6 Day Book Writing Online Retreat with Daily Live Yoga from the Studio or Outdoor in Nature

Tools required

All classes delivered live online via Zoom.

How the retreat works

There will be daily live sessions. Birth a Book will be coming to you live from Bethlehem to your perfect place which may be your home, backyard, or local cafe. Your event will be delivered to you live via Zoom.

Timing of sessions / daily schedule (GMT-4)

Sunday

• 18:00 - 19:00 Welcome
• Talk: Miraculous and mundane method to write and self publish a book.
• Introduction to ikigai/aligned book. Morning pages. Brilliant idea book.

Monday  

• 10:00 - 10:45 Class time with Dorothy (sign on at 9:45 a.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: Alignment - creating a book/creating a life
• 11:00 - 12:15 Yoga at Balance Bethleham
• Trust the flow - accepting your authentic creativity with Doris Soucy
• 12:30 Break for lunch
• 13:30 - 15:30 Class with Dorothy (sign on at 1:15 p.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: Planning for publishing success
• Afternoon and evening: Open time for writing and dinner
• 20:00 - 21:00 Check in with Dorothy (sign on at 7:45 p.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: Brainstorming stories

Tuesday

• 10:00 - 10:45 Class time with Dorothy (sign on at 9:45 a.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: Writing: Structure and stories are the secret sauce part one
• 11:00 - 12:15 Yoga at Balance Bethleham
• Remove blocks and receive the flow of creation - Kundalini yoga and meditation with Jaime Devi Japa
• 12:30 Break for lunch
• 13:30 - 14:30 Class with Dorothy (sign on at 1:15 p.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: Writing: Structure and stories are the secret sauce part two
• 14:30 - 15:30 Class with Jessy
• Workshop: Elements of a screenplay
• Afternoon and evening: Open time for writing and dinner
• 20:00 - 21:00 Check-in with Dorothy (sign-on from 7:45 p.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: Sharing love letters

Wednesday 

• 10:00 - 10:45 Class time with Dorothy (sign on at 9:45 a.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: The crappy first draft
• 11:00 - 12:15 Yoga at Balance Bethleham
• Refresh and focus - Yoga for wellness and renewal with Tish Webber
• 12:30 Break for lunch
• 13:30 - 15:30 Class with Jessy (sign on at 1:15 p.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: Pitching your story
• Afternoon and evening: Open time for writing and dinner
• 20:00 - 21:00 Check-in with Dorothy (sign-on from 7:45 p.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: Mind mapping

Thursday 

• 10:00 - 10:45 Class time with Dorothy (sign on at 9:45 a.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: Self-publishing = team publishing
• Developing the talented team to succeed: launch and publish
• 11:00 - 12:15 Yoga at Balance Bethleham
• Opening to creativity through gentleness and constraint - an awareness through movement lesson with Jacki Katzman, GCFP
• 12:30 Break for lunch
• 13:30 - 15:30 Class with Jessy (sign on at 1:15 p.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: Finding the beats - performing your story
• Afternoon and evening: Open time for writing and dinner
• 20:00 - 21:00 Check-in with Dorothy (sign-on from 7:45 p.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: Writing share

Friday

• 10:00 - 10:45 Class time with Dorothy (sign on at 9:45 a.m. to check-in)
• Workshop: Retreat closing, sacred circle, and reintegrating with Dorothy
• 11:00 - 12:15 Yoga at Balance Bethleham
• Actualize and manifest the vision with Kenny Beaupre

All times are EDT (GMT-4) during Summer and GMT-5 for session/s after November 1, 2020.

Retreat information

Birth a Book's retreat will move forward, and so they will respectfully and responsibly gather together, but you also have the option to join them online in the comfort of your home. If you cannot come to the mountains the mountains will come to you! Their online option to attend will be every bit as magical and you will get your book writing dream to come true.

They will send you some healthy food goodies to enjoy from home, plus recipes and added live meditation classes, live book writing, and performance classes and they will be wonderful and interactive!

This isn’t your typical writing retreat

This writing retreat's sole aim isn't writing. This is a writing retreat that’s goal is to reach deep inside yourself and get you on your way to writing and publishing the book that is going to change your life, your career, and your income.

You are welcome to join even if you are confused, or even clueless about book writing. No matter what your reason is for wanting to write a book, or what level of clarity you have now, you will leave crystal clear and confident on your way to becoming a published author.

Birth a Book has also been invited to the Robert Frost Museum, one evening to attend candlelit poetry reading as part of the International Poetry Conference. They are now working with the conference to deliver the event online!

This retreat is for you if

• You long to get your book writing project to the next step and learn what you need to know to get your book published. You could use a big dose of self-nurturing and a life adventure.
• You enjoy hanging out with smart, loving, supportive people, creating and sharing big ideas.
• You’ve just decided you want to write a book, been putting it off for years, need to rework a book you have already published, or you’re writing your 10th book. Great! This is a "welcome-all-authors" retreat!
• You are a coach, wellness professional, teacher, or someone with an inspirational story. You long to get your message out into the world.
• You are ready to embrace more career, opportunities, more personal and financial freedom. ​You are oh so ready to increase your impact and your income.
• You are ready to enjoy sharing what you know and feel proud about making your contribution to a better planet.

What you will discover

• Dorothy's step-by-step method to get your book written and professionally published.
• How to avoid the common pitfalls most first-time authors succumb to due to inexperience.
• How to discover your target audience and connect with people wanting or needing the message you wish to share.
• How to best utilize your book to enhance your professional and personal credibility and help make you into an "authority" on the topics you know and love so well.
• Birth a Book has also been invited to the Robert Frost Museum, one evening to attend candlelit poetry reading as part of the International Poetry Conference.

What will you actually get out of this week?

• You'll feel happy and supported and feel joy! You will laugh out loud often.
• You’ll feel less alone. Do you worry you will not fit in? That will not happen. *Birth a Book works in a big loving community where you will be embraced.
• You'll get to rest. To renew. To deeply recharge and reconnect to your strength and energy.
• You’ll get fresh new perspective on your book and maybe your life.
• You’ll disengage from habits of mind and body that don’t serve you.
• And oh my, you’ll get the pleasure of being heard, appreciated and cared for. You will not have to lift a finger to cook, clean, or take care of anyone else. This sacred time out will be just for you!
• ​You’ll get your book writing project moved forward to the next level and fully planned in all its steps from the magical to the mundane.

If you're ready to embrace more career opportunities, more personal and financial freedom, then join Birth a Book.

If you're ready to enjoy sharing what you know and do, and feel proud about making your valuable contribution to improving the world, then join Birth a Book.

If not now, when?

If not you, who?

Don't make 'someday' become the tragedy of 'never'.

Don't let your lifetime of experiences and wisdom be lost for posterity.

Your time is now.

Let Dorothy help you make it happen.

This book writing and yoga retreat is held online. Birth a Book is based in Purcellville, Virginia, USA (GMT-4) and they will live-stream the classes via Zoom from Bethlehem, USA based on Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4) during Summer and GMT-5 for session/s after November 1, 2020, which you can participate from the comfort of your home by just using your phone or computer.

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• Breakfast recipes to follow
• Lunches recipes to follow
• Online dinner recipe and goodies delivered to your door
• 7 book writing adventure classes
• 5 yoga classes
• 1 one-on-one coaching session with Dorothy
• 2 performance coaching classes with Jessy

• Accommodation
• Meals

• A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.