Derek Murphy has an MA in Harry Potter and a PhD in Paradise Lost; studied fine art in Florence and philosophy in Malta; and has been featured in CNN for running
writing retreats in medieval castles.
I love the idea of running
writing retreats in castles, so I'm doing it again this year.
It's hard for either words or pictures to do the experience justice, so in the post I'll also share some of the less obvious benefits of hosting
writing retreats in castles.
First prize is a one - week
writing retreat in the legendary Hamptons in New York.
In a BiblioCrunch Twitter chat on Camp NaNoWriMo, Grant Faulkner, executive director of National Novel Writing Month, said, «You can design your own creative
writing retreat in Camp NaNoWriMo.
I try to do a handful of writing contests or giveaways each year — these could include publishing or book marketing help, cool stuff only authors could appreciate, or bigger things like a free resort stay in Mexico or a month's
writing retreat in a castle.
By the way, Anita will be one of three featured guests at the upcoming RMFW
writing retreat in Colorado Springs (long since sold - out).
He's been featured on CNN for running
a writing retreat in a castle for Nanowrimo.
You see, last year I attended a powerful
writing retreat in California that was instrumental in leading me on the path that I'm on today.
If you want
a writing retreat in Michigan next Fall or Spring, come and stay with me.
Learn about experiences studying Spanish in Guatemala, taking
a writing retreat in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia or other escapes in these posts:
At a CATSINaM
writing retreat in Canberra last week, Janine Mohamed, the CEO of CATSINaM, and Professor Roianne West, Director of the First Peoples Health Unit at Griffith University, reflected upon the enduring importance of Ramsden's work, as per their shared narrative below.
Not exact matches
In his book Love: A History, University College London philosopher Simon May is more skeptical, writing that, similar to Perel's reasoning, love has had to fill the vacuum of meaning - making left in the West with the «retreat of Christianity» from much of public lif
In his book Love: A History, University College London philosopher Simon May is more skeptical,
writing that, similar to Perel's reasoning, love has had to fill the vacuum of meaning - making left
in the West with the «retreat of Christianity» from much of public lif
in the West with the «
retreat of Christianity» from much of public life.
Deutsche Bank, too, posits a scenario of gradual
retreat,
in a 2016 outlook
written by US credit strategist Oleg Melentyev.
«The democratic revolution of the early republic sent external religious authority into headlong
retreat,»
writes Hatch
in The Democratization of American Christianity
In his notebooks, written during his spiritual retreats, we can find something concerning his study of John Ruysbroeck, the famous Flemish mystic whose books he studied in an old version of Dutc
In his notebooks,
written during his spiritual
retreats, we can find something concerning his study of John Ruysbroeck, the famous Flemish mystic whose books he studied
in an old version of Dutc
in an old version of Dutch.
After felicitously noting that for Soloveitchik «victory and defeat are of equal value,» he succumbs to the natural pull of a more one - sided, hierarchical position,
writing that the motion of submissive
retreat «is inherently endowed with holiness,» while «the act of advance is not
in itself holy,» and so must be «imbued with this quality through the willingness to accept defeat.»
Certainly one of the major motivating factors behind my work for the past 20 years —
in research,
writing and psychotherapy, and
in the pastoral activities of preaching, leading
retreats and giving lectures and workshops to gay people — is the fact that I myself am a homosexual.
In four recently discovered
retreats published under the title The Ways of the Spirit, she
writes: «What is sanctity?
Then there is his pace of production: according to commonly accepted dating techniques» using the known dates of Shakespeare's forced
retreats from London during the plague years, the year of his final retirement to Stratford, allusions to current events
in the plays, and so forth» it seems that during his working life
in London he
wrote on average two plays each year until the death of Elizabeth
in 1603, when the pace slackened to about one play per year during the Jacobean reign.
He spent fifty five years
in pastoral work
in many different parishes,
wrote some magnificent theology and philosophy, helped many men to be priests, edited a magazine for twenty years, gave numerous
retreats, talks and lectures, founded a youth movement and left a remarkable intellectual legacy.
A minister
writes: «I honestly don't think I could have stayed 25 years
in the ministry without
retreat.
Wrote a labor journalist recently
in the Los Angeles Times, «For the first time
in decades, many of the country's largest and strongest unions appear to be
in open
retreat, creating the impression that union strength has deteriorated badly.»
I'm going on a week - long
writing retreat to the Adirondaks
in July and girls camp for a week
in September.
The author, an overworked public interest lawyer,
wrote about her experience at a five - day cooking and meditation
retreat at a Zen Center
in California.
I must give a big shout - out to PJ of Simplicity
Retreats for being so wonderful with helping me secretly arrange this gift for mum, even sending through a gorgeous blank card for us to
write in and offering to drop the vouchers to me
in person to ensure they arrived
in time.
Soon after the fun Eat,
Write,
Retreat conference, Wendy from Celiacs
in the House asked me to create a recipe for Lindsay Olives.
It's a tricky question, because when I'm not watching baseball or
writing about baseball for my day job, I
retreat into a bunker that was developed by NASA scientists to keep baseball from coming
in.
However,
writing in today's Daily Express, Tory Party Chairman, Grant Schapps,
retreats to old habits, scolding «trade union barons» for using today's one - day stoppage to «disrupt families and schools whenever and wherever they feel like it.»
Mandelson has
written extensively about the benefits of globalisation
in the past, and warned «if we don't want a politics of
retreat, and national chauvinism and protectionism
in Europe, we will have to build a credible and practical politics of openness.
Writing in the Guardian, he delivered a scathing attack on Labour, assailing the nanny state and listing Labour's perceived failures: the government's treatment of the sick and disabled, its tremulous
retreat on freedom of information, its centralising instincts and the cosy corruption of old Labour rotten boroughs.
The rich, he
wrote, «never form a body which has manners and regulations of its own,» and prefer to
retreat into private life than to «engage
in an often unequal struggle against the poorest of their fellow citizens.»
Koch responded by saying that he likes the majority leader personally, but feels he has been «dishonorable»
in retreating from his
written NY Uprising pledge to support reform that will impact the next round of redistricting.
One «growing phenomenon
in the Arctic [is] polar bears foraging on land as their primary habitat, sea ice,
retreats,» Kintisch
writes, which makes field work even more dangerous, and difficult, than it would be otherwise.
In 2012 and 2013, the front retreated more than a kilometre further inland than in previous summers, the scientists write in the new The Cryosphere stud
In 2012 and 2013, the front
retreated more than a kilometre further inland than
in previous summers, the scientists write in the new The Cryosphere stud
in previous summers, the scientists
write in the new The Cryosphere stud
in the new The Cryosphere study.
One of the things I do
in my Manifestation Workshops and
Retreats is have people
write down all their excuses on a piece of paper and then rip it up...
As my
retreats / workshops become less asana based, as I stop teaching so many yoga classes, as I start
writing more, I start to wonder where I fit
in.
I'm going along
in my world, teaching classes, leading my
retreats, perhaps a little more introverted than normal, which is OK since I'm
writing a book and I need my alone time.
She also draws from her experiences and lessons learned on the mountain and is now sharing these universal themes of peak potential through her
writing, speaking engagements, teaching, and
retreats in order to help spark and empower others to go after their dreams and live an inspired and fulfilling life.
Travel,
writing a book, offering a GAPS Diet
Retreat in Kauai, and getting another cat.
There are many ways to supplement your income as a full time yoga instructor, such as
writing about yoga, creating video or audio classes online, and teaching workshops and
retreats at local community centers,
in the park, or at a local studio.
We did
in fact have a schedule, it was emailed to guests as part of a larger information packet
in advance of the
retreat and
written on a whiteboard
in our dining area.
I could
write a whole blog post about my entire experience on
retreat, but there is one experience
in particular that taught me how to chew my food properly — the concept of mindful eating.
Whether you are curious about
writing, love to journal, have been working on a secret memoir, or have a specific fiction, poetry, or other projects
in mind, this
retreat will give you ample space to commit time, energy and focus to your
writing practice.
We had a minor controversy early
in the year when Jimmy Moore, who had come to our
retreat as a guest, wrote an article I thought was unfair, and led to this attempt to set the record straight: Jimmy Moore on the Perfect Health R
retreat as a guest,
wrote an article I thought was unfair, and led to this attempt to set the record straight: Jimmy Moore on the Perfect Health
RetreatRetreat.
When not teaching on
retreats or
in London, Annie
writes her lifestyle blog, Mind Body Bowl.
I will
write more on detoxing and this particular
retreat in an upcoming post, but for now let's focus on yoga clothes!
I grabbed a few things to keep warm, snack - on and
write with for a 48 - hour silent meditation
retreat in the desert...
The manuscript
in question was
written by a figure known only as «Dante,» whom Barley met at a Soviet writer's
retreat.
In other words, Couples Retreat is just another hyper - conservative dick flick (all told, Walter Chaw already wrote the pre-emptive strike against this movie with his review of Forgetting Sarah Marshall) that instead features thirtysomethings in Nehru jackets who flounder at the suggestion of their own nudity and wait accordingly for the «LAUGHTER / APPLAUSE» sign to stop blinkin
In other words, Couples
Retreat is just another hyper - conservative dick flick (all told, Walter Chaw already
wrote the pre-emptive strike against this movie with his review of Forgetting Sarah Marshall) that instead features thirtysomethings
in Nehru jackets who flounder at the suggestion of their own nudity and wait accordingly for the «LAUGHTER / APPLAUSE» sign to stop blinkin
in Nehru jackets who flounder at the suggestion of their own nudity and wait accordingly for the «LAUGHTER / APPLAUSE» sign to stop blinking.