Day 4 writing retreat: Free spirit. I needed to find some play within the schedule on Day 4. I was feeling antsy, a little tired in my body-mind, and wanted to shake things up a little bit. So, I mixed in other activities with the writing ones to keep me engaged and to resolve some […]
Day 3: Settling. I was ready to make a schedule today because I was craving the structure and the feelings of accomplishment. So much of a writing project can feel like a “no-place” or a place of very open possibilities, so I knew it would be good for my spirit to set and meet goals […]
Day 2 of writing retreat: Sense. Today was all about “feeling into” what my body-mind wanted, listening to meaningful synchronizations that had occurred recently, and trusting that even though I had one plan for the writing retreat, my muses assured me I could trust my instincts. Marianne Boruch, one of my favorite poets who writes […]
I’m an artist-mother who self-organized a writing retreat in the mountains of New Mexico. For 5 days, I’ll have uninterrupted time to think, write, plan, and feel into the peace and quiet of my own heart. Join me as I “check in” at the end of each day about how the day went and what […]