Transformative Language Arts Network’s 2025 Power of Words Conference

When: October 3-5, 2025

Where: Unity Village: 1900 NW Blue Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri (USA)

Costs: $275 - $315 for early bird tickets through 8/18/25. TLAN offers partial scholarships and work-study opportunities if cost is a barrier.

Register: HERE

Lewis and Barbara are delighted to partner with TLAN to present the following workshop during their 20th annual Power of Words Conference.

About the Workshop:

Stories from the Body with Lewis Mehl-Madrona and Barbara Mainguy

How often do we listen to the stories our bodies have to tell? In this workshop, we will explore how to gather stories from parts of our bodies – the painful knee, the restricted hip, the angry diverticulosis, and the petulant lower back, for example. We will illustrate using poetry for self-work and dialogic practice for working with others. We explore how to get the person’s own metaphors for the problem they’re experiencing for getting well.

About the Conference:

Join us at the 20th annual Power of Words Conference to explore the written, spoken and sung word to find how it can bring liberation, celebration and transformation within our communities. 

Network with writers, storytellers, performers, musicians, health professionals, educators, and change-makers to connect with those who share your passion of making a difference with words.   

Discover diversity and experience visionary voices at keynote sessions. Get inspired with workshops in five areas:  Social Transformation, Right Livelihood, Engaged Spirituality, Narrative Healing and Ecological TLA.

Uncover more about this conference in the article, "Finding Our People in a Ceremonial Village Disguised as a Conference: A Short History of the Power of Words Conference."