Coming in February 1, 2012: Writing For Healing, an eight week program.
Everyone is healing from something— divorce, job loss, loneliness, failed relationships. Maybe you find yourself hating your work. Or yearning to live somewhere else. Or you struggle with some other matter of heart.
Perhaps you find yourself looking in the mirror and telling yourself how much you hate your body or some part of your body? Perhaps ageing finds you at odds with your body -- the wrinkles, changes in skin and hair, sagging. Or you may be struggling with an illness or disability.
Writing for Healing invites you to explore and work on resolving matters of the heart and body. It offers a chance to relieve stress, find acceptance and hope, and begin the healing process and explore your inner life. We will do this through writing with exercises designed to help you explore the matters of your life and help you to better understand where you are and where you want to go. And doing this in a supportive and encouraging atmosphere with others also working on healing.
Writing helps to relieve stress and sort out our thoughts and feelings. Writing For Healing teaches how to use writing as a major tool for healing and inner exploration. Please note: While writing is highly therapeutic, this class does not offer group therapy or individual counseling. We share stories, but we do not seek advice or try to advise one another.
This is an 8-week class. Members will spend time each week writing at home. Prompts and exercises will be offered for each week to help guide writing. Members may choose to share what they have written, though there is no requirement to do so.
We will use a private discussion forum. I will post writing exercises and material to read. You may post your writing (if you wish) and read the writing of others. We will use the discussion forum for discussions about the assignments, about body issues, about writing, about the process of personal exploration through writing. Our network will not be visible to anyone outside of our group and accessible only to members. Ten days after the ending of the class, I will delete all writings and discussion.
Because of the format, people are free to participate each day within their own schedule, which will make it easier for everyone to participate.We will create a safe space for this work by committing to full confidentiality when reading the work posted in this class. Feedback will be supportive, with an eye to the visions and the goals of the writers. Our goal is to facilitate healing and personal growth, not to focus on the mechanics of writing.
Members agree to commit to spending time each day (about 2- 4 hrs per week) reading and writing and commenting on the writing of other class participants and participating in discussions. I will be participating daily in discussions.
The class will be limited to 8 members. The charge for this course is $200, payable via Paypal. Individual consultations are available for an additional fee upon request.
Email me with questions or for further information about this group. You may contact me by using the form at the left. Please put Writing for Healing in the subject line. I ask that you make an advance payment of $35.00 to secure your place in the class.
Writing For Healing will begin February 1, 2012.
Register now. One space remaining!