Ronda, City of Dreams

by | Nov 6, 2019 | Amherst Writers and Artists, AWA, creative writing, Freefall Writing, inspiration, Kripalu. Restorative Yoga, Prompts, Retreats, Uncategorized, Writing retreats, writing together, writing workshops, yoga retreat

Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. ~ Rilke Rainer Maria Rilke statue in Ronda In April, when Radical Restoration goes to Spain to write, a one-day excursion to this magical city is planned. After a day of literary and historical...

Why We Retreat

by | Apr 9, 2018 | Amherst Writers and Artists, AWA, creative writing, Distractions, Freefall Writing, inspiration, Kripalu. Restorative Yoga, Prompts, Retreats, writing, writing grants, writing process, Writing retreats, writing together, writing workshops, yoga retreat

We’ve been to Costa Rica, Italy, and of course, Canada offering luxurious days of guided writing practice and gentle yoga. Until now, these exotic extended retreats have been organized by me and facilitated by Sue Reynolds and Esana Lotfy. Although I’ve...

Virtual Help

by | Nov 24, 2017 | addicted to fear, Amherst Writers and Artists, AWA, Barbara Turner-Vesselago, Comparable titles, Fear of creating, First Nations, Freefall Writing, inspiration, literary agents, not giving up, Prompts, querying, rejection, Unexpected Gifts, Writer's Block, writing groups, writing together

A short while ago I was invited to a virtual writing workshop with Amherst Artists and Writers (AWA) Executive Director, Maureen Buchanan Jones. It was a wonderful experience writing with people from Paris, Seattle, Toronto, Amherst, Victoria all in the same virtual...

A restorative weekend retreat of writing & yoga

by | Apr 17, 2017 | Amherst Writers and Artists, AWA, creative writing, Freefall Writing, inspiration, Kripalu. Restorative Yoga, Retreats, Writing retreats, writing together, writing workshops, yoga retreat

I was thrilled when Elaine Rodaro invited me to host a writing retreat at her lovely Muskoka Rose Guest House , so we eagerly set about to co-create a rich weekend getaway. Esana Lotfy and I have been facilitating retreats and workshops since 1998 in Canada, Costa...