WRITING FOR WELLBEING – Monday 10th to Friday 14th June 2024

Published contemporary fiction author and mindfulness practitioner, Abi Yardimci, will be your tutor for this uplifting and restorative retreat. Abi will focus on writing as an effective way of embracing personal growth, developing a sense of mindfulness and nourishing emotional wellbeing.

Through a series of creative workshops and 1:1 sessions, there will be plenty of opportunity to create meaningful pieces of writing, foster a real sense of creativity and develop your writing skills so that they work for you and with you.

With mindfulness at the heart of the course, we will be exploring meditation, journaling and expressive writing. There will be an evidence-based approach to a variety of writing styles so you can really find what works for you, working in a compassionate and non-judgemental way.

This course is a balance between a wellbeing approach and writers craft, with gentility and grace at its core. We will hold space for you to explore your creativity, start or develop your writing journey, identify new and helpful writing techniques and always supporting wellbeing as we go. The beautiful surroundings of Eggesford Barton will facilitate and enhance your experience with plenty of opportunity for time in nature, cosy moments and delicious food to fuel the imagination.

TUTOR: Abigail Yardimci

ABIGAIL YARDIMCI is an author of uplifting fiction with a little bit of romance and a whole lot of soul. She has written the ‘Life Is Yours’ series which tracks one woman’s tumultuous experience of heartbreak, bi-cultural romance, motherhood and self-love.

She is also a painter and mindfulness practitioner – a Geordie girl living by the sea in South Devon with her Turkish husband and two terrifying kids. She loves to blog and gets her kicks through mindful parenting styles, creative living and chocolate.

Abigail’s writing inspiration comes from scratching the surface of everyday life to find the underlying magic that connects us all. The fire beneath the frustration, the creativity beneath the boredom, the stillness beneath the chaos.

All four of Abigail’s books are now available on Amazon.

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Get a FREE copy of Abigail’s first book, Life Is Yours, by signing up to her readers list:

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GUEST SPEAKER: Hazel Prior – Bestselling novelist

Hazel Prior is the author of three bestselling novels: Away With The Penguins, Call Of The Penguins and Ellie And The Harp Maker. Published by Penguin Random House, these books are quirky, character-led stories with beautiful settings and strong wildlife themes.

Away With The Penguins was chosen by Richard & Judy for their prestigious Book Club as well as for BBC Radio 2’s Book Club. It was the number one bestseller in both ebook and audiobook. Hazel’s books have been translated into 18 foreign languages. Her fourth novel, Life And Otter Miracles, will be published in September 2023.

Hazel is also a freelance Celtic harpist. She lives in the wilds of Exmoor, where she and her husband are slaves to a huge ginger cat.

Website: https://www.hazelprior.co.uk

Twitter: @hazelpriorbooks

Instagram: @hazelpriorbooks