FIND healing through the art of writing at a short interactive witing course in Westville from 13 June to 8 August.
Write to Right is being offered by two leading Durban-based creative thinkers – a physician, Laura Campbell and an artist and theologian, Bernice Stott – as a vehicle to encourage healing and wellbeing.
“We are offering this course for anyone who would like to find healing through the art of writing or those who want to write about loss, love, and life’s challenges. Writing keeps us healthy. It can prevent an illness occurring, progressing or recurring. Writing finds personalized meanings in times of change, struggle, loneliness, loss and illness,” explains Campbell.
“Through our work in caring we know the power of writing. We know writing is an art, a spiritual journey, an emotional odyssey, but we importantly know it also as a science. Over many years, we have listened to patients, we have written and we have read the writings of others. The realisation is the incredible healing power of writing. We have learned to understand that writing creatively and staying well can be matched to very recent breakthroughs in the neurological sciences,” explains Stott.
Stott and Campbell have jointly created the course which teaches creative writing as a means of personal expression.
“We want to help people transform their narrative of mismatched, confused, angry, despairing, sad words and mold them to beauty and magic,” said Stott.
“We will also show you what is happening to your body when you write. What chemicals are released, why would these chemicals be useful, what parts of your brain are engaged and why would using these parts of your brain encourage health and contentment and acceptance?” added Campbell.
To book contact laura@hss.co.za or bernicest@telkomsa.net or 031 209 8436.
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