Classes I offer
For a detailed description of current classes click on a class title in the sidebar to download the flyer for that class.
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• The Artist's Way Are you yearning for more creativity, joy and fulfillment in your life? Do you long to connect more deeply with your heart's passions?
This popular, life-changing class on uncovering, discovering and developing your creativity in whatever form of expression it appears. A profound adventure. Click on the course title to download the flyer with full details. Tuesdays10:00 a.m. - 1:00 pm, Feb 28 - May 29 (no class 4/10), 13 weeks. $390-480 sliding scale, payable in three installments. Pre-registering by February 21 required.
• sustaining the artist's way Are you seeking support, structure and creative community to realize your artistic dreams? Created for those who have completed The Artist's Way (using the book by Julia Cameron), but open to artists who are engaged in a creative practice. Click on the course title to download the flyer with full details. Tuesdays6:30 - 9:00 pm, meets once every 3 weeks beginning Feb 28 • $243. Pre-registering by February 21 required.
• FREEDOM TO WRITE: CREATIVE WRITING PLAYSHOP Discover your true voice, hone your strengths as a writer. We write together and share our writing in an open, supportive and highly stimulating environment. A great class for generating powerful writing in any form. No experience necessary.. Thursdays 4:00 - 6:30 pm, Feb 23 - April 5 • 7 weeks • $180, payable in two installments. Click on the course title to download the flyer with full details. Pre-registering by February 20 required.
• Riding the dragon: poetry workshop A fun, supportive workshop to develop your poetic skills, diving into the art and craft of poetry. Click on the course title to download the flyer with full details. Mondays 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Feb 27 - April 9 • 7 weeks • $180, payable in two installments. Pre-registering by February 21 required.
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• Creative writing playshop for teensAre you longing to be heard? Do you have a story to tell, a poem to write, a play itching to come out? Or do you just love playing with words? Using fun, inspiring writing ideas as jumping off points, we’ll write together and have the option to share what we’ve written and receive positive feedback to bring forth our strengths, help us cultivate our unique voices and say what we need to say. Together we’ll create a supportive and stimulating group that invites remarkable, authentic, creative writing to happen.
• Deep PLay: Awareness-based, relational dance for all bodies. Based in Contact Improvisation with Authentic Movement, Body-Mind Centering and more. Move in the world with grace, confidence and joy. Discover freedom and ease of expression. Transform body, mind and relationship. Open to the sensuous wonder of being alive. [I am taking a break from the weekly class right now but offer workshops].
• Keeping a Journal: Starting a journal, continuing to write regularly, learning to use your journal in all kinds of wonderful, new ways for self-discovery and expression. A powerful tool for life!
• More classes: I offer a variety of one-day workshops and longer classes for writers, dancers and artists. I am willing to travel, if you are interested in hosting me to teach.
One-on-One:
I offer one-on-one support with your writing, coaching you through your project, editing and/or giving creative exercises to support your development. $50/hr.
About Me
Maxima Kahn: I live in Grass Valley, California, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. I write poetry, fiction and essays, and have finished my first novel. My writing has appeared or is forthcoming in such publications as Westview, Eclipse, Borderlands, The Meridian Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, Poem, Rattlesnake Review, Hardpan, Leftview, Spillway, the Nevada County Poetry Series Anthology, and elsewhere. I have been a featured reader in numerous venues and have taught creative writing at the University of California, Davis Extension and in private classes and workshops.
I am an award-winning composer and an avant-garde violinist, having performed with such groups as the Relentless Compassion Orchestra, the Tiny Monsters, and Sawbones. As a dancer, my primary love is Contact Improvisation. I have performed as a dancer in Vermont, Texas, Colorado and California
Contact me! max@maximakahn.com
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