The Reading Room | Hybrid
Focused, Hybrid Coworking for Creativity + Connection at Story Parlor and Virtual
11am-1pm, doors open at 10:45am
Coworking, also known as parallel play or body doubling, is not just for kids—it’s a powerful antidote to burnout and an integral part of your whole creative life.
Join us on Thursdays from 11am to 1pm November through April, to commit to doing something you want to get done in your creative practice or anything that supports your creative practice.
Inside The Reading Room, hosted at Story Parlor (and virtually), you’ll find accountability, focus, and most importantly—a community of people who are also working toward their creative goals despite living in a time of great instability and chaos. History has proven that in times like these, artists and creatives need community support—more than ever!—to continue to make their work and nurture their well-being.
EACH SESSION FEATURES:
an actual reading room vibe (low lighting, wooden floors, and bookshelves brimming with creatively inspired titles) thanks to our host location at Story Parlor
a community check in
a guided grounding exercise to support finding our way back to center
themed-intention setting for our work
During the session, Faye D’Avanza, a certified Inward & Artward creative facilitator, will keep time and be available if you have a question or need a celebratory high five or maybe even a hug.
This is a come as you are space. To make yourself feel more comfortable, bring a snack, your favorite beverage, laptop charger, and headphones.
Who Is This For:
—Anyone wanting to dedicate more time, energy, and focus to their creative work.
—Anyone wanting to meet new creative friends and connect with a community of creative seekers.
—Anyone who feels stressed, anxious, tired, burned out, or stuck in their creative life and is looking for a courageous space to connect with their creativity in a low-pressure environment with group accountability.
—Anyone who values showing up for themselves, their creative practice, and their community so that we can all be well, create, and thrive.
How to Join
There are two ways to join us for The Reading Room.
Reserve your spot for a single session at the drop-in rate of $20.
Or save 25% and become a monthly subscriber for $60 (you can cancel anytime after your first month).
About the Facilitator J. Faye D’Avanza
J. Faye D’Avanza is an artist, writer, creativity coach, holistic librarian, yogi, and clockmaker’s daughter on a journey to learn what it means to live a whole creative life in the twenty-first century, one breath at a time. She is the Founder of Library of Care, where she nurtures creative repair, healing, and growth through the transformative power of books, individual and group coaching, workshop facilitation, and the weekly indie newsletter KEEPING CREATIVE TIME, a guide to caring for our creative energy and its healing power through time, featuring stories and tools from her creative community in Asheville, North Carolina.
A cultural information professional, Inward & Artward certified creative facilitator, certified book editor, and (RYT-200) yoga teacher-in-training, she lives among the artists, tourists, trees, and mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, and can often be found drinking a matcha latte, writing in the margins of her books, and engaging in meandering conversations with people who care deeply.