieces from your Sanctuary writing journey. Participants can read aloud or simply discuss their process, and responses focus on what listeners received rather than on critique. This celebration honors both your individual creative journey and our collective writing experience.
Sharing your writing (if you choose to—entirely up to you) enables you to:
Come forth with and own what you’ve written—to, in effect, exclaim, “Look at who I turned out to be!”
Experience deep pleasure in reading your writing selection aloud in (and reflecting) your own voice.
Recognize your writing as a gift—a light that illuminates your listeners.
Receive appreciative feedback and the blessings of listeners’ responses (no critiques).
We do need to know that what we give our full selves to when writing will be meaningful to others—that we hace communicated something of value in an intimate and relatable way. This, too, brings light. Being able to be reflected well and clearly brings light to the author, and into the world.
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THE FULL SANCTUARY JOURNEY
INVESTMENT:
$397
(Or 3 payments of $133)
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“I really love the Sanctuary. Wish we could do it twice a week. What a wonderful idea you had, and how well you do it. Thank you so much!”
—Adriana Diaz, author of That Place We All Come From, a novel-in-progress that came to her during a past Co-Writing Sanctuary
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“Your GORGEOUS ‘Book Mothering’ energy is just the right medicine for me! You always remind me of why I so love to write!”
—Shelley Klammer, author, Collage for Self-Discovery
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“The group was a true sanctuary! It made it possible for me to return to writing a work that has been essential for me, and which I had let go for too long. I love what I’ve been writing! The atmosphere you created, and to which the other participants contributed, truly brought about a field. That field exists for me even when I’m not in the group and am writing on my own. I feel the presence of the others, and I’m no longer writing alone even when I am alone.
—Deanne Jameson
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THE SELF-PACED SANCTUARY
With this option, you’ll have access to the Sanctuary via Recordings
includes:
√ 10 weekly sanctuary session recordings with transcripts
√ Guide for creating a Writing Sanctuary in your own home
√ Sacred Writing Tracker to deepen your awareness of your creative process
Perfect for international participants or scheduling conflicts.
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THE SELF-PACED SANCTUARY
INVESTMENT:
$297
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THE Difference between the FULL SANCTUARY JOURNEY and the SELF-PACED SANCTUARY:
REGISTER TODAY!
(1) The Full Sanctuary Journey
$397 (or 3 payments of $133)
Includes:
Live participation / Personal meeting with Naomi / Sacred Writing Kit / 10 Essential Qualities That Help You Write a Book Workbook / Complete recordings and materials / Invitation to Writing Celebration gathering
(2) Self-Paced Sanctuary
Sanctuary Access via Recordings
$297
Includes:
Session recordings with transcripts / Guide for creating your own writing sanctuary / Sacred Writing Tracker
Why Participating in the Co-Writing Sanctuary Matters
Sometimes it can be difficult to come by real solitude.
It’s not only the need for uninterrupted time and space. It’s also the ability to let the usual mind-concerns go for the time being, and to bring your concentration inward, wholly and receptively. Because who knows what is waiting in the wings of your true being to whisper itself to you, once there is a space to hear?
The Co-Writing Sanctuary is an opportunity for you to discover what wants to be known in and through your writing, and to fully give yourself to the process. And in this way, to bring you light into the world.
This unique Sanctuary is designed to provide you with this sacred space and time, without your having to do anything other than just show up with interest and an available heart. (And paper & pen or laptop at the ready.)
MORE FROM PAST SANCTUARY PARTICIPANTS
ABOUT YOUR GUIDE, NAOMI ROSE
Naomi Rose is a Book Developer & Creative Midwife, with over 30 years in the publications field. She has helped scores of first-time authors write the book of their heart, and get them into print. The daughter of two writers, she has learned much about writing by osmosis as well as formal study. And, recognizing how hard writers can be on themselves (to the point of paralysis, at times), she has worked to develop a healing approach to the creative process — bringing in her aptitude and training as a Healing Conductor in the Sufi lineage of Hazrat Inayat Khan — and to reframe writing as a way to make contact with the innate natural Being of the deeper Self in everyone. To learn more about Naomi and her “Writing from the Deeper Self” approach, see her “About” page.
NAOMI’S BOOKS on the CREATIVE PROCESS
Realizing that many writers — experienced as well as new — may be carrying negative imprints and experiences around writing, Naomi has written a series of books on the Creative Process to free their readers from the burden of assumed inadequacy, lack of creativity, lack of discipline, and scores of other examples of cultural conditioning that may have interfered with the free flow of creativity. Viewing creativity as an innate possession that needs the sun and water of encouragement and consciousness to grow, she has dedicated herself — in her books, in her 1:1 mentoring, in her own writing, and in her groups such as the Co-Writing Sanctuary — to providing the means for such encouragement.
(Click on the covers below to learn more about the books)
~ book 1 ~
A unique, person-centered book on writing a book that lets you use your inner compass and discover your natural creative ways so you can write the book of your heart — in a way that enlarges you rather than depleting you.
“A thoroughly illuminating and instructive take on the craft of writing.” —Kirkus Reviews
~ book 2 ~
If you have a great idea for a book but don't like making outlines, here's a whole other way to go about it. Say goodbye to rigid outlines, and hello to a way to structure your book that lets your innate creativity flourish!
"This is fabulous! May your message reach far and wide." — Murshida Taj Inayat, Sufi Guide
~ book 3 ~
BONUS!
This 58-page PDF will be sent to you when you register for the Co-Writing Sanctuary (either journey).
This inspiring workbook invites you to become aware of 10 essential inherent qualities that will activate your creative spirit and help you encourage yourself from the inside-out, so you can bring forth innate essential qualities that help you write more confidently, clearly, deeply, and more (qualities that can benefit other areas of your life in addition to writing, too).
Read it before and during your participation in the Sanctuary to bring forth these innate essential qualities into your writing.
FAQ
About the Format:
Q: Do I need to attend every live session?
A: While your regular attendance enhances the experience, you will receive recordings of all sessions. This allows you to maintain momentum even if you miss a live gathering.
Q: What if I'm not sure what I want to write about?
A: Perfect! Many participants discover their writing direction through the sanctuary experience. The structured silence and guided attunement often reveal unexpected creative pathways.
Q: Is this like a writing workshop with critiques?
A: No, this is distinctly different. The Sanctuary is a space for generation and discovery, not critique. While there's an optional sharing celebration at the end of the program, the weekly sessions are focused on creating, not reviewing or interpreting.
About the Process:
Q: How is this different from writing alone at home?
A: The Sanctuary combines three powerful elements: (1) the power of silent space-holding, (2) group energy, and (3) structured sacred time. Many participants report accessing deeper levels of creativity than when writing alone.
Q: What if I get stuck during the writing time?
A: The beauty of the Sanctuary is that it removes the pressure to "produce." You're welcome to sit in contemplation, jot notes, or simply stay present. Often, our most significant breakthroughs come through these moments of apparent "stuckness."
Q: Can I work on different projects each week?
A: Absolutely! You can use the time for a single project or explore various writing directions. The space adapts to your creative needs.
Q: Do I need to know ahead of time what I will write?
A: Not unless you want to. You can simply welcome what arises for you in the moment. Sometimes, in the fecund solitude of a concentrated writing time, what has been wanting to get your attention now has the chance. This writing may continue its embryonic growth past the 90-minute session or be complete in its own right. If you do have writing that’s already in formation — whether clearly defined or still finding its form — you certainly can work on that during Sanctuary sessions. Either way, you will gain momentum with your writing, and find valuable new turns in the road that excite you to walk with your pen.
THE FINAL “CELEBRATION” SESSION:*
Q: Do I have to share my writing at the final “Celebration” session [the “plus” in the “10 weeks plus”]?
A: No, only if you want to. Since the 10 weeks take place in silence during the writing time (and before and, largely, after), having the opportunity to share your writing at the completion — and to listen to what your co-participants share — tends to be a fitting conclusion, and indeed a celebration. But you also can attend as a listener-only, if that’s your wish. You don’t have to decide until that time.
* For Full Sanctuary Journey participants only
TECHNICAL & PRACTICAL MATTERS:
Q: What technology do I need?
A: You'll need:
A reliable internet connection
Zoom access
Your preferred writing tools (computer or pen/paper)
Q: What if I live in a different time zone?
A: I offer the recordings-only option specifically for international participants or those who can't attend live sessions. The recordings carry the same sacred energy and can be used to create your own ritual writing time.
Q: Is there a payment plan available?
A: Yes, for the live-participation option. If paying in full is stressful, you can pay in three monthly installments.
REGISTRATION & REQUIREMENTS
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Registration closes 3 days before the first session
Full refund available if cancelled 2+ weeks before start date
Winter-Spring 2026: 10 weekly sessions plus Celebration gathering
Exact dates to be announced
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
Reliable internet connection
Zoom access (computer, tablet, or smartphone)
Quiet, private writing space
Your preferred writing tools (pen & paper or computer)
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
Contact me here.
Financial assistance may be available. Please reach out to discuss options.
Secure your sacred writing space
in the co-writing sanctuary today.
Your writing from the deeper Self awaits you.
And the world awaits your light.
Experience a Co-Writing Sanctuary Portal Opening:
This 18-minute recording from a past Sanctuary session explores rhythm as a doorway to inspired writing. You'll hear a musical opening, guided reflection, song ("Centering Home" by Molly Scott), and the transition into writing time.
