Escape the August heat and humidity, kick back in the cool mountains of New Mexico, and become a Red River Writer! Join Leilani Rose and Carolyn Blankenship for the second annual women's retreat at the Ponderosa Lodge in beautiful Red River, New Mexico. If you've been looking for a writing workshop affiliated with Story Circle, in a location other than Austin Texas, this could be it! Join us August 10-12 as we explore the theme, "Coming Home To Ourselves." What better place than the mountains to take time out to connect more deeply with body, mind and spirit? Perhaps we will discover the place where the ordinary and the sacred intersect, that place where we are most deeply and intimately at home with ourselves, our world, and our life.Check out the information, photos, and links that follow, then click on the Registration link for a printable form. We have scheduled our workshop to take advantage of other events in Red River (See links below) and we think you'll want more than one extra day to explore and experience this part of New Mexico. We have tried to include everything, but if we've left something out and you have questions, contact Carolyn at cb@io.com or Leilani at lrose11@austin.rr.com. We hope you will join us for the journey!
| DATES/TIMES: 1:30 pm, Sunday, August 10 - 1:00 pm, Tuesday, August 12 COST: $195 for Story Circle Members, $225 for non-members (Includes workshop and refreshments; does not include lodging, meals, or transportation) Because we want an intimate retreat with ample time for writing and sharing, we are only able to accept 16 participants. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: July 1, 2008 |
About the Facilitators…Leilani Rose ia past Vice-President of Story Circle Network, a national women's life-writing organization and has been a member of SCN since its creation ten years ago. In 2004, she retired following a 26 year career in Texas state government. Since then, she developed and co-hosts a monthly Conversation Café at Seton Cove, an interfaith spirituality center. She is a founding partner in Wellspring Resources which offers programs designed to access the inner wisdom of individuals and organizations.
Carolyn Blankenship, a published author and poet, is a former Board member of Story Circle Network and currently serves as its Program Chair. She oversees Writing from Life Workshops, the National Conference, and has twice been editor of the annual anthology. She has developed and taught a variety of programs in personal and spiritual growth over the past 30 years, and currently focuses most of her work on developing creativity and the power of journal writing, memoir, and poetry.
