Spiritual Journaling: Writing Your Way to Independence (Paperback)

WRITING / TEEN NON-FICTION Like most teens and young adults, you want to find ways to express your individuality and to discover who you are, without being judged. In Spiritual Journaling Julie Tallard Johnson encourages and inspires you to listen to your inner wisdom and discover your own unique voice through writing and other forms of self-expression and self-dialogue. She shows that journaling is one of the most supportive and liberating outlets for the joys, frustrations, and questions that arise in the transition toward independence--and a powerful tool for awakening and expressing your creativity. The book's inventive journaling techniques use meditations, oracle consultation, poetry writing, visualizations, rituals, and problem solving to inspire and evoke new ways of seeing the world. As you move through the exercises in the book and write in your own journals, you will gain insight about yourself--knowledge reflected in your own words and the writing of other young people included in the book. INCLUDES: " On the page" writing ideas, techniques, and inspirations for: ? visioning the life that you want ? unleashing creativity? coping with loss and other life changes? learning about yourself" Off the page" activities such as: ? exploring rock art sites & sacred places? reconnecting with the natural world? setting poems to music ? practicing dream yogaJULIE TALLARD JOHNSON is a licensed psychotherapist and creative writing teacher. She is the author of eight books, including Teen Psychic, The Thundering Years, and I Ching for Teens. She lives in Spring Green, Wisconsin.

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