WRITING RETREATS
Drawing from decades of experience in writing, meditation and other practices, Andrew has been leading writing and contemplative retreats since 2010. While most of his retreats blend the creative and the contemplative, some are more heavily focused on writing craft, while others are more devoted to mindfulness practice, with longer periods of silence and solitude. In these immersive, multi-day experiences, live or online, participants improve their writing and explore the terrain between the meditative and the creative, the conceptual and the embodied. On a Paris retreat in October, for example, in the open air classroom of the Jardin du Luxembourg, participants wrote, meditated, shared their work and discussed writing craft beneath the golden chestnut trees.
Participant reviews:
"An incredible teacher. Very inspirational. One of those 'once in a life time' teachers."
“This workshop was life-altering. I expected to learn some new skills, but had no idea that they would be so powerful.”
"Very deep, very moving… Completely changed and improved my outlook on my relationships with others and myself."
"Life changing. It provided me with another intellectual community and family. I learned so much about life practices… and about myself."
For more information on upcoming retreats, or to reserve a space, please visit the upcoming retreats page below. To be notified of future retreats, please join the mailing list.
LANTERNS IN THE TREES
In 2021, with Stanford colleague Jonah Willihnganz, Director of the Stanford Storytelling Project, Andrew co-founded an educational company called Lanterns in the Trees, LLC. Through this organization, Andrew and Jonah collaborate to offer retreats in California, Scotland, Budapest and other locations.
RECENT RETREATS:
The Words Beneath the Stones: A Writer’s Retreat from Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye
Co-taught with Jonah Willihnganz, Director of the Stanford Storytelling Project
The Muse of the Magyar: A Writer’s Retreat in Budapest, Hungary
Co-taught with Jonah Willihnganz, Director of the Stanford Storytelling Project
The Wordless Way: A Mindfulness and Writing Retreat at Ratna Ling
Co-taught with Jonah Willihnganz, Director of the Stanford Storytelling Project
The Practice of Wilderness
Co-taught with Sessei Meg Levie of the San Francisco Zen Center
“Andrew’s warmth, his sincerity and his ability to create an inspirational learning environment all combine to make him an excellent workshop leader… His dedication to his students is inspirational.”
—Charlotte Gullick, Director, Mendocino Coast Writers Conference
Photo credit: Participants on retreat in Death Valley, California. Image by Andrew Todhunter.