Mindful Travel Writing: Navigating Our Outer and Inner Worlds led by Shivya Nath
This travel writing workshop is an invitation to slow down, reconnect with our creative selves, and learn to craft stories that have a positive impact on the places and people we visit. Away from the temptation of using AI and the rush of social media, we’ll contemplate our purpose as travellers and storytellers, reflect on our interconnectedness in an increasingly fragile and fragmented world, and find ways to turn the journeys we take across the world (and within) into words.
The workshop will take place over 4 days, and create the space to nurture the traveller and writer within us. Sessions will include mindfulness spaces, active observation, quiet writing time and collective reading. Depending on the inclination of the participants, we might delve into the practicalities of publishing, including pitching and the editorial process, as well as ways to build a consistent writing practice.
The workshop will begin at 9:30 am on 29th April and end late evening on 2nd May. Participants are requested to take a break from their digital devices and embrace the joy of writing in a notebook during the workshop. Conscious plant-based eating, digital minimalism and time for self-reflection are encouraged during these four days. No prior experience in travel writing is required.
Maximum participants: 15
About the facilitator
Shivya Nath is an award-winning travel writer and passionate advocate for slow, meaningful travel. In her early twenties, she quit her corporate job, gave up her apartment, sold most of her belongings and lived out of two bags for nearly seven years, spending time with local and Indigenous communities around the world. She is the author of The Shooting Star, a bestselling travel memoir published by Penguin in 2018. Her work has been published in BBC Travel, National Geographic Traveller, The Washington Post and other publications. She is a recipient of multiple international travel storytelling awards, including the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, NATJA, Inspire Global Media and the Bessie Awards.
Connect with Shivya:
Blog: the-shooting-star.com
Newsletter: theshootingstar.substack.com
Instagram: @shivya
Registration
Inspired and in line with Deer Park’s philosophy, this workshop is offered free of charge. Accommodation and food are as per actuals, and students are welcome to offer Dana/donation to support Deer Park’s work.
Please note- “attendance in all sessions is mandatory.”
For queries, registration & accommodation, please email: info@deerpark.in