A New Year’s Writing Retreat

A New Year’s Writing Retreat on Lopemede Farm 🌃A New Year’s Writing Retreat🌃 A restorative morning of writing, relaxed connection and a walk in nature with other like minded souls in the beautiful surroundings of Lopemede Farm. This retreat will help you develop your personal writing practice, whether you’ve never written before, or you’re an experienced writer. It will include group connection and conversation, an inspiration led walk through nature, gentle somatic practices to help create spaciousness for creativity, time to write and a circle to share your writing with other attendees. You will leave feeling connected to your creative spark, to the restorative power of nature and to a community of fellow writers. There will be optional writing prompts offered for those of you who want to use this retreat to take stock of the previous year and to start the gentle visioning for the New Year. Schedule for the day 🍵9.30-9:45am Arrival & Tea 🗣️9:45-10:45am Exploration and discussion of the theme including group conversations 🫖10:45-11:00am Tea & Sweet Treat 🌾11-11:45am Inspirational Walk in Nature including gentle, restorative practices to encourage relaxation ✍🏻11:45-12:45pm Writing 🌱12:45-13:10pm Gathering into groups and sharing your writing with each other 🪴13:10-13:30pm Closing Circle *timings may shift slightly due to the nature of the group What have previous attendees shared? 'It was great to connect with like-minded people, walk in nature and write poetry without pressure or judgment’ - Gabrielle How to get there The retreat is being held in the Eco Barn on site, this is near the farm building that you pass on your drive up to the car park. There is free parking on site, although if you’re local and have friends attending, car sharing is encouraged. Alternatively, if you live in Long Crendon or Thame, there are footpaths to the farm. For attendees coming from London, the closest train station is Haddenham and Thame Parkway and taxis take around 5 minutes from there to the farm. What’s included? Hot drinks & a tasty sweet treat Please bring: Pen & paper, a coat and boots that are suitable for walking through potentially muddy fields. There will be tables and chairs provided for writing, however if you prefer to write on the floor, please bring a yoga mat and cosy cushions for yourself. Who is your host? Caoilfhionn Nic Conmara is a poet and a somatic coach. As a poet, she hosts a monthly poetry open mic night called the Thame Poetry Salon at The Cross Keys and runs a course for local writers called Get it Written. As a somatic coach, she supports women to reconnect with their sense of aliveness and power. You can read more about Caoilfhionn’s offerings here: https://www.caoinicc.com/getitwritten If you have any questions in advance of booking, please contact Caoilfhionn at [email protected]