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Living Memoir: A Contemplative Writing Retreat

September 26–28, 2025

Creative Expression, On Land Retreats

Program Start Date & Time: September 26th  |  5:30 pm

 

Program End Date & Time: September 28th  |   4:30 pm

“When you get quiet inside, the right words come a little easier.” — Maya Angelou

Have you ever wondered where your stories come from? Are you longing to find out? Come play with these questions in the wide-open space of creativity and memory with writer/filmmaker Victress Hitchcock.

For two days, we will connect with moments in our lives through contemplation, free and prompted writing, time spent alone in nature and finding ways to use all our senses in the telling of our stories.

Living Memoir is not a guidebook on how to write a memoir. It is a journey of discovery traveling out of our thinking minds into the world of memory through feelings and images. Creative writing is a full body experience and in this retreat we will be exploring how to be fully embodied as we tell our stories. There will also be time during the two days for large and small group sharing.

No experience in writing or meditation is needed to join the gathering.

Testimonials From Former Retreat Participants

“The retreat was lovely; it is always nice to be connected with other people who write and who love words; and I loved the prompts you used, and the stories you told.”
– H.F.

“Your retreats are wonderful, and it’s more fun writing with you than eating the best chocolate fudge cake and homemade ice cream. The exercise of using a “zoom lens” retelling a story from someone else’s point of view in the story was profound and life changing for the people in my break out room, and for me.”
– B.J.

“I would like to thank you for the brilliant retreat you led. It was absolutely inspiring, mind-blowing, and an awakening experience for me.”
– F.T.

Retreat Faculty

Victress Hitchcock

Victress Hitchcock spent 45 years making award winning documentary and educational films including Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet and When the Iron Bird Flies. Her memoir – A Tree with My Name on It: Finding a Way Home was published by Bold Story Press in October, 2024.  Victress lives in Colorado, writing and teaching workshops. She is a […]

Program Details

Dates: September 26–28, 2025

2 nights lodging
Tuition: Discounted ($250) | Standard ($350) | Benefactor ($450)
Faculty:

Victress Hitchcock

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Check in Instructions:

All participants must check in at our Guest Services Cabin. Check-in takes place from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm on your program start date.
(After hours guests will have a packet next to the door).

Your program begins with orientation, followed by dinner. All programs usually end at 12:30 pm on the program's departure date, followed by lunch.

Further specifics regarding your program's schedule will be available upon arrival.

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