Welcome to Lapidus International

The Lapidus Cornwall group is hosting a morning of writing and sharing at the Chainlocker in Falmouth from 10.30-12.30 on Saturday 21st December. Bring a poem or prompt to share. We’ll spend an hour in silence, leaving our gifts on the table for others to read/write in response, then read aloud, share and enjoy. Attendance is free to Lapidus members but we ask for a donation of £5 if you are not a member.

I’m really excited to bring this workshop back again. (I think this is the 5th year running I will have hosted this particular workshop!) It takes place just a day before the New Year, the perfect time for a supportive and ritualistic gathering before the clock strikes.

The workshop is full of writing prompts designed to reflect on the year gone by and also to consider rebirth, creating sankalpas rather than New Year’s resolutions (a more yogic approach to goal setting).

It includes a lovely ritual you can do a midnight on the big day itself

These are all writing prompts I do myself each year and I love sharing it with a group of overs via Zoom.

To book, email leah@themoonlab.net There’s also a booking link to Eventbrite below (booking fee applies)

An opportunity to join an 8-week workshop, starting on January 14th. Each week is themed, for example, Crossroads; Opposites, and I am, I am, I am. Both individually and in small groups, stimulus questions are explored, and personal and fictional stories come together in a way that supports connection to ourselves and to others. Previous group members speak of the depth of nourishment they gained, and of the joyful inspiration they shared and have taken away with them each week into their everyday lives.
“Everything about this group was inspiring—the facilitator, participants, and visual prompts.”

A week ahead of the Winter Solstice – the longest night of the year – join me to face the darkness and light the light.

In this 90-minute online workshop, you’ll write about the darkness in your life right now – worries and fears, doubts and dread – with the aim of clarifying and coming out of survival mode to peer into the shadows and take stock. And you will write about the light: the qualities and strengths you have within you that you can call forth to shine for yourself and others at this time. To bring the body into balance, I’ll guide you through my top three breathing exercises for resetting the nervous system.

If the world has you on edge, if your worries are taking up way too much space, if you’d like to get some perspective and remember what brightness is at your disposal, this workshop is for you. Hope to see you there.

With Elaine Konopka, writer and somatic practitioner.

If your body could speak, what would it say? Have you ever had a conversation with it on the page?

In this workshop, we’ll explore ways to connect with our bodies and hear their voices through writing. Kate will also share learnings from her MSc research on mind-body writing and reflections on how they still shape her life all these years later.

As part of the workshop:

• We’ll explore activities to help us connect with our bodies through writing
• We’ll take some time for relaxation and reflection
• Kate will share her research findings, their impact and additional learnings 10 years on

Like the sound of the workshop but can’t make this date? You can find out more and register your interest via the link below