Virtual Events

We’re thrilled to announce that Jen will be a teacher at this year's Writers Rising retreat in Hollywood with an incredible lineup of instructors including Anne Lamott, Cheryl Strayed, Marlon James, and more.

These retreats, led by A Writing Room, are known for their transformative power and guide writers of all levels to truly own their creative potential. They are passionate about empowering writers of all levels to own their creative potential.

Consider this your VIP invitation to join us at the Writers Rising 2024 experience!

ALLOW- The 1-Day Writing Workshop with Jen Pastiloff

ALLOW is a generative workshop where the goal is for you to allow room for it all on the page: your creativity, your imagination, your mistakes, your questions, your tears, your absolutely unique weirdo self. If you have a desire to put pen to paper (or fingers to computer keys) this intentional and welcoming space is the perfect place for you to explore, listen and share. ALLOW is an opportunity to finally allow whatever it is you have been denying yourself. Fall in love with your imagination. Show up for yourself. Allow yourself to be imperfect. Write the thing you have been afraid to write. Receive access to the Allow Community where we share our works and joys, be vulnerable, LISTEN, and grow with a sense of humor and an open heart. In ALLOW we will bypass the BS and create magic together.

Register for Jen’s on-line Yoga to Quiet the Inner Asshole classes and her Virtual Retreats.

Previous Events

When in London…

Join Jen for an afternoon of connection, creativity, connection, and probably some singing out loud, tears, and a whole lot of laughter. And that friends, is a money back guarantee. Jen sells out every single time she comes to London and it’s been a long time, so book your ticket now.

This unique and soulful workshop is nothing short of magic. You simply have to attend to understand. No yoga experience required, no writing experience required; you don’t have to share out loud or even break a sweat- you don’t have to do anything except be you. You, amazing you.

This workshop is especially for you if you feel nervous to attend, you feel awkward, you feel like a weirdo (Jen affectionately refers to herself as this, with pride), you think you “suck at yoga”, you think you’re a “yoga master”, you feel stuck, sad, excited about life, miserable about life, alone, tired, curious. What we’re saying is that this workshop is for anyone that identifies as HUMAN.

Bring a journal and pen, an open heart, a sense of humor (for real, you need this), a beginner’s mind, and a sense of adventure. There will be some body movement but you do you. Do what feels right and good. That’s it. Just show up and get ready to have your life changed in the best of possible ways.

May You Remember

Jul 28–30, 2023

RHINEBECK, NY

As she describes in her best-selling memoir On Being Human, Jennifer Pastiloff's 13-year waitressing career taught her to seek out unexpected beauty, that being vulnerable allowed her to find love, and how imperfections can lead to a life full of wild happiness.

In this weekend workshop, Jennifer guides you to dive inward and rewrite life as you know it. Discover a soft place where you can be fully you and feel seen, held, and shame-free.

Through yoga-related movements, dancing, writing, and loads of laughter, you embrace your perfect imperfections and experience the support you seek. Move your body, let go of your expectations, and share out loud as you learn to let go of limiting thoughts and fully accept yourself exactly as you are.

Things to Bring

Bring a notebook and writing utensil with you to the course. Faculty also asks that you leave all electronics behind.

BOONE, NC OCT 28–30, 2022

Be You—Unabashedly.

Life is hard. Why make it harder?

Join best-selling author, yoga teacher, and life coach Jennifer Pastiloff for an experiential weekend of laughter, camaraderie, deep listening, and anything else that creates a deep sense of connection and vulnerability. 

Using her proprietary “Shame Loss” modality—a hybrid of yoga-related movement, writing, sharing out loud, letting the snot fly, and the occasional dance party—Jennifer guides you to deep dive inward and rewrite life as you know it into a soft place where you can be fully you. Seen. Held. Shame free.

In this Workshop, You’ll Discover

• Why it doesn’t matter what others think

• How vulnerability is the key to profound growth and connection

• Ways to celebrate you!

You’ll take home daily practices and tools for living unabashedly—and a few new lifelong friends.

Recommended (but not required) resources
Lidia Yuknavitch,The Beauty of Being a Misfit Ted Talk; Gay Hendricks, The Big Leap; and Jennifer’s book, On Being Human.