Learn More About Weaving a Life
Weaving a Life Leaders find fulfillment and satisfaction in leading a group of weavers through the seven Weaving a Life keyforms. Your leadership can make a difference in people's lives.
Many of our students have taken the class for their own personal growth, and don’t plan to lead or teach others. Weaving a Life offers the Weaving a Life Class on an individualized basis.
The curriculum is based on Susan Barrett Merrill’s years of experience in coaching and career development, and her development of the Weaving a Life “keyforms,” elemental symbols that form the weaving projects throughout the classes.
What the Student Receives
- Classes: 12 one-on-one phone sessions on the Weaving a Life philosophy, the seven keyforms, and circle leadership
- Coursework assignments and reviews
- Materials: A complete Weaving a Life package:
- Journey Loom
- The Art of Weaving a Life softcover book
- Audio Book CD
- Other Faces DVD (Zati Masks)
- EarthLoom DVD
- One-on-one attention throughout the class
- Final review and examination
- Award of Certification on successful completion
Fees for the Weaving a Life Class
Tuition is $2000. A payment plan of $167 a month for 12 months is available, or you may pay in one payment. This training may be tax deductible if you have a business.
Map of some of our student locations around the world
We provide the class online by phone or by video call for students outside the US, supported by telephone and email, making it available anywhere. This distance learning course consists of study materials, weaving, one-on-one telephone sessions, written assessments and lifetime email support. It will prepare you for all the aspects of leading a Weaving Circle through creating all seven keyforms, empowering Circle members to gain deeper understanding of themselves in a supportive circle.
The Weaving a Life Leader Guide is available on completion of the class. It works as a supplement to Susan Barrett Merrill's book The Art of Weaving a Life. Together they form a comprehensive source for learning the Weaving a Life philosophy and the keyforms, gaining detailed information about the special issues involved in guiding a group through the Weaving a Life process, and an aid to organizing, publicizing and managing your Weaving a Life Leadership role.
Grow as a Person
The Weaving a Life class incorporates a deep coaching experience with the founder of Weaving a Life, Susan Barrett Merrill, as well as learning tapestry and sculptural weaving techniques. Susan has been a weaver, spinner, and natural dyer for 35 years. Her work is internationally exhibited. She is a certified professional coach, a certified teacher and career consultant. Working through the class sessions gives Leaders opportunities for deepening their own personal vision. Leaders experience weaving all seven keyforms in sequence under the guidance of Susan herself.
