Tanya Loves Writing
I fell in love with Story long before I could read. I believe stories hold medicine—first for the writer, then for their readers—and feel passionately about supporting writers in developing the courage, skillfulness and discipline to write their stories. I support the craft and the creator in the process. I offer coaching to writers through the process, from cultivating the practice to developmental and line edits.
I borrow from my experience in yoga and with essential oils to offer tools and practices for the various obstacles we writers face, both in showing up to practice, and once at the page. Unleash your creative expression and drive from the wellspring of your body.
Tanya Robie is an author, teacher (writing and yoga), and channel. Her experience in connecting beyond the seen world supports how she teaches the art and healing potential of the writing process.
Tanya holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Spalding University and a BA in Writing for Social Change from Prescott College. She is a licensed facilitator in Yoga as Muse™ for Creative Writing, has over 1,000 hrs in Yoga Teacher training from Kripalu, and three levels of telepathy training.
She teaches Writing as a Spiritual Practice in seasonal, virtual courses and works privately with clients as an editor and book doula.
While specializing in fiction, creative nonfiction and memoir, she works with writers of all genres.
Testimonials
When I started working with Tanya Robie, I was skeptical. Yes, she came recommended, but she is thirty-five years my junior. Was she experienced enough to provide the help I needed? Could she know what I was thinking that I hadn’t said? And even if she “got me” would her sense of organization keep my wandering prose in line? And if she did all that, could she buck me up when I felt down about my writing and rein me in if I got carried away? Absolutely. She can and she has. Our sessions are some of the best hours of my writing life.
–Claudia Geagan, Pushcart Nominee
Working with Tanya’s methods of art as a sacred practice represents an incredible journey for me. Tanya took a detailed inventory of my creative history and current state and helped fashion a plan of action to get me moving in directions I was afraid to explore. Providing me with concrete tools and methods, she taught me how to effectively rebut my inner critic and to freely tap into exciting realms where ideas can flow like lava. Part healer and part cheerleader, Tanya’s infectious positive outlook and the undeniable joyfulness in her own practice have inspired me to tap ever deeper into the mysterious and wonderfully surprising spring of my creative life.
–EW, artist and entrepreneur
Writing a personal essay is like building a car. The essayist racks her brain for images, emotions, a little historical background or the sound of a dog yelping. She throws in few opinions and ends up with a pile of essay elements much like a pile of car parts. When she gets them put together she could have a Jaguar or a Ford F10, but the front tires have to be on the front and the chassis has to be on the bottom and there has to be a unifying theme that makes it recognizable as a sports car or a pick up truck — which is why I need Tanya. My first pass always has the doors on upside down, an extra wheel, the engine in the backseat and no steering mechanism at all. Then Tanya comes along to find my missing parts and point out the need for some organizational improvements. She helps me sort through my thoughts to find that steering wheel. Then, she makes me think I did it all myself.
-Anonymous