The Sixteen Annual Taos Writing Retreat for Health Professionals
August 2-8, 2015
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More information: www.taoswritingretreat.com
To register: email Lois Montoya or call 505-272-3942
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Doctors, nurses, psychologists, physician assistants, ethicists, residents, medical students, other health professionals …
Pursue your writing in an environment that provides maximum space for personal exploration and growth.
Mornings from nine to noon, after optional morning meditation, participants meet in the graceful Mabel Dodge Luhan House classroom to write alone and with each other, to read and discuss poems and literary passages, and to discuss various aspects of writing. Afternoons are free for scheduled writing and/or wellness consultations with faculty members, for optional small group meetings, and for solitary writing, reflection, and communion with the beauty of Taos. Evenings we gather together for activities including readings, videos and wellness/mindfulness.
Too often in hospitals and clinics, in busy professional lives, there is no time for reflection. But here, left-out stories are told, shared, written. Participants are relaxed and energized. A synergy occurs through a mix of fellow writers, gorgeous surroundings, fabulous food, and spontaneous encounters that add up to more than the sum of the parts.
CME credits (19.5 hours) available for physicians, phyisician assistants, and nurse practitioners. Pieces written at the 2015 retreat will be published in a special Taos issue of the Permanente ‘leaflet’ in early 2016.
Taos is at 7,000 feet above sea level. Typical August weather: warm to hot days, cool nights, low humidity and change of late afternoon rain storms.