Fire Your Wild Imagination - Portugal Depth-Writing Retreat

Expand your sense of possibility with a transformative writing practice in the cork woods of Alentejo, South Portugal.

We are all born with a wild imagination. It is through this unlimited creative 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 creative practice underpinned by Jungian psychoanalysis and neuroscience that uses writing and imagination to tap into the unseen and untether creativity with the gentle guidance of Dr Rachel.

Fire Your Wild Imagination will include daily depth writing workshops focused on cultivating creativity through attuning to your curious inner child, your wise inner sage and the wisdom of nature.

The retreat will take place at the rustic and charming historic family home of Monte da Japonica and its surrounding cork woods. It will be a rejuvenating time of exploration and connection, writing and reflection, spending time in nature and enjoying meals together take place at the rustic and charming historic family home of Monte da Japonica.

The retreat is for anyone who is curious about how writing can be used to support transformative growth alongside creative and therapeutic practitioners who would like to expand their range. The focus of the retreat will be on process, rather than outcome, and on what comes up in the writing, rather than craft, skills and technique. Although the practice of depth-writing is therapeutic, it is not therapy so you’re invited to take responsibility for your own experience, go at your own pace and engage with the material at a level that feels right for you. No previous writing experience is necessary and there will be no pressure to read anything out. All you need is a spirit of adventure and curiosity.

Cost:

Deposit: £125/150 Euros

Rooms from 500 Euros - 1,950 Euros depending on size

What’s included:

• Accommodation

• Dinner on day of arrival

• Breakfast, lunch & dinner on each full retreat day (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)

• Breakfast & lunch on day of departure

• Daily depth-writing workshops

*all meals are vegetarian

*special dietary requirements are an additional 40 Euros per person

Getting there by plane: The nearest airport to Monte da Japonica is Lisbon. For a small additional cost, a pick can be arranged from the airport direct to Monte da Japonica. 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. 

Explore the retreat space here Monte da Japonica

Enquiries: newsomerachelelizabeth@gmail.com