Welcome to Lapidus International
Weaving our words for wellbeing: making connections across our changing world.
Lapidus International is a membership organisation which offers a range of resources, including academic tools, development opportunities, events, and a supportive network to enhance both personal and professional writing practice.
Upcoming Events
In times of crisis and uncertainty, poetry can bring comfort and healing. Let this poem be a hand upon your shoulder consists of a series of workshops that can help you build your resilience as you connect with others in these challenging times.
The theme for the workshops was inspired by a poem written by Deborah Cooper. We will use carefully selected poems as a springboard for writing, reflection, and conversation. The workshops are for anyone who wants additional resources, in these unsettling times. It is for those who enjoy creativity, journaling, writing for personal or professional development.
No prior knowledge of poetry or expressive writing is required; you simply need to be willing to share, reflect and experiment with words in a supportive environment.
Join us for a gentle but inspiring Monday evening hour to help bring you a sense of connection with your authentic voice, your self, your body, your own stories, and your creative intention for the week ahead.
Sessions include breathwork, embodied visualisation, mindfulness and meditation; gentle reflective writing prompts; and closing mindful moments to set our creative intention for the week and/or our current creative projects.
Writing time can be used to follow the reflective writing prompts or to dive into your own writing projects with an enhanced feeling of focus and intention.
Please note that all microphones will be muted for the entire session for the mutual benefit of all participants.
The sessions are open to all, whatever the level writer you believe yourself to be. (Sharing our writing will not be part of the sessions.)
All you need is a private space where you will not be disturbed for the hour, a pen and paper – and a beginner’s mind.
Sessions are run on a pay-what-you-can basis to make them as accessible as possible. (Session minimum is currently set at £4 but please email Kate if this is unaffordable. For those who are able to afford more, please consider doing so as your money will help to support those who find it harder to pay. Thank you!)
Cancellation policy: non-refundable.
Forthcoming sessions (drop in):
Monday 9th September
Monday 16th September
Monday 23rd September
Monday 30th September
Monday 7th October
Monday 14th October
PLEASE NOTE BOOKING CLOSES AT 7PM UK ON THE DAY OF EACH SESSION – Zoom links may not be able to be sent out after that time of the evening of the session.
Join us for a gentle but inspiring Monday evening hour to help bring you a sense of connection with your authentic voice, your self, your body, your own stories, and your creative intention for the week ahead.
Sessions include breathwork, embodied visualisation, mindfulness and meditation; gentle reflective writing prompts; and closing mindful moments to set our creative intention for the week and/or our current creative projects.
Writing time can be used to follow the reflective writing prompts or to dive into your own writing projects with an enhanced feeling of focus and intention.
Please note that all microphones will be muted for the entire session for the mutual benefit of all participants.
The sessions are open to all, whatever the level writer you believe yourself to be. (Sharing our writing will not be part of the sessions.)
All you need is a private space where you will not be disturbed for the hour, a pen and paper – and a beginner’s mind.
Sessions are run on a pay-what-you-can basis to make them as accessible as possible. (Session minimum is currently set at £4 but please email Kate if this is unaffordable. For those who are able to afford more, please consider doing so as your money will help to support those who find it harder to pay. Thank you!)
Cancellation policy: non-refundable.
Forthcoming sessions (drop in):
Monday 9th September
Monday 16th September
Monday 23rd September
Monday 30th September
Monday 7th October
Monday 14th October
PLEASE NOTE BOOKING CLOSES AT 7PM UK ON THE DAY OF EACH SESSION – Zoom links may not be able to be sent out after that time of the evening of the session.
Join us for a gentle but inspiring Monday evening hour to help bring you a sense of connection with your authentic voice, your self, your body, your own stories, and your creative intention for the week ahead.
Sessions include breathwork, embodied visualisation, mindfulness and meditation; gentle reflective writing prompts; and closing mindful moments to set our creative intention for the week and/or our current creative projects.
Writing time can be used to follow the reflective writing prompts or to dive into your own writing projects with an enhanced feeling of focus and intention.
Please note that all microphones will be muted for the entire session for the mutual benefit of all participants.
The sessions are open to all, whatever the level writer you believe yourself to be. (Sharing our writing will not be part of the sessions.)
All you need is a private space where you will not be disturbed for the hour, a pen and paper – and a beginner’s mind.
Sessions are run on a pay-what-you-can basis to make them as accessible as possible. (Session minimum is currently set at £4 but please email Kate if this is unaffordable. For those who are able to afford more, please consider doing so as your money will help to support those who find it harder to pay. Thank you!)
Cancellation policy: non-refundable.
Forthcoming sessions (drop in):
Monday 9th September
Monday 16th September
Monday 23rd September
Monday 30th September
Monday 7th October
Monday 14th October
PLEASE NOTE BOOKING CLOSES AT 7PM UK ON THE DAY OF EACH SESSION – Zoom links may not be able to be sent out after that time of the evening of the session.
Join us for a gentle but inspiring Monday evening hour to help bring you a sense of connection with your authentic voice, your self, your body, your own stories, and your creative intention for the week ahead.
Sessions include breathwork, embodied visualisation, mindfulness and meditation; gentle reflective writing prompts; and closing mindful moments to set our creative intention for the week and/or our current creative projects.
Writing time can be used to follow the reflective writing prompts or to dive into your own writing projects with an enhanced feeling of focus and intention.
Please note that all microphones will be muted for the entire session for the mutual benefit of all participants.
The sessions are open to all, whatever the level writer you believe yourself to be. (Sharing our writing will not be part of the sessions.)
All you need is a private space where you will not be disturbed for the hour, a pen and paper – and a beginner’s mind.
Sessions are run on a pay-what-you-can basis to make them as accessible as possible. (Session minimum is currently set at £4 but please email Kate if this is unaffordable. For those who are able to afford more, please consider doing so as your money will help to support those who find it harder to pay. Thank you!)
Cancellation policy: non-refundable.
Forthcoming sessions (drop in):
Monday 9th September
Monday 16th September
Monday 23rd September
Monday 30th September
Monday 7th October
Monday 14th October
PLEASE NOTE BOOKING CLOSES AT 7PM UK ON THE DAY OF EACH SESSION – Zoom links may not be able to be sent out after that time of the evening of the session.
Lapidus
Event
- Lapidus Member Event Only
Watch July’s summer festival on catch-up
Facilitators: Lucy Windridge-Floris, Peter Emelone, Kate Poll & Buki Akilapa
The annual Lapidus summer festival took place back in July, and you can now watch the recording of the event here.
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Two fabulous facilitators delivered forty-five minute sessions on different aspects of writing for wellbeing. The session are quick ‘dip-in-your-toe’ style events to give attendees a chance to explore a topics they might not have discovered yet.
This event and the recording are for Lapidus members only.
Timetable
Please note that the timings below are of the original event, and do not represent the timecodes of the video:
12:00-12:05 – Introductions
With new Lapidus Co-Chair Lucy Windridge-Floris
12:05-12:15 – Roundtable Introductions
With Peter Emelone
12:15-13:00 – Fostering Self-Belief Through Music
With Kate Poll
In this workshop, we take a playful look at what music means to us and how it can support our wellbeing. We will explore, through creative writing, elements of ourselves that we connect with through the music we enjoy.
Many of us have favourite pieces of music that boost our confidence and resilience. Whether it is calming, empowering or just plain silly, music can help us connect with different aspects of ourselves.
(You might choose to have a link to a favourite song (and any lyrics) handy but feel free just to bring yourselves.)
13:00-13:10 – Break
Break in the lounge for ten minutes
13:10-13:55 – Empowerment Through Personal Narratives
With Buki Akilapa
The main objective of the session will be to motivate and empower you to write short personal narratives that highlight moments of self-belief and overcoming challenges, fostering a sense of community and personal growth.
You will be able to do the following during the session:
- Introduce yourself and share a single word that captures your feelings about your writing journey.
- For the self-belief prompt, you will write about a moment when you believed in yourself despite facing doubts or obstacles.
- Next, you will describe a challenge you encountered and how you overcame it, focusing on the emotions, actions, and thoughts that helped you succeed.
- Finally, you will reflect on a significant moment of change or growth in your lives and summarise what your learned about yourself or the situation.
13:55-14:00 – Roundup & Close
With Peter Emelone
Image: by Olia Gozha on Unsplash
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