WEEKEND WRITING RETREAT
REFLECTIVE WRITING
Join Karen for a weekend with a difference offering you the opportunity to combine personal development with health! You will explore different journal techniques which are drawn from the Journal to the Self ® book and workshop and also experiment with Proprioceptive Writing; a meditative, or stream of consciousness, form of writing done to Baroque music in half hour segments.
To enjoy the full benefits of this unique weekend, Karen has included stretching, meditation and walking with the possibility to even take a sauna or massage. To complete your healthy weekend, this eco-friendly hotel will introduce you to its delicious vegetarian food.
The workshop will finish after lunch when you will have the possibility to visit the Phillips Collection at the Foundation Giannada in Martigny or enjoy the facilities of the thermal baths at Lavey-les-Bains.
8 p.m: |
Dinner |
9 to 10 p.m.: |
Introduction to Journaling: |
9:30 a.m.: |
Stretching class |
10 a.m. to 12: |
Writing Exercises: |
12:30 |
Lunch |
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: |
Hike (Walking Meditation) |
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.: |
Writing Exercises: |
7:30: |
Dinner |
10 a.m. to 12: |
Introduction to Proprioceptive Writing |
The workshop weekend finishes after lunch. Suggestions for Sunday afternoon include the Phillips Collection at the Fondation Giannada in Martigny or the nearby thermal baths at Lavey-les-Bains
Recommended Reading:
K. Adams, Journal To The Self, 1995; www.journaltherapy.com
T. Simon and L. T. Metcalf, Writing the Mind Alive, 2002. www.pwriting.org
Directions to La Balance Hotel
By train: Lausanne-Montreux-Martigny. In Martigny you change into a train to Salvan (direction Chamonix), ca. 2 hrs from Geneva. If you let Mr Schatzmann-Eberle from Hotel Balance know, he will pick you up from the train station in Salvan (5 minutes from Les Granges).
By car: You can take the highway to Lausanne-Montreux-Martigny. In Martigny you follow the signs to Vernayaz and Salvan. There you follow the signs to Les Granges. You will be able to access the hotel by car if you pass through the village and then follow the signs to Hotel Balance.