Workshops Summer 2023:
Come Write at Gesundheit!
Join Patch Adams MD, Meadow Jones PhD and the School for Designing a Society for a one week long workshop onsite at the Gesundheit Institute.
COMING SOON Caring for the Carer
Whether you are a seasoned writer or someone who has never written before, this workshop is for anyone who is or was a caregiver (personally or professionally) and wants to explore the power of writing as a way to care for themselves. You don’t need to have a background in writing or to be an expert on caregiving to participate. All you need is an open mind and a willingness to use writing as a tool for self-care.
Writing for Recovery- Back in October!
From How it Works : We got this all down on paper and looked at it. (p.69 BB). Dates: Every Tuesday Times: 12:00- 1:00 Central Time/ 1:00-2:00 Eastern Time. Cost: Free. Click link to expand and register
Coming Soon: InvisABILITY
Writing about visible and invisible disabilities, chronic pain and chronic illness. Dates: Six Mondays starting September Times: 3-5 PM CT Click link to expand and register
The Speaking Wound: Working With Painful Material
The focus of this workshop is on using writing to process and integrate painful events, while improving our writing craft around intense material. Dates: Six weeks starting September 2023. Click link to expand and register.
Neurotica: Writing the Erotic for the Neurotic
How to write about our bodies gleefully, even when we might experience them fearfully. Dates: 6 Mondays, starting August 28, 2023. Times: 10:00-12:00 Central Time. Click link to expand and register
Writing for Resiliency and Connection
Writing to transition from the traumas of a pandemic, political turmoil, and institutional and structural violence. 6:00- 8:30 CT Tuesday evenings – Summer 2023. Click Link to Expand and Register.
Coming Soon! Zen and the Pen
In this 2 hour a week ,6-week writing workshop we will use prompts and practices that include contemporary Buddhist poets and philosophers, sutras and stories. We will write as a form of contemplative practice, and use somatic practices as prompts for our writing.