Do you have a story you’re dying to put on paper? Do friends and family ask when you’re finally going to write down your memories? Join fellow aspiring writers for a quiet autumn weekend of intimate writing, workshopping, and camaraderie in the beautiful Western Mountains of Maine.

We’ll work together to hone your craft with various exercises, readings, and discussions about the form and substance of great writing in daily collaborative workshop sessions. Whether you write poetry, memoir, fiction, or creative non-fiction, this weekend will nourish your creativity with praise and joy. As always, Santosha strives to create safe, nurturing space for writers to be vulnerable and dive deeper into themselves and their work. Total beginners are welcome: we all have stories to tell.

Meanwhile, Santosha provides all the programming you know and love from our Holistic Retreats every day, so you have plenty of options outside the program—four daily meals, three daily yoga classes, two daily meditations, our nightly yoga philosophy talk, and more. Spend the days in reflection, then wrap up the day with a good soak in the jacuzzi, a steam in our cedar barrel sauna, and a hot toddy by the fire.

$350/night, for a solo retreat guest in a private room with a King or Queen bed and ensuite washroom; $550/night, split between two retreat guests traveling together, sharing a private room with two Double beds and ensuite washroom. Lift passes, equipment rental, excursion fees, Healing Arts services, coaching sessions, beverages from the bar, food/beverage purchased outside Santosha, taxes and gratuities are not included.