Susan Barr-Toman

Susan Barr-Toman is an award-winning novelist and mindfulness and writing teacher. She is the author of Breath by Breath: A Mindful Approach to Memoir Writing, a memoir and guide to using the tools of mindfulness to silence your inner saboteur, meet your creativity, and tell your true stories. Her essays have appeared in The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, River Teeth and Brevity Blog, among others. In her Mindful Writing workshops and retreats, she inspires students to create a sacred place in which to open to their creativity without fear or judgment and with kindness. She is an affiliated faculty member with the Penn Program for Mindfulness in Philadelphia and holds an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars.

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