Writing for Wellbeing

Expressive, therapeutic, creative day workshops and individual consultations exploring ways to use writing to promote a sense of wellbeing.

Putting pen to paper can be good exercise for body, mind and spirit. It requires few resources and can be done anywhere and any time.

Therapeutic writing as a self-help method can be effective in reducing stress and developing self-awareness, helping you discover your potential for inner growth and stability and bringing a fresh perspective on any situation.

Writing with intention and awareness in body, speech and mind can help us to be present with energy and purpose. Making writing a daily practice while detaching from expectations, implications, analysis, outcome and judgement helps free up observation and imagination.

Techniques such as working with guided imagery can help unblock fear, bringing understanding and clarity and helping you to find a way forward. Responsive writing allows us to experience how receiving and responding can help with feelings of isolation and separateness, opening the way to co-enquiry and compassionate intelligence.

One-day workshops begin on 10 October 2009 at The Salisbury Centre in Edinburgh. For information contact Florence Hamilton via the contact page on the website or on 07986 514973