New Year’s Writing Retreat
Invite Renewal and Flourish
December 27 - 29, 2019 Weekend (2 day)
CE Credits Available
All-inclusive program package to include:
- Tuition
- Three Meals in Kitchen Table (daily)
- Shared or Private Accommodations
- Signature classes and wellness offerings
Program Description
In this special program at this auspicious time of year, writing clinician John Evans, MAT, EdD, will guide you in this inspiring writing workshop. Engage with carefully chosen writing prompts to help 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.
Writing isn't only for those who consider themselves writers. Writing can be a transformative tool for anyone who wants to sit down with a pen and paper, direct awareness inward, and open up to greater self-awareness, growth, and healing.
Through this evidence-based program, 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, you will:
Enjoy this opportunity to ask yourself deep questions about who you are, what you value, and how you want to show up in the world. You will take home new, supportive, and revealing practices to connect to your inner dialogue at any time and to flourish no matter what life brings your way.
Writing isn't only for those who consider themselves writers. Writing can be a transformative tool for anyone who wants to sit down with a pen and paper, direct awareness inward, and open up to greater self-awareness, growth, and healing.
Through this evidence-based program, 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, you will:
- Write to stimulate thinking that leads to insights and understanding
- Create your vision of vibrant wellness
- Clarify values that inform your intentions
- Identify and remove obstacles to build confidence and resilience
- Open to new perspectives in ways that lead to more joy and optimism.
Enjoy this opportunity to ask yourself deep questions about who you are, what you value, and how you want to show up in the world. You will take home new, supportive, and revealing practices to connect to your inner dialogue at any time and to flourish no matter what life brings your way.
Presented by
- John F. EvansAbout John F. Evans MAT, MA, EdD|Writing clinician and integrative-health coachJohn Evans is a writing clinician and integrative health coach who has taught journaling and writing for self-development for more than 30 years. He is coauthor, with James Pennebaker, of Expressive Writing: Words that Heal and is founder and executive director of Wellness & Writing Connections.
Why Attend
- Dive into a deep personal exploration of what you want to experience and develop in the coming year.
Increase your confidence through writing practices that bring to light the limits you place on yourself and how to let them go.
Strengthen your resilience and boost your overall health and well-being by uncovering and interpreting the messages of your mind and body in way that no one else can do.
Things to Know/Schedule
Prerequisites
None required.
Experience Level
None required.
Special Interest To
Special Details
Suggested Reading
Expressive Writing: Words that Heal by John Evans and James Pennebaker