Writing Retreats at Galleywinter Farm

Why We Write Retreats

During the Why We Write retreat, we come together at Galleywinter in a conscious effort to create conditions that give rise to restoration, healing and creativity. We gather to explore the deep well of our lives, access our miraculous stories and patterns and write them down - or just be with them No pressure except the truth that wants to become your most reliable guidance system in an experience is a profound affirmation of the loving and generative potential we all possess.

Everything is optional here. No pressure to be a certain way or do anyting you're not drawn to. You're invited to get as comfortable as you can... rest, sleep, read, eat, walk on the land, soak in the outdoor tubs – hot or cold, find stillness and enlivenment in this setting with others, your expert companions. See what arises in such a container – hear invitations, carry a journal as a bucket to catch the noticings and vital questions, “yes," “no," and ah-hahs, your knowingness, your not knowingness. Go down and in, find the inner reaches of your body, savor awareness and sensation, and bear witness to revelation. Accept the gift of time and space to move freely the way your body suggests.

In this space, we can lovingly look at what might not be working in our lives. Patterns from the past - ancestral, cultural, our own life experiences - laid down within us, from old dreams, wounds and misunderstandings, disappointments, and possibly trauma, consider patterns that may be hobbling us - beliefs, thinking states, and well-worn stories of who we are and are not.