Postponed till further notice!
Come and listen to some stories from older times.
7-NIGHTS OF STORYTELLING, MYTH & MAGIC
We are no longer taking bookings for this retreat.
Come and sit for a while and listen to some stories from older times. Open your ears to myths and tales from times long ago. Find a more soulful way into your own story. This is a unique opportunity to join writing and creativity mentor Sarah Bullen and shaman Niall Campbell in Morocco in 2020 for an adventure into the magical world of mythology and creativity. This is an invitation to step out of the world of function and productivity and join the world of myth and magic, in a land where gods and heroes lived.
We will be visiting a Moroccan storyteller to listen to stories from the land. We will immerse in the sounds and the rhythms of another life. We will talk of tales from long ago and discuss the mythology in your own family constellation. But we also invite you to delve deeper into a creative process. We invite you to envison your story and bring it to life. You may use writing, art, photography or poetry. We will invite you to imagine the story of where you've been, what has happened and where you are now, Of those who came before you walked on this earth. These stories are to keep to yourself, or share with the world.
Sarah Bullen has been running international creative writing retreats and workshops for close to ten years now and this is the first one in Morocco. It has been ten years in the dreaming. Niall Campbell is a shaman, a storyteller, a weaver of magic and a traditional nyanga (medicine man). Niall has over 25 years of apprenticeship with African teachers in ancestral and nature spirits, divination and medicinal herbalism. He facilitates rites of passage, coming into adulthood and manhood and is widely regarded as one of the foremost holders of traditional ways.
Join us in Morocco for an adventure into story and myth and legend.
We will be visiting a Moroccan storyteller to listen to stories from the land. We will immerse in the sounds and the rhythms of another life. We will talk of tales from long ago and discuss the mythology in your own family constellation. But we also invite you to delve deeper into a creative process. We invite you to envison your story and bring it to life. You may use writing, art, photography or poetry. We will invite you to imagine the story of where you've been, what has happened and where you are now, Of those who came before you walked on this earth. These stories are to keep to yourself, or share with the world.
Sarah Bullen has been running international creative writing retreats and workshops for close to ten years now and this is the first one in Morocco. It has been ten years in the dreaming. Niall Campbell is a shaman, a storyteller, a weaver of magic and a traditional nyanga (medicine man). Niall has over 25 years of apprenticeship with African teachers in ancestral and nature spirits, divination and medicinal herbalism. He facilitates rites of passage, coming into adulthood and manhood and is widely regarded as one of the foremost holders of traditional ways.
Join us in Morocco for an adventure into story and myth and legend.
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THE LOCATION
We partner in this with Holidays with Heart at their award-winning, sustainably-run traditional Moroccan Guest House in Taroudant. Located in the ancient walled market town of Taroudant in the fertile Souss Valley between two mountain ranges: the lofty High Atlas and the parched Anti-Atlas bordering the Sahara. Away from the principal tourist trails, it is an ideal place to enjoy an attractive, genuinely Moroccan environment and to soak up the local culture and the sun.
Travelers often stay on the periphery of societies they visit, but our staff take you straight to the heart of a Moroccan family home. Besides, on one of our group holidays you get the chance to bond with other like-minded people. Our holistic approach to nurturing the whole person means you feed your spirit as well as your body.
We partner in this with Holidays with Heart at their award-winning, sustainably-run traditional Moroccan Guest House in Taroudant. Located in the ancient walled market town of Taroudant in the fertile Souss Valley between two mountain ranges: the lofty High Atlas and the parched Anti-Atlas bordering the Sahara. Away from the principal tourist trails, it is an ideal place to enjoy an attractive, genuinely Moroccan environment and to soak up the local culture and the sun.
Travelers often stay on the periphery of societies they visit, but our staff take you straight to the heart of a Moroccan family home. Besides, on one of our group holidays you get the chance to bond with other like-minded people. Our holistic approach to nurturing the whole person means you feed your spirit as well as your body.
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COST 2020
£1,500 price per person sharing Payment in three parts with a £300 deposit to secure your room (single rooms @ £400 supplement for the week) COST INCLUDES * 7 nights/8 days B+B in twin/double rooms * Airport Transfers to and from Agadir at one agreed time. * All tuition and group material. * Personal ancestral session with Niall * Personal session with Sarah * Family constellation session facilitated by Niall. * A trip to the local steam bath (hamman) * “Feast for the Senses” celebration on your last night. COST EXCLUDES * Cost of flights, travel insurance, VISAS * Tips and lunches. YOU WILL LEARN * How to define and create your most compelling story * The elements of structure * Finding your book genre and sub-genre * Creating plot, place and character outlines for your genre * Adding plot points and structure * Beginnings, middles and ends * Developing your main character * Developing your minor characters * Developing your voice * Developing point of view as a plotting technique * How to improve your plotting, pace and structure * How to make your characters unforgettable * Adding depth and layers * Sourcing tips and techniques * How to present your book to publishers |
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Niall Campbell is a shaman, a storyteller, a weaver of magic and a traditional nyanga (medicine man). Niall has over 25 years of apprenticeship with African teachers in ancestral and nature spirits, divination and medicinal herbalism. He facilitates rites of passage, coming into adulthood and manhood and is widely regarded as one of the foremost holders of traditional ways. He and his brother Colin Campbell are the subject of numerous international documentaries on shamanic healers and both consult and work all over the world.
*He is an ancestral family constellations specialist * He is a doctor of ritual and ceremonies * Facilitator of a large number of public & corporate courses, drawing on traditional medicine, Western complimentary medicine, and process-oriented psychology. * Working and teaching indigenous Amazonian peoples, and Cree and Algonquin traditional healers in Canada in partnership with the Gaia Foundation and Gaia Amazonas. * Consulting with indigenous shamanic elders in the Altai region of Siberia |
TESTIMONIALS
"Thank you so much for an unforgettable week in Tulbach. The beautiful feminine energy, the gentle, nurturing environment that blended with the physical care taken with the healthy, organic food, yoga sessions and massages all conspired to bringing about a luxurious introspection into spaces that I have allowed to become dusty corners of my imagination."
- Carin Combrink, Forgotten Waterfall, 2019
"I spent this last week with Sarah and the other writers at the Write your Novel Retreat in the Cape. This was truly the most inspiring and motivating thing I have ever done for myself. Sarah's guidance is invaluable. Working our way through the writing process with Sarah has left me feeling far more equipped to pursue my dream. And her personal insights into my project has taken it to another level. I highly recommend this retreat to anyone, regardless of where you are writing wise. Amazing experience."
- Hanri Mostert, 2017
"This 'write a novel' course was the best birthday present I ever gave myself. It was set in a beautiful and peaceful environment, was well paced, was information packed with all the basics of how to really write a book, had surprising acts of art and physical exercise included to move the thinking through the body, was practical and honest about how dedicated one must really be to write, and was delicious to be around such inspiring facilitators who are warm, caring and so professional too. Thank you Sarah and Anel!"
- Kate, 2017
"Dear Sarah. That was the best writing course I’ve ever been on. Thank you so much. I learned so much, and I can apply it immediately to my third novel."
- Helen Brain (Elevation Trilogy) 2018
"This retreat was the best birthday present I ever gave myself. It was set in a beautiful and peaceful environment, was well paced, was information packed with all the basics of how to really write a book, had surprising acts of art and physical exercise included to move the thinking through the body, was practical and honest about how dedicated one must really be to write, and was delicious to be around such inspiring facilitators who are warm, caring and so professional too. Thank you Sarah and Anel!"
- Kate Baxter, 2017
- Carin Combrink, Forgotten Waterfall, 2019
"I spent this last week with Sarah and the other writers at the Write your Novel Retreat in the Cape. This was truly the most inspiring and motivating thing I have ever done for myself. Sarah's guidance is invaluable. Working our way through the writing process with Sarah has left me feeling far more equipped to pursue my dream. And her personal insights into my project has taken it to another level. I highly recommend this retreat to anyone, regardless of where you are writing wise. Amazing experience."
- Hanri Mostert, 2017
"This 'write a novel' course was the best birthday present I ever gave myself. It was set in a beautiful and peaceful environment, was well paced, was information packed with all the basics of how to really write a book, had surprising acts of art and physical exercise included to move the thinking through the body, was practical and honest about how dedicated one must really be to write, and was delicious to be around such inspiring facilitators who are warm, caring and so professional too. Thank you Sarah and Anel!"
- Kate, 2017
"Dear Sarah. That was the best writing course I’ve ever been on. Thank you so much. I learned so much, and I can apply it immediately to my third novel."
- Helen Brain (Elevation Trilogy) 2018
"This retreat was the best birthday present I ever gave myself. It was set in a beautiful and peaceful environment, was well paced, was information packed with all the basics of how to really write a book, had surprising acts of art and physical exercise included to move the thinking through the body, was practical and honest about how dedicated one must really be to write, and was delicious to be around such inspiring facilitators who are warm, caring and so professional too. Thank you Sarah and Anel!"
- Kate Baxter, 2017