Heart Translation
An 8-week embodied creative writing course guiding you to deeper personal truth(s) and more authentic written expression
Sundays from April 27 - June 15, 2025 | 9am PST | 11am CST | 12pm EST
$444
*The sessions will be recorded if you are unable to join live.
In this course, we see the heart as the lens through which we create meaning in life.
What tends to hold us back from expressing ourselves authentically is fear: the fear of our big and bold truths being shunned and/or the fear of claiming our bigness and boldness. Living from this space of fear creates a home in our psyches and bodies for the inner critic, the energies of guilt and doubt, and self-limitation.
However, when we create from a place of authentic, soul-led truth, we can then 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 truths, accept those truths, and hold space for your truths 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.
Here, we take a creative embodiment approach to learning, unlearning, and returning to a more authentic Self. As such, 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, 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. Heart Translation is the sacred masculine container in which you can express the divine chaos of your inner feelings, thoughts, and multidimensional self.
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 techniques explored in 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 45 min 1-1 coaching session with developmental feedback on written work
Access to recordings of the weekly workshops
A recorded yoga nidra session tailored to group resonance for integration of awakened creative energy
A beautiful certificate of completion
The curriculum by week:
Sundays from April 27 - June 15, 2025
Throughout the 8 weeks of Heart Translation, you will deepen your relationship with yourself and the world through words while developing your writing + storytelling skills.
What naturally arises from intentional inner exploration is an authentic expression. By the end of Heart Translation, you will be clear(er) on the stories and wisdom of your heart and the words you’re called to use to express your truth.
Some of what we will experiment with include haiku, intuitive poetry, parallel realities, writing as meditation, channeling messages through intuition, Qigong energy cultivation, experimental writing, and more.
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 | CREATIVE EMBODIMENT DEEP DIVE
Exploring refined chaos; personal wisdom | 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
*The sessions will be recorded if you are unable to join live.
This course is for writers, artists, holistic wellness practitioners, coaches, and creators who desire to:
be present with their authentic selves and their own hearts, first and foremost;
create a generous 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;
practice embodied energy cultivation;
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.
*The sessions will be recorded if you are unable to join live.
Meet your guide
Nkem Chukwumerije
Founder of Wellspringwords®
As a writing teacher of nearly 15 years and a trauma-informed embodiment practitioner of multiple modalities, Nkem 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. She 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 here.
What people are saying about this work:
“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
