Registration for The Nature of Narrative: A Writing Retreat is LIVE!

The etymology of the word narrative is from Latin gnarus ‘knowing’ . In other words, the stories we tell and the narratives we write are really about two things:

• Discovering our deepest knowings, the erudition that lives in our flesh; and

• Connecting the dots of those knowings to form a chain of wisdom that can help guide us through our past, present and future at once.

Join me for a long weekend of paper and ink, of deep creativity, of restoring communion and refreshing community. Details below:

DATES: Thursday, March 20th - Sunday, March 25th, 2025

Approximate start time on Thursday, March 20th at 4:00pm PST. Approximate end time on March 23rd is 12:00pm PST.

LOCATION: Captain Whidbey - a historic lodge nestled among old growth firs on the shores of Whidbey Island, WA.

PRICING: $2,250 USD. Pricing is inclusive of programing, single room occupancy accommodation and all food and non-alcoholic beverage. Pricing is not inclusive of travel to and from our retreat location. A $950 deposit is required to secure your spot. More information below.

DETAILS:

• Pre-retreat prompts and a wee bit of guidance to ease you into the spirit of our work— delivered one week prior:

• 3 days and 3 nights dedicated to the deepening of you and your craft;

• A time and place to gather with others (13ppl max) to help create, foster and strengthen the bonds of an intimate creative community;

• An accommodation set-up to allow for a blend of individual focus, integration, and rest as well as creative collaboration;

  • Single occupancy (Historic Lodge building, queen bed and shared, Historic Lodge bath) - $2,250 USD

• Chef-prepared meals (made with love and local ingredients) and all non-alcoholic beverages from the moment you arrive until the millisecond you depart— because when you're nourishing your work, it's best to nourish your body as well;

• Access to the entire Captain Whidbey property including it’s romantic Historic Lodge complete with crackling fires and sheep skin rugs, it’s short trails and rocky beaches, and it’s wellness studio & wood-barrel sauna. In other words, you can count on a handful of perfect perches for you to return to, re-member, write and re-write your knowings and narratives;

• The inside scoop on Steph's writing rituals, favorite readings and the ebb and flow of her creative practice;

• A series of guided writing sessions led by Steph. The aim of each being threefold:

  • to help you wade deeper into your work—  fostering fresh ideas, experimenting with new prompts, stitching yourself into the fabric of routines, rituals and practices that will strengthen and support you and your work;

  • to invite your whole self to the page— a lot of writing comes from the cognitive body. Our goal at this retreat is to invite our physical, emotional, energetic/spiritual self to join our intellectual ideas on the page, to generate multi-layered work, to move from one-dimensional language to multi-dimensional writing, to use everything available to us. A.K.A. to pull knowing forward using our mother tongue; and

  • to nurture a relationship with creativity that comes with an inherent sense of belonging— to understand and feel into the idea that when you are working co-creatively with creativity you are truly never alone.

• Early-evening workshops led by Steph— intended for the group to share work and delve through what’s come up on the page and/or within the bodies of the artists themselves;

• Free time to write, read by the fire and/or sink into the bounty of inspiration found in one of the most rugged coastlines of the Pacific Northwest;

• An intensely intentional weekend designed for you to sit more comfortably in the overlapping space of personal work and creative work; and

• Top secret bonuses and gifts straight from Steph's heart.

DEAR WRITER,

Yes, you.

I want you to know that this retreat has been designed for writers of all levels including those who don’t yet call themselves a writer.

While the focus will be on exploring and strengthening personal narrative writing (including: personal essays, memoir writing, newsletter and blog writing, journaling, social media captioning, etc.), writing in all genres is welcome.

It’s possible that you may generate publishable work during this retreat, that said, the purpose is to help you sink into a writing practice that serves your humanity. The aim is to use writing as a tool to help you know yourself in a deeper and more profound way, allowing you to connect the dots of your own evolution and understand the story(s) of your life in a way that helps you expand.

We are aiming for writing that serves as evidence of our aliveness and flourishing. We are aiming for aliveness and flourishing that serves as evident in our writing.

Pricing Details:

Single occupancy (Historic Lodge building, queen bed and shared, Historic Lodge bath) - $2,250 USD

TO NOTE:

• Ocean view rooms are first come, first serve;

• Pricing is inclusive of programing, accommodation and all food and non-alcoholic beverages during the retreat. Pricing is not inclusive of travel to and from our retreat location;

• A $950 USD deposit is required to secure your spot. The remaining amount owed is to be paid in full a minimum of three weeks prior to your retreat;

• Cancellations with more than four months notice are refundable up to 10% of total retreat costs. Deposits for cancellations with less than four months notice are non-refundable;

• Custom payment plans can be arranged for a 7.5% fee. Please email hello@stephjagger.com for more information.

Your pages are waiting. Place your deposit today.

Testimonials: