In this fascinating session, Lorna encouraged we writers to consider senses beyond the usual sight, sense, taste, touch, hearing.

She introduced interoception: our internal messages between brain and organs like of hunger, temperature and pain. She described our vestibular sense of movement and balance, and proprioception, or how our body relates to and in the space around us.

We asked ourselves questions like what body sensations am I currently feeling? Do I feel heavy or light? Has any physical activity influenced how my body feels today? We thought about patterns in our feelings and reactions to places, events, memories and people. Insights and inspiring prompts emerged.

Half way through these workshops, we have a poetry pause intermission, with a poem and a prompt. This week’s arrived by video, and is fittingly about a nose!