Released on: March 16, 2008, 11:03 pm

Press Release Author: Linda Joy Myers

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: The Body and Soul Spring Writing Retreat will be held April
4-6, 2008 in Calistoga, CA. For more information visit the Web site
http://www.memoriesandmemoirs.com.

Press Release Body: BERKELEY, CA - This year's annual Body and Soul spring writing
retreat takes place in the Napa Valley Wine country and runs April 4-6, 2008.
Beautiful views, world famous wine and mud baths are just a few of the highlights.
The weekend retreat is designed to give writers an opportunity to relax in a lovely
place while mingling with other writers for a weekend of story writing, sharing
wisdom, and learning.

"Writing a memoir is a challenge on many levels," says Linda Joy Myers, workshop
leader and president of the event sponsor Memories and Memoirs. "It asks us to
review our life--who we are, what roles we played in our family and with friends,
and it asks us to expose ourselves deeply on the page. We also must confront certain
very real psychological issues and emotional challenges."

A memoir is an exploration of a part of your life - a complete life story is
referred to as an "autobiography." Both a memoir and an autobiography is a story
written by the protagonist, through the point of view of the "I" of the story.
Memoir writing has grown in popularity over recent years in part because of the
therapeutic value. Research published in the Journal of the American Medicine
Association in 1999 showed that writing stories is even more healing than
journaling, helping to heal asthma, arthritis and chronic fatigue syndrome.

"Writing in a safe, sacred space with an experienced guide helps you to overcome the
inner critic and write the stories you have been meaning to write," says Myers.
"Memoir writers come away from this retreat with renewed passion and inspiration to
complete their memoir, and often leave with six to ten new stories."

Writers of spiritual autobiography, therapeutic writers, memoir writers, and writers
who want a safe, serene place to listen to their own voice are invited to attend
this weekend retreat. Registration information as well as more information regarding
the weekend event can be found on the Web site.

About the Body and Soul Spring Writing Retreat

The Body and Soul Spring Writing Retreat will be held April 4-6, 2008 in Calistoga,
CA. For more information visit the Web site http://www.memoriesandmemoirs.com

About Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D.

Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D. is the founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers
and the author of Don't Call Me Mother & Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story.
She has been a therapist in Berkeley for over twenty-seven years. Dr. Myers combines
her background in art, clinical work, and writing (she received her MFA in Creative
Writing from Mills College) to offer unique memoir workshops and trainings in the
Bay Area and nationally. She is former president of the California Writers Club,
Marin branch, and is now on the board of Story Circle Network.


Web Site: http://www.memoriesandmemoirs.com

Contact Details: 1700 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA 94707
510-524-3898, Linda@memoriesandmemoirs.com