Reading, writing and reflecting within a supportive group can enhance our wellbeing in many ways. This gentle, stand-alone session offers a chance to explore how engaging creatively and reflectively with words can open us into greater self-connection, presence and joy.
Tuning into the magic of nature, using poems, images and simple therapeutic writing techniques, participants will find a space to slow down and enjoy the connection that words can bring – to ourselves and the world around us.
Everyone welcome to this supportive, small group workshop where the focus will be relaxed, ‘process not product’ writing to strengthen our inner resources and tap into natural creativity.
Samantha Gray started life as a teacher and after studying Creative Writing with the Open University, became increasingly involved in therapeutic writing, facilitating workshops in a variety of community and healthcare settings. In 2011, she wrote an article about the ways in which writing can support us through the bereavement process (Gray, S, 2011, Routledge). In 2019, she gained credentials as a CAPF with the International Federation of Biblio/Poetry Therapy. She has been working with the Nottingham Writers’ Studio since January 2017 as their ‘Writing for Wellbeing’ tutor. Sam’s work in this field has been an exploration of the many ways in which creative words can help us to navigate life’s challenges - including loss, change, anxiety, depression and physical illness. It also has celebrated the magical, transformative power of words and the ways in which they can lead us to deeper self-understanding, balance and creativity. Sam finds comfort, inspiration and clarity in words – and loves working with others as they do the same.
Date: Friday 6th May 2022, 10am -12.30pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: £15 paid via bank transfer on registration.
Open to writers worldwide.
Contact sammgray@hotmail.com for details.