Patchwork Farm Retreat, cared for by Patricia Lee Lewis, M.F.A., offers creative writing and yoga workshops and retreats on a mountainside in western Massachusetts and at sacred sites around the world.
The writing practice provides beginning and experienced writers with a supportive, encouraging context in which to write and is designed after the method developed by Patricia's mentor, Pat Schneider, founder of Amherst Writers & Artists, in which Patricia is a lead trainer.
Participants are offered writing prompts designed to encourage vivid, passionate, honest writing from images, memories and feelings. They are invited to read their work aloud; to respond to the work of others with what is strong, what is working. They write with greater confidence, skill, and joy.
2008-2009 Creative Writing & Yoga Retreats
Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland • July 12-19, 2008 Patricia Lee Lewis & Jacqueline Sheehan We'll gather on the Isle of Cumbrae, off Scotland’s west coast, for writing, yoga, meditation, hiking, biking, boating, swimming, relaxing. Nestled on its own estate, our retreat centre sits above the small town of Millport, a favorite seaside destination for Scots since Victorian times. Nearby islands are home to ancient ruins and standing stones.
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala • February 14-21, 2009 Patricia Lee Lewis & Charles MacInerney with Diana Gordon Join us for creative writing, yoga and meditation at the unforgettable Villa Sumaya Retreat Center, on the shore of blue crater Lake Atitlan. Write and practice yoga twice daily. Swim, kayak, hike. Boat to traditional Mayan villages, market towns, weavers of gorgeous fabrics.
