Hava Write
Move
Write
Repeat
Thursday 5th – Sunday 8th December
Four days of movement, creativity and self-expression in a farmhouse and family-run vineyard in the Cava region of the Catalonian mountains.
The Experience
Movement and Creativity
If you’ve always thought of yourself as a creative person, but haven’t ever quite known how to own that identity, or if you are stuck on a creative project and can’t find your voice, then this retreat is for you.
Co-hosted by Ezgi, Hava’s founder, and Rosie, friend and collaborator, this retreat is something really special. We’ll be drawing on our combined practices of theatre, yoga and creative writing to curate four days of movement and self-discovery.
Our home will be the exquisite serenity of a farmhouse and family-run vineyard, nestled in among the mountains of Catalonia’s Cava Region. Over these four days, we’ll be sharing with you techniques drawn from our professional careers, in theatre and in writing, to move beyond self-doubt and unlock creative expression.
You won’t be obliged to share anything you’ve written or created (though you are welcome to do so), and you don’t need to bring a particular project with you. In fact, we encourage you to leave any active projects at home, along with your preconceived ideas of what a writer or a creative person looks like, and come with a curious and open mind.
Your Hosts
Over many years of friendship, long conversations and shared practice, Rosie and Ezgi have discovered intricate overlaps between their dual disciplines. Rosie, as a novelist and non-fiction writer, came to yoga as a means of moving through creative blocks in her writing, while Ezgi, in her careers as a contemporary dancer, choreographer and now yoga teacher, discovered her disciplines through the embodiment practices she now teaches.
The Retreat
We’ll be offering a series of workshops, practices and exercises. We’ll begin our days with our morning movement practice, inspired by yoga and dance but designed to unlock creative thinking and expression. We’ll then offer short journaling prompts around self-expression and creativity before pausing for brunch. After brunch, we’ll gather together to share our experiences and offer further prompts you might want to explore throughout your day. We’ll give you space to journey deeper into your creative practice or simply to rest, read, and explore the beauty of the countryside.
We’ll then come together at the end of each day for workshops which will be based around a series of short, themed readings which we’ll use to reshape our existing beliefs about what constitutes creativity, to understand what it is that blocks our creativity, and to discover new paths to creative expression.
Workshops will be followed by a delicious dinner home-cooked from local and freshly-sourced ingredients, fireside chats, tea and/or wine.
Stay
Lidia’s Rural House is a traditional farmhouse with a small working vineyard, with magnificent views of the surrounding vines, peach trees and mountains. The farmhouse is family-run, and the vineyard is one of many world-renowned wine and Cava producers in the area. There will be the option of taking a tour of our hosts’ vineyard, and of course a tasting.
The house will be ours for the weekend, with an abundance of nooks and cosy corners in which you are welcome to retreat: in the red room, the library, or in the living room you are invited to rest, read or maybe write.
The house is a few kilometres’ walk from the picturesque village of La Roca, from which the Castillo de San Martí Sarroca, a 10th century castle, is visible. There are also many very beautiful routes up into the mountains surrounding the vineyard for you to explore either with friends or solo, to inspire and rejuvenate you.
There are a mixture of single, two-bed, three-bed and dormitory spaces available, with details of pricing below.
Food
Lidia’s Rural House offers delicious home-made meals that are sourced from local ingredients. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served in our dining room, where we will gather to eat and share inspiration, ideas and stories from our weekend. Food at the farmhouse is abundant and fresh, catering sensitively to dietary requirements.
Pricing
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Dorm + Shared Bathroom
£729ppTwin/Triple Room + Shared Bathroom
£825ppTwin/Triple Room + Private Bathroom
£890ppDouble Bed + Private Bathroom
£890pp
£1229 for Single Person
If you prefer to pay in Euros, please get in touch.
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Three nights accommodation
Three meals daily with snacks
Coffee and Tea
Daily meditation & breathwork
Daily yoga/movement practice
Daily writing prompts and workshops
Yoga mats and props for use
Use of pool
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Flights
Transfers/transport to accommodation
Travel Insurance
Alcoholic drinks
Day trip to the Rovellats Cava Vineyard is an optional activity.
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A deposit of 20% is due on booking to secure your place. This deposit is non-refundable.
Full balance is due no later than 2 months prior to the retreat.
Payments outside of the deposit are refundable up to 2 months prior to the retreat date. After this point, cancellations are non-refundable.
