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Victoria Clayton

writing about people and communities striving for healthier, happier lives

Featured work: investigative reporting and in-depth science & health journalism

Workshops

Victoria leads nature and memoir workshops and co-founded Kundawrite, a program blending kundalini yoga with guided autobiography. As a registered yoga teacher (RYT 200), GAB specialist, and Climate Cafe facilitator through Climate Psychology Alliance–North America, she helps people express life experiences and weave them into powerful stories.

Upcoming Events

  • Kundawrite workshop
    Kundawrite workshop
    Sat, Aug 22
    Holy Spirit Retreat Center
    Aug 22, 2026, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
    Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Rd., Encino, CA 91436
    Join Victoria Clayton and Gina Maron for Kundawrite, which combines the somatic power of kundalini yoga with the reflective depth of guided autobiography. Explore your life through movement, meditation and writing prompts -- plus have a lot of fun doing it! SIGN UP FOR THIS WORKSHOP AT HSRCENTER.COM
  • Climate Cafe
    Climate Cafe
    Mon, Oct 12
    Zoom
    Oct 12, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Zoom
    Victoria's online Climate Cafes will start in October.
  • Nature Inspired Writing- Fall
    Nature Inspired Writing- Fall
    Fri, Nov 06
    Conejo Valley Botanical Garden
    Nov 06, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Conejo Valley Botanical Garden, 400 West Gainsborough, Thousand Oaks, CA
    Back by popular demand! Join Victoria for a two hour exploration connecting nature, powerful prose and your own reflective writing.

Victoria Clayton

Indepth journalism with a focus on people striving for happier, healthier communities

Victoria Clayton is a features and investigative journalist dedicated to covering the complexities of our changing world and environment. She’s been a National Fellow with the USC Center for Health Journalism, and her work has been supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and the Rosalynn Carter Center for Mental Health Journalism.

She's a California Health Report contributor with an MA from Missouri School of Journalism, and her work has been featured in The Guardian US, Knowable, The Atlantic, California Health Care Foundation, OpenMind, Midwest Review and many other publicaitons.

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Sometimes even getting an editor interested in a story you know must be written takes major effort. And then after getting the assignment, the real work begins.

When it feels like too much, this line from A Book of Common Prayer helps.

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