Events

Read Write Express offers Writing for Wellbeing evening workshops around the theme of self-reflection and self discovery.  The workshops provide a supportive space where, through reading, discussion, writing, sharing and listening, participants will use a variety of approaches to make space for themselves and engage in creative activities, as well as considering ways of dealing with stress with the aim of developing perspective, self awareness and confidence.

The workshops may also include other non-writing activities such as light movement, breathing, visualisation, voicework, pairwork, laughter, drama games and other means of creative expression.  

No writing experience necessary, just a willingness to explore and experiment.

For the time being, all workshops are held online. To read about some of our previous workshops. please check our blog posts and feedback.

WORKSHOPS

2024

Saturday 24 February 2024 - In the space between

Through reading, reflection, free-writing and sharing, we will contemplate the theme of "the space between" and what this means to us.  For this workshop you will need a notebook and pen.  To book, click here.

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Saturday 13 April 2024 - Discovering (revised date)

The theme of this workshop is Discovering. Through images, reading and discussing written resource/s, writing (word-painting) and sharing, participants will connect with the theme of "discovering" in imagination and recollection. For this workshop you will need a notebook and pen. To book, click here.

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Saturday 18 May 2024 - 9.45am to 12.30pm - ONLINE 

The theme of this workshop is inheriting. Through reading, reflection, free-writing, using a poem to prompt writing, discussion and sharing, we will contemplate the theme of "inheriting" and how we might think of what we receive by way of inheritance. For this workshop you will need a notebook and pen. To book, click here.

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Saturday 15 June 2024 - Emerging

The theme of this workshop is Emerging. Through images, reading and discussing written resource/s, writing (word-painting) and sharing, participants will contemplate how we may wish to share more of ourselves or whether we have already begun or are about to emerge. For this workshop you will need a notebook and pen. To book, click here. 

Saturday 13 July 2024 - Developing

The theme of this workshop is Developing. Through images, reading and discussing written resource/s, writing (word-painting) and sharing, participants can reflect upon their own process of development and what been involved in that as well as contemplating the changes that have been taking place and how these are integrated. For this workshop you will need a notebook and pen. To book, click here.

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Saturday 7 September 2024 - Developing

The theme of this workshop is Happiness. Through images, reading and discussing written resource/s, writing (word-painting) and sharing, participants can connect to the sometimes elusive state of happiness, reflect on the moments when it appears, the conditions that can bring it about, as well as how to touch into lightness when needed. For this workshop you will need a notebook and pen. To book, click here.

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Saturday 5 October 2024 - Weaving Word Strands

The theme of this workshop is Weaving Word Strands and through free-writing and sharing, participants will explore their memory strands, "textural line" prompts and an image to create their own "cut-up" word composition or poem.

For this workshop you will need a notebook, some lined paper, and pens of 3 different colours. You will also need some scissors and glue stick.

Saturday 30 November 2024 - Knowing - the wise self

The theme of this workshop is Knowing and through reading, writing, discussing written resource/s, self-attunement, writing (word-painting) and sharing, we will aim to connect with our wise self and the archetype of La que sabe and discover what that brings and how we can bring this self-attunement into our lives. For this workwhop, you will need a notebook and a pen. 
To book, click here.

Booking 
Please click on the workshop date(s) above or contact us at readwriteexpress @ gmail.com or contact @ read-write-express.co.uk.  When you have booked please check your emails (including spam) for any communication that we may send to you from this email address or that Eventbrite may send you regarding your booking.  You will be asked to provide your telephone number in case of any connection difficulties.

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