Meditate, Move, & Create // with Christina M. Rau

"Meditate, Move, & Create combines all the things I love—sharing a passion for creativity along with a practice of mindfulness and yoga.

Participants get to experience how mind and body work together in the act of creation."

On a chair or on a mat, you can join in for a session of meditation, yoga, and creating.

• Breathe and move to settle your thoughts and find some inspiration.
• Then pick up an instrument to write, sketch, play, or create in any way you wish.

Open to all levels, including first-time writers, meditators, and yoga practitioners. Simply listening is also an option. You can use a towel or a yoga mat to practice on the floor (not necessary if on a chair).

The session usually unfolds in this way:

• Ice breaker chat;
• quick write;
• meditation;
• writing;
• yoga;
• writing;
• sharing and chat. 

Who Should Take This Class

This program draws folks who create in different genres at any adult age. First time practitioners of yoga and meditation as well as seasoned practitioners may participate.

We offer scholarships based on income as well as some partial scholarships for people living with serious illness and/or disability or people of color. Please fill out this scholarship application form so that we can find the best way to make the class accessible to you.

Please note: Registration closes January 2, 2026, five (5) days before the class start date. 

What people are saying about learning with Christina

Teachers from the LIPW: "It's great to get back to writing as well as yoga."

ESWA: "This has been a great experience."

Former NCC student: "You're the teacher who I thought of when my girlfriend asked for a teacher I learned a lot from."

Format

This is a single 90-minute Zoom session held on January 7, 2026 from 7-8:30 PM ET |6-7:30 PM CT | 5-6:30 PM MT | 4-5:30 PM PT | 12-1:30 AM UTC.  The zoom session will be recorded and shared with only registered students.

About the Facilitator

Christina M. Rau, The Yoga Poet, leads Meditate, Move, & Create™️ workshops for various organizations globally. Her collections include How We Make Amends, What We Do To Make Us Whole, and the Elgin Award-winning Liberating The Astronauts. She moderates the Women’s Poetry Listserv and has served as Poet in Residence for Oceanside Library (NY) since 2020. During her downtime, she watches the Game Show Network.

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