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​PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS & RETREATS

I teach a variety of classes, workshops, and retreats on creativity, writing, and contemplative arts & photography. Browse my upcoming offerings below, or contact me to arrange a customized course for your group or organization.

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FEATURED UPCOMING EVENTS

The Art of Impermanence: Grounding in Vulnerability through Creative Process
A Week-Long Retreat with Jake Lorfing & Melinda Rothouse
April 16-22, 2023
Casa Werma Retreat Center, Patzcuaro, Mexico


The Art of Impermanence retreat explores the process of change and becoming, of the ephemerality of our everyday experience, through the lens of creativity and contemplative arts practice. Through a combination of daily mindfulness meditation practice and creative arts exercises, we will explore the vulnerability inherent in our existence as sentient beings, observing how all phenomena arise and pass away. Using an array of artistic media, including writing, photography, movement, sound, and visual arts, we’ll awaken to the fluid nature of life from the loving container and lush gardens of Casa Werma in Patzcuaro, Mexico.

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Songwriters & Storytellers: A Creative Process Workshop
with Melinda Rothouse
Saturday, May 6th, 2023
Story Parlor, Asheville, NC


This interactive, experiential presentation and workshop will explore the creative process in songwriting and storytelling, from ideation to finished composition. Drawing on material from her two publicly released albums as well as works in progress, visiting artist Melinda Rothouse will describe her songwriting process and perform several of her songs, tracing their development from lyric inspirations and musical snippets to final completed works. The workshop will include several experiential writing and sound improvisation exercises designed to inspire participants' own creativity.

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Personal Sustainability and Creativity through Writing and Contemplative Arts
with Melinda Rothouse & Katherine Semler
Girona, Spain (outside Barcelona)
October 1 -7, 2023


Ready to replenish your energetic reservoir? In this world of speed and burnout, it’s increasingly vital to pause and rejuvenate ourselves. Join us this fall at Mas Estrellas, a beautiful retreat space surrounded by nature in rural Girona, Spain (outside of Barcelona). In this retreat we’ll cultivate our personal sustainability by reconnecting with creativity and joy. Each day will include group discussion and meals, writing and contemplative arts activities, as well as plenty of quiet time and personal reflection in nature. We’ll tend to our physical selves through walking, hiking, biking, gardening and/or yoga.

Program Fee: $950
Onsite Accommodations: Shared Room - $550 / Single Room - $700

​Registration
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    Registration for Personal Sustainability and Creativity through Writing and Contemplative Arts, Girona, Spain, October 2023

    In this space, please indicate your place (country, city, state) of residence, your preferred accommodation type, and any questions you have at this time for the retreat organizers. We will be in touch soon!
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2023 Event Calendar

Music Show: Melinda Joy & Jason Hendrix
Longleaf Craft Kitchen, Wimberley Texas
Thursday, January 12, 7-10 pm

Music Show: Melinda Joy & Jason Hendrix
Longleaf Craft Kitchen, Wimberley Texas
Thursday, March 30, 7-10 pm

The Art of Impermanence: Grounding in Vulnerability through Creative Process

A Week-Long Retreat with Jake Lorfing & Melinda Rothouse
April 16-22, 2023
Casa Werma Retreat Center, Patzcuaro, Mexico


Music Show: Melinda Joy & Jason Hendrix
Longleaf Craft Kitchen, Wimberley Texas
Thursday, April 27, 7-10 pm


Songwriters & Storytellers: A Creative Process Workshop
with Melinda Rothouse
Saturday, May 6th, 2023 2:00-4:00 pm Eastern Time
Story Parlor, Asheville, NC

Music Show: Melinda Joy & Jason Hendrix
Dos Olivos, Wimberley Texas
Saturday, May 13, 12-3 pm

Music Show: Melinda Joy & Jason Hendrix
Dos Olivos, Wimberley Texas
Saturday, June 3, 5-8 pm


Personal Sustainability and Creativity through Writing and Contemplative Arts
with Melinda Rothouse & Katherine Semler
Girona, Spain (outside Barcelona)
October 9-15, 2023


2022 Event Calendar

Miksang Contemplative Photography Retreat
with Melinda Rothouse, Jake Lorfing & Patrick Larson
Casa Werma Retreat Center, Patzcuaro, Mexico
January 2-8, 2022


The Writer's League of Texas Presents: January Third Thursday: "Play, Plan, Produce: Harness Your Creativity in 2022"
with Charlotte Gullick and Melinda Rothouse
Thursday, January 20th, 2022 - Online Event - 8:00 - 9:30 pm

The Call to Create: Finding Your Way Through the Creative Wilderness
Hosted by the Jung Society of Austin
with Melinda Rothouse
Friday, February 25th, 7:00 pm Central Time


​The Art of Authentic Relationships
with Melinda Rothouse and Daniel Whiteside
Free Introductory Class via Zoom, March 23, 2022, 7:00 - 8:30 pm Central Time


Syncreate April Meetup - Empower Your Creativity: Letting Go of Creative Wounds
with Charlotte Gullick & Melinda Rothouse
Wednesday, April 20th, 6:30-8:00 pm Central Time via Zoom


​​Syncreate Six-Week Creativity Coaching Group
with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
Wednesday Evenings via Zoom, May 25 - June 29, 2022 - 6:30-8:30 pm Central Time


​Finding Your Way Through the Creative Wilderness 
Saturday, July 16, 2022, 3:00 pm Pacific Time
Oregon Creativity Conference,  July 14-17, 2022, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon

Creativity in Songwriting: A Process Talk and Performance
Sunday, July 17, 2022, 11:00 am Pacific Time
Oregon Creativity Conference,  July 14-17, 2022, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon

Publish or Perish vs. Go Public or Perish
A Panel Discussion on the Publishing Process with Steven Pritzker, Robert Cleve, and Melinda Rothouse
Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Saybrook University Fall Residential Conference

Navigating the Creative Wilderness with Melinda Rothouse
Thursday, September 1, 2022, Saybrook University Fall Residential Conference

​Exploring Creative Citizenship
with Charlotte Gullick and Melinda Rothouse
Thursday, September 8, 2022 via Zoom

Personal, Organizational, and Contemplative Creativity: An Evening with Melinda Rothouse
Wednesday, September 28th, Colleton River Club Lifelong Learning Group, Bluffton, SC


Tracing the Jungian Journey to Wholeness: The Path of Creativity and Individuation
Wednesday, October 19th, 7:00 pm Central Time
Saybrook University (Online Seminar)

Music Show: Son of Cormack with MJ on Bass
Saturday, December 10th, 2022, 5:30 pm
Thrive Craft House, Austin, TX


Syncreate December Meetup - Endings and Beginnings: Cultivate Your Creativity for the New Year
with Charlotte Gullick & Melinda Rothouse
Sunday, December 11, 2022, 4:00-5:30 pm Central Time


Music Show: Melinda Joy & Jason Hendrix
Wednesday, December 14th, 5:00-8:00 pm
Dos Olivos, Wimberley, TX

2021 Events

​January/February 2021: Virtual Six-Week Class - What is Buddhism? The Philosophy, History, and Practices of Buddhism. University of Texas Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (OLLI) Forum Seminar
with Melinda Rothouse, Ph.D. and David Zuniga, Ph.D. 

March 26, 2021: Virtual Workshop and Discussion - Contemplative Creativity: Transcending Ego and Opening to Experience. Jung Society of Austin, 7:00-8:30 p.m.


May 1, 2021: Virtual Retreat and Community Gathering - The Art of Sacred Living 
with Daniel Whiteside, Carol Van Der Meulen, and Melinda Rothouse.


May 23-June 27 (Six Sundays from 4:00-6:00 p.m.): Cultivating a Mindfulness Practice in Turbulent Times 
A six-week deep dive into practical mindfulness life skills, with Melinda Rothouse and Daniel Whiteside. 


​July 7-11, 2021: Virtual Conference Presentations - Creativity Conference at Southern Oregon University. 
I'll be giving two presentations, The Call to Create: A Musical Performance and Discussion of the Creative Process, and a 15-minute boom talk focusing on the highlights of my new book, A Mindful Approach to Team Creativity and Collaboration: Creating a Culture of Innovation, published in 2020.
More info and virtual registration available at: www.soucreativityconference.com 

July 18-Sept 19, 2021: Tracing the Journey to Wholeness: The Path of Creatvity and Individuation
 
A nine-week series class presented by the Jung Society of Austin
​Sunday afternoons from 4:00-6:00 pm via Zoom.


August 11 - September 15, 2021: Coaching Skills for Authentic Relationships
with Melinda Rothouse & Daniel Whiteside. 
​Six-week peer coaching group, Wednesday nights  7:00 - 8:15 pm via Zoom.


October 28, 2021: Syncreate October Meetup: Why Community is Essential for Creativity
with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
6:30 - 8:00 pm via Zoom

November 4, 2021:
 Official Syncreate Book Launch Day.


November 10, 2021: Syncreate Book Launch Celebration and Webinar. 
with Charlotte Gullick and Melinda Rothouse
6:30 - 8:00 via Zoom

Thursday, December 16, 2021: Syncreate December Meetup: Getting Lost and Finding Your Way Through the Creative Process
with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
6:30 pm via Zoom

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2020 Events

January 3-5, 2020: Women's Creative Visioning Retreat in Wimberley, Texas, facilitated by Melinda.

January 31, 2020: Musical Performance - "On Longing" with Jennifer Leigh Selig, Ph.D. Jung Society of Austin. Melinda will provide musical accompaniment to Dr. Selig's talk on archetypal longing. Trinity Church of Austin, 4001 Speedway, Austin, Texas. 7:00-9:00 p.m.


February 23, 2020 - Musical Performance: The Sunday Songwheel - a monthly songwriter event at SquareRut Kava Bar in Austin, Texas, hosted by Joseph Mach.

March 27, 2020 - Conference Presentation ~ The Call to Create: A Musical Performance and Discussion of the Creative Process, International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.  [Canceled due to COVID-19 situation] For more information: https://ieataconference.org/sessions-2020/the-call-to-create-a-musical-performance-and-discussion-of-the-creative-process-2020/

April 15, 2020, 12:30 pm - Free Coaching Webinar: Navigating Career Transition in a COVID World, featured panelist, Coaching4Good, Austin, Texas. 

April 23, 2020, 12:30 pm - Free Coaching Webinar: Resilience in Leadership: The Collective Mastermind Edition, featured panelist, Coaching4Good, Austin, Texas. 

April 24, 2020, 7:00 pm - Virtual Discussion: Facing Fears of the Coronavirus, Jung Society of Austin - co-hosted / moderated by Melinda, Austin, Texas.

April 29, 2020, 12:30 pm - Free Coaching Webinar: Strategies for a Resilient Mindset, featured panelist, Coaching4Good, Austin, Texas. 

May 18, 2020, 12:30 pm - F
ree Coaching Webinar: Mindfulness Practice in Uncertain Times, hosted and facilitated by Melinda via Coaching4Good, Austin, Texas. 

Official Release of my new album, Beautiful Illusions. Click on the title link for details, to hear sample tracks, and for ordering information. 


July 8-14, 2020 - Conference Presentations: Creativity Conference at Southern Oregon University. [Canceled due to COVID-19 situation] I'll be giving two presentations, The Call to Create and a 15-minute boom talk focusing on the highlights of my new book, A Mindful Approach to Team Creativity and Collaboration: Creating a Culture of Innovation, due out this fall. More info at: www.soucreativityconference.com 

September 17, 2020 - Official Book Launch for A Mindful Approach to Team Creativity and Collaboration in Organizations: Creating a Culture of Innovation. Click on the book title link for details!

October 22, 2020 - Free webinar to preview A Mindful Approach to Team Creativity and Collaboration in Organizations: Creating a Culture of Innovation, and discuss how you can use specific the tools and exercises from the book to support creativity and innovation in your organization. Register now on Eventbrite.

Recurring - Creative Exchange, a monthly creativity meetup group hosted by Melinda Rothouse and Charlotte Gullick of Syncreate. [Currently on hold due to COVID-19 situation]. For more information, please visit our Syncreate Meetup group page: https://www.meetup.com/Syncreate-Creativity-Collaboration-Community-in-Austin/


2019 Events

Recurring: Creative Exchange, a monthly creativity meetup group hosted by Melinda Rothouse and Charlotte Gullick of Syncreate at The Commune, a new creative co-working space in Austin's vibrant North Loop district. For more information, please visit our Syncreate Meetup group page: https://www.meetup.com/Syncreate-Creativity-Collaboration-Community-in-Austin/

February 3-7, 2019, Retreat: Contemplative Photography in the Valley of Mexico, The Dreaming House, Teotihuacan, Mexico. Co-taught with Jake Lorfing and Patrick Larson. 

May 30, 2019, Music show: Melinda Joy with Michael Walker. Thursday, 5/30, 6:00-8:00 pm at Brentwood Social House, 1609 Koenig Lane, Austin, Texas, 78756. For more information, please visit: www.melindajoy.com/calendar or
https://www.brentwoodsocial.com/events/2019/5/30/melinda-joy

June 14, 2019, Music show: Melinda Joy with Michael Walker. Friday, 6/14, 6:00-8:00 pm at Brentwood Social House, 1609 Koenig Lane, Austin, Texas, 78756. For more information, please visit: 
www.melindajoy.com/calendar or 
​www.brentwoodsocial.com/events/2019/6/14/melinda-joy

June 21, 2019, Presentation and Performance: The Call to Create, Jung Society of Austin, Trinity United Methodist Church, 4001 Speedway, Austin, Texas, 78751. For this special JSA event, I will be discussing my songwriting process and sharing music from my forthcoming album as it relates to depth and archetypal psychology. There will also be an opportunity for attendees to share their own creative work.
 

July 11-14, 2019, Conference Presentation: Creating a Culture of Innovation, Oregon Creativity Conference,  Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon.

October 26, 2019, Workshop: Wimberley Wellness Day, Cedars Ranch, Wimberley Texas. I'm thrilled to be co-facilitating this event with several other amazing teachers and wellness practitioners. I will be leading a workshop on creativity and contemplative arts. For more information and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-wellness-day-tickets-72423268947

​November 16-17 and 23-24, 2019, Photography show: East Austin Studio Tour (EAST). I will be showing my photographs, along with fellow contemplative photography artist Tashi Cowen, at my home studio on Willow Street in East Austin. We will be hosting a salon and reception in honor of the tour on Saturday, November 23rd. For more information about EAST, please visit: http://east.bigmedium.org

​2018


March 9, 2018, Workshop: Creativity and Entrepreneurship, Coaching4Good, Austin, TX

March 15-16, 2018, Conference Presentation: Using Mindfulness and Contemplative Arts to Facilitate Team Creativity and Collaboration, Public Engagement and Performance Conference, Wakefield, England

March 23, 2017, Conference Presentation and Workshop, Global Leadership and Cultural Intelligence / Mindful Leadership, IMC Krems University Business Week, Krems, Austria

April 20, 2018, Storytelling for Your Professional Life, with Syncreate Co-Founder Charlotte Gullick, Texas Women in Business Luncheon, Austin, TX

May 21-22, 2018, Conference Presentation: Using Mindfulness and Contemplative Arts to Facilitate Team Creativity and Collaboration, 29th World Summit on Positive Psychology, Mindfulness & Psychotherapy, New York, NY

June 22, 2018, Public presentation: Chaos, Stillness, and Creativity, Jung Society of Austin, 7:00 p.m. For more information and tickets: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chaos-stillness-and-creativity-tickets-47111773583

August 9-12, 2018, Graduate Student Showcase and Poster Session, Using Mindfulness and Contemplative Arts to Facilitate Team Creativity and Collaboration, American Psychology Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA

August 29-30, 2018, Creativity Studies Luncheon presentation and Poster Session, Facilitating Team Creativity and Collaboration Using Mindfulness and Contemplative Arts, Saybrook University Fall 2018 Residential Conference, Monterey, CA

December 8, 2018, Syncreate Waypoints Creative Process Retreat, Austin, TX

2017

October 2-6, 2017, Touching the Earth Contemplative Photography Retreat, Patzcuaro, Mexico, with Jake Lorfing and Patrick Larson

September 26, 2017, Workshop: Creativity and Entrepreneurship, Center for Innovation and Impact, Concordia University, Austin, TX

May 2, 2017, Workshop: Mindful Creativity Restoring Balance Luncheon at Seton Cove Spirituality Center, Austin, TX

February 9, 2017, Infusing Creativity into Your Entrepreneurial Process, with Charlotte Gullick and Melinda Rothouse, Tech Ranch, Austin, TX

2016

November 3, 2016, Syncreate Creative Mornings International Summit Workshop: Your Creative Sandbox: Plan, Play, Produce. Presented by Syncreate Co-founders Charlotte Gullick and Melinda Rothouse, Vuka, Austin, TX

Saturday and Sunday, September 17-18, 2016, Workshop: Miksang Contemplative Photography Level 1:
Touching the Phenomenal World
, Austin Shambhala Meditation Center, Austin, TX

April 29 - May 1, 2016, Workshop: Art, Meditation, and Creativity in Everyday Life, with Melinda Rothouse and Adam Sultan, Austin Shambhala Meditation Center, Austin, TX


March 3-6, 2016, Miksang Contemplative Photography Retreat in West Texas with Jake Lorfing, Jessica Winslow, Patrick Larson, and Melinda Rothouse

January 26-27, 2016, Conference Presentation and Workshop: Creativity, Resilience and Healing using Expressive Arts with Terri Goslin-Jones, Ph.D. and Melinda Rothouse, M.A., Saybrook University, San Francisco, CA



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