Conversations With Our Bodies

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

In this 2-hour 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 the research still shapes 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

You can find out more and book here: https://www.katemcbarron.co.uk/conversations-with-our-bodies/

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Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84489829568
Meeting ID: 844 8982 9568

This event will be recorded. The recording will be available for a limited time after the live event. Please allow a couple of working days for us to process and upload the recording after the live event.

For questions before or after the day of the event, please contact Flo on membership@lapidus.org.uk (responses on Tuesdays and Fridays). For queries on the day of the event, please contact mel@write4word.org.

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