Writing As Spiritual Practice And Therapy

By Diana HC Tan

This ebook offers writing prompts and suggests what the healing process could be like. Prompts include topics such as relationships, noticing the body, befriending illness and ageing, triggers, writing from images and journaling with Scripture.

Part of the aim of this book is to empower you to write. According to Pat Schneider, Founder of Amherst Writers and Artists, a writer is one who writes. Free yourself from the inner critique that says you are not good enough. If you write to gain sanity and not so much as to be published, you have to put pen to paper.

The other aim is to encourage writing to heal. In this respect leading questions are given for practitioners of this writing process to expand their thoughts and reflections.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Diana HC Tan
• Release date: Jun 26, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301985821

Diana HC Tan

Diana HC Tan, avid reader and writer specializes in topics related to spiritual direction, personal growth, Ignatian spirituality, ageing, lifestyle, health and general wellness. She is a trained spiritual director in the Christian tradition and is interested in topics related to spirituality, psychotherapy, psychology, and integrated health in mind-body-spirit. She is currently in training to be a psychotherapist.

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WRITING AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

AND THERAPY

Diana HC Tan

Copyright 2013 by Diana HC Tan

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Disclaimers:

The writing prompts in this ebook are not intended as a substitute for the medical advice of physicians and/or professional therapists. The reader should consult a physician and/or professional therapists in matters relating to his/her health and particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Writing as spiritual practice

Chapter 2 The difference between writing as spiritual practice and regular writing

Chapter 3 Writing to heal

Chapter 4 Writing as therapy

Chapter 5 Writing prompts on :

Relationships

Dialogue writing

Journey to wholeness

Noticing the body

Befriending an illness

Befriending ageing

Triggers

Writing with images

Finding God in all things

Writing a gratitude list

Reflecting and writing with Scripture

Planting seeds

Chapter 6 Writing and sharing with others

Chapter 7 Writing with or sans music

Resources for further reading

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About the author

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Chapter 1 Writing as spiritual practice

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