What if you could unburden your mind &

effortlessly unleash creativity through writing?

Imagine taking pleasure in thinking your thoughts

& hearing your stories in a brand new way…

Welcome to Proprioceptive Writing®

Proprioceptive Writing (PW) is the only writing practice that helps you slow your thoughts and focus on your sense of inner hearing. A self-guided method, it allows you to express your unedited thoughts in writing so that you can reflect on them. Widely recognized as a path to greater self-knowledge and understanding, PW leads to clearer thinking and enhanced emotional health. Used as an adjunct to the healing arts and as a form of meditation, PW is also valuable for those who wish to write and for writers facing impediments to their work.

Find a Class

Proprioceptive Writing is taught both online and at in-person retreats offered throughout the year. It can be learned in a day and practiced over a lifetime. The Proprioceptive Writing Center is a virtual teaching center headquartered in Oakland, California. PWCenter Faculty teach across the country and around the world. Below are a few of our upcoming series and immersions.

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July 11 & 12

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Aug 9 - 14

July 20 - Aug 24

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June 1 - September 7

"Proprioceptive Writing has helped me write, think, feel, and, most important, live more fully in the world and in myself."

- Susan Gutwill, Psychotherapist, The Woman’s Therapy Center Institute

Writing the Mind Alive

The Proprioceptive Method for Finding Your Authentic Voice

A book titled 'Writing the Mind Alive: The Proprioceptive Method for Finding Your Authentic Voice' by Linda Trichter Metcalf and Tobin Simon, with a candle placed nearby on a textured surface.

“This book speaks with wisdom and lucidity. Anyone can profit from Writing The Mind Alive, a book elegant in its simplicity, persuasive in its intelligence, reassuring in its experience.”

- Vivian Gornick, author of Fierce Attachments and The Situation and the Story