{"id":1256,"date":"2025-01-20T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T20:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meeshahalm.com\/?page_id=1256"},"modified":"2026-03-25T20:17:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:17:39","slug":"free-range-writing-spring-retreat-at-pt-reyes-national-seashore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meeshahalm.com\/?page_id=1256","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Writing Retreat at Point Reyes | April 10-12 | ** SOLD OUT **"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Imagine if you stopped thinking<\/em> about writing and just started<\/em> writing<\/strong>.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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What if you had an entire weekend with nothing to do but write, walk windswept beaches, eat extraordinary food, and rest deeply? No emails. No errands. No explaining yourself to anyone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only 8 spots available. Several returnees from last year have already claimed theirs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steal away to Point Reyes for a transformative weekend of writing, renewal, and radical rest\u2014surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, kindred writers, and meals so good they become part of the memory. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

A Place Where Words Flow Naturally<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nestled between rolling hills and the Pacific Ocean at Point Reyes National Seashore, you’ll wake to ocean breezes and fall asleep to waves. Hiking trails start at your doorstep. Limantour Beach\u2014perfect for shell collecting, sunset watching, and the kind of restorative beach walks that untangle your thoughts\u2014is just minutes away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring at Point Reyes teaches what we already know but forget: renewal is inevitable. Wildflowers bloom, birds return, life persists. This weekend is an invitation to tap into that same force within yourself\u2014to write, rest, and witness your own emerging story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As night falls, experience star-filled skies uncompromised by city lights. This is 36 hours entirely yours for writing and reflection\u2014a sanctuary to disconnect from everyday distractions and reconnect with your creative practice and yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rest isn’t indulgent. It’s essential.<\/strong> And sometimes the most rebellious thing you can do is give yourself permission to slow down, breathe deeply, and let the ocean do half the work of restoring you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the Weekend Holds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Think summer camp for grown-ass writers, but with incredible meals and no one telling you what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meesha Halm, founder of Free-Range Writing\u2014a radically supportive women’s writing community\u2014handles every detail.<\/strong> From cozy accommodations to locally-sourced meals, you can immerse yourself fully in writing and rest without distractions. This is your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four guided writing sessions<\/strong> where you’ll write unapologetically, surprise yourself on the page, and read aloud what you’ve written in a circle of supportive listeners. No critique. No fixing. Just honest creative expression and the transformative power of being truly heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sunset ritual Friday evening<\/strong> to set intentions and mark this time as sacred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incredible, locally-sourced meals that people rave about.<\/strong> Friday and Saturday dinners, breakfasts, lunches, and snacks\u2014all included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company of like-minded women writers<\/strong> who understand that creativity requires both solitude and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beach time, nap time, wandering time<\/strong>\u2014because rest is resistance. Your best writing might emerge after a long beach walk where you thought about nothing. Or after an afternoon nap. Or after doing absolutely nothing at all. Permission granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overnight lodging at Limantour Lodge<\/strong> (already sold out to the public) with hiking trails to the beach right outside your door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the moment you arrive Friday afternoon until you reluctantly pack up Sunday, every detail is handled. Park your car and forget about it. No cooking, no cleaning, no logistics. Just write, rest, walk, eat, and breathe. When was the last time you allowed yourself that?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Retreat Is For You If:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n