The Body & The Pen: A Creative Exploration

Saturday, August 15, 2026 in Tiburon, CA

Writing can be a cerebral experience, yet authors trapped in their heads risk facing writer’s block, anxiety, and burnout, while denying themselves the endless trove of riches the body can offer—given the chance.

How can writers unlock the secrets the body offers craft?

Whether you’re an experienced writer or just getting started; whether you already incorporate embodiment in your writing practice, or the concept is new; building on the success of our previous retreats, as well as Britta’s Write Your Heart Out workshops and Matthew’s Have Fun Falling program, Britta Stromeyer and Matthew Félix take you on an exploration of the multifaceted relationship between the body and the art of writing.

“A perfect blend of writing and mind-body work.”
— Previous participant
“Britta and Matthew are empathic, knowledgeable, supportive instructors.”
— Previous participant

Over the course of the day, you will:

  • Reflect on the relationship between body and pen

  • Experience getting out of your head and into your body

  • Delve into how fears and obstacles to your writing manifest in the body, and explore ways to overcome them

  • Examine the inextricable link between the body and inspiration

  • Translate what the body has to communicate onto the page

Embark on a rejuvenating, inspiring journey of embodied experiences and guided written exercises. Expand your creative community, enjoy provided lunch, and wrap up the day with a glass of local wine. Leave with a newfound appreciation for how consciously connecting with the body transforms what you put on the page.

Spaces limited. Early-bird pricing through June 30! Join us to get out of your head and onto the page! Questions? Contact us.

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Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Tiburon, CA
Included: Beverages, snacks, light lunch, celebratory wine
Price: $250 (use promo code “earlybird” by 6/30); $275 (regular)

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“Exceeded my expectations.”
— Previous participant

Britta Stromeyer is a member of the National Book Critics Circle. Her writing appears in World Literature Today, The Common, Tupelo Quarterly, Beyond Words Magazine, Necessary Fiction, On the Seawall, Flash Fiction Magazine, Bending Genres Journal, Marin Independent Journal, and other publications. Britta has authored award-winning children's books and holds an MFA from Dominican University, CA, an M.A. from American University, and a Certificate in Novel Writing from Stanford University.

Matthew Félix is the author of four books, a certified life coach, a speaker, and an interviewer. Publishers Weekly called his debut novel “(a) highly crafted gem,” and his work has been recognized with a Solas Awards Grand Prize for Story of the Year and Gold for Memoir in the NCPA Awards. Matthew edits, publishes, and markets books for other authors. He also has certifications in personal resilience, nervous system fitness, and intuition medicine, as well as breathwork training through Esalen. Matthew regularly interviews authors, including recent sold-out conversations with Isabel Allende.
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