Expand your sense of possibility with a transformative writing practice in the charming historic home of Monte da Japonica, Alentejo, South Portugal.

We are all born with a wild imagination. It is through this unlimited resource that we can access the unconscious, connect with our intuition, develop a greater degree of self-awareness and expand our sense of possibility. Fire Your Wild Imagination will be a chance to explore this vast inner superpower through a holistic practice underpinned by Jungian psychology that focuses on how we can use writing and imagination to nurture depth of connection with self and world through an engagement with the depths of the creative psyche.

Who is Fire Your Wild Imagination for?

The focus of Fire Your Wild Imagination is on process, rather than outcome, and on what comes up in the writing, rather than craft. This retreat is for writers, creative & therapeutic practitioners and those on a journey of self-discovery who are curious about how writing & imagination can be used to support transformative growth and who are comfortable with diving deeper.

What will we be doing?

There will be two daily writing workshops on each of the full days. The morning workshops will be a chance to fire your wild imagination through attuning to your curious inner child, your sage inner guide and the wisdom of nature with specially designed writing prompts. In the afternoon you’ll have plenty free time to explore the cork woods or relax by the infinity pool. The day will finish with a reflective workshop focused on exploring your experiences of the morning session and any insights arising from it more deeply. Both sessions will include guided writing prompts as well as plenty of time for sharing, discussions and questions.

A note about care

As depth writing is transformational, but not therapy, throughout the retreat you’ll be invited to take responsibility for your experience by working with the material at a level that feels right for you and taking from it what you need. You’ll also be invited to practice CARE - confidentiality, attention, respect & empathy - with others. For those who have a writing or other creative practice, depth-writing can be used as an adjacent activity to support, deepen and expand your projects. Wherever you are at, this retreat is a chance to fire the creative, healing superpower of the wild imagination which courses through all of us.

Cost (includes accommodation, vegetarian meals & writing workshops)

• Luxury room single use: 1,000 Euros

• Luxury room sharing: 850 Euros

• Budget room single use: 650 Euros

• Budget room sharing: 550 Euros

Deposit: 150 Euros (non-refundable)

**special dietary requirements are an additional 40 Euros per person

Getting there by plane: The nearest airport to Monte da Japonica is Lisbon. A pick can be arranged from the airport direct to Monte da Japonica for 50 Euros per person. Alternatively, you can get the bus to the nearest town of Redondo or a train to the nearest city of Evora. There is a small charge for a pick up from Evora. Pick up from Redondo is free. 

Enquiries: newsomerachelelizabeth@gmail.com