{"id":522,"date":"2017-07-16T15:37:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T15:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/?p=522"},"modified":"2017-07-16T19:38:09","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T19:38:09","slug":"creative-writing-for-well-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/?p=522","title":{"rendered":"Creative Writing for Well-being"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to all the talented students who produced some fascinating pieces of creative writing, including the gentle art of letter writing, memoir, and a performance piece during this course and were so generous to each other when sharing and commenting on work.  It was great to meet you all.  Keep writing!<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Research tells us that writing expressively is therapeutic, relaxing and good for you. It enhances well-being and boosts self-confidence.   Together we\u2019ll explore routes to creative writing with music, location,  colours, language essential oils and the seasons.  Whether you\u2019ve never written anything but shopping lists, or whether you\u2019ve been a secret scribbler for years,  escape to Denman and take time out to experience the gentle joys of creative expressive writing and find your own unique inner creative voice.  <\/p>\n<p>You could begin a journal, a story or a memoir, become a diarist or explore your poetic self?  Reconnect with your creativity and enjoy writing with a small supportive group of like-minded people;  nurture your writerly talents and see how they\u2019ll blossom! <\/p>\n<p>This course is relaxed and friendly,  Men and women both equally welcome, creative writing for well-being is suitable for all ages and abilities, including those with no experience of writing. <\/p>\n<p>Price includes comfortable spacious single ensuite rooms (some double\/twin rooms available) all with tea\/coffee making facilities and full board, with varied menus of delicious meals, including cooked breakfasts, morning coffee, lunch, tea and cake in the afternoon and a three course evening dinner with tea\/coffee.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Denman College 01865 391991<br \/>\nemail <a href=\"mailto:Chrissie@lifestorywriting.co.uk\">Chrissie@lifestorywriting.co.uk<\/a><br \/>\ntel. 01332 881795<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/denman_college.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/denman_college.jpg\" alt=\"denman_college\" width=\"400\" height=\"249\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/denman_college.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/denman_college-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to all the talented students who produced some fascinating pieces of creative writing, including the gentle art of letter writing, memoir, and a performance piece during this course and were so generous to each other when sharing and commenting on work. It was great to meet you all. Keep writing! &#8212; Research tells &#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/?p=522\">Read more <span>&#x25BA;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=522"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":644,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions\/644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}