Jane Wenham Jones is a fabulous writer and a long-time friend of this blog. She’s a very entertaining talker and has now come up with one of the most enticing ideas for a writers’ workshop that I’ve ever seen. I am green with envy, and seriously considering signing up to this.
I am a bit of a sucker for a massage. Swedish, Indian head, aromatherapy, hot stones, cold cucumber, Ayurvedic oil dripped on face from swinging cup, small Thai girl walking up my spine – I’ve tried ‘em all. When there was a fuss about Princess Diana spending £100,000 a year on “treatments” I did a quick calculation and reckoned that while I’d be hard pushed to get through that sort of money in my small seaside town I could have a fair go at the ordinary mortal’s equivalent. I could quite happily spend a whole morning doing the manicure, pedicure, body scrub, facial bit and still go back in the afternoon and have my eyebrows tinted. Give me a foot rub and I’m anybody’s…
So it is very strange that I have never sampled the delights of a health farm (unless you count the clinic I visited in Goa for the Guardian, where they believed in enemas – I will spare you the details) but now my chance has come. I will be at the fabulous Champneys Springs in Leicestershire on the 19th and 20th of November this year, running a Wannabe a Writer Weekend.
While I’m hoping to slide off for something deep tissue at some point, I will not, however, be wandering around in a fluffy robe waiting for my next dose of essential oils. No, I shall be speaking, teaching – “facilitating”, I think they call it – on this wonderful weekend course where you can do lots of writing AND have a good rub down.
The schedule includes talks, a workshop, time for your own writing, a critiquing and feedback session, discussions, a signed copy of Wannabe a Writer?
It would be wonderful to see you there!
I am a bit of a sucker for a massage. Swedish, Indian head, aromatherapy, hot stones, cold cucumber, Ayurvedic oil dripped on face from swinging cup, small Thai girl walking up my spine – I’ve tried ‘em all. When there was a fuss about Princess Diana spending £100,000 a year on “treatments” I did a quick calculation and reckoned that while I’d be hard pushed to get through that sort of money in my small seaside town I could have a fair go at the ordinary mortal’s equivalent. I could quite happily spend a whole morning doing the manicure, pedicure, body scrub, facial bit and still go back in the afternoon and have my eyebrows tinted. Give me a foot rub and I’m anybody’s…
So it is very strange that I have never sampled the delights of a health farm (unless you count the clinic I visited in Goa for the Guardian, where they believed in enemas - I will spare you the details) but now my chance has come. I will be at the fabulous Champneys Springs in ??? on the 19th and 20th of November this year, running a Wannabe a Writer Weekend.
While I’m hoping to slide off for something deep tissue at some point, I will not, however, be wandering around in a fluffy robe waiting for my next dose of essential oils. No, I shall be speaking, teaching – “facilitating”, I think they call it – on this wonderful weekend course where you can do lots of writing AND have a good rub down.
The schedule includes talks, a workshop, time for your own writing, a critiquing and feedback session, discussions, a signed copy of Wannabe a Writer? AND has a couple of treatments thrown in.
It would be wonderful to see you there!
http://www.champneys.com/Booking/Packages/Wellbeing-Breaks/Wannabe-a-Writer?date=19/11/2010
This sounds awesome. A pity i live on the wrong side of the globe. I don’t suppose you want to come all the way to little old NZ to do the same….? Just a thought.
Hope you have a great time working and being pampered.
Goodness! This very morning I am off to a day spa for massage treatment, and manicure/pedicure. My very first time. It was a birthday present. I hope I don’t feel awkward about the hands on approach to relaxing my muscles.
And, as Pen said, unfortunately I live on the wrong side. Alas.
What a brilliant idea.
Thanks for doing this
You are a star as always jx
You’re welcome, Jane. And I’m not always stellar: sometimes I can’t find files on my computer in time for deadlines…!
Oh! I’m a total massage fanatic too. What a brilliant idea! Words of wisdom for the ears and aromatic oils for the body. Good for the ‘Writer’s Bottom’ too!
Isn’t it a good idea, Sue? I would so like to go but it clashes a bit with somethign else I have to do. Bah.