Reflecting on awe stories magnifies one’s sense of gratitude.

Since 2017, I have taught awe workshops at the Esalen Institute with Dr. Dacher Keltner, UC Berkeley professor, faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center and author of Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life. 

In this class, you will explore the different pathways to awe and understand why it is good for you. The prompts will help you capture your experiences with nature, moral beauty, collective effervescence, life/death transitions, and big ideas.

This class will be especially appealing to memoir writers. Awe stories of insight and transformation are essential components of a person’s life story. Past students have experienced fresh epiphanies and a rush of joy in the process of writing and sharing.