Somatic Writing
Dance Your Wildest Metaphor
October 27th 11-5pm with lunch break
Write what moves you.
Move in a way you want to write.
This 5-hour workshop is an invitation to explore the landscapes of your body and imagination through movement and words. Guided by the archetypes of the Inner Child, the Lover, the Warrior, and the Wise/Wild One, you’ll reflect, dance, write your way into deeper connection with yourself.
Through somatic movement, intuitive writing prompts, and guided meditation, you’ll discover new ways of giving voice to what lives beneath the surface—stories, sensations, emotions, and wisdom waiting to be expressed.
No experience in dance or writing is needed—just curiosity, openness, and a willingness to let your body lead the way. This is a safe and playful space for exploration, release, and self-discovery.
LUNCH: Please bring your own lunch, as we will break around 1pm for an hour to eat in the dining room or in the garden, if weather permits. Kitchen will be available for cooking.
Sliding Scale Cost:
We know that it is not always easy to find resources for creativity so we try to make it as accessible as possible. That means we are happy to offer tickets on a sliding scale as well as provide two sponsored tickets for people of minority backgrounds or asylum seekers.
35 euro – this ticket covers our most essential costs.
50 euro – this ticket covers our costs and pays facilitators.
70 euro – this contribution helps us provide the sponsored tickets.
Discounted Accommodation at the Song House for 26th and/or 27th
Shared Room at the Song House - €50/night
For travel to the Song House, please see our Getting Here page.
About the Teacher
Katrina Dybzynska
Katrina Dybzynska is a nomadic writer in the process of rooting herself in Ireland. Author of Secrets of the Dictator’s Wife (Winner of Aryamati Poetry Prize 2022). The recipient of the 2025 David Whyte Poet-in-Residence award at Burren College of Art. Published in Mslexia, Channel, Crannóg, and internationally. She believes that metaphor is our native language and is passionate about the narratives of ecopoetry, uncivilisation, and decolonization.