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	<title>The Poetry of Living Fully &#187; Wellness and Writing Retreats</title>
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		<title>Found: Ten Million Dollar Writing Advice (Hiding in a Book Review)</title>
		<link>http://stephenlloydwebber.com/2011/12/18/found-ten-million-dollar-writing-advice-hiding-in-a-book-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the last day of our Wellness and Writing Immersion Retreat in Tuscany, one of our participants gave me a book. She liked it and recommended that I read it. It&#8217;s now a few months later and I&#8217;ve finally had a chance to get to it. The book is Writing Without Teachers by Peter Elbow. [...]
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		<title>Spotted: Gnome Door</title>
		<link>http://stephenlloydwebber.com/2011/10/04/spotted-gnome-door/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who attended the 2011 retreat at Casa della Pace will understand what I&#8217;m referring to here. Everyone else &#8212; well, what can I say? We enjoyed more than a gnome door, even. Popular Related posts: FICTION: Try to Open Every Blasted Door Until . . . Several years ago, without much of a [...]
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		<title>Wellness Immersion Retreat in Mexico: Creative Writing, Yoga, Painting, Self-Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our retreats give participants time, space, and structure to work creatively. Click here to read more about this retreat. Enlivening group critiques and writing exercises are available every day for the duration of the retreat. Spend your free time working on your personal creative projects, enjoying nature, and doing yoga. Deeply reconnect with your motivation [...]
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		<title>Offset Your Carbon Footprint By Planting Trees</title>
		<link>http://stephenlloydwebber.com/2011/05/05/offset-your-carbon-footprint-by-planting-trees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 03:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This summer, I will be coordinating three Wellness and Writing Immersion Retreats in Italy. This winter, we&#8217;ll have a retreat in Mexico and then one in Tobago. And the next summer, there will be retreats in Bali as well as Italy. These events obviously require participants to travel by air. In many cases, participants will [...]
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		<title>Wellness Immersion Retreats in Italy and the Caribbean</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We believe in offering a full array of activities that bring together a dynamic group of participants with varied interests and backgrounds. Our retreats feature daily yoga, pranayama (breathwork), wellness activities and hikes in addition to creative writing critique and one-on-one guidance. Would you like to integrate into your writing process an exciting relationship between [...]
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		<title>What we look for in successful applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Applications are coming in for our Wellness Immersion retreats in Italy and Tulum, and as always I am happy to see such a rich variety of great people send in their applications. Here&#8217;s a list of some of the main things we look for when examining retreat application materials, followed by an explanation of why [...]
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		<title>You, There! Stop Hiding Behind Your Books.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writers tend to be less social than other creatures. This is something I&#8217;ve confronted in the years of being a writer, going to zillions of English classes, teaching English classes, meeting writers at conventions and classes and workshops and retreats. For the most part, writing is a solitary practice, so it takes us away from [...]
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		<title>Why to Opt for a Writing Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s some supporting evidence why being a part of a group can greatly help to increase your success. Whether your goal is to be more productive, more creative, or whether you’d like to finish your book, you’ll achieve more when you’re part of a collective. Our writing retreats give participants time, guidance and good company [...]
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		<title>Why This Immersion Retreat Beats the Classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Short Answer Because no goal succeeds like an activity goal, and at a retreat, you get to focus on doing. Example of an activity goal: This year I write ten pages each day. Example of a difficult-to-achieve goal: I’d like to write a novel this year. Click here to learn more about our summer [...]
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		<title>This is Better than Being Happy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once in awhile it becomes possible to reflect on the most important things in life. Whether through circumstance, luck, or a series of fortunate causes, something is triggered and we&#8217;re given a fraction of insight into the nature of being. Moments of stillness, in meditation, in nature, enjoying the company of friends and loved ones [...]
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