Winter 2026 NANAIMO | Spring 2026 VICTORIA
Tending the Writer’s FlameA multi-day ritual space devoted to the writer within
Change your relationship to writing in one weekend
Tending the Writer’s Flame is an in-person immersive workshop crafted to facilitate a deep, soulful dive into the very heart of your creative life. Through ritual you will discover new entry points to your writing practice, creative ways to meet blocks, and attune to the natural rhythms of the writer within.
The writer stretches between heaven and earth, root and sun, drinking starlight and bowing to the dawn.
Upcoming Retreats
Nanaimo
January 30–February 1, 2026
Victoria
May 2-3, 2026
PLAN YOUR OWN RETREAT
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Invoke your muse. Ignite your authentic voice.
Here are a few aspects of what you will experience in our time together
01 / Ceremonial Container
We welcome you into a warm, intentional space to step into the dreamscape of your creativity. We will create a collective altar together, draw inspiration from a myth, and spend time indoors and outside. You and your writing process will be honored and respected in our magical retreat bubble.
02 / Teaching & Guided Practices
Heart-centered rituals and imaginative practices will nourish the soul of your writing and rekindle your connection with the writer within. Our practices are trauma informed, respect different faiths and cosmologies, and are intended to bring roots and honey to your writing life.
03 / Dedicated Writing Time
Each ritual and practice is followed by writing time to let your muse flow freely. You will have several shorter writing times each day (10-30min) and more time to write in the morning and evening if you need longer blocks.
04 / Take Home Invitations
You will learn many practices that can be repeated in your own writing life and probably a few new friends, as we will have time to share in small groups and in the larger circle. We hope that Tending the Writer’s Flame lights a fire that keeps burning when you go home.
Not your average writer’s workshop
Earth-Anchored
Grounded in nature, rooting creativity in the Earth.
Spirit-Infused
Ancestral and spirit guided support for inspired writing.
Heart-Centered
Align with the heart that moves your writing.
What participants are saying
Your guides in writing & ritual
Rayann Gordon
Rayann combines her experience as an artist and professional ritualist to facilitate creative openings, spirit-supported approaches to art making, and connection to one’s own soul. She has degrees in Dance and Psychology, and an art background in installation, video, choreography, writing, and improvisational quilting.
For the past 8 years, she has worked as a healer and mentor for people who wish to connect with their spirit guides and ancestors. She mentors people in ritual skills and spirit connection and approaches spiritual experience with an artist’s curiosity. She is devoted to helping people reclaim the power of their human spirit and creative force after difficult experiences.
Brooke Arnold-Rochette
As a certified Life-Cycle Celebrant, nature-based ritual guide (with an MA in Ecopsychology), and certified Wild Mind Practitioner, Brooke has been working with people for almost two decades, using earth-based rituals as a way to come into conversation with our soulful selves and the wild world.
A creative writer and trained storyteller, she places story-tracking at the heart of her approach. Through contemplative practices, ritual and ceremony, poetry and myth, Brooke gathers the richness of these multiple streams to best serve you in deepening your relationship with your writing and your writer-within.
“We make things holy by the kind of attention we give them.”
— Dr. Martin Shaw
Frequently Asked Questions
What's your approach to ritual as guests on this land?
Our intention is to offer respectful, living, and accessible ritual practices that strengthen the writer within you.
We see the deep weave of capitalism and colonialism in the modern world and grieve the harm these systems cause, the injustices they perpetuate, and the resulting behaviors that damage people and the planet. As settlers on these lands, we aim to be curious allies and humble learners on the path toward reconciliation and cultural repair. Therefore, the rituals and practices we offer are rooted in our own lineages, and where that lineage is lost, arise from our personal connection and training with earth and spirit. We work with our ancestors, the natural world we respectfully inhabit, our spirit guides, and muses to help us create rituals that serve as a bridge between worlds, a language of the soul, and a healing balm for creative hearts.
Do you have payment plans available?
Absolutely. You can divide your payment into two. One when you register and the second payment the week before the workshop.
Will I come out with a finished piece of writing?
The intention of Tending the Writer’s Flame is to connect you to your writing in new, soulful ways. You likely won’t complete a large piece of writing during workshop time, but could work on something over the weekend in the space between sessions. You will likely come out feeling more integrated and intuitive in your writing practice.
Will we be sharing our writing?
I'm an experienced writer. Is this just for beginners?
As with any relationship, our relationship to our creative path and art-forms require tending, deep listening, and food for inspiration. Experienced and beginning writers are welcome.
What if there is a ritual or practice that I don't want to take part in?
More questions? Ask us.