How to Write About What You Don’t Remember
June 30 - July 5, 2019
Sunday - Friday, 5 nights
All-inclusive program package to include:
<ul> <li>Tuition</li> <li>Three Meals in Kitchen Table (daily)</li> <li>Shared or Private Accommodations</li> <li>Signature classes and wellness offerings</li> </ul> <p>Please Note: All packages are priced per person. Should you elect a shared accommodation and community hall bath, 1440 will randomly pair you with a gender-specific roommate. Only private rooms have the option of a private bath. 1440 Multiversity is a smoke-free campus.</p>
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Faculty Bio
Laura DavisWriting teacher and best-selling author
Laura Davis is the author and coauthor of seven nonfiction books, including The Courage to Heal, Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, and I Thought We’d Never Speak Again. Laura’s groundbreaking books have sold more than 1.8 million copies worldwide. She is currently completing a memoir, Wholehearted, based on her tumultuous—and ultimately healing—relationship with her mother.
What Laura loves most in her work is building community and facilitating the use of writing as a transformative tool. She leads weekly writing groups in Santa Cruz, California, and inspirational writing retreats around the country, including an annual fall retreat: Writing as a Pathway Through Grief, Loss, Uncertainty and Change.
Laura also leads Write, Travel, Transform trips each year, combining ecotourism, adventure, writing, and yoga. She has taken writers to Bali, Greece, Scotland, Vietnam, Laos, and Peru’s Sacred Valley. Her free online writing community, The Writer’s Journey Roadmap, sends out writing prompts every Tuesday.
Laura and her partner of 29 years live in Santa Cruz and have been blessed with three grown children and three grandchildren.
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Why Attend
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Give yourself the gift of time and space away from your busy life with the perfect conditions in which to tell your story.
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Enter a safe, supportive circle where you will find the permission, encouragement, and skills you need to explore the voices in your heart and tell the truth about your life.
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Form a powerful creative community, a fertile environment to birth the stories—remembered and forgotten—that you long to tell.
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Things to Know/Schedule
Program Schedule
View Program SchedulePrerequisites
None required.
Experience Level
New and seasoned writers welcome
Special Interest to
Anyone wanting to learn more about the craft of memoir and personal storytelling, especially those struggling to fill in gaps in their narrative.
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About 1440 Multiversity
Beautifully nestled in the California redwoods near Santa Cruz, our 75-acre campus is within easy reach of San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
1440 Multiversity is a place to spend time engaging some of life's most meaningful personal questions and to enjoy, restore, and reenergize yourself as you do it.
You'll find new energy through immersion learning—setting aside daily urgencies and dedicating uninterrupted time to focus on important, but often elusive, priorities. Our unique collaboration with world-class faculty coupled with an original, inspirational curriculum and magnificent grounds make this a place like no other. Add in fresh, redwood-scented air, delicious and healthy food, deep reflection, fun exercise, and good sleep and you've pretty much captured what you'll experience here.
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Accommodations
View AccommodationsAt 1440 Multiversity, you’ll find a wide range of accommodations to meet your preferences and budget. All of our rooms have been thoughtfully designed to provide comfort, promote reflection, and foster connection with others.
Accommodation rates include more than just the bed you sleep in.
Per-person per-night rates include:
- nourishing locally sourced, seasonal meals
- daily meditation and yoga classes
- non-ticketed evening events
- use of all facilities, including the Fitness Center, steam rooms, and infinity-edge hot tub.
Guests also enjoy access to woodland trails, cafés, and shops.
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