A job.
Work that pays the bills and supports your life. A way to meet your needs and make a living.
Welcome to the
DevotionDojo
Online co-work sessions forbirthing your body of work.
Translate your life’s work into a living legacy.
A deep-work incubator for
Content and Curriculum Creators, Visionary Entrepreneurs, Writers and Synthesizers, Teachers, Researchers and Students, Facilitators and Practitioners
Cultivating a Body of Work
BOW
You might be writing a book or committed to a long-form body of writing, developing a signature program or flagship offering, creating an original framework or methodology, working on a research project or interdisciplinary synthesis or building a certification or professional training.
Whatever form it takes, the work requires protected time, sustained attention and enough continuity for complex ideas to develop.
Work alongside people who understand what it takes.
Join a community devoted to depth, critical and creative thinking, embodied wisdom, and authentic expression in service of a more life-giving future.
Join the communityWhat’s included
Five deep-work sessionsmonday through friday
Two Q&A each monthspace for questions and conversation
One workshoptime to learn and develop your work
Shared communityshared values, meaningful work
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH WORK
There are threedifferent ways that peoplerelate to their work.
A career.
Work through which you pursue advancement, recognition, power and status.
A calling.
Work you feel drawn to do because of what it means and whom it serves.
Devotion Dojo
for those called by a higher purpose.
MAKING ROOM FOR THE WORK
What we’re
up against.
You care deeply about your work. Making space for it isn’t always simple.
- 01 / 07
Fragmented attention
Your work requires long stretches of uninterrupted thought, yet most days are divided into fragments too small to reach the depth your best ideas require.
- 02 / 07
A pace that ignores your body
You are tired of forcing your creative life into productivity systems that expect constant output and leave no room for the natural rhythms of concentration, incubation and rest.
- 03 / 07
Pressure to stay visible
The pressure to post, publish and remain visible keeps you treading the shallows, consuming the time and attention your deeper work requires. You are producing fragments to keep up while the work you most want to be known for remains unfinished.
- 04 / 07
No clear boundary
When you work from home, there is no clear threshold between daily life and focused work. Household tasks, errands and other people’s requests remain within reach, making it difficult to fully enter the work.
- 05 / 07
The weight of unfinished work
Unfinished work does not disappear when you close your computer. It follows you through the week as background pressure, carrying the weight of commitments you have made to yourself but have not had the time to fulfill.
- 06 / 07
The cost of starting again
When a project sits untouched for too long, you lose the thread. By the time you return, much of the session is spent remembering where you were and rebuilding enough momentum to move forward. The longer it sits, the harder it becomes to begin again.
- 07 / 07
Intellectual loneliness
Few people fully understand the work you are undertaking or what it requires of you. You long for intellectual kinship with peers who take their own work just as seriously.
(noun)
DOJO
JAPANESE: 道場 (DŌJŌ)
From dō, meaning “the way” or “the path,” and jō, meaning “place.”
Literally, “a place of the way.” A place where the way is practiced.
The word originally referred to places of Buddhist practice and awakening. Over time, it became closely associated with martial arts and other practices that refine and align the mind, body and character.
For those of us creating a body of work from a path no one else has walked, there is no map to follow. We find the way through our devotion to the work. As the work develops, it develops us.
In Devotion Dojo, your desk becomes an altar and the training ground where your body of work is developed. This is how practice forms the practitioner.
PUT YOUR CALLING ON YOUR CALENDAR
Make deep workpart of your week.
RECLAIM YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION
Focused work, Monday to Friday.
Ten 80-minute work blocks each week.
9 a.m. to noon Pacific Time.
Join whichever sessions work for you.
* Additional work blocks coming soon.
From WorkTo Worship
The word worship comes from the Old English weorðscipe, meaning worthiness or the recognition of worth.
No particular religious belief is implied here. Worship names the sacred relationship we develop with what we hold worthy.
A body of work becomes a body of worship when we give it our full attention, care and devotion, and allow the practice of creating it to change how we live, create and lead.
This is a practice of worthiness in its deepest sense: recognizing that your calling is worthy of your devotion and trusting that what you carry is worthy of being shared.
The symbolism of BOWcould not be more fitting.
INTRODUCING BOW HOURS
Honoringthe Work
To bow is an embodied gesture of respect.In many dojo traditions, practitioners bow before entering the space or beginning their practice, honoring the path, the teachings and the people practicing alongside them.
BOW stands for Body of Work. BOW Hours are shared deep-work sessions where we express that respect through action.
We set aside protected time to give our most important work the sustained attention it requires, alongside others who share a similar sacred orientation to their work.
Make room.Go deep.
DEVOTION DOJO
Membership Benefits
- 01 / 07
10 deep-work blocks
Choose from two focused work blocks each weekday, Monday through Friday, and build a rhythm that fits your week.
- 02 / 07
Q&As with Laura Dawn
Come together twice a month for thoughtful questions, live guidance and conversation about the work you are bringing into form.
- 03 / 07
One high-value workshop
A focused learning experience designed to deepen your practice and support the development of your body of work.
- 04 / 07
Devotion in Motion
A monthly ecstatic-dance gathering with the community, featuring occasional special guest DJs.
- 05 / 07
Member-only retreats
Invitations to intimate in-person creative, medicine and rest retreats created especially for the community.
- 06 / 07
Member rates
Receive discounted rates on selected Devotion Dojo retreats, programs and other offerings.
- 07 / 07
Cacao Connection
Gather once a month over cacao for a focused topic discussion with other people in the community.
WORK THAT CARRIES ITS OWN VALUE
Legacy over
virality.
Selling through social media is one path. It also asks you to keep up with platforms whose rules keep changing. Developing a body of work gives you something lasting to build on.
When your offering makes a meaningful difference, people have a reason to recommend it. That depth can support a trusted reputation, referrals, and a prosperous livelihood. BOW Hours gives you dedicated time to do the work that earns that trust.
DEVOTION TAKES PRACTICE
Birth your body of work,
one session at a time.
Choose the work that matters. Give it your full attention. Return to it in the company of people doing the same.
HOW WE CARE FOR THE SPACE
Protect your attention.
Protect the shared space.
Deep focus depends on the conditions we create together. These commitments help us protect the room.
Bring one clear intention
Choose a meaningful piece of your body of work and write down where you will begin. Use each focus block for one intention. If your project is unclear, defining the next step can be your work.
Phones away. Notifications off.
Keep your phone out of sight and reach. Silence nonessential alerts on your computer and watch. Essential care, medical, and accessibility needs are welcome; choose the least disruptive setup that works for you.
Stay with the work you chose
Keep email, messages, social feeds, and unrelated tasks closed. Use the tools and references your work requires. Note other tasks on a “later” list and return to your intention.
Protect the silence
Keep microphones muted during focus blocks. Save conversation and questions for the opening, closing, or Q&As. Use headphones for any audio your work requires.
Rest with care for your body
Step away from the work during the break. Move, stretch, or rest in a way that suits you. Keep feeds and inboxes closed. You can attend to your body’s needs during focus time, too.
Respect the person and the unfinished work
Share only what you choose. Keep personal disclosures and unpublished work private. Ask before offering feedback. No recording, screenshots, transcription bots, or promotion during focus sessions. Choose a camera setting that supports your focus and access needs.
When attention wanders, return
Distraction happens. Notice it and return to the next workable step. We make room for uncertainty, difficult days, and the effort of learning. You can pause when you need to.
How BOW Hours works.
A few things to know about the practice.
What happens in a session?
We begin with an intention, work quietly for 80 minutes, take an active rest break, and return for a second 80-minute focus block. We close by acknowledging where we are and the next step.
Do I need to attend all five sessions?
Five sessions are offered each week so you can build a rhythm that fits your life. Choose the sessions you can attend consistently.
What kind of work can I bring?
Writing, research, course development, creative practice, or an offering you’re shaping. Bring work that benefits from sustained thought. A question you need to clarify is a valid place to begin.
What are the Q&As for?
Two Q&As each month make room for questions and conversation outside the silent focus blocks. Bring what you’re working through in the development of your body of work.
Do I need to know exactly what I’m creating?
You need a willingness to give the work your attention. Researching an idea, clarifying a question, or outlining a first experiment can all be meaningful uses of the time.
MY STORY
Bringing a body of work into the world has been a central thread of my life.
I’m a teacher, facilitator, and curriculum creator with a Master of Science in Creativity and Change Leadership. My work has taken shape through online programs, in-person retreats, and years of developing and teaching curricula.
That includes Transilience, the 120-hour facilitation training I created and taught. I know what it takes to stay with an idea—to research, question, and shape it into something others can learn from.
I’m creating Devotion Dojo from that same commitment: a place where we can return to the work that matters, alongside others doing the same. BOW Hours is the time we set aside to bring it into being.
Laura Dawn, M.Sc.Creator of Devotion Dojo
MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR BODY OF WORK
membership
FOUNDING MEMBER RATE
$89/ month
Join at launch.
Keep your $89 monthly rate forever.
After launch
From $111 / monthA sliding scale with one membership.
Choose to contribute more if you can.
A place for your work.
- Five live deep-work sessions offered each week
- Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–noon Pacific Time
- Two 80-minute focus blocks with active rest between
- Two Q&As each month
- A community that values deep focus and meaningful work
MAKE ROOM FOR SOMEONE ELSE
Your contribution
can open a door.
Every dollar contributed above $111 per month goes into a scholarship fund, helping others take part in BOW Hours.