Ellie Roscher

Bodies. Tiny Things. Peace. Theology. Yoga.

Ellie Roscher is the author of Remarkable Rose, The Embodied Path, 12 Tiny Things, Play Like a Girl and How Coffee Saved My Life.

Her writing appears in the Baltimore Review, Eunoia Review, Inscape Magazine, Half and One, Mothering Spirit, Bearings and elsewhere (view essays…). Ellie also founded and facilitates Plum Writing & Wellness, a supportive online community for folks journeying toward deeper embodiment together. She teaches writing and yoga in Minneapolis.

Ellie holds an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and an MA in Theology from Luther Seminary.

Essays

  • The Holy “No” of Simone Biles | National Catholic Reporter

  • Unchosen | HerStry

  • Kept Miniature in Size | Baltimore Review

  • The God of Wailing & Rocking | Mothering Spirit

Unlikely Conversations

This podcast explores civil discourse is a spiritual practice. Unlikely Conversations comes from the Collegeville Institute, a place where scholars, artists, writers, and faith leaders travel to study, write and worship across religious boundaries. 

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Every book I write changes me and my life, this one more than ever. It continues to be liberatory, and I am grateful. Collaboration on this project was magical and transformative. I look forward to engaging with readers and watching the life the book
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The thing about writing nonfiction is that your book characters are real people who can come over to your house for dinner when they are in town from Kenya! I met @ashajaffar way back in 2012 and we bonded right away. I saw her again in 2013 and 2023
My favorite teachers were ones who saw me, considered me, and took me seriously. As a teacher, then, I tried to do the same with the young people who walked into my classroom. A great handful, instead of constricting me to a teacher box, saw, conside
Ok here’s my deal with mountain hikes: you look down and there is something wild and tiny and beautiful and you look up and there’s something old and wise and gigantic and beautiful and if you get quiet enough for long enough eventually y
Something deep inside of me goes very quiet when I’m in the mountains. My inner solitude takes up more space, breathing. What a privilege and a delight to break routine, play, and explore with my kids. It helps me see them with fresh eyes, noti
I believe in pausing to celebrate. I believe in making promises. I believe in saying the things that need to be said. I believe the revolution will have dancing. I believe in second chances. I believe in protecting the joy and exuberance inside of yo
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