Writing and Yoga Retreat

Stretch your body, mind, and soul
in the amazing Mayan landscape
of Lake Atitlan

February 7-14, 2009

with
Jacqueline Sheehan and Celia Jeffries

Join us for a week of writing, gentle nourishing yoga and a special art workshop. Each day begins with yoga, followed by a gourmet, vegetarian breakfast as we overlook the blue waters of Lake Atitlan. We will write most mornings and evenings, visit local pueblos for a deeper connection with the Mayan culture, and find time to nap in hand woven hammocks.

RETREAT INCLUDES
• 8 nights, 7 days lodging at Villa Sumaya. www.villasumaya.com
• 3 vegetarian meals/day, meat or fish available at extra cost.
• Morning yoga classes
• Daily writing workshops
• Individual manuscript critiques
• Art workshop
• Hot tub/sauna evening
• Mayan shaman sunrise ceremony

COST
$1800 early bird special by November 14, 2008*
$1950 after November 15, 2008

$500 non-refundable deposit to hold space.
Balance due by January 15, 2009

*based on double occupancy

Does not include gratuities for hotel staff, transportation to and from Villa Sumaya, or additional purchases at the hotel.

ACCOMMODATIONS
All rooms at Villa Sumaya are spacious and comfortable for double occupancy, and include a private bath and patio or porch overlooking the lake. In our experience running retreats, writers benefit from having a room of their own. Therefore, we are offering single supplements at the reduced rate of an additional $300 for the week.

THE RETREAT
Celia and Jacqueline met in Findhorn, Scotland in 2001 and have traveled and written together many times since. In that time Celia completed her MFA and began teaching at Lesley University, as well as Writers in Progress and Patchwork Farms Retreat. Jacqueline has published two novels, including the current bestseller Lost & Found, and is also on the staff of Writers in Progress and Patchwork Farms Retreat. More about them below.

This retreat is designed to help all writers, first-timers as well as long-established writers, to leave the world of fear or expectation and write from a deeper sense of self. Jacqueline will offer morning yoga in the Blue Tiger temple, where she will create a safe and gentle atmosphere in which to expand our bodily awareness, connect us in mind, body, and soul and ground us in the special atmosphere of the Mayan highlands. Celia and Jacqueline will lead the writing exercises each day, providing writing prompts to inspire and encourage us to play with and challenge our individual writing experiences. In addition, Nancy Bingham will offer unique art sessions to further the creative process.