International Retreats

Includes: Accommodation, guided writing sessions, cultural and historical excursions, meals, and all retreat activities.

MAY 2026

Retreat Highlights — From Stone to Sea: A Women’s Writing Pilgrimage Across Ireland

The Soul of Dublin – Where Words and Spirit Meet

We begin our journey in Dublin, the City of Words — home to poets, rebels, and dreamers.Walk the quiet morning streets along the River Liffey and feel the current that has carried centuries of writers and storytellers. Visit the haunts of Edna O’Brien, Eavan Boland, W.B. Yeats, and Oscar Wilde, and wander through Trinity College’s Long Room, a sanctuary of language and imagination. Our day in Dublin is a gentle initiation and immersion — a walking invocation – into Ireland’s literary soul and our own creative voices.

Ireland’s Living Myths – The Ancient East

We’ll travel into Ireland’s mythic heart — the Hill of Tara, the Boyne Valley, and Newgrange, landscapes where story and spirit are woven into stone. Stand where ancient leaders once pledged harmony with the land itself, a reminder that true power begins in right relationship with the earth. At Brú na Bóinne, a 5,000-year-old passage tomb aligned with the solstice sun, feel the presence of timeless creativity and renewal. Through guided writing circles, we’ll weave history, imagination, and our own unfolding story into something enduring.

The Sacred Center – Stillness and Fire at Uisneach

Pause at the Hill of Uisneach, the ancient meeting point of Ireland’s provinces and the symbolic center of the island. Here we rest between journeys,  writing, reflecting, and reconnecting to our inner compass. Evening sessions explore balance, transformation, and belonging ,  the quiet power found when fire meets stillness.

The Wild West – Sea, Stone, and the Spirit of Freedom

Journey west to Galway and Connemara, where mountains and ocean meet in elemental beauty. Here the stories of Ireland’s strong women live on — from poets and storytellers to the legendary seafarer Grace O’Malley, whose courage and independence still ride the Atlantic wind. Write by the sea, hike in Connemara National Park, and visit Kylemore Abbey and coastal villages where creativity feels as natural as breathing. Our time here invites freedom, wildness, and the rediscovery of voice — supported by the rhythm of waves and wind.

Cultural Immersion & Creative Nourishment

Feel Ireland’s heartbeat through traditional music, poetry, and storytelling  shared in intimate settings — cozy pubs, local homes, or fireside circles. Enjoy fresh, locally sourced meals, slow travel, and the warmth of Irish hospitality. We travel as pilgrims, not tourists — meeting each place as both landscape and living teacher.

Writing as Ritual

Guided writing sessions, myth-inspired prompts, and reflective time are woven throughout the journey.  We’ll learn to write with the land, listening for the voices of rivers, stones, and stories that want to move through you. Each participant will create a personal “travel text”  part journal, part myth, part self-reclamation.

Embodiment & Well-Being

Balance creativity, spirited pub jaunts,  mindful presence and deep writing with  nature walks, seaside meditations, gentle movement, laughter, and rest. We write, explore, and restore — blending story work, soul work, and body wisdom. This journey is a return to living with a renewed, inspired, and fully alive presence .