Join BAIPA member David Colin Carr with Laura Davis and Nancy London on Wednesday, October 5 through Tuesday, October 11 in Bolinas
for this interesting retreat.
Harness the power of story as a transformative force for:
- Coping with death
- Grieving a loss
- Being ripe with uncertainty
- Change in a major relationship
- Facing illness
- Distress as caregiver
- Losses from aging or disability
- New job or moving into retirement
- Letting go of an identity
- Facing your own mortality
- Facing betrayal
- Questioning core beliefs
- Dissatisfaction with your life and your world
- Facing loss of security or safety
- Reconnecting to presence and joy in your life
You do not have to be a seasoned writer. Our writing community will include a mix of beginners and experienced writers and everything in between.
Retreat limited to 20 participants. Commonweal Retreat Center, surrounded by acres of silence, looks out over the edge of the continent. The best organic meals served with joy. For details click here.
Cost: $,2050 double room; $2,750 single. The retreat will be offered again in Taos in June 2017.
Note from David Colin Carr:
I have been assisting Laura Davis (author of seven books including The Courage to Heal and I Thought We’d Never Speak Again) at her annual writing retreats since 2004. She is a playful and inspiring writing teacher who establishes an environment of intimacy and safety that carries participants quickly into the depth where their unique and marvelous voice has been waiting to be found.
I have the greatest admiration for Laura as a retreat leader for her capacity to feel into the totality of a group of strangers and create cohesion, compassion, and full participation for all.
Nancy London is one of the authors of the original Our Bodies, Our Selves and Hot Flashes, Warm Bottles: First-Time Mothers Over Forty. She is a licensed therapist and for the past decade has worked with hospice patients and their families.
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David Colin Carr, former BAIPA board member, writer, editor, facilitator and counselor, was a founding member of Spirit Rock, and organized many dozen retreats there and for Jack Kornfield privately. He has been sitting with, and educating about death and dying for more than 20 years, because all communication in that territory is ironically alive: spontaneous, sometimes funny, and always heartful.
Authors
One of my favorite things about BAIPA is its culture of generosity, the willingness — even eagerness — to share what we have each learned in the process of bringing stories to life. We provide educational programs, networking, marketing opportunities, encouragement, and information on industry vendors and services. And lots of one-on-one advice and mentoring.
We welcome all who have an interest in making connections within the world of independent publishing and learning more about how to publish and sell their work successfully. Together we are raising the standard of independent publishing and helping our members thrive.
Do join us!
—Becky Parker Geist, BAIPA Board of Directors, President
Quick Resources
Current BAIPA members do not need to register for our monthly meetings. The night before the meetings, they will receive the Zoom info. For workshop registration, currently, members get in free for all workshops and will receive the Zoom info the night before the meetings, as well as in the confirmation email.