Events to Awaken Possibilities

Creators need a place where they can be open to growth.  The first step is giving one’s self permission to explore a treasured dream or re-explore a tossed-away passion. Former Idlewyld Bed and Breakfast Co-owner Joan Barris and I teamed up to create Sharing Our Gifts retreats in 1995, and I created Igniting Possibilities as a platform for sharing  joyful abundance in 2008.

Word Lovers writing retreats have continued for sixteen beautiful years. This year, the retreat takes place April 12-14 at the Idlewyld. More information is available on the Word Lovers page of this website. The idea is to provide a place where writers feel comfortable just writing, but I add some interest by inviting writers-in-residence to join us. Registration is now open.

As a certified Yoga Alliance yoga teacher, I love to help people remove barriers to growth and find abundance with yoga and mindfulness practices. Daughter Melissa Bristow and I are teaming up again to present the Living Your Yoga retreat during the weekend of June 7-9 at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Parma, Ohio. We will find lightness of being with dance and laughter, witness our inherent goodness with mandalas and prayer, establish morning and evening routines for self-nurturing, breathe together for calm, explore the mind-body-spirit connection with vinyasa flow, find a good night’s sleep with yoga nidra, and practice restorative and yin yoga to open our bodies and minds. Registration is now open.

The annual Sharing Our Gifts retreat is a weekend where participants can safely and enthusiastically share their artistic gifts. Participants share a recent creation, which can range from poetry to oil painting, over the course of the weekend, which also provides time and space for artmaking. Saturday workshops range from photography to music, and everything in-between. This year’s workshops have yet to be announced. The retreat takes place September 13-15 at the Idlewyld. Registration will open in May 2024.

Nature Writing and Mindfulness is a new retreat offered during the weekend of November 1-3. The weekend will focus on writing about nature, finding inspiration in the natural world, the healing powers of nature, connection with the divine through yoga, and setting intentions of love and change. This retreat is also at the Idlewyld. Registration will open in July 2024.

I am also available for writing workshops and coaching, talks about writing and wineries, private yoga sessions, and book editing. To find out availability and to register for Igniting Possibilities Events, please contact me by email at claudia.taller@yahoo.com.