Mindfulness and Therapeutic Writing

Contact: tynewydd@literaturewales.org

Deepening into Life and Living – Mindfulness and Therapeutic Writing

With Trish Bartley and Jill Teague

Friday 12 - Sunday 14 April

This experiential course will offer an opportunity to practice mindfulness and a range of therapeutic writing approaches through the interactive use of poetry, prose and guided meditation. We will explore ways of integrating mindfulness and writing into everyday life, in a supportive, non-judgmental and inspiring environment, with a view to promoting personal creativity, self-compassion and wellbeing. This course will be of interest to anyone wishing to embark upon or deepen their own mindfulness and writing practices, whether as a beginner or as someone with experience. Jill and Trish have been working together for many years in a number of health and creative contexts.

Mindfulness is the practice of being present and aware of your direct experience, in the here and now. It is currently being taught and researched in a very wide variety of contexts. Mindfulness offers us the opportunity to enjoy and appreciate the ordinary moments of our lives and learn to relate differently to those aspects of life that challenge us.


Trish Bartley
Trish Bartley is an experienced mindfulness-based teacher and trainer. She works for the Centre for Mindfulness, Research and Practice on the Masters in Mindfulness Programme at Bangor University. Trish trains mindfulness teachers and leads mindfulness-based workshops and retreats in the UK and abroad. She has taught mindfulness to people with cancer since 2001 in a hospital setting. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer was published earlier this year. With a background in development and a love of writing, Trish values working with groups in ways that facilitate learning and build connection.


Jill Teague
Jill Teague is a poet, writer and Certified Poetry Therapist. She is Assistant Director of The International Academy for Poetry Therapy, New York, and is a tutor and mentor/ supervisor for the Academy – teaching, mentoring and training potential poetry therapy practitioners, both in the UK and the USA. She has received awards and scholarships from the National Association for Poetry Therapy, BridgeXngs Poetry Center, NYC and Wales Arts International, for pioneering work in the field of poetry therapy. She recently edited Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer (Wiley-Blackwell 2012).


Fee: £220 (single room); £180 (shared room)

To book a place or receive further information, please contact:
tynewydd@literaturewales.org / 01766 522 811
www.tynewydd.org

Entry: £220 / £180

Time: 5:00pm