UPCOMING EVENTS + OFFERINGS

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  Multi-Session Series

  Thu, Sep 10

  Yin Yoga with Sherry Sidoti (In-person + online) / 

  Yoga Barn

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  Sep 10, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM EDT

  Yoga Barn, 1 Red Barn Rd, Chilmark, MA 02535, USA

  Yin Yoga is a slow-paced, meditative style of yoga where postures are held for between 3 to 7 minutes per pose. Unlike more active "yang" styles that target and contract the muscles, Yin Yoga uses time and gravity to apply sustained stress to the body's deep connective tissue.
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  Multi-Session Series

  Sat, Sep 12

  Vinyasa Yoga Devotion with Sherry (in-person + online) / 

  Yoga Barn

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  Sep 12, 2026, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

  Yoga Barn, 1 Red Barn Rd, Chilmark, MA 02535, USA

  In this devotional flow, Sherry’s vision is to bridge ancient yoga wisdom to modern day living. With reverence to the traditional teachings, her Vinyasa Yoga Devotion classes blend dynamic postures, breath work, meditation, and community building. Every practice is a celebration of life itself!
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  Multi-Session Series

  Mon, Sep 14

  Show Up and Write with Christina Hempstead / 

  Virtual

  No Signup Needed

  Sep 14, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

  Virtual

  Peer offering! A weekly hour to free write with our creative community. Begin with a short check-in, followed by 45 minutes of open writing time. Session closes with a short grounding practice. Meets every Monday. 60 minutes. Not recorded. For EMW Community Members only.
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  Multi-Session Series

  Wed, Sep 16

  Embodiment Practice + Writing Prompt with Sherry / 

  Virtual

  No Signup Needed

  Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM EDT

  Virtual

  Join Sherry for this perfect dose of inspiration! Guided embodiment practice that will lead into a prompt with time to write. Takes place on the third Wednesday of each month. 30 minutes. Recorded. For EMW community members only.
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  Multi-Session Series

  Thu, Sep 17

  EMW 8-Week Writing Circle Fall Session 2026 / 

  Virtual Writing Series

  EMW Community Event

  Sep 17, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

  Virtual Writing Series

  Weekly Writing Circles are for writers who have completed Healing Our Way Home and would like to continue to generate writing in a supportive container. Each weekly circle begins with a short embodiment practice, followed by story readings from participants and time for feedback.
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  Multi-Session Series

  Tue, Sep 22

  Story Lab with Christina Hempstead / 

  Virtual

  No Signup Needed

  Sep 22, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT

  Virtual

  Peer offering! Bring your writing—new or in-progress. Each session offers writers the opportunity to read their work aloud and receive peer feedback rooted in curiosity, resonance, and respect. 60 minutes. Not recorded. For EMW Community only.
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  Wed, Sep 23

  Guest Craft Workshop: How to Write Essays for Publication with Darcey Gohring / 

  Virtual Workshop

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  Sep 23, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EDT

  Virtual Workshop

  Join Darcey Gohring in this collaborative workshop covering the essential elements writers need to think about when crafting a personal essay for publication.
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  Wed, Sep 30

  Embodied Writers Retreat on Martha's Vineyard with Sherry Sidoti + Guests / 

  Martha's Vineyard

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  Sep 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT – Oct 04, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT

  Martha's Vineyard, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA

  Join Sherry Sidoti for an intimate gathering of writers on Martha’s Vineyard for daily memoir workshops, story sharing, yoga, meditation, and spacious time to write, reflect, and restore.
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  Multi-Session Series

  Tue, Oct 06

  EMW 6-Week Series: Healing Our Way Home with Sherry Sidoti. Fall Session 2026 (1) / 

  Virtual Writing Series

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  Oct 06, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT

  Virtual Writing Series

  Join our EMW Community with our initial six-week online memoir writing series, Healing Our Way Home. In our once weekly classes, we explore memoir craft in tandem with healing embodiment practices in this sacred, supported, and healing container stewarded by Sherry.
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  Multi-Session Series

  Wed, Oct 07

  Writers Support Circle/ Q + A with Sherry / 

  Virtual

  No Signup Needed

  Oct 07, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT

  Virtual

  Come sit in a circle with your fellow EMW writers! Bring your questions about process, craft or other aspects of the memoir writing journey and receive support from Sherry + the community. Takes place on the first Wednesday of each month. 60 minutes. Not recorded. For EMW community members only.
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  Fri, Oct 09

  EMW 5-Month Series: Write the Darn Thing! Architect Your Memoir with Sherry Sidoti / 

  Virtual Writing Series

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  Oct 09, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT

  Virtual Writing Series

  An immersive, peer-supported series for writers who have a solid body of memoir writing (100+ pages) and are ready to shape their material into a cohesive book. This program is for writers who are ready to take inventory and architect the structure, arc, and narrative journey of their memoir.
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  Multi-Session Series

  Tue, Oct 13

  Hatha Yoga with Sherry at Slough Farm (in-person) / 

  Slough Farm Foundation

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  Oct 13, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EDT

  Slough Farm Foundation, 15 Butler's Cove Rd, Edgartown, MA 02539, USA

  Hatha yoga blends steady alignment in postures and concentrated breath work to prepare the practitioner for meditation. In this practice, we seek our "sweet spot" between effort and ease in our physical, mental, emotional, and energetic body.
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  Multi-Session Series

  Tue, Oct 13

  Memoir Book Club with Laura Fischer / 

  Virtual

  No Signup Needed

  Oct 13, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT

  Virtual

  Peer offering! Want to read a memoir (or memoir craft) book a month, then join a group of other memoirists to discuss it? Grab your favorite drink and meet the second Tuesday of every month. The group will poll for a “Pick of the Month” via our Community Page. 90 minutes. For EMW Community only.
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  Wed, Oct 14

  Guest Author Talk:: It's Not the Weight You Carry with Antonia "Tuni" Deignan / 

  Virtual Author Talk

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  Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT

  Virtual Author Talk

  Join Sherry + memoirist Antonia "Tuni" Deignan, author of Underwater Daughter in this heartfelt conversation on staying true to your remembered experience with courage and conviction, layering prose, poetry, and dreamscapes into memoir, and the healing power of befriending your body while you write.
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  Wed, Oct 28

  Guest Craft Workshop: Reading Your Story with Presence, Voice, and Confidence with Christina Hempstead / 

  Virtual Workshop

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  Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT

  Virtual Workshop

  Reading your work aloud is a different, and an often more vulnerable experience, than writing it. Christina blends her expertise in communication coaching with embodied practice to help you feel more grounded, confident, and connected to share your writing in front of others.
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  Multi-Session Series

  Wed, Nov 04

  Fun with Words and Phrases with Martha Cohan / 

  Virtual

  No Signup Needed

  Nov 04, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM EST

  Virtual

  Peer Offering! Casual conversations about “filler' words, pet peeves words, expressions and phrases. Bring a drink and word-play! First Wednesday of each month. 60 minutes. Not recorded. For EMW community members only.
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  Fri, Nov 06

  Wisdom & Words Vermont Writing Retreat with Darcey Gohring, Domenica Ruta, and Sherry Sidoti / 

  Pittsfield

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  Nov 06, 2026, 3:00 PM EST – Nov 09, 2026, 12:00 PM EST

  Pittsfield, Pittsfield, VT, USA

  Join us this November in beautiful Vermont for Wisdom & Words Writing Retreat on a gorgeous private estate, with the mountains as our backdrop. We will spend our long weekend together inspired, learning, and sharing story. Led by Darcey Gohring with guest authors Domenica Ruta and Sherry Sidoti
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  Wed, Nov 11

  Guest Craft Workshop: What Your Memory is Telling You: Understanding and Embracing Your Story with Ronit Plank / 

  Virtual Workshop

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  Nov 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST

  Virtual Workshop

  Join Ronit Plank, author of the memoir When She Comes Back and host of the renown Let’s Talk Memoir Podcast in this illuminating workshop. We will take a closer look at memory and why how we remember is just as important as what we remember when making sense of our experience.
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  Wed, Dec 09

  Craft Workshop : End of the Year Writing Wrap-Up! with Sherry Sidoti / 

  Virtual Workshop

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  Dec 09, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST

  Virtual Workshop

  You’ve been writing all year, now what? In this end of the year writing wrap-up, Sherry will offer a generative writing exercise to help you find the connective tissue within what you’ve written to uncover the complete memoir that already exists inside your stories.
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  Multi-Session Series

  Sun, Dec 13

  "Flash" Story Lab with Sherry / 

  Virtual

  No Signup Needed

  Dec 13, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EST

  Virtual

  Bring a "flash" story (500 words or fewer) to read and receive live, on-the-spot feedback from Sherry and peers. Feedback will focus on craft, or as per your request. If you don't want to read, come anyway to listen and offer feedback. 60 minutes. Not recorded. For EMW Community only.