This event is no longer taking bookings. The next online group will be announced on this page and via the Wid Words mailing list.
Words can take us (the writer and the reader) to a place beyond words – of lived experience, feeling and, ultimately, to well-being, happiness and connection. And yet words, paradoxically, also divide, frustrate, limit and block our way to that. How can we use words to transcend words?
This two-hour session is divided into two parts:
Part 1: How do we use words to go beyond words? Theory and a word meditation – with the poetry of Rumi.
Part 2: a writing experiment to undertake. The sharing of work (optional!) and discussion in the group.
The only prerequisite for taking part is an interest in words. Novice and experienced writers are equally welcome.
Skills learnt can be taken into all genres of writing, spoken word and storytelling.
Bridget Holding is a writer, editor, psychotherapist, creative writing tutor and and long-time practitioner of meditation, buddhism and non-duality.
When and Where…
Online. Saturday 20th April 2024
4.30pm - 6.30pm BST - UK/ 5.30pm - 7.30pm CEST - Europe/ 11.30am - 1.30pm EDT - Eastern North America/ 8.30am - 10.30am PDT - Western North America/ 1.30am - 3.30am AEST - Australia (the following day)
Please arrive before the start time. Latecomers might not be admitted.
There is a fee for this group on a sliding scale of between £10 and £50 per session according to what you feel you can afford.
Please come with writing materials (notepad or computer).
Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive an invite to this session by email about a week before the day of the session.
The first half of the session - the word meditation - will be recorded and may be shared online. The second half of the session, where you may choose to share written work, will not be shared or made public.
These are small group workshops with limited numbers. You are advised to book early. Assuming the group isn’t full, booking closes 2 hours before the session begins.
For further information, please email bridget@bridgetholding.com
Image Courtesy of Peter Reid
