DEEP DIVE MONTHLY WRITING RETREAT

This is a Small Group Writing Retreat usually held in Alameda. 

Our small group size allows for extended writing times and deeper connection to our own inner landscapes. Together, we write to a series of prompts – poems, essays and memoir excerpts. Using these works as springboards, we drop deep into our own material and allow whatever seeks to be expressed to flow freely onto the page. 

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 9:30am – 2:30pm

Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 9:30am – 2:30pm

Cost: $250

To register: Email ­Éanlaí at eanlaicronin@gmail.com

This is a great opportunity to:

  • Give free rein to whatever is asking to be processed or expressed in your own life right now
  • Find fresh insight or understanding for material you’re already working on
  • Prime the writing pump and connect with your own creative wellspring, infinite in its supply
  • Bolster your courage and borrow from one another’s
  • Embolden your writing goals, big and small

The day will consist of the following:

  • A short opening meditation
  • Introduction to the Amherst Writers and Artists Method
  • Writing prompt #1: We write together for 45 minutes. 
  • We read our work aloud, give and receive feedback.
  • Break for a 30-45 minutes lunch break and stroll in the fresh air. 
  • Writing prompt #2: We write together for 45 minutes. 
  • We read our work aloud, give and receive feedback.
  • Break for 10-15 minutes. 
  • Writing prompt #3: We will write for 15-20 minutes. We read our work aloud. No feedback. 
  • Closing poem.
  • PDF of class materials sent to your inbox

This is a wonderful opportunity to explore your own creative forces. Connect again with your own inner dialogue and imagination. Meet old friends. Make new ones. 


Testimonials

“With Eanlai’s openness and encouragement in writing from the heart, without censorship, I was able to take risks with my writing.  I put stories down on the page that I hadn’t thought of in decades.  Those couple of hours every week of writing and sharing our stories was a kind of healing balm.  It was sacred.  Beyond words.”

—AJ Johnston, M. Div. 

“My experience with Eanlai, through two writing courses now is that she creates an atmosphere of safety and magic. I know that Writing the Soul Awake has helped to change me and stir things inside me. It is both cathartic and energizing. I look forward to seeing what writings emerge from me and my fellow writers. It is quite inspiring and will stay with me for a very long time.”

—Jude Pollack, Oakland, CA

“Writing with Eanlai was an amazing experience! I felt totally at ease in our group and broke through the writer’s block I’d been experiencing for the past year. Eanlai inspires me to keep writing and to believe in myself. I would recommend her groups to anyone who wants to find her voice and reconnect with her inner artist.”

—Nicki Orser, Petaluma, CA