Are you an artist, looking for a free retreat opportunity? Here are some places in the UK, Europe, the US and South America that offer free or very cheap retreats for artists, performers and writers. Retreats are an essential for the writer or artist. On retreat, all you have to do is hone your craft, … Continue reading Free retreats for artists, writers and performers
Having left it too late to book on a ten-day Vipassana course this winter, I decided to create my own retreat. On December 29th, I am going to stay in a bungalow on the Pembrokeshire coast for a week. For the first three days, I am having complete silence. This will involve a full media … Continue reading Planning my own personal retreat
Room To Write is a fantastic writing course offeredΒ by Marcus Moore and Sara-Jane Arbury of Spiel Unlimited. This residential course runs twice-annually from Friday to Sunday and offers excellent exercises and tuition for both new and experienced writers. Its venue, the Ceridwen Centre, is in rural Wales, sleeps 25 and hosts a variety of … Continue reading Room To Write at the Ceridwen Centre
I am reflecting now on what has probably been the most beautiful birthday of my life. For a start, I am in a beautiful place. Casa Saraswati is the retreat of Didier Danthoisβ Sacred School of Clowning. This is a place of love, beauty, magic and poetry. A place for meditation, yoga, creative dance and … Continue reading A sacred clown birthday at Casa Saraswati
As a student, did you ever ask, like me, “Why am I learning this?” or “What good will this do me in my life?” And let me guess… you were asking about algebra or trigonometry, right? It seems like a feature of modern life. In our Western world, much it seems is about what ‘I … Continue reading It’s not what you get, it’s what you give