Sunday, January 5th, 2025
9:30am-4pm
No experience necessary (ages 21+)
$160 (plus $40 for materials) early bird
$185 (plus $40 for materials) after December 10
Class Description
Storyscapes: A Nature-Inspired Writing Retreat
Welcome the new year by grounding yourself in creativity and purpose at Storyscapes, a nature-inspired writing retreat. Join a small, supportive group of writers in a private, idyllic historical setting surrounded by gardens, natural light, and a rich artistic atmosphere. This retreat offers a day of reflection, exploration, and connection with your inner voice through nature and creativity; all spaces will be reserved and available exclusively for workshop guests.
With guided activities designed to inspire new perspectives and deepen your writing practice, you’ll reconnect with your story in a space that encourages healing and self-expression. Each participant will receive a beautifully crafted art journal to capture thoughts, insights, and inspirations throughout the day.
Enjoy a colorful, nourishing plant-based lunch prepared with care by Enlightened Omnivore.
Come to Storyscapes to relax, recharge, and immerse yourself in a transformative experience that will infuse your writing with the beauty and power of nature.
Email Michelle@michelledowd.org with any questions.
Instructor
Michelle Dowd is a contributor to The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, TIME magazine, Alpinist, The LA Review of Books, LA Parent Mag, and other national publications. She was raised on a mountain in the Angeles National Forest where she learned to navigate by the stars and forage for edible plants. Her bestselling memoir, Forager: Field Notes on Surviving a Family Cult, showcases her life growing up on an isolated mountain in California as part of an apocalyptic cult, and how she found her way out of poverty and illness by drawing on the gifts of the wilderness.