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Dates: Friday 15 May 2026, Saturday 16 May 2026 and Sunday 17 May 2026
Time: 2pm to 6pm Friday 15 May; 9am to 2pm Saturday 16 May and Sunday 17 May
Venue: 4 Airlie place, Constantia
Facilitator: Dawn Garisch
FEE OPTIONS
Option 1 - R1 500
Option 2 - R2 500
Option 3 - R3 500
We all have a story to tell from our own lives about how we became who we are. Stories about the way we were born, or about how someone helped us. About how we got ill, or overcame a terrible loss. Stories about how someone we loved hurt us, or how a political or spiritual circumstance almost broke us. Stories about how we were bullied, about how an accident changed the course of our lives, or about how we were able to make a difference in someone else’s life.
These stories are often invisible to others. They might still influence the way we think and feel in ways we don’t fully understand. Writing about your own life can help you connect with the story you are living and it can help to heal or manage the effects of trauma. It is a powerful way for us to communicate and to grow compassion for ourselves and for each other. The tools we need to write effectively are also tools that help us live more creatively and less anxiously.
Whether you are writing fiction or plays or poetry, life writing skills can help you deepen observation of our human preferences, habits and tendencies, and how they impact on ourselves, other people and the natural environment. During the course we will find refreshing approaches to assist us in putting our personal stories down on the page. Beginner writers are welcome.
Dates: Friday 15 May 2026, Saturday 16 May 2026 and Sunday 17 May 2026
Time: 2pm to 6pm Friday 15 May; 9am to 2pm Saturday 16 May and Sunday 17 May
Venue: 4 Airlie place, Constantia
Facilitator: Dawn Garisch
FEE OPTIONS
Option 1 - R1 500
Option 2 - R2 500
Option 3 - R3 500
We all have a story to tell from our own lives about how we became who we are. Stories about the way we were born, or about how someone helped us. About how we got ill, or overcame a terrible loss. Stories about how someone we loved hurt us, or how a political or spiritual circumstance almost broke us. Stories about how we were bullied, about how an accident changed the course of our lives, or about how we were able to make a difference in someone else’s life.
These stories are often invisible to others. They might still influence the way we think and feel in ways we don’t fully understand. Writing about your own life can help you connect with the story you are living and it can help to heal or manage the effects of trauma. It is a powerful way for us to communicate and to grow compassion for ourselves and for each other. The tools we need to write effectively are also tools that help us live more creatively and less anxiously.
Whether you are writing fiction or plays or poetry, life writing skills can help you deepen observation of our human preferences, habits and tendencies, and how they impact on ourselves, other people and the natural environment. During the course we will find refreshing approaches to assist us in putting our personal stories down on the page. Beginner writers are welcome.
DATES: Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April 2026
VENUE: NORVAL FOUNDATION 4 Steenberg Rd, Tokai, Cape Town
TIME: 10 30 am – 1 30 pm daily
FACILITATOR: Dawn Garisch
FEE OPTIONS
Fee Option 1 - R600.00
Fee Option 2 - R1 200.00
When we view an art work that moves us, there is a resonance with our personal experience which can also be collective. In the creative process, the artist has explored new elements through the work, and invites the viewer to make connections that can transform or expand the way we see, think and feel.
Begins: Tuesday 17 March 2026
Ends: Sunday 22 March 2026
Venue: Sunny Cove Manor, 3A Highway, Fish Hoek.
Facilitator: Dawn Garisch
Number of participants: 6 participants and one facilitator.
Rooms 1-5 (sea-facing): Full residential (including food & accommodation) – R9 300
Rooms 6-7 (mountain-facing): Full residential (including food & accommodation ) – R8 900
Deposit: 25% Deposit payable by 31 January 2026
For information about registering for the retreat, please email mahalse@earthlink.net
Fee Option 1 - R1500
Fee Option 2 - R2500
Fee Option 3 - R3500
Venue: Constantiaberg
Facilitator: Dawn Garisch
Writing about your own life can help you connect with the story you are living and it can help to heal or manage the effects of trauma.
We all have a story to tell from our own lives about how we became who we are. Stories about the way we were born, or about how someone helped us. About how we got ill, or overcame a terrible loss. Stories about how someone we loved hurt us, or how a political or spiritual circumstance almost broke us. Stories about how we were bullied, about how an accident changed the course of our lives, or about how we were able to make a difference in someone else’s life.
These stories are often invisible to others. They might still influence the way we think and feel in ways we don’t fully understand. Writing about your own life can help you connect with the story you are living and it can help to heal or manage the effects of trauma. It is a powerful way for us to communicate and to grow compassion for ourselves and for each other. The tools we need to write effectively are also tools that help us live more creatively and less anxiously.
Whether you are writing fiction or plays or poetry, life writing skills can help you deepen observation of our human preferences, habits and tendencies, and how they impact on ourselves, other people and the natural environment. During the course we will find refreshing approaches to assist us in putting our personal stories down on the page. Beginner writers are welcome.
Make a booking here
Venue: Constantiaberg
Facilitator: Dawn Garisch
Fee Option 1 - R1500
Fee Option 2 - R2500
Fee Option 3 - R3500
Writing about your own life can help you connect with the story you are living and it can help to heal or manage the effects of trauma.
We all have a story to tell from our own lives about how we became who we are. Stories about the way we were born, or about how someone helped us. About how we got ill, or overcame a terrible loss. Stories about how someone we loved hurt us, or how a political or spiritual circumstance almost broke us. Stories about how we were bullied, about how an accident changed the course of our lives, or about how we were able to make a difference in someone else’s life.
These stories are often invisible to others. They might still influence the way we think and feel in ways we don’t fully understand. Writing about your own life can help you connect with the story you are living and it can help to heal or manage the effects of trauma. It is a powerful way for us to communicate and to grow compassion for ourselves and for each other. The tools we need to write effectively are also tools that help us live more creatively and less anxiously.
Whether you are writing fiction or plays or poetry, life writing skills can help you deepen observation of our human preferences, habits and tendencies, and how they impact on ourselves, other people and the natural environment. During the course we will find refreshing approaches to assist us in putting our personal stories down on the page. Beginner writers are welcome.
Make a booking here
Fee Option 1 - R1500
Fee Option 2 - R2500
Fee Option 3 - R3500
Venue: Constantiaberg
Facilitator: Dawn Garisch
Writing about your own life can help you connect with the story you are living and it can help to heal or manage the effects of trauma.
We all have a story to tell from our own lives about how we became who we are. Stories about the way we were born, or about how someone helped us. About how we got ill, or overcame a terrible loss. Stories about how someone we loved hurt us, or how a political or spiritual circumstance almost broke us. Stories about how we were bullied, about how an accident changed the course of our lives, or about how we were able to make a difference in someone else’s life.
These stories are often invisible to others. They might still influence the way we think and feel in ways we don’t fully understand. Writing about your own life can help you connect with the story you are living and it can help to heal or manage the effects of trauma. It is a powerful way for us to communicate and to grow compassion for ourselves and for each other. The tools we need to write effectively are also tools that help us live more creatively and less anxiously.
Whether you are writing fiction or plays or poetry, life writing skills can help you deepen observation of our human preferences, habits and tendencies, and how they impact on ourselves, other people and the natural environment. During the course we will find refreshing approaches to assist us in putting our personal stories down on the page. Beginner writers are welcome.
Make a booking here
Rooms 1-5 (sea-facing): Full residential (including food & accommodation) – R9 300
Rooms 6-7 (mountain-facing): Full residential (including food & accommodation ) – R8 900
The Life Righting Collective promotes the healing power of writing. Exploring your preoccupations and concerns through crafting memoir, fiction or poetry supports mental and emotional well-being.
These writing retreats provide a dedicated time away in a beautiful setting with fabulous vegetarian food, sumptuous accommodation and are facilitated by the award-winning author and poet, Dawn Garisch.
Unlike our other courses, we are unable to sponsor participants on the retreats at present. Hopefully this will change if we are able to raise the necessary funds .
Venue: Sunny Cove Manor, 3A Highway, Fish Hoek.
FACILITATOR: Dawn Garisch
Make a booking here
Rooms 1-5 (sea-facing): Full residential (including food & accommodation) – R9 300
Rooms 6-7 (mountain-facing): Full residential (including food & accommodation ) – R8 900
The Life Righting Collective promotes the healing power of writing. Exploring your preoccupations and concerns through crafting memoir, fiction or poetry supports mental and emotional well-being.
These writing retreats provide a dedicated time away in a beautiful setting with fabulous vegetarian food, sumptuous accommodation and are facilitated by the award-winning author and poet, Dawn Garisch.
Unlike our other courses, we are unable to sponsor participants on the retreats at present. Hopefully this will change if we are able to raise the necessary funds .
Venue: Sunny Cove Manor, 3A Highway, Fish Hoek.
FACILITATOR: Dawn Garisch
Make a booking here
Rooms 1-5 (sea-facing): Full residential (including food & accommodation) – R9 300
Rooms 6-7 (mountain-facing): Full residential (including food & accommodation ) – R8 900
The Life Righting Collective promotes the healing power of writing. Exploring your preoccupations and concerns through crafting memoir, fiction or poetry supports mental and emotional well-being.
These writing retreats provide a dedicated time away in a beautiful setting with fabulous vegetarian food, sumptuous accommodation and are facilitated by the award-winning author and poet, Dawn Garisch.
Unlike our other courses, we are unable to sponsor participants on the retreats at present. Hopefully this will change if we are able to raise the necessary funds .
Venue: Sunny Cove Manor, 3A Highway, Fish Hoek.
FACILITATOR: Dawn Garisch
Make a booking here
Rooms 1-5 (sea-facing): Full residential (including food & accommodation) – R9 300
Rooms 6-7 (mountain-facing): Full residential (including food & accommodation ) – R8 900
The Life Righting Collective promotes the healing power of writing. Exploring your preoccupations and concerns through crafting memoir, fiction or poetry supports mental and emotional well-being.
These writing retreats provide a dedicated time away in a beautiful setting with fabulous vegetarian food, sumptuous accommodation and are facilitated by the award-winning author and poet, Dawn Garisch.
Unlike our other courses, we are unable to sponsor participants on the retreats at present. Hopefully this will change if we are able to raise the necessary funds .
Venue: Sunny Cove Manor, 3A Highway, Fish Hoek.
FACILITATOR: Dawn Garisch
Make a booking here
Rooms 1-5 (sea-facing): Full residential (including food & accommodation) – R9 300
Rooms 6-7 (mountain-facing): Full residential (including food & accommodation ) – R8 900
The Life Righting Collective promotes the healing power of writing. Exploring your preoccupations and concerns through crafting memoir, fiction or poetry supports mental and emotional well-being.
These writing retreats provide a dedicated time away in a beautiful setting with fabulous vegetarian food, sumptuous accommodation and are facilitated by the award-winning author and poet, Dawn Garisch.
Unlike our other courses, we are unable to sponsor participants on the retreats at present. Hopefully this will change if we are able to raise the necessary funds .
Venue: Sunny Cove Manor, 3A Highway, Fish Hoek.
FACILITATOR: Dawn Garisch
Make a booking here