This Schedule is Subject to Change and will be finalized approximately three-four months before the writing retreat begins allowing you ample time to schedule massages or meeting with friends or what have you. The opening and closing times will NOT change so please please please try to be there for those if you can.
July 24 |
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| 3:00 – 7:00pm | Check In |
| 4:00 – 7:00pm | Chair massage (off main living room) |
| 5:00 – 6:00pm | Gentle Yoga with Havi (this is a great way to unwind; no previous yoga experience necessary) |
| 6:30 – 7:00pm | Un-Cocktail hour |
| 7:00 – 8:00pm | Dinner at Mabel Dodge Luhan |
| 8:00 – 9:30pm | Opening/Getting Grounded/Loving Yourself Up |
July 25 |
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| 7:00 – 7:30am | Dance Yourself Awake (free form dance) |
| 8:00 – 8:45am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:15am | Waking up Your Brain, Settling in and Writing Warm Ups with Havi and Jennifer |
| 10:30am – 12:30pm | WRITING TIME (If you find you can’t write, please use this time to ‘be’ with your writing, thinking, making notes, pondering, or journaling; Jen’s under the pergola for coaching.) |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch (You can write during this time or carry your lunch to wherever you want–including your room. You don’t have to be social!_ |
| 1:30 – 3:15pm | Loving the Inner Critic (Writing exercises, small group discussions and lecture about learning how to deal with the voices in your head.) |
| 3:15 – 4:00pm | Free time (You can also use this time to go into town, take a hike…or write!) |
| 4:00 – 5:15pm | Gentle Yoga with Havi |
| 6:00 – 7:00pm | Dinner at Mabel Dodge Luhan |
| 7:15 – 8:45pm | Evening Council |
July 26 |
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| 7:00 – 7:30am | Dance Yourself Awake (free form dance) |
| 8:00 – 8:45am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:45am | Befriending Fear and Warming Up Brain with Havi |
| 9:45 – 11:00am | Visualization to connect with what you love about writing and why you write and meet your Band of Allies |
| 11:00am – 12:30pm | WRITING TIME (Letting yourself stay with the process with tender self-regard) |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 3:00pm | Collage Your Writing Non-Art Project |
| 3:00 – 4:00pm | Free time (you can write, read, nap, shop, work on your collage, eat delicious baked goods, exercise or otherwise goof off) |
| 4:00 – 5:15pm | Yoga with Havi |
| 6:00 – 7:30pm | Dinner at Mabel Dodge Luhan |
| 7:30 – 8:45pm | Evening Council |
July 27 |
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| 7:00 – 7:30am | Dance Yourself Awake (free form dance) |
| 8:00 – 8:45am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:30am | Loving the Body Brain Awake with Havi |
| 9:30 – 11:00am | WRITING TIME (Come ask for help if you need it!) |
| 11:00am – 12:30pm | Writing Naked (with your clothes on): How to connect through your body and heart to find your writing truth and the courage to write that truth; replacing shadow comforts and time monsters with creative aliveness. |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 4:00pm | Optional Field Trip to Taos Artist Studios |
| 4:00 – 5:15pm | Yoga with Havi |
| 6:00 – 7:30pm | Dinner on Your Own (venture into town) |
| 7:30 – 8:45pm | Evening Council |
| 8:45 – ? | Optional time to share your writing with each other |
July 28 |
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| 7:00 – 7:30am | Dance Yourself Awake (free form dance) |
| 8:00 – 8:45am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:30am | Getting Your Writing Mojo on with Havi |
| 9:30 – 10:00am | Laughter and Writing Prompts with Jen |
| 10:00am – 12:30pm | WRITING TIME |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 3:00pm | The Most Important Craft, Structure & Writing Tips Jen Knows |
| 3:00 – 4:00pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 – 5:15pm | Yoga with Havi |
| 6:00 – 7:30pm | Dinner at Mabel Dodge Luhan |
| 7:30 – 8:45pm | Evening Council |
| 8:45 – ? | Optional time to share your writing with each other |
July 29 |
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| 7:00 – 7:30am | Dance Yourself Awake (free form dance) |
| 8:00 – 8:45am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:30am | More Havi Goodness |
| 9:30 – 12:30pm | WRITING TIME |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 3:00pm | Special Surprise Writing Class of Some Kind |
| 3:00 – 4:00pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 – 5:15pm | Yoga with Havi |
| 6:00 – 7:00pm | Uncocktail Cocktail Hour |
| 7:00 – 8:00pm | Dinner at MDL |
| 7:30 – 8:00pm | Evening Council |
| 8:00 – ? | Optional time to share your writing with each other |
July 30: Closing |
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| 8:00 – 9:00am | BREAKFAST / Check out (pack up and return your key before we begin; for those of you using the shuttle, it will pick you up at the classroom) |
| 9:00 – 11:30am | Taking the Mojo Home |
(Please try to stay for final session if at all humanly possible.)
