Thank you, you’re all set!

NEXT STEPS & UPDATES:

We will be sending reminders and a few pre-retreat emails, so please be sure to add heather@alisonwearing.com and hello@alisonwearing.com to your email address book to ensure that our messages don’t end up in your spam folder!

TRAVEL DETAILS:

The retreat will begin on Sunday, April 13, with a welcome event at 5pm and participants are welcome to arrive anytime after hotel check-in at 3pm. We will wrap up the retreat on the morning of Thursday, April 17th, and hotel check-out is at 11am.

The closest airport is in Victoria (YYJ), but there are also ferries to Victoria from Vancouver (BC Ferries) and Seattle (FRS Clipper). Participants should plan to make their own way to and from the retreat venue, The Inn at Laurel Point.

 

BALANCE OF PAYMENT

Your retreat balance of payment will be due on 16 February 2024. You will receive a reminder email with a payment link. Please watch for this in your inbox!

YOUR RETREAT PACKAGE INCLUDES:

  • Daily talks, teachings and Q&As with Alison Wearing

  • Small, focussed group sessions with Rayya Liebich, winner of the 2022 International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir

  • Exquisite, gourmet meals prepared by on-site chefs with regional farm-sourced ingredients (Sunday evening to Thursday morning, with one dinner out)

  • Vegetarian and buffet options

  • Stunning classroom studio with a breathtaking view of Victoria’s Inner Harbour

  • Unlimited private access to the hotel’s top-floor wrap-around balcony for reading, writing, contemplation, conversation…

  • Harbourside walking trails directly outside the hotel’s front door (12-minute walk to downtown Victoria)

  • Virtual small group coaching sessions with Alison Wearing 4 weeks after the retreat — to ensure that you maintain clarity and focus, and to give you some post-retreat momentum!

PLEASE NOTE: Participants are not required to submit writing in advance, as Alison will not be reading individual submissions, but rather teaching and offering direction and suggestions on people’s ideas and projects in a small group setting.

 

Questions?

While we wait for the spring flowers to bloom and welcome us to Victoria, please address all questions about the retreat to heather@alisonwearing.com.