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Writing Alchemy: The Magic of Words and the West with Victoria Erickson
September 30, 2016 @ 3:00 pm - October 2, 2016 @ 11:00 am
Writing Alchemy: The Magic of Words and the West with Victoria Erickson
A Weekend of Exploration through Creative Writing, Movement, and Play in an Enchanted Victorian Mansion
SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 2, 2016 Denver, Colorado
Contact Stay@Lumberbaron.com for booking
Are you free-spirited? Soulful? Creative? Curious? Experiencing writers block? Wanting growth? Seeking more? Convinced there is more?
Come back to life with us. Leave your head. Return to your body and breath. Connect to your natural flow, rhythms, creativity, imagination, and intuition. Take the fuel from your perfectly-imperfect individual story, and rediscover your purpose, your ideals, and your truest, clearest voice. When you can regularly connect with these aspects of yourself, the possibilities both within and ahead open wide.
This autumn, join Victoria Erickson and a group of hand-chosen healers to engage in an intimate weekend retreat, in Denver Colorado, for writers and soul-explorers of all kinds.
What this Retreat includes:
- A 6 hour writing workshop with Victoria Erickson
- One-on-One Writers coaching with Victoria Erickson
- Dinner and cocktails on the 1st night (incredible vegetarian fare is served for all meals)
- Breakfast and lunch on the 2nd day*
- Breakfast on the final day *
- Meditation and Singing Bowl Session
- Morning Yoga
- SoulParty: We will end our intimate and thoughtful weekend with a fantastic PARTY and book signing, open to the public. Complete with an open-mic so that retreat-goers may share their work if they feel inspired, in a public format. Drinks, music, dancing, and community shall be had.*Breakfast is included for guests who stay at the Lumber Baron Inn (see below for more).
What this Retreat DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Travel to and from Denver, Colorado.
- Dinner Saturday night
- Lodging: This event is being held at the Historic and Regal Lumber Baron Inn and Gardens. This mansion is one of the oldest and most beautiful in Denver, with so much history that it has been featured in many documentaries and TV shows. The Lumber Baron Inn offers 5 guest rooms, and they are available to retreat-goers on a first-come, first-serve basis. We highly recommend staying on premise if you can. We can also suggest local Airbnb homes in the area should you choose to stay elsewhere. To book your room, visit http://lumberbaron.com/events/2016-09/
Trip Itinerary
Friday, September 30
3pm: Check-in begins
5pm – 7pm: Meet-and-greet with Victoria Erickson and one-another in the garden courtyards. Dinner and wine will be served & community will be built.
7:30 – 8:30pm: Singing bowl guided meditation in the grand ballroom.9:15pm: Goodnight and writing assignment from Victoria
Saturday, October 1
7-8:30am: Breakfast is served to Mansion guests. You may choose to eat in your rooms or to join together in one of the many dining areas.
8:30 – 9:30am: Yoga (all levels welcome)
9:30 – 10:30am: Personal time to prepare for the day
10:30am – 5pm: Writing Workshop with Victoria Erickson
5pm – 8pm: Personal time to eat dinner at one of the great nearby restaurants, or coordinate one on one sessions with Victoria.
8pm – 11pm SOULPARTY!!! An opportunity to play, share, and dance the night away with your new community and the public.
Sunday, October 2
7-8:30am: Breakfast is served to Mansion guests. You may choose to eat in your rooms or to join together in one of the many dining areas.
8:30-10:30am: Free time for rest, writing, private-massage, yoga, and conversation with facilitators.
11am: Checkout
About Victoria Erickson:
Naturally, I spend most of my time with words. I write for myself. I edit other peoples’ content. I help brands and individuals inject creativity into their public personas, speeches, and books. I work with soon-to-be brides and grooms to find the perfect selection of sentences for their vows. I spent years as a ghost writer writing behind other people’s names, have written fifteen children’s books for a media company, and have also worked with various local magazines and newspapers.
I love the way the sound, shape and texture of words can move off of a page and through a body, weaving through one’s veins, circling to the heart.
I have an extensive background in holistic healing and I believe in wildness and wellness. Everything I do stems from these two words, for they are the two words that make up a life filled with fuel, with wisdom and with beauty.
When you’re creating and choosing paths from a primarily intuitive place, life can be wondrously free, fiery, energetic, and extraordinary. I know. Seems impractical. But it’s real, tried, and true.
You can also find me, my writing, + daily cups of universe in these places:
My bestselling book, Edge of Wonder and Rhythms and Roads, Huffington Post, Rebelle Society, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Yoga classes everywhere.
Remember that it’s beautiful to live in a body built for feeling, and live intensely on a planet exuding intensity.
Learn more at www.victoriaerickson.com