IN LIFE, WORK & ART
Mindfulist is a writing lab and practice space, where midlife creatives slow down, pay attention, and make room for what's next.
SOMETHING CALLED YOU IN...
Maybe a creative life that's been on hold. A threshold you've been standing at, not quite ready to cross. Or a sense that your life and innermost self have drifted apart.
Maybe a body of work ready for its next iteration. Or a project that's still in search of its form.
Or perhaps, a longing to understand and describe your creative DNA. The red thread that connects a lifetime of experience, knowledge, and the stories only you can tell.
There's a word for someone who feels these things and doesn't look away from them: MINDFULIST.
A Mindfulist is not someone who is mindful. A Mindfulist is someone for whom attention is a practice. Even a way of being. If any of this feels familiar, the door is open. Take your curiosity and begin.
"Attention is the beginning of devotion.”
— MARY OLIVER
“After participating in Cigdem's programs, my way of thinking about the challenges and obstacles in my life has shifted. I’ve developed a new mental approach and attitude to deal with them. Each of her offers is an opportunity to put ourselves first for a change.”
“This is the most sacred and safest space to write I've discovered online. And this class is a great way of gathering material for a book. It was delightful. What a wonderful experience and a fantastic collection of writers and writing! I'm going to miss this group."
BECOME A MEMBER
Do you feel the pull to pause, ponder, and write consistently, but struggle to make it stick? Is your inner life more intense than your daily life can hold? Do you have exciting ideas that beg for more creative room, but you have nowhere to bring them to? If you find yourself nodding, consider joining us.
(SOLO)
Premium Tools & Resources
Full access to the member library: monthly Companions, weekly practice material, unabridged interviews, audio meditations, field guides, playbooks, early access to new offerings, generous discounts on courses, workshops, and other products, surprise bonuses. No community.
(CONNECTED)
Everything + Community
Everything in The Inglenook, plus the opportunity to experience the weekly practice in the company of kindred spirits on a similar path, a written real-time conversation with the month's guest, member-led interest clubs, first dibs on small writing groups and story circles.
“I’m thrilled by the chance to experience this whole different way of thinking about writing. Deeply personal, evocative and inspiring. The whole program was beautiful in its structure and detail. Thank you Cigdem, for the richness of your unique creativity and care.”
“Working with Cigdem has changed how I view and talk about my work. She has a gift of intuition, seeing through all of the crap to the heart and truth of it all. She has an amazing gift for teaching. I’d describe working with her and her presence as indescribable.”
Twenty-One Sparks for Beginning Again
The Wayfinding Journal is a guided journal consisting of twenty-one sections, each built around a single idea that helps you explore what it means to begin again and create what matters to you.
Whether it's on attention, creativity, identity, or work, each entry includes a short reflection and a few open questions. Nothing is explained or taught. Each piece simply turns a light toward something and asks: What do you see?
You can start from any section. You can take as long as you need to think on paper and start hearing your own voice again.
The journal is free. When you sign up, you'll also receive The Midweek Pause, our weekly letter on creative life, attention, and doing meaningful work in the second half. You'll have access to a growing collection of free essays, interviews, writing prompts, and curated discoveries from across the eight territories of a creative life.
"This is one of the best newsletters I’ve had in a long time. Thank you!”
— J. HUNTER, Writer
"We shape our lives by what we choose to create, not by what we choose to eliminate.”
— ROBERT FRITZ