What is Proprioceptive writing?
{{Orphan|date=May 2020}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:Proprioceptive writing}} '''Proprioceptive writing''' is a method for exploring the psyche through writing developed since 1976 by [[Linda Trichter Metcalf]] and [[Tobin Simon]]. It is practiced to music in 25-minute sessions, alone or in groups, under conditions that are designed to promote relaxation and reflection.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Crisman|first=Emily|date=January 2018|title=Proprioceptive writing encourages evolution in thinking|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/chatter/story/2019/jan/28/proprioceptive-writing-encourages-evolutithin/486936/|journal=Chattanooga Times Free Press|language=en|volume=|pages=|via=}}</ref> Through a process the method’s creators call “inner hearing” students learn to listen to their thoughts with empathy and curiosity and reflect on them in writing.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Writing the Mind Alive|url=https://archive.org/details/writingmindalive00metc|last=Trichter Metcalf|first=Linda|publisher=Penguin Random House|year=2002|isbn=0345438582|location=|pages=}}</ref> Proprioceptive Writing is widely recognized as an adjunct to the healing arts and as a form of [[meditation]] and is also used by people who wish to write and writers facing impediments to their work.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing|last=Northup|first=Christiane|publisher=Bantam|year=2010|isbn=9780553386738|location=|pages=}}</ref> == References == <references /> == Other websites == * [http://pwriting.org/ Official website] * [https://www.flowmagazine.com/read/mindfulness/writing-know-better-proprioceptive-writing.html Flow Magazine article on Proprioceptive Writing] {{DEFAULTSORT:Proprioceptive writing}} [[Category:Literary terms]]