Classes and Training in all aspects of Weaving a Life

Weaving a Life offers classes and trainings, from one-hour classes on the phone to certification training in teaching the Weaving a Life process.

Weaving on the Weaving a Life Earth Loom, Garden Loom and Story Loom

1 hour, $65

A one-hour personal tutorial with author and master weaver Susan Barrett Merrill on setting up and weaving on the Earth Loom, Garden Loom, or Story Loom.

Learn the essentials of warping and weaving on your larger loom, and incorporating it in your garden or event. Selecting the right warp; warping the loom alone or with a group; selecting materials for the weft; managing the weaving process during your event; and finally, finishing and presenting the completed weaving.

Weaving the Amulet

Two 1-hour sessions, $125

Two sessions, one hour each, with Susan Barrett Merrill on weaving the first Weaving a Life keyform: the Amulet.

This incredible one-on-one experience has amazing results for personal awareness, personal growth, and a sense of mission in your life. What will you call into your life?

The First Three Keyforms

The Amulet, Bowl and Doll

Four 1-hour sessions, $250

Four sessions of one hour each with Susan Barrett Merrill on weaving the first three Weaving a Life keyforms: the Amulet, the Bowl and the Doll.

An incredible month's experience includes a life review with new vision, a change of heart and growing love for one's own self, and a meeting with your future self to gain the wisdom that is already inside you.

A Journey Through Personal Mythology:

Weaving the Mask and other Keyforms

Twelve 1-hour guided personal sessions, $1500

Twelve sessions of one hour each with Susan Barrett Merrill, the originator of the Zati Mask weaving technique.

A deep exploration of identity and personal mythology through the guided weaving and exploration of the Mask and other keyforms. Learn techniques for weaving the Zati Mask, and explore the symbolism and stories you have created for yourself throughout your life. Learn about transforming old personal myths that no longer serve you into new stories and symbols that nurture and motivate you to a new creativity.

Weaving Circle Leadership Training

Certification Training for Teaching the Weaving a Life Process and Philosophy

Twelve 1-hour sessions with Certification, $2100

Twelve sessions of one hour each with Susan Barrett Merrill, the originator of Weaving a Life.

The Weaving Circle is a group that meets to weave the seven keyforms. Learn the Weaving a Life process and philosophy in depth, and become certified to lead your own workshops and Weaving Circles.

Twelve weekly sessions on the Weaving a Life philosophy, the seven keyforms, and issues of Weaving Circle leadership. Includes Weaving Circle Training Syllabus, coursework assignments and keyform reviews, and private online Student Pages accessed through a login. Certified leaders are upgraded to Leader Pages, which include a personal leader page that appears on the Weaving a Life Website, marketing materials, and an online system for creating and scheduling Weaving Circles. Your Weaving Circle schedule appears online, with details and contact information, and automatically-generated map and directions to your Circle location.

Dasti Yoga

Weaving a Life Divine

Certification Training: Ten 1-hour sessions, $1495

Ten sessions of one hour each, one-on-one with Susan Barrett Merrill, a practitioner of Dasti Yoga, or yoga with the hands.

Explore the spiritual experience of conscious handwork, creating the Weaving a Life keyforms in your chosen medium. Dasti Yoga is a way to deepen your relationship with your art, whether you are a knitter, potter, woodworker, sculptor, painter, dancer, or homemaker. Bring your spiritual life consciously into your handwork in the ancient practice of coming into union with the Divine through your hands. Integrate your life and work into a spiritual whole. Develop sustainable life patterns of awareness and devotion that lead you in the direction of spiritual fulfillment.

Susan Barrett Merrill has taught the Weaving a Life philosophy at Kripalu Institute and is a lifelong spiritual weaver.