Healing with Photography

Peace of mind

A ground breaking new course begins in Audlem next Monday 28th October to help you gain confidence, self-belief and bring a peace to the voices in your head which encourage you to think negatively and stop you from following your dreams and desires.

Healing with Photography created by Ruth Bayley uses photography as just one element to help calm your mind and create a stronger mental state.

Ruth, a former radio and television producer, set up Healing with Photography after suffering with post traumatic stress disorder, she used her photography skills to help her overcome the illness. Spending time in the nearby village of Marbury, Ruth would head off to this tranquil location to take photos of the lakes and countryside.

Whilst doing photography she discovered that her attention to the limiting voices in her head stopped and her belief in her own abilities began to grow. She started to study mediation and other self-help techniques which helped her to grow in confidence and overcome post traumatic stress.

"Being able to find a place where I could feel safe being out on my own and more than that thrive in the environment began to inspire me to look for alternative ways of healing as waiting for NHS treatment was taking too long." Ruth told us.

Ruth has recently spent a lot of time in Audlem, a village that she has known since her childhood as her grandparents lived in nearby Hankelow, and wanted to bring her courses to our village to help people who would like to gain confidence and learn how to think intentionally, as Ruth explains.

"I used to love coming to visit my granny and granddad, Granny who was a member of the WI used to have garden parties for the group and it felt like such a friendly place. I've recently been spending a lot of time in the village re-discovering it and feeling the creative vibe here, there always seems to be something happening. I would love to be able to help people see their village from a different perspective whilst learning practical techniques every week to help them gain the confidence to be the person they would like to be with ease"

The six week courses begin on Monday 28th October, 1pm-3pm at the Scout Hall, the course costs, £129. Pre-booking is essential, and you can do so via the website here or you can phone to book on 07805 45 02 02

When you book you will also be entered into a competition to win 2 hour landscape photography tuition with Ruth in the beautiful village of Marbury, which was key to Ruth's recovery and is now home to her workshop.

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