Category Archives: Mindful Writing

One hour creative therapeutic writing workshop

Posted on 22/06/2015 by Carol Ross

This post is based on a handout I produced for a one-hour workshop for Adult Learner’s Week: Workshop exercise 1: Freewriting Freewriting means writing for a timed period without stopping to think, punctuate or correct your writing in any way. … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic writing workshop

Posted on 16/05/2015 by Carol Ross

This post is based on a handout I created for a 2-hour workshop on getting started with writing for wellbeing. Research shows that writing can benefit your health and wellbeing, but so far no-one knows how it works. No special … Continue reading →

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Mindful writing

Posted on 27/07/2014 by Carol Ross

As you know I am a great believer in mindfulness as a way to help you get well and stay well. A few minutes or even seconds of really being present in the moment, grounding yourself in the real world … Continue reading →

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Therapeutic Writing for Managing Stress

Posted on 13/05/2014 by Carol Ross

For managing stress I recommend you try 5 minutes each per day of mindful descriptive and mindful expressive writing; plus longer, less frequent, writes using other techniques such as positive and perspective shift writing.  I think of mindful writing as … Continue reading →

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Rear Window

Posted on 08/06/2013 by Carol Ross

I love the Hitchcock movie Rear Window and one sleepless night in Glasgow when I was gazing out of our high-rise hotel window I was reminded of James Stewart spying on the inhabitants of the building across from his apartment. … Continue reading →

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How to get started with mindful writing for wellbeing

Posted on 04/05/2013 by Carol Ross

I’m quite a fan of mindful writing and often use it in my therapeutic writing groups in mental health wards. I encourage you to give it a go – why not try a few minutes mindful writing every morning. Here’s … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio Cumbria

Posted on 28/03/2013 by Carol Ross

I read one of my Cumbrian Commute poems (based on mindful writing) on BBC Radio Cumbria this morning. You can listen by clicking here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p015yrwk Once you open the link whizz through to 1 hour 57 minutes to hear me … Continue reading →

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Branching out

Posted on 28/02/2013 by Carol Ross

In January and February I attended a 3-day “Read to Lead” training course delivered by The Reader Organisation and aimed at giving attendees the skills to facilitate group sessions that connect group members with literature and, through literature, with each … Continue reading →

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Cumbrian Commute – 5

Posted on 15/02/2013 by Carol Ross

I struggle to concentrate on driving this morning I am enraptured, captured by the glory of a scarlet sky. A sailor’s warning they say. A textured blanket of cloud lit by reds and gold gradually fading out to shades of … Continue reading →

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Small Stone Day 31

Posted on 31/01/2013 by Carol Ross

My beautiful Paper Blanks notebook which I wrote about on Day 2 now has a pleasing amount of writing in it and even a couple of sketches. Looking through it I see that I have noticed many things in my … Continue reading →

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