The reader then travels along a ridge-top path and ascends three undulating rises - aka the case studies - before traveling down gently on a cogwheel train through the discussion and conclusion.Īfter a greeting from some of this year’s retreaters and a brief Q&A, Helen took our Open Chalet visitors on a similar journey, complete with photos and videos marking every stage along the track. Which information will help set the scene and carry them up to the mountaintop? The lookout spot represents the heart of my work, where the key concepts shine. In my notebook, I drew an ascending cable car, the introduction where my readers begin their journey. My Master’s thesis suddenly became like the Lauterbrunnen valley, our spectacular retreat venue. It involved creating several metaphors designed to deepen my understanding of my project’s layout and guide the reader through my work in a concrete and considered way. I found Helen’s retreat workshop on structure particularly insightful and useful. We wanted to open the door so you could see what a mountain retreat might look like for you - whether that be a physical retreat next year in Switzerland or a virtual retreat in the comfort of your own workspace - and meet some of the 2023 retreat participants.ĭuring this week-long retreat, we atended at daily workshops with Helen, where she guided us through various experiments to tackle some of our writing-related problems: from improving book structures to forging more productive habits from playing with creative expressions of our research to undertaking nitty-gritty editing…. These are just some of the phrases that came up to describe the Mountain Rise retreat during this live Open Chalet session. We ended with a surprise video - read on to find out more!īelow is WriteSPACE Event Manager Amy Lewis’ first-person account of the live event. Following a greeting from some of this year’s retreat participants and a brief Q&A session, I guided my visitors through a reflective Walking and Writing exercise designed to shift them into the relaxed-but-energized creative mindset of writing on retreat. At this live Special Event hosted from my Mountain Rise writing retreat on June 22, I took attendees on a virtual tour of Chalet Alpenheim, our gorgeous retreat venue in the Swiss Alpine village of Wengen.

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