About the Workshop
Putting the practice of poetry and rest to work leads to transformative thinking and innovation, enhanced group connection, resilience in the face of change, and employee retention.
Brick Books offers a unique workshop designed using the principles of poetry to enable teams to foster understanding of themselves and each other in a more meaningful way, to create room for difficult conversations, and to nurture creativity and innovation. We do this by incorporating the reading of and reflecting on poetry with specific rest poses based on restorative yoga. It’s not a writing workshop – it’s a workshop on how to open space, to make room, and to be.
Ideal audiences include teams and clients in arts organizations, healthcare, social work, fitness and wellness industries, service organizations, businesses with engaged and thoughtful leadership, community groups, women’s groups, and women’s mentorship programs.
“Employers will see increased innovation, creative problem solving, employee engagement, and retention.”
The workshop combines both in person and individual work and is recommended to kick off personal growth retreats, organizational retreats, and staff training events, particularly when big changes are afoot or have been occurring.
By the end of the 6 weeks, participants will know how to:
- Engage in creative thinking and innovation
- Increase their internal sense of resilience
- Develop the skill of attention
- Expand their sense of wellness: i.e., being grounded, open, and connected
- Access a practical tool for cultivating pauses and breathing space in work and life
- Cultivate a sense of embodiment
- Grow a sense of belonging and belonging in time
“Offering poetry as a practice across an organization can help signal deeply felt concern about employee wellbeing and shift the workplace culture towards exploring new ways of being and listening at work.”
Learn how the workshop can benefit your organization!
We believe any organization can shift the workplace culture towards exploring new ways of being and listening at work. If you are interested in learning more about how the Poetry at Work in the World workshop can benefit your organization please let us know.
