I do not want to write this email. I do not. I’ve put it off for nearly a year. It’s just too sad. Too wrong. Too unfair. I’ll just remember: I remember when I first met Mary Ellen. She came to Women At Woodstock for the first time back in 2013. I remember her strong presence; a mix of confidence and quiet. And I remember her vulnerability.
Writers Retreat Workshops
At the Women At Woodstock Writers Retreat, we welcome women bloggers, memoirists, fiction writers, poets, and nonfiction writers of all levels and any age. Our content-rich retreat offers two tracks: Track 1 – The Writers Colony, and Track 2 – The Workshop Intensive. You have your choice of either track at the retreat – it’s
Local Artisan Jewelry – Crystal Cobert
From the talented designers and crafters in Saratoga Springs and surrounding communities of the Catskills, Crystal Cobert of Faces of Saratoga brings an eclectic collection of gorgeous unique, handcrafted necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings for your perusal
Selina Maitreya Personal Spiritual Teaching
Selina Maitreya, a Practical Spirituality teacher, is offering Women of Woodstock participants an opportunity to receive one-on-one guidance from her and the Master of The Oneness guides that speak during her teachings.
Creating Your Own Peace
We experience true peace only when we choose daily-moment to moment peace – when we learn to respond to people and situations from a place of equanimity and calm. When we learn how to be guided by our higher wisdom rather then by our intellect or emotions, that’s when we start to experience sustained peace.
Memoir Writing Workshop
Do you have a life story to tell? Do you have a need to preserve a family legacy, break your silence, explore an ancestor’s past? Do you have a desire to express in writing that you are more than a worker, sibling, friend, parent or partner? Do you feel compelled to get your side of
Two more Women At Woodstock alums published! Elizabeth Allen & Angela Kaufman
It’s true that two Women At Woodstock alums have recently published novels, but I lied about one of them; she’s not really Elizabeth Allen; that’s her pen name. The real woman behind “Elizabeth” is a Women At Woodstock alum, and she did just publish another book, The Feisty Woman’s Guide to Surviving Mr. Wonderful : Karma Rules,.
The Challenge for Writers–Solitude Versus Community
It happened again; the magic of creative people gathering together to do what they’re driven to do, spending their days in concentrated work and gathering at the end of the day to share, give feedback, and be their authentic selves. It truly is magic. I met three women while I was at my writer’s residency
Ann Stoney, Women At Woodstock Alum, Published
I’m always so excited when a Women At Woodstock alum gets published, especially when the work is something I heard her read, in person, during a workshop at one of our retreats. Ann Stoney has two new short stories in print!
The Metamorph Project – Make One Real Change In Your Life
It could be big or small, but you have it; everyone does–a thing you’ve wanted to do, or fix, or stop doing, that’s plagued you for a long time–and yet nothing has changed. Ann Voorhees Baker has distilled all that she’s learned over 11 years of leading the retreats that have enabled women to make major positive changes in their lives, and she shares this knowledge in the Metamorph Workshop.