“Cynthia was like a high priestess.” ~ praise from Tassajara workshop participant

I’m really more of a low priestess: user-friendly, open and plain-speaking. I’ve been writing (or telling stories) since I was four years old.

With the help of wise teachers and a sloppy Buddhist practice, I’ve nurtured the capacity to help others awaken creativity and deepen self knowledge through writing.

I lead workshops in the Bay Area and beyond. Every Wild Heart Writing circle can be customized to suit participants’ needs and the approach is adaptable in many settings —

• guiding beginning or seasoned writers to find the stories they need to tell
• helping groups (family members, friends) honor an important life event
• furthering people’s appreciation of their value and mission in the workplace
• assisting a business team in articulating a shared vision

Click here for upcoming events and workshops, from me and from others. Contact me if you wish to explore a booking.

Besides writing, I have a thriving residential real estate practice in San Francisco. I’m the mother of two grown sons, the partner of an outdoorsy general contractor, and the avid pursuer of many pastimes, including being a true friend, exercising, hiking, dancing, cooking, reading, watching movies, writing songs, singing, and playing piano, guitar and (just barely) banjo.

Links I Like

• 27powers and Laurie Wagner: https://27powers.org/
• Deena Metzger: http://deenametzger.net/
• San Francisco ZenCenter: http://sfzc.org/
• YMCA of San Francisco: https://www.ymcasf.org/
• San Francisco Waldorf School: http://www.sfwaldorf.org/
• Eckerd College: https://www.eckerd.edu/

What I’ve Been Up To

• Now and since 2012
  Speaker and leader of customized mindfulness and writing workshops that expand creativity, heighten self awareness, and impart effective and easy-to-use communication tools. I have taught in a variety of private and corporate settings, including at San Francisco Zen Center, San Francisco YMCA, Green Gulch Farm, Tassajara Zen Monastery, San Francisco Women’s Council of Realtors, McGuire Real Estate, Marin County Association of Realtors, Marin County Women’s Council of Realtors and Alain Pinel Realtors.
• Now
  Founder and Realtor at Kindred SF Homes in San Francisco
• 1987 through 2018
  Realtor at McGuire Real Estate and at Mason McDuffie in San Francisco
• Now and since 2009
  Student of writing with Karen Bjorneby, Laurie Wagner, Deena Metzger, Ellen Bass, Philip Gerard, others
• July 2010
  Juried participant in Squaw Valley Community of Writers
• September 2007 to July 2010
  Facilitator for Hoffman Institute San Francisco Graduate Group
• June 2006
  Graduate of Hoffman Institute Process
• 1986 to 1987
  Public Relations Assistant, Banana Republic headquarters, San Francisco
• 1984 to 1986
  Communications Director, Bay Area Dance Coalition, San Francisco
• 1984 to 1987
  Freelance features writer for Women’s Sports magazine and other publications
• 1980 to 1984
  Reporter, Idaho Mountain Express in Ketchum, Idaho
• June 1979
  B.S. Mass Communications, Virginia Commonwealth University