Write more, suffer less — how mindfulness can quiet the noise and free the words
You sit down to write. You check your email "just for a second." An hour later, you've written nothing. The self-recrimination sets in.
If this is a familiar scenario, please know — you're not lazy or uncommitted. Your mind is doing what it does best: protecting you from doing a difficult thing that could open you up to criticism.
Most writing advice treats this (entirely normal) challenge as a discipline problem. Write every day. Push through. But willpower eventually runs low, and the inner critic comes back louder.
The real shift isn't about forcing yourself to write. It's about learning to work with your mind instead of against it.
What this masterclass is about
In this 75-minute session, award-winning novelist and certified mindfulness teacher April Dávila will share how a meditation practice changed her writing life — and how it can change yours.
You'll learn how to make time for your writing, how a simple mindfulness practice can dissolve distraction and self-doubt, and how to carry that focused state directly into your work, so the words actually come.
Less suffering. More flow. A practice you can return to every time.
What you'll take away
Why your wandering mind isn't the problem — and what to do instead
How to show up for your writing, even when the inner critic is loud
A practical mindfulness practice you can bring to the page straight away
Tools to quiet the noise — distraction, doubt, the comparison spiral — without needing to silence it forever
Who this is for
Writers. Whether you're working on your first draft, stuck mid-manuscript, or simply trying to carve out more time for the work you care about. No meditation experience required.
About April Dávila
April Dávila is an award-winning, traditionally published novelist and writing coach whose approach brings together the practical tools of novel writing with the transformative power of mindfulness. Her first nonfiction book, Sit Write Here: 6 Mindfulness Practices to Help You Write More and Suffer Less (St. Martin's Press, 2026), is drawn directly from this teaching.
She describes what she does as a practice rather than a system — because you don't perfect a practice, you return to it.
Investment in your learning
We suggest a contribution of 35 CHF/USD, but we operate on a pay-what-you-can basis. Whether you contribute 35 CHF or 1$, what matters most is your presence and engagement. Your contribution supports the work we do at Le Trente and helps us continue bringing exceptional voices to our community.
What is a Le Trente masterclass?
Every other week, Le Trente invites an exceptional thinker, writer, coach or practitioner to share their story and their work with our community. These are generous, substantive sessions — not pitches. Come ready to listen, reflect, and take something useful away.
The Zoom room opens 15 minutes before the session so you can settle in and meet other participants. It stays open for 15 minutes afterwards too, if you'd like to continue the conversation.
Pay what you can, from 1 CHF. A recording will be available to all registered participants the following day.
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About Le Trente
Le Trente is a social learning club for the intellectually hungry and the spiritually curious, seeking meaningful connection and inspiration. Born in Geneva, we bring together coaches, creators, thinkers, and dreamers — online and in person — to explore ideas, share wisdom, and learn from each other.
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