MEMOIR FOR MYSTICS:
6 Principles to Help You Write (and Publish) Your Spiritual, Ancestral, or Magical Book!
With Tanya Taylor Rubinstein
When: Thursday, January 29th at 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM EST
Where: Live on Zoom (replay will be available)
MEMOIR FOR MYSTICS:
6 Principles to Help You Write (and Publish) Your Spiritual, Ancestral, or Magical Book!
With Tanya Taylor Rubinstein
A FREE Class for Writers, Healers, Therapists, Visionaries & Seasoned Spiritual Seekers Who Long to Write the Story Only They Can Tell
🗓️ When: Thursday, January 29th at 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM EST
💻 Where: Live on Zoom (replay will be available)
You’ve always known you were meant to write a book...
Not just any book but one rooted in soul, lineage, and transformation.
A story shaped by mystical experiences, ancestral memories, and embodied healing.
This is your invitation to begin.
Memoir for Mystics is a free 60-minute masterclass to help you start (or deepen) the writing of your spiritual, intergenerational, or visionary memoir guided by your body, ancestors, and the land.
In This Class, You’ll Learn:
How to transmute and integrate intergenerational trauma before you write – so your story emerges from a perspective of wholeness and power.
Why your book needs a “Golden thread", and how to discover what yours is.
What "fire and bones" stories are and how they root the body of your book.
The unique form of narrative that connects all your chapters like sacred connective tissue.
What shimmering image writing portals are and how to utilize them when writing your first draft.
How to fully embody your authentic voice to write Chapter One.
Whether you’ve already begun a draft of your book or are gathering fragments and exploring your visions, this class will help you gain clarity, ancestral support, and a sacred container created especially for mystics.
What if you don’t need to wait until you’re “ready”?
Rather, you can step into "ready" at any time.
As you know, this is how all magic occurs — outside of linear time and space.
Once you step over the threshold, the way will appear....
This Class Is for You If...
✦ Your soul is yearning to have your book written and serving others in the world.
✦ Your Ancestors have nudged you time and time again to get this story told..
✦ You know that no matter how well you do your work in the world in terms of impact, finances, and purpose. There’s a glass ceiling until you write and publish your book.
✦ You’re a therapist, healer, or visionary with a story to share. You’re exceptional at your work with clients but have found that your skill set doesn’t translate to getting a book completed.
✦ You’ve experienced the frustration (anguish, even) of starting and stopping your writing – trying to DIY the book yourself so many times without your desired outcome.
✦ Your soul longs to write in a magical community that supports your ancestral narratives, mystical experiences, and deep-time storytelling.
MEET YOUR GUIDE:
About Your Guide:
Tanya Taylor Rubinstein
Founder of Ancestral Narrative
Creator of Writing with the Ancestors
Somatic Writing Practitioner | Storytelling Mentor |
Ancestral Constellations Facilitator
Tanya Taylor Rubenstein has been a writer, story mentor, and solo performance coach for over 30 years. She began her journey as a performer, writing and starring in her first solo show, Honeymoon in India, which launched a career in monologue and storytelling rooted in personal transformation.
Trained as an actor at Carnegie Mellon University, Emerson College, and HB Studios in New York, Tanya studied with celebrated teachers such as William Hickey and Sandy Dennis. While at Emerson, she met her mentor, the late monologist Spalding Gray, who inspired her passion for solo performance. Tanya went on to create and perform three critically acclaimed solo shows, with her debut named one of Santa Fe's "Top 10 Performances" by The Santa Fe Reporter, alongside productions from Santa Fe Stages and the Santa Fe Opera.
Tanya has since devoted her life to mentoring others, particularly actors, musicians, and creatives, in writing and performing their personal narratives. Her students have performed at repertory theaters across the U.S. and at fringe festivals worldwide, including New York, Toronto, Edinburgh, and beyond.
In 2010, she co-created a yearlong memoir program with author Candace Walsh, helping hundreds begin the first draft of their books. Earlier, in 2002, Tanya released The Cancer Monologue Project, an anthology featuring work from students living with cancer. The project garnered national attention, with features in O Magazine, Rosie, NPR, Spirituality & Health, and The Dallas Morning News, establishing her as a leader in personal narrative work.
Tanya also developed The Life Monologue Project, supporting individuals facing trauma and serious illness in writing and performing their stories on stage. She has collaborated with organizations such as Gilda’s Club, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Cabrini-Green, Ambercare Hospice, San Diego Repertory Theatre, and the New Mexico Cancer Center to create safe, transformative spaces for storytelling.
In 2020, while living at the foot of Black Mesa outside Santa Fe, Tanya formally codified somatic writing as a process, a unique methodology integrating writing, embodiment, land-based wisdom, and ancestral healing. She continues to guide writers into deeper layers of truth by helping them access stories held in the body, land, and lineage.
In 2024, Tanya deepened this work by training in Hellinger Family Constellations, adding ancestral constellation work to her storytelling and memoir process. Today, she supports clients at the intersection of writing and deep healing, believing that when we tell our stories while healing at the root level, we unlock profound personal and collective transformation.
Join the Free Class
Memoir for Mystics:
6 Principles to Help You Write Your Spiritual, Ancestral, or Magical Book!
🗓️ When: Thursday, January 29th at 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM EST
💻 Where: Live on Zoom (replay will be available)
Kind Words from
Students & Clients (Memoir)
“The Story Shaman...”
"Tanya Taylor Rubinstein is the Story Shaman. Let us not use this word lightly. What she does, better than anyone I’ve met,
is weave your calling, God’s purpose, and the mundane trivialities of life into a vibrant tapestry, called Story.
These stories heal, inspire and ignite in ways you never imagined. When you receive the call to be with her, listen."
— Susan C. (multi-award winning author, energy healer)
“An experience of a lifetime...”
“Writing a memoir was a daunting task that I’d put off for years. I’m forever grateful for the referral I received for Tanya from a friend.
From our first meeting, I felt seen, understood, and safe. Tanya walked me through the process so I would be prepared for the journey ahead and kept the pace even when I lost motivation along the way.
She taught me to be tender with myself and my story so I was able to untangle my life without retraumatizing myself with painful memories. She guided me through the technical aspect of writing in ways that maintained my confidence and increased my skill.
Now I reflect on the most painful and joyful moments of my life and find the beauty in them all. I learned to share those experiences in a way that might inspire others. All this because I’ve had Tanya as my memoir coach.
I would recommend Tanya to anyone who feels overwhelmed or afraid of writing their memoir but doesn’t want to regret leaving their story untold. Be ready for an experience of a lifetime; be ready to work hard, reach deeper into your story, and most of all, be ready for the healing and transformative experience of owning your life’s narrative once and for all.”
— Me’Lea Connelly (Visionary, Social Justice Activist, Writer)
“A quantum transformation...”
Tanya is a teacher and coach who has unlocked the code for creating a perfect environment to cultivate radical growth. I am a busy entrepreneur who came to Tanya with a story to share. Tanya was able to cultivate my skills in a way that gave a framework and a timeframe to see this my book through from birth to creation.
As a professional coach myself, I know good coaching works, but Tanya's approach that is equal parts pragmatic and creative, supported my effort in a way that would be unmatched by someone else. My time with Tanya has provided my work and my life a quantum transformation. If you're looking to level up in life and in your creative work, look no further.
— Hailee Bland Walsh (Writer, CEO-City Gym)
“I feel different about myself...”
Tanya created a container for my book project that allowed me to progress despite the periods when I lost momentum. Her firm but tender guidance provided me with just enough structure to finish my manuscript.
She promised I would feel differently about myself after its completion and I do. I continue to draw upon her suggestions for accessing my wisest self.
— Janet P. (Author, writing teacher)
“The ancient midwife of my story...”
Tanya has been the ancient midwife of my story. She cradled me, wept with me, sang me through my grief, coaxed my words, and gently guided me to the courage to birth my voice.
She once said to me, ‘I can’t promise you safety here.’ In its place, she supported me in the ultimate radical soul liberation – the telling of my story.
— Melissa K. (Somatic practitioner, visionary, author)
Kind Words from Ancestral Healing
Students & Clients
“A sacred form of activism...”
“It is a rare experience for me to find a collaborator such as Tanya to do my deep work. She has an incredible capacity for insight and the ability to hold space for what is, meeting me exactly where I am.
My first constellation session was clear, efficient, and abundant, giving me food for thought that continues to reveal itself. In this crazy world, wondering how one can contribute, working with Tanya in this way feels like its own necessary and important form of activism for both of us.”
— Sarah Kerstin Gross (Writer, Business Owner)
“This work is helping me heal...”
Working with Tanya Taylor Rubinstein on ancestral constellation was truly transformative. I’ve done ancestral healing for years, mostly focusing on ancient, healed ancestors, but Tanya’s approach focused on the recent ancestors — those still carrying unresolved trauma.
During our blind constellation, the focus turned to my father and paternal grandfather, a man I knew little about. Through the process, I gained deep insight into how my father’s relationship with his own father mirrored the struggles I had with him.
I also developed a new empathy for my grandfather’s wounds, his anger and criticism of his children and saw how that energy had been passed down.
Most powerfully, I began to recognize gifts from my father I had overlooked before. This work is helping me heal and shift how I move through the world.
If you’re ready to heal generational wounds and rewrite family narratives, I highly recommend Tanya’s work. It’s a powerful way to shift old patterns and gain a deeper understanding of your family’s story.
— Epiphany Jordan (Healer, Writer, Author, Tarot Reader)
“Impeccable space... anchored in the sacred.”
Tanya holds impeccable space that is steeped in the sacred – specifically connected to and deeply held by the wisdom of the land and the helpful ancestors who have come before us.
Working with her gave me insight into a pattern I had been operating from since childhood. Once identified, I could feel my system being unburdened by the weight I had been carrying.
A subtle release has been occurring since our session, and I feel I now have much greater access to my inner wisdom and higher self. I’ve also been able to set important boundaries with people from whom I had previously tolerated unhealthy behavior.
I feel much more inner authority, and life feels a bit easier. I am hopeful for what lies ahead.
— Jenn Tasnine Savage (Spiritual Coach for Women, Writer)
“I felt lighter, freer...”
“Before the session, I felt overwhelmed by emotional and spiritual heaviness, stuck in patterns I couldn’t break. After the Ancestral Constellations session, I felt a powerful shift – lighter, with an emotional release that wasn’t sad but deeply freeing.
The session illuminated my family’s dynamics and the ancestral ties that were holding me back. It was eye-opening and affirming.
I’ve noticed lasting changes in my attitude and how I relate to family. I highly recommend this transformative work to anyone ready to heal and move forward in their lives. Tanya is an amazing facilitator, with incredible insight and depth.”
— Donna Pendergrast (Mystic, Writer)
Please Join Me...
If you have been trying to write your Spiritual, Mystical, and/or Magical Memoir forever (perhaps even lifetimes),
Please join me to help catalyze the process!
