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