The year’s longest days. Green. Emerging. New. Spring comes from the latin word aperta…to OPEN. This opening happens in the garden, the woods and within each of us. Breathe deep, soak up the green, the new life. Let it begin to fill your senses and your spirit. Honor and celebrate the summer solstice with us in community. We will spend a week exploring ourselves, our dreams and the things that fill us up. We will discover and uncover our fullness through writing, art, yoga, meditation, time in nature and delicious food. Unplug and explore at your own pace. Find your fullness: be vulnerable, be sad, be happy, but be here. Let it happen.

Accommodations:

All rooms are simple, farmhouse rooms. (4 single occupancy rooms, 2 shared rooms). Quiet, comfortable with shared bathrooms, hot water, organic soap, shampoo & conditioner.

Shared rooms are double occupancy. You may request your roommate, or we can pair you with another lovely traveler.

Sample schedule:

Monday: arrivals

• 6 pm Light dinner together

• Welcome and retreat overview

• Writing introduction

• Sunset

  Tuesday:

• 7 am silent woods walk and meditation

• 8 am yoga, move and stretch after a day of travel. breakfast.

• Opening writing workshop

• botanical dying with Gina Podesta

• free time for reflection, writing, exploring, relaxing

• 5 pm happy hour in the woods. dinner together on the porch

• Evening wrap-up

• Sunset

  Wednesday:

• 8 am morning yoga. meditation. breakfast.

• Writing workshop and a day at the cottage

• free time for writing, reflection, exploring, relaxing

• 4 pm champagne and oysters at the beach

• 5:30 pm dinner on the porch together

• Evening wrap-up

• Sunset

  Thursday:

• 7 am silent woods walk and meditation. yoga. breakfast.

• Boat trip and picnic lunch on an island. free time.

• 5 pm happy hour and dinner on the porch

• Evening wrap-up

• Sunset

  Friday:

• 7 am silent woods walk and yoga

• A day of food gathering and relationships: farm stands, farmers market, Belfast. Time to shop, explore, and have lunch in Belfast on your own.

• 4:30 pm cooking demo and cider tasting

• 6 pm dinner on the porch

• Evening writing workshop

• Sunset

  Saturday:

• 8 am final movement practice and meditation.

• Final writing workshop together.

• Free time to explore the island, go to the beach, reflect, write, relax with no plan until dinner

• 5 pm final happy hour and dinner together on the porch

• Evening writing workshop

• Sunset

  Sunday: Departures

• all-inclusive week-long retreat from $3450-3875.

• week-long retreat experience without lodging $3125

The season of grand expansion. Summer! Explosive. Colorful. Bountiful. Alive. Everywhere you look, a natural celebration of life. The world bursting with color and sound. The days are long and we are awake! We get up early and stay up late. Our focus is outward with so much to absorb. There’s always something to be done now. Something to be picked, weeded, watered. Food is prepared simply from the garden. Cooking & eating are done outside under the stars. Living in this season of expansion has its challenges and we will spend a week exploring ourselves, our dreams, the things that fill us up and the things that keep us grounded so that we can grow without losing connection to our spirit. We will discover and uncover our fullness through writing, art, yoga, meditation, time in nature and delicious food. We invite you to slow down. Unplug and explore at your own pace. Discover your fullness: be vulnerable, be sad, be happy, but be here. Let it happen.

Accommodations:

All rooms are simple, farmhouse rooms. (4 single occupancy rooms, 2 shared rooms). Quiet, comfortable with shared bathrooms, hot water, organic soap, shampoo & conditioner.

Shared rooms are double occupancy. You may request your roommate, or we can pair you with another lovely traveler.

Sample schedule:

Monday: arrivals

• 6 pm light dinner together

• welcome and retreat overview

• writing introduction

• Sunset

  Tuesday:

• 8 am yoga, move and stretch after a day of travel

• silent woods walk and meditation

• breakfast

• opening writing workshop

• botanical dying with Gina Podesta

• free time for writing and reflection

• 5 pm happy hour in the woods. dinner on the porch

• Sunset

• Evening wrap-up

  Wednesday:

• 8 am morning yoga. meditation

• breakfast

• writing workshop and a day at the cottage

• free time for writing, exploring, reflection

• 4 pm champagne and oysters at the beach from our local oyster farms

• 5:30 pm dinner on the porch

• Sunset

• Evening wrap-up

  Thursday:

• 8 am meditation and silent woods walk

• breakfast

• 10 am boat trip and picnic lunch on an island. free time

• 5 pm happy hour and dinner on the porch

• Sunset

• Evening writing workshop

  Friday:

• 8 am yoga

• a day of food gathering and relationships: farm stands, farmers market, Belfast. Time to shop and explore Belfast on your own.

• 4:30 pm cooking demo and cider tasting

• 6 pm dinner on the porch

• Sunset

• Evening writing workshop

  Saturday:

• 8 am final movement practice and meditation

• writing workshop

• Free time to explore the island, go to the beach, reflect, write, relax with no plan until dinner

• 5 pm final happy hour and dinner together on the porch

• Sunset

• Evening wrap-up and closing.

  Sunday: departures

• all-inclusive week-long retreat from $3450-3875.

• week-long retreat experience without lodging $3125