I have been leading weekend writing workshops at New Camaldoli Hermitagein Big Sur for several years. The experience is deeply nurturing and healing. There is time for reading, walking, napping, meditation, and simply being in a spectacularly beautiful setting. The monastery is situated on a mountain high above the Big Sur Coastline with panoramic views in every direction. The setting is serenely peaceful; we can sojourn into the most authentic parts of ourselves and hear them speak.
An atmosphere of
silence is maintained during the retreat except for our workshop
meetings. If you find that you haven’t enough time for writing, if you
have pieces you can't seem to get started on, or if you just want to
join a group of retreatants who are putting thoughts and feelings to
paper, this is a spectacularly beautiful and nourishing place in which
to do so.