Therapeutic Story – at the Source of Creative Words 5/2027

By writing stories, you process your emotions, heal your mind, and strengthen your inner peace in the serene atmosphere of the monastery. Writing a therapeutic story is a safe and gentle way to confront your own emotions, for example, through metaphors. Stories are a bridge to our childhood, but also to our tomorrows. They serve as a path to the subconscious, to our imagination — and above all, as a slide to our creativity. The silence of the monastery and the atmosphere of contemplation invite us to remember, create anew, and combine the old. When your own story is put into the form of a fairy tale, you can look at and interpret it from the outside – from a safe distance. In the therapeutic fairy tale course, we get to experience the therapeutic and mind-healing effect of fairy tale writing. The structure of the fairy tale carries the writer and naturally guides towards a solution and hope. In the course, under the guidance of the instructor, you will learn about writing and the therapeutic world of fairy tales, grow as a master of verbalizing your own life, discover the power of imagination, and get to write your own power fairy tale, which is as true or as fictional as you want it to be - and which will serve as a light and encouragement in your daily life even after the course. The instructor is Jarna Pihlajamäki, a therapist, well-being writing instructor, and word artist. The language of instruction is Finnish.