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Past Retreat Overview and Agenda

Write to Heal Retreat - March 29, 2025

The Bookhouse Hotel at Faunbrook in West Chester, PA is a boutique book-themed hotel and is perfect for writers, book lovers, and those on a journey inward. Each room is just as magical as the next, all lined with bookshelves, and beautiful book-themed touches throughout. With community space and outdoor space, retreatants will find inspiration at every turn.Take a look at the pictures linked above and you'll see what I mean. They just opened on January 1 so for even more pics, see their instagram page.

This hotel has 7 luxurious hotel rooms - some with queen beds, some with kings, and one suite with a king and a pull-out couch bed so you are welcome to book rooms with friends!

Retreat Agenda:

Check-in anytime after 3pm ~ enjoy the grounds, explore the hotel, read/write

• 415pm: Welcome Circle

• 430pm-6pm: Yin Yoga while Journaling - all yoga props provided

• 630pm-730pm: Dinner

• 730pm-830pm: Illuminating Words- bring your own words or a favorite author's words to share by the fireplace and discuss the way words brighten our life

• 830pm-9pm: Breathe & Be -bedtime meditation with journaling prompts

• 9pm: Bedtime - you're invited to read or write all night long if you'd like in the book-lover's paradise

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Starting at 8am: Breakfast pastries and fruit available in the lobby

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• 830am-9am: Wake Up & Write - morning stretching with journaling prompts

• 930am-1015am: Nature’s Poems - quiet walk among the trees while journaling

• 1015-1030am: Closing Circle

Check out by 11am. Optional brunch at the Bookstore Bakery down the street! This is not included in the price of the retreat.

How to Book Your Stay:

Check out the rooms available at this booking link.

Since I am a book club member, all rooms earned 10% off!

• Book your room first at the above link so you know there is still space in the hotel for you. There are only 7 rooms so this will sell-out quickly!

• After you book the hotel room, you are expected to pay the retreat fee below within 5 days. Once done, Katie will reach out to confirm and ask about dietary restrictions.

• If you and a friend are sharing a hotel room, you are both expected to pay the retreat fee of $129.

This retreat fee covers dinner on Saturday night which will be catered by a local restaurant, breakfast pastries and fruit on Sunday, and all the activities within the agenda including yoga sessions and themed journaling activities.

Upcoming Opportunities for Write to Heal Experiences:

I will be offering components of the overnight retreat in smaller experiences:

1. 1. The chakra-balancing yin yoga and journaling workshop will be offered online as a 90-minute workshop

   2. The Nature’s Poems activity will be offered as a 45-minute session in a local park

   3. The morning and bedtime sessions for stretching, breathing, meditating, and journaling will be 30-minute offerings online

I will be grouping some activities for a 4-hour experience and I’m working on booking another one-night or possibly a full weekend retreat at the BookHouse Hotel again, likely in early October 2025. Message me if you’re interested, as I’m picking dates!

If you'd like a personalized retreat for you and your friends, reach out to schedule.