<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21px;"><b class="">Saturday, July 9, 10am-3pm MINING METAPHORS </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21px;"><b class="">Where exactly is a writer’s block? And how do we actually “grasp” an idea let alone wrap our head around it? Explore these and other body-related metaphors in a writing and movement workshop facilitated by local writer and educator Sharon Bard. Sharon, co-editor of <i class="">Steeped: In the World of Tea</i> and author of <i class="">Reinventing the Wheel: Self-Healing for Spinal Cord Injuries, </i>has traveled in over 40 countries.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span style="line-height: 21px;" class="">We’ll meet at The Sitting Room in Cotati on Saturday July 9</span><sup style="line-height: 21px;" class="">th</sup><span style="line-height: 21px;" class=""> from 10-3 as we “stretch” our bodies and creative inklings. Bring a notebook, bag lunch and curiosity. Wear loose clothes. This workshop, suitable for all levels, is a benefit for the Sitting Room. Suggested donation: $20-$40. Email Sharon at </span><a href="mailto:srbard@comcas.tnet" style="line-height: 21px;" class="">srbard@comcast.net</a><span style="line-height: 21px;" class=""> with any questions or to reserve a space.</span></b></p></div></body></html>