Here is the 2012 schedule.
The items bolded are times Jen would really like you to be there.
There is free time every afternoon and that is the time for shopping, hiking, hanging out, napping, walking the labyrinth, and more writing. The morning writing times are not.
July 22 |
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| 3:00 – 7:00pm | Check In |
| 4:00 – 6:30pm | Chair massage (off main living room in the room with the tear shaped door – come early for less waiting) |
| 4:30 – 5:30pm | All-Level Gentle Loving Yoga with Marianne (this is a great way to unwind; no previous yoga experience necessary) |
| 6:00 – 6:30pm | Un-Cocktail hour |
| 6:30 – 7:30pm | Dinner at Mabel Dodge Luhan |
| 7:30 – 9:15pm | Opening/Getting Grounded/Loving Yourself Up |
July 23 |
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| 7:00 – 7:30am | Dance Yourself Awake (free form dance w/ Jen) (often people’s very favorite part of the retreat) |
| 8:00 – 8:45am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:45am | Writing Warm Ups with Jennifer and Marianne |
| 10:45 – 11:00am | Very brief check-in with your small group |
| 11:00am – 12:30pm | WRITING TIME (If you find you can’t write, please use this time to ‘be’ with your writing, thinking, making notes, pondering, or journaling; Jen’s under the pergola for coaching.) |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch (You can write during this time or carry your lunch to wherever you want–including your room. You don’t have to be social!) |
| 1:30 – 3:30pm | Working with the Inner Critic (Writing exercises, small group discussions and lecture about learning how to deal with the voices in your head.) |
| 4:30- 5:45pm | All-Level Yoga with Marianne |
| 6:00 – 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:00 – 8:00pm | Evening Council |
| 8:00pm on | Free time, hanging, games, reading, connecting! |
July 24 |
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| 7:00 – 7:30am | Dance Yourself Awake (free form dance) |
| 8:00 – 8:45am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:45am | Writing magic starter stuff |
| 9:45am-10 am | Very Brief Check-in with Your Small Group |
| 10:00am – 12:30pm | WRITING TIME (Letting yourself stay with the process with tender self-regard) |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 3:00pm | Feel the Fear, and Move it Anyway with Marianne (insights and exercises into seeing the fear and not letting it stop you with special insight for memoir writers) |
| 4:30- 5:45pm | All-Level Yoga with Marianne |
| 6:00 – 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 7:00 – 8:00pm | Evening Council |
| 8:00pm – on | Free time, hanging, games, reading, connecting! |
July 25 |
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| 7:00 – 7:30am | Dance Yourself Awake (free form dance) |
| 8:00 – 8:45am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:30am | Writing magic starter stuff |
| 9:30 – 9:45am | Very brief check-in with your small group |
| 9:45 – 11:00am | WRITING TIME (Come ask for help if you need it!) |
| 11:00am – 12:30pm | Writing Naked (with your clothes on): How to connect through your body and heart to find your writing truth and the courage to write that truth; replacing shadow comforts and time monsters with creative aliveness. |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 3:30pm | Collage Your Writing |
| 4:30- 5:45 pm | All-Level Yoga with Marianne |
| 6:00 – 7:00pm | Dinner at MDL |
| 7:00 – 8:00pm | Evening Council |
| 8:00pm – on | Optional time to share your writing with each other |
July 26 |
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| 7:00 – 7:30am | Dance Yourself Awake (free form dance) |
| 8:00 – 8:45am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:45am | Writing magic starter stuff |
| 9:45 – 10:00am | Very brief check-in with your small group |
| 10:00am – 12:30pm | WRITING TIME |
| 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 3:00pm | The Most Important Craft, Structure & Writing Tips Jen Knows |
| 4:00- 5:15 pm | All Level Yoga with Marianne (note different time) |
| 5:30 – 6:00pm | Evening Council (note different time) |
| 6:15pm | Dinner on Your Own (venture into town) |
| 8:00pm – on | Optional time to share your writing with each other |
July 27 |
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| 7:00 – 7:30am | Dance Yourself Awake (free form dance) |
| 8:00 – 8:45am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:15am | Very brief check-in with your small group |
| 9:15 am – 12:30pm | WRITING TIME |
| 12:30 -1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:45 – 3:00pm | To be decided – maybe a field trip, maybe an art project, maybe be a group nap! |
| 4:00 – 5:15 pm | All-Level Yoga with Marianne |
| 6:00 – 7:00pm | Uncocktail Cocktail Hour |
| 7:00 – 8:00pm | Dinner at MDL |
July 28: Closing |
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| 8:00 – 9:00am | BREAKFAST / Check out (pack up and return your key before we begin; for those of you using the shuttle, it will pick you up at the classroom) |
| 9:00 – 11:30am | Taking the Mojo Home Closing |
(Please try to stay for final session if at all humanly possible.)