This deeply introspective day retreat includes mindful breathwork, walking nature meditation, visual meditation, a gentle yoga practice, restorative yoga with essential oils, and a crystal bowl sound bath, softly bringing the participants into deeper and deeper states of reflective silence. Opportunity for journaling or walking the labyrinth will be available. Come and bask in the regenerationg beauty of Heartwood for a day of inner stillness and rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit through these calming quiet practices.
$80 - Please bring a sack lunch and any sunscreen or needed items for time spent outdoors.
Unleash Your Creative Potential at “The Enlightened Writer” Retreat
Join us for a transformative day at the serene Heartwood Yoga Institute with “The Enlightened Writer” retreat—a haven for your creative spirit and a nurturing space for your writing and well-being. Whether you're a seasoned author or a budding scribe, this one-day retreat offers a perfect blend of introspection, creativity, and wellness, crafted to awaken your inner storyteller and enrich your connection to your craft.
What Awaits You at The Enlightened Writer:
- Memoir Writing: Explore the depths of personal storytelling with expert-led sessions designed to help you capture and articulate your life's narratives.
- Yoga for Writers: Enjoy a specially designed yoga class focusing on awakening energies and creativity. This session addresses the physical strains of long periods spent at a computer or notebook, such as tight shoulders, back pain, and wrist fatigue, helping to release tension and enhance creative flow.
- Guided Meditation: Engage in guided meditation practices that encourage quieting your mind and connecting with your creative core, fostering a space for clarity and inspiration.
- Walking the Labyrinth: Embark on a meditative walk through Heartwood’s beautiful labyrinth, a journey that promises to clear your mind and inspire new insights, guiding you to your creative source.
- Dynamic Writing Exercises: Participate in stimulating writing exercises that challenge conventional thinking and refresh your approach to writing.
- Sharing Our Stories: Build connections in a supportive environment where every participant has a voice. Share your stories, receive feedback, and grow through the shared experiences of your peers.
- Natural Inspiration: Let the breathtaking grounds of the Heartwood Yoga Institute fuel your creativity. From lush gardens to tranquil paths, find your muse in the natural beauty that envelops you.
Join Ginny Shaddock for an uplifting, nurturing day retreat that combines yoga practice with mindfulness meditation to shift our mindset as we explore how yoga teaches us to find peace and embrace heartfelt acceptance when challenging circumstances and unexpected change happens in our lives.
This one-day retreat includes gentle yoga, meditation, creative activities, and intimate discussions designed to explore yoga’s most helpful and profound teachings about surrendering to circumstances, finding tolerance and acceptance, and establishing peace in our hearts and minds despite challenges we may be facing.
Come to enjoy a nurturing yoga class, engaging creativity projects, journaling, sharing, and exploring tools you can use moving forward to feel good at times when life stirs up not-so-good feelings. This retreat includes a healthy vegetarian lunch, time to walk the labyrinth or enjoy tea in the garden, and opportunities to experience yoga in an embodied way that brings us to wholeness and reclaims our inner peace.
Whether you are struggling with family dynamics, health issues, personal frustration, or navigating change in your life, this one-day retreat reminds participants that peace, acceptance, and contentment is possible when you understand and employ the yoga tools that help us find personal balance and connection to what counts most. We all deserve to be content, and yoga gives us the power to be so. Give yourself permission to spend a day nurturing your body and spirit, and invite peacefulness to the forefront of your heart and mind.
This event includes lunch and a gift/supplies