Heart Translation

A virtual 8-week creative writing course guiding you to deeper personal truth(s) and more authentic written expression

In this course, we see the heart as the lens through which we create meaning in life.

What tends to hold us, humans, back from expressing ourselves authentically is fear: the fear of our big and bold truth being shunned and/or the fear of claiming our bigness and boldness. Living from this space of fear creates a home for the inner critic, the energies of guilt and doubt, and limitation. However, when we create from a place of authentic, soul-led truth, we then have the ability to play in the realm of storytelling; we can manipulate reality and allow joy to flourish by imagining life differently. We can use self-expression — in this case, written expression — to see and experience ourselves and our lives in ways that align with our deeper heart-held truths.

In this course, you will be guided to connect more authentically with your intuition to sense and feel your deep and personal intimate truth, accept that truth, and hold space for that truth to be felt, seen, and appreciated by the world. This course will take you through different stages of self-understanding and self-intimacy while developing the vocabulary you use to express your heart’s experiences through the written word.

This course takes a creative embodiment approach to learning, unlearning, and returning to a more authentic Self. Our somatic, spiritual, intellectual, and social experiences are considered. Each session will ask us to move from the mind into the sensual body, cultivate our personal essence energy, and create written artwork from this place. 

This course will ask you to be open to your story, your unique imagination, your skills, gifts, abilities, and your authentic expression. You will learn (or remember how) to share from the heart without fear and to listen without judgment. Of course, you will deepen your writing practice and the nuance of your personal written expression. As your guide, I will support you by holding space and bringing structure to the divine chaos of your inner feelings, thoughts, and energies.

What this program includes:

  • A weekly 2-hour group workshop via Zoom — generate writing, cultivate creativity, connect in community

  • Weekly writing assignments focused on building out your writing collection + practicing the writing techniques explored in the given session

  • Weekly tips for sustaining your consistent flow of authentic creative expression

  • Access to protected co-creative space between sessions to cultivate community and be present with assignments

  • Peer feedback sessions to gain perspective and develop your writing skills

  • One 2.5-hour masterclass (Deep Dive) on the energetics of creative embodiment

  • One 45 min 1-1 coaching session with developmental feedback on written work

  • Access to recordings of the weekly workshops + Deep Dive

  • A recorded yoga nidra session tailored to group resonance for integration of awakened creative energy

  • A beautiful certificate of completion

The curriculum by week:

Throughout the 8 weeks of Heart Translation, you will develop your relationship with yourself and the world through words, creating a generous collection of poetry and personal nonfiction musings created through your effort of understanding and articulating your deeper self. What naturally arises from intentional inner exploration is a desire to tell a certain story or build out something meaningful. In other words, you will develop your writing + storytelling skills while working towards a larger work of writing. By the end of Heart Translation, you will be clear(er) on the story your heart is desiring to express and the words you’re called to use to express your truth.

Some of what we will experiment with include haiku, poetic language, parallel realities, writing as meditation, channeling messages through intuition, experimental writing, and more.

Here is a video where your guide speaks a bit more deeply about the course, its ethos, and each of the 8 weeks presented below: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 (note that the timeframe mentioned in these videos is for our Spring session).

Week 1 | PRESENCE

Exploring our bones: foundation, conditioning, what created us

Week 2 | FEAR

Exploring anger, sadness, rage, and sorrow; the seeds of personal power

Week 3 | CHAOS

Exploring your wild truth, desire, the heart’s call to create, the unmanifested energy within

Week 4 | GENIUS

Exploring refined chaos; personal wisdom

{{CREATIVE EMBODIMENT DEEP DIVE}}

Internal alchemy practice of refining creative energy through intention and awareness

Week 5 | GRIEF

Exploring tenderness, sensitivities and vulnerability; peace, abundance, and wisdom

Week 6 | COURAGE

Exploring resilience, inner strength, ancestral communication and support

Week 7 | LOVE

Exploring your vision of love through pleasure and eros

Week 8 | CLARITY

Exploring life in creative motion: an embodiment of the creative Self cultivated throughout the course

Who is this course for?

This course is for writers, artists, holistic wellness practitioners, coaches, and creative humans who desire to:

  • be present with their authentic selves, their own hearts, first and foremost;

  • create a collection of written artwork;

  • learn new writing + creative expression skills;

  • develop their writing style + deepen their voice;

  • develop a consistent writing + creative practice;

  • develop a consistent personal meditation practice;

  • deepen their connection to personal intuition;

  • learn through trauma-informed, somatic-centered guidance;

  • cultivate community with other writers + creators;

  • share their work and receive invaluable peer and editor feedback.

*If you frequently hold space for others as a coach, therapist, teacher, counselor, facilitator, etc. and you need space held for you, this is an appropriate opportunity.

Meet your guide

Nkem Chukwumerije is a Teaching Artist, Healing Artist, and Creative Entrepreneur. As a writing teacher of 12+ years and a trauma-informed embodiment practitioner of multiple modalities, she highlights how our minds, hearts, and bodies are portals to unique creative wisdom and deeper authenticity. She is inspired by the soul-to-human experience, the wisdom of nature, and the magic of intention and belief. Nkem is here to guide and empower through the sacred Self experience. Nkem uses words as the powerful gift they are: the ability to wield energy and manipulate reality. She considers the art of storytelling to be a practice, where one must always return to the present, through the mind, body, and heart, to experience the unique pleasure and sensation of being alive. With this ethos, she creates art and guides others to do the same. She is the author of the poetry collection, Poetry and the immediate: A collection of sensed spaces.

Read more about Nkem, her background, and her training here.

What people are saying about our work together:

“Before I started the class, my thoughts and emotions were all over the place, and I felt really out of sync. It was your class that helped me remember the incredible power of writing as a tool for self-reflection, self-expression, and self-growth. Really helping me to remember the beauty and essence of nature and that life truly does love me, and I should forever reside in a state of gratitude for it. I am truly honored to have been a part, especially because it was my first time attending a writing class, but now I have incorporated writing into my daily wellness practice.”

— Anu

“Nkem's Heart Translation Course was beyond fulfilling. Nkem and the contents of her course allowed me to explore new territory within myself; attune even more precisely to the voice of my heart and how she wants to express and I brought that to life; learn from and be inspired by others in the group; learn, explore, and be challenged by different writing genres and techniques; and create new written pieces for my poetry collection. I especially love that Nkem approaches writing from a place of wholeness, connected to the mind, body and soul or spiritual realms by incorporating meditations, thoughtful contemplations, and movement which activated my creative flow in a new way. Nkem is incredibly intuitive, creative, inspiring, kind, generous, thoughtful, and resourceful. I highly recommend working with Nkem in any capacity through your writing journey.”

— Kaleigh

“Nkem is an absolute gift. Before working with her, my writing didn't feel authentic. Now, I'm so much more capable of tapping into what's present for me and letting the words flow. No matter where you are on your journey, I highly recommend joining one of her workshops or signing up for coaching.”

— Christopher

“Working with Nkem over the span of two months fundamentally changed how I write. She pushed me to access deeper thoughts and feelings, and to weave them throughout my work in a more fluid way. My style evolved from being either witty or academic to being both of these things and something that expresses my being on a more profound level. Nkem has the unique ability to create a space that truly feels nurturing and safe while simultaneously providing critical feedback that pushes you beyond your comfort zone. Her beautiful, nuanced soul comes through in her own writing and in the way she coaches her students. In my experience, it is rare to find someone who gives so freely of their ample talents and truly encourages others to raise with her. Nkem is a precious teacher, and it was an honor to be coached by her. I look forward to working together again in the future.”

— Marie

FAQs

  • As this program is meant to support you in unearthing inner truths and cultivating your personal creative essence, the only resource you need is you – and of course access to Zoom, email, and your writing materials. All other resources will be provided.

  • You will have access to the recording of the session(s) missed for a limited time. If you will miss more than 2 sessions because of your schedule, please consider if the timing is right for you to join this course this year. Move with ease and alignment.

  • Yes! The group will have complimentary access to protected writing and creative space each week via Zoom between sessions to gather, work on assignments, and cultivate creative community.

    You will be invited to join our private intimate (and international) WhatsApp group to remain connected after the course concludes.

  • Yes! As a participant, you will be able to register for an optional 30 min 1-1 consultation with developmental feedback on your written work included. To be used within the 8 weeks.

    You may always consider 1-1 coaching after the program ends.

  • Yes! There will be opportunities to vocally share your expressions during each session, and a dedicated open mic “performance” during week 8.

  • The whole course takes a creative embodiment approach to healing, self-understanding, and self-expression. Somatic exploration and embodied expression will be included in each session. During the masterclass (Deep Dive) session, the focus will be 100% on the energetics of creative embodiment. Please contact us or register for an enrollment chat if you have further questions about this.

  • Much gratitude to you for your generosity! Please contact us to start a conversation, or book a time to chat directly with our founder.

Let your truth shine.