Om Shanti:
Workshops for writing and growing
Through workshops and writing I hope to inspire personal growth and radical empathy for others. I hope to encourage people to become better advocates for change, better storytellers, better community members and better humans.
Our Programs
Write
Write Your Story
This four-week online workshop is the beginning of your writing journey
Retreat
One-day Retreats
This Spring take time to reflect, relax, and connect with others. "Knowing Yourself" in collaboration with Coach Laura
Share
Circle-up Writing Groups
Gather with other writers to write, share, gather feedback and get inspired.
About Shanti
I am foremost a storyteller. For over ten years I represented people convicted of murder, rape and other “criminals” as their advocate and attorney, sharing their stories with judges and other legal leaders. I wrote a memoir (Almost Innocent: From searching to saved in America's criminal justice system (Amplify, 2021)) about our shared stories of navigating and surviving the tragic and messy criminal justice system, and about being a woman, mom and partner through all of it. ​
I emerged from the criminal justice system–the epicenter of racial inequity– focused on our shared experience of human fallibility and the need for profound change. I co-founded and lead Fogbreak Justice, a national organization that collaborates with and educates criminal justice professionals, civic leaders and business change-makers who are serious about fairness and equity. ​
As a professor, teacher, facilitator and expert on experiential learning for adults, I have taught thousands of people complex skills like reducing bias, managing really hard conversations, becoming anti-racist, and writing for personal and social change.
