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Would you like to discover the link between reading and wellbeing and how this can enhance your everyday life?
“Literature offers us a powerful language that can help us understand ourselves and others and gives us the words and perspectives that can help us talk about difficult experiences.” Dr Jane Davis, Founder of The Reader
“One sheds one’s sicknesses in books – repeats and presents again one’s emotions, to be master of them.” DH Lawrence, The Letters of DH Lawrence
Bibliotherapy dates back to ancient times when libraries were seen as sacred places where answers and healing could be found. My course explores reading as an active strategy to help cope with life’s challenges, looking at the wider and deeper ways in which fiction and non-fiction can 'find' people, emotionally and imaginatively, helping develop self-esteem, emotional granularity and interpersonal relationships. Participants will be introduced to the neurological benefits of reading “for pleasure” and to a wellbeing model to help us tailor our book choices in order to thrive.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, participants will gain:
An understanding of the key principles of bibliotherapy and how to apply them, including choosing books ‘on prescription’ and making use of a practical, interactive approach
A powerful tool to foster group cohesion
The experience of using literature as a form of remedy and healing within our daily lives
The course does not require any prior reading ability or experience and absolutely everyone is welcome!
Classes run are held in the Reading Rooms at Books on the Hill from 10.15-12pm on the Wednesdays listed below, or in London when specified (slightly later start and finish)
CLASS ONE – Wednesday 16 September
What is Bibliotherapy?
A potted history of Bibliotherapy and its origins
Differences approaches to bibliotherapy and how they can be used
The neurological processes behind reading and how they can help us thrive
CLASS TWO – Wednesday 7 October
Would you like to discover the link between reading and wellbeing and how this can enhance your everyday life?
“Literature offers us a powerful language that can help us understand ourselves and others and gives us the words and perspectives that can help us talk about difficult experiences.” Dr Jane Davis, Founder of The Reader
“One sheds one’s sicknesses in books – repeats and presents again one’s emotions, to be master of them.” DH Lawrence, The Letters of DH Lawrence
Bibliotherapy dates back to ancient times when libraries were seen as sacred places where answers and healing could be found. My course explores reading as an active strategy to help cope with life’s challenges, looking at the wider and deeper ways in which fiction and non-fiction can 'find' people, emotionally and imaginatively, helping develop self-esteem, emotional granularity and interpersonal relationships. Participants will be introduced to the neurological benefits of reading “for pleasure” and to a wellbeing model to help us tailor our book choices in order to thrive.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, participants will gain:
An understanding of the key principles of bibliotherapy and how to apply them, including choosing books ‘on prescription’ and making use of a practical, interactive approach
A powerful tool to foster group cohesion
The experience of using literature as a form of remedy and healing within our daily lives
The course does not require any prior reading ability or experience and absolutely everyone is welcome!
Classes run are held in the Reading Rooms at Books on the Hill from 10.15-12pm on the Wednesdays listed below, or in London when specified (slightly later start and finish)
CLASS ONE – Wednesday 16 September
What is Bibliotherapy?
A potted history of Bibliotherapy and its origins
Differences approaches to bibliotherapy and how they can be used
The neurological processes behind reading and how they can help us thrive
CLASS TWO – Wednesday 7 October