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This course is free for adults over 19 years old.
Undertaking a creative activity and learning a new skill can help improve our mental health, wellbeing and help us to relax. This creative course aims to give you the outlet to be able to express your thoughts and emotions and develop your writing skills to release your creative potential. 

During this course, you will be introduced to mindful journaling and a variety of literary devices to help you to develop your writing skills for short story, poetry and factual writing purely for enjoyment and wellbeing. Through the practice of mindfulness, you will develop your awareness to promote your creative writing through a variety of writing exercises and produce a portfolio of written work you will be proud of. You will be encouraged to write each week with your tutor providing you with writing prompts and inspiration. Come along for a fun afternoon, learning new techniques, and creating inspirational pieces that you will be proud to share with the rest of the group.

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•	Explore how different methods of journaling can help to develop daily goals and reflection
•	Explore mindfulness to nurture the concept of ‘free writing’ as an introduction to beginning to 
        write creatively 
•	Produce a portfolio of work I will be proud of
•	Develop awareness of how creative writing can help to promote calm and be a coping 
        mechanism when experiencing low mood, stress and anxiety.

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This course is specifically developed for adults over 19 years of age  who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health conditions such as stress, anxiety, and low mood. The aim of this course is to help improve emotional wellbeing whilst learning something new, meeting people and having fun!  The course provides the opportunity to identify and practice ways to cope and feel better. If you are employed and are earning less than £23,104 then courses are fully funded.

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