A method for people who wish to write and for writers facing impediments to their work, Proprioceptive Writing explores the psyche by focusing on the experience of inner hearing--the key to emotion and self-discovery. People who practice Proprioceptive Writing report sharper clarity; sustained focus; improved memory; increased awareness and confidence; greater spontaneity in relationships; and a sense of growing intelligence and creativity.
The Proprioceptive method is an invaluable contribution to the healing arts. Individuals deepen their thinking by following their subjective thoughts to their source in emotion. Like meditation, it helps create an observing ego that brings empathy and curiosity to the drama of the self. An innovative adjunct to psychotherapy, it gives access to unconscious mental processes and produces texts which, like dreams, can be studied and analyzed.
Linda Trichter Metcalf received her Ph.D. in literature from NYU. In 1976, while a professor at Pratt Institute, she created the writing practice known as Proprioceptive Writing to help her students write meaningfully and with authenticity. Since 1982, she's been Co-Director of the Proprioceptive Writing Center, where she teaches, counsels individuals, conducts writing therapy, and provides teacher training in Proprioceptive Writing. She has led workshops at every major US teaching institute for holistic studies and, with Tobin Simon, is co-author of Writing the Mind Alive: The Proprioceptive Method for Finding Your Authentic Voice, forthcoming from Ballantine.
"the only mind-body practice that honors thoughts and the intellect." - Christiane Northrup, author of Women's Bodies, Women's Minds"shockingly, uncannily liberating. An enthralling, surprising journey into the self." - Psychiatrist Stephen Levine