- Event Date: 14/02/2026
Compassion Journalling (4-week course)
Event Details
- 13:30
- Online via Zoom (Thursdays, 1.30-3pm)
- From £175
Event Description
A structured 4-week course exploring self-compassion through creative writing and embodied practice. Develop a kinder inner voice, reframe patterns of self-criticism, and build sustainable practices for emotional resilience.
Drawing from Paul Gilbert’s Compassion Focused Therapy, Kristin Neff’s self-compassion research, and person-centred approaches, this course integrates psychological frameworks with creative exploration including two-pen dialogue, visual mapping, embodied awareness, and collaborative poetry.
The course is limited to 8 participants to help foster community and a sense of safety, and all participants receive a comprehensive 47-page companion guide. The guide contains exercises, weekly trackers, frameworks, and written and video resources for ongoing practice.
The course is designed with neurodivergent processing and varied energy levels in mind, with built-in safety supports and permission to adapt.
No previous writing experience required. Limited to 8 participants for intimate, supported exploration. Zoom link will be provided the day before the course starts.
Book direct: https://buy.stripe.com/cNiaEZ9fC6Un1N28KM9Zm08
Or via my website where the full course outline can be downloaded: https://www.katepoll.co.uk/#compassionjournalling
Limited concession rate places available: £149: https://buy.stripe.com/cNiaEZ9fC6Un1N28KM9Zm08
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Photo is of Lorenzo Quinn’s sculpture Building Bridges.
Come and play with your creativity in this deeply relaxing and inspiring workshop series! This is a three-part series that will run over three Mondays in February (2, 9, 16), and you can buy tickets for one or all three (details below and in link).
We’ll use a guided relaxation practice called yoga nidra to access divergent thinking (the type of thinking that drives new ideas and possibilities). We’ll combine this with writing prompts to access new ideas in your writing (or other creative practice if you wish).
There will also be time to chat and share your writing (all optional of course).
Everyone welcome!
Date, time & location:
Three Mondays in February, 6–7pm (2/2, 9/2, 16/2)
Live online on Zoom
Individual sessions (£16 per session)
or book all three and save (£45)