Starting in September, Lisa will begin teaching live in-person classes at Tribes Yoga / Dance Studio in Wassenaar.

Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes (CWTP), or Writing for Well being, is a method of expressive writing in response to varied prompts with uncensored “free writing.” The prompts can be found objects, poems, felt sensations, finishing a sentence stem, The focus is on process rather than product so that writing has the capacity to surprise us with what comes forth when met with curiosity rather than expectation or criticism. It’s a way to see and explore ourselves, to free ourselves, and to allow the creative well-spring within to flow. Whatever comes comes. Whatever we want to share we can. We can also share our process instead of our written words. I find it fascinating that writing to the same prompt will take each person in the group in their own personal direction which may have some overlap or may be a completely different way to relate to the words, images, or felt sensations.

Information is only useful to us if we can access it. That’s true if it’s stored in a book or in our mind. We need a way in, and we benefit from a guide to the place where what we need is stored/resides. Ultimately that guide is our Self, but along the way to that relationship being fully established in us, it can be very helpful to have the shared energy and enthusiasm of fellow seekers on the path, and someone who knows a bit more about where we’re going. I’ve recently reflected a lot on these simple truths, because when we entrust something as important as our hearts and minds to the guidance of someone else there are risks and responsibilities.