Wellness & Writing Connections

Expressive Writing: Words That Heal

8/9/2018

Join me this fall at The Art of Living Retreat Center for a weekend workshop focused on expressive writing prompts to help you write your way to self-awareness, healing, and growth.

DATES: September 7-9, 2018 (Friday - Sunday)

This workshop is perfect for those who are experiencing life changes such as divorce, death of a loved one, new relationships, empty-nest transitions, living with illness, or entering a new career.

In a supportive coaching environment, you will:

Engage in expressive writing techniques as the foundation for growth and change
Learn how writing can bring closure to painful life events
Use writing to create a fresh vision for health, vitality, and joy
Process emotions and experiences in a way that transforms your psychological and spiritual health.

No previous writing experience is required.

The Retreat Center is a place to relax, revive, and dive deep within. Watch the sun rise over endless mountaintops, rejuvenate with an Ayurvedic treatment at The Spa, or feel the quiet of a walk in the forest.

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Expressive Writing: Facilitator Certification Program

5/31/2018

The Expressive Writing Facilitator Certification is an advanced study program based on expressive writing research, practices, and principles as described in a growing body of literature related to writing and health. After successfully completing this program, the candidate is certified to teach Transform Your Health: Write to Healᵀᴹ.

CANDIDATES

The ideal certification candidate has professional credentials or experience in healthcare, or a related service field, such as education, counseling or intensive writing experience as a caregiver

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Certification candidates will complete these minimum requirements:

1. WWC 9000 - Transform Your Health: Write to Heal, a six-week online program or equivalent foundation course such as WWC 9100.

OR

WWC 9100 - Leading Patients in Writing for Health, a professional training focused on the guiding principles and defining characteristics of expressive, transactional, poetic, affirmative, H.E.A.L ing, legacy, and mindful writing and how they may be applied individually or in a healthcare setting. (Offered at group rates, once a year at Duke Integrative Medicine)

2. WWC 9200 – Expressive Writing Research Project, an individual research project in the form of a study of studies developed in collaboration with program director.

3. WWC 9300 – Mindful Writing, a six-week experiential program that examines the six As of Mindful Writing; Awareness, Attention, Acceptance, Appreciation, Affection, Affirmation

4. WWC 9400 - Expressive Writing Practicum, a six-week supervised practice using expressive, transactional, poetic, affirmative, legacy and mindful writing with individuals or a group.

5. WWC 9500 - Wellness and Writing Workshop Portfolio - materials with prompts and evaluations for three settings and/or clients, for example: Cancer Clinics, Hospice Services, ICU nurses, At-Risk 6th grade Students, Women's Prisons, Retirement Communities, Prisons, Rehabilitation Centers, Wellness Centers, Children's Hospitals.

COURSE TIMELINE

We recommend that certification candidates complete this program within 12 months of their application. Most modules will be completed in six weeks or less, and most candidates will complete the course in less than a year. Support, mentoring and coaching is offered by phone and email or online video chat. This certification course is limited to 12 candidates per cohort.

PROGRAM COSTS

Fees are due before starting the certification program unless other arrangements are made in advance. Total cost for the Wellness & Writing Connections Program is $2495 including WWC 9000. If you enter the program having already completed WWC 9000 or WWC 9100, your total program cost is $1995. Payment plan options are available.

COURSE DETAILS

Modules are delivered by email.
Weekly video chat sessions are required during each module.
Group communication is encouraged in a Google group dedicated to your cohort.

HOW TO APPLY

Before applying for admission to the certification program, a thirty-minute phone interview is recommended. A complete application includes a nonrefundable deposit of $100 USD, a vita, and a personal statement. Please contact us for an application.

Write to Renew

5/1/2018

This August I'll be returning to 1440 Multiversity to facilitate a weekend retreat centered around evidenced-based expressive writing prompts to help you write your way to self-awareness, healing, and growth.

The class will be held Friday - Sunday, August 3-5, 2018.

This workshop is perfect for those who are experiencing life changes such as divorce, death of a loved one, new relationships, empty-nest transitions, living with illness, or entering a new career.

In a supportive coaching environment, you will:

Engage in expressive writing and neuroplasticity techniques as the foundation for growth and change
Learn how writing can bring closure to painful life events
Use writing to create a fresh vision for health, vitality, and joy
Process emotions and experiences in a way that transforms your psychological and spiritual health.

No previous writing experience is required.

1440 Multiversity is a 75-acre campus amidst beautiful redwood trees that offers a variety of ways to connect with yourself and others. Students can take advantage of the open air, whole & healthy foods, and wellness classes. It offers the perfect blend of vacation, learning, and self reflection.

Leading Others in Writing for Health

3/21/2018

This 2-day workshop is designed for anyone working in the healthcare field — physicians, nurses, mental health professionals, hospice workers, health coaches, and others. This experiential training provides easily adaptable lessons, activities, and guideposts to use with your clients and patients.

The course will be taught May 3-4, 2018 at Duke Integrative Medicine.

Instructors, John F. Evans and Karen Jooste, will lead you through progressive learning that incorporates Reasons for Writing for Health including...

creating vision and setting intentions
clarifyng values
stimulating thinking that leads to insights and understanding
changes in perspective and perception
facilitating a mindfulness practice
expressing readiness to change
building confidence and resilience
affirming strengths
Communicating gratitude, empathy and compassion

Early Registration Deadline: April 13, 2018

Last Day to Register: April 27, 2018

New Year's Writing Retreat

12/18/2017

With carefully chosen, evidenced-based writing prompts, you bring closure to the challenges of the old year and begin the new one with a fresh vision for health, vitality, and your best possible life.

Through this writing retreat, you will learn seven types of writing: mindful, healing, expressive, transactional, poetic, affirmative, and legacy writing as you honor the experiences of the past year and transition mindfully into the New Year.

Join me at 1440 Multiversity for an immersive weekend including daily wellness offerings, nourishing meals, and holistic amenities.

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