Soulful Writer’s Retreat

Whether you’re a beginning writer or more experienced, you’ll discover writing techniques and skills for creating new work or breathing new life into ongoing projects at the Soulful Writer’s Retreat.

Soulful Writer's Retreat for Women

 

2025: CHOOSE YOUR RETREAT!

June 23-26, 2025 | July 14-17, 2025
Only 1 spot left for June | 2 spots left for July

Sandy beaches. Tranquil woods. A peaceful stream. The world’s best sunsets. A supportive writing group of kindred spirits. Let the beauty and wonder of nature stir your imagination and inspire creativity.

“With new experiences, you gain new insights. Embrace the journey.”

Writers Retreat

The Soulful Writing Retreat benefits women at all stages of the writing process – whether you’re just beginning or an experienced author ready to shift to new levels of originality and impact.

Over four days, we’ll gather to learn, to explore, to write, and to share. Purposely, I limit the number of participants from two to five women at the Soulful Writer’s Retreat to ensure an intimate learning/sharing experience.

You’ll discover the Conscious Writing process that you can use anywhere at any time to tap into an intuitive flow so you truly write from your soul. It takes you to the heart of what you’re really here to write about. Some participants have come to the Retreat looking to write one thing but left with a new direction and a new dimension to their writing journey.

Each day you’ll participate in guided sessions where we gather to meditate and learn new techniques to develop your writing skills. You’ll have a daily writing assignment and ample personal time for resting, reflection, and writing – either poolside, on the beach, walking the trails in the woods, or finding a quiet space in the gardens. As we are only 10 minutes to either Grand Bend or Bayfield, you could also take time to explore the local shops, if you choose.

We have periods of silence and fun activities around the campfire or watching the sunset above the majestic Lake Huron. And of course, there’s always ample food – lots of good food!

It’s amazing when like-minded women come together for a shared experience such as this. I am grateful for the balance between teachings, guidance, and the freedom to discover my own path. The conscious writing experience made me feel more grounded, allowing my thoughts and writing to flow. This retreat accelerated my growth exponentially. I truly felt reconnected to myself, nature, and all that I needed.

This Retreat is about you and what your creative heart truly needs.

Discover how to make your writing more real, more captivating, more entertaining, and more soulful for your readers.

  • Guided writing exercises to help you combine imagination, observation, and memory. 
  • Experience the Conscious Writing practice – learn how to access an intuitive creative flow to reveal deep insights and ideas.
  • Write with your soul’s intention to share your stories with passion and impact.
  • Intentional meditations.
  • Group discussions in a sacred space of respect.
  • Private writing time in solitude and silence to discover your true voice and write authentically from the heart.
Soulful Writers Retreat
Your Soulful Writer’s Retreat includes:
Writers Retreat Group
  • 3 nights accommodation at my private residence in St. Joseph, Ontario on the Lake Huron shores.
  • Delicious meals and nutritious snacks including 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 3 dinners.
  • Wine with dinner each night.
  • Daily seminars with powerful lessons and creative insights.
  • Individual assignments with writing prompts and group work.
  • Personal free time for resting, reflection, journaling, project writing, or relaxing with fellow writers on the beach or by the pool.
  • Explore oracle cards and the energy of crystals and gemstones.
  • Daily walks on the beach and/or through the forest trails.

This experience will not only provide you with new stories to tell, it will help you explore new territories in your writing and creative process. Find new joy in your writing. Be inspired. Write from your heart with the voice of your soul.

Retreat Venue


Choose Your Space

If you prefer an extended payment option, please contact me with your booking choice of Private Room (Queen or Double), Shared Room, or Non Residential. Note: Early Bird rates valid until April 7, 2025 unless sold out. All rates quoted in Canadian funds. 13% HST will be added to all rates.

Secure Your Space Now

A deposit of $250.00 + HST will secure your space. The balance will be due April 7, 2025. Simply choose your preferred date and accommodation to lock in the early bird rate now. 

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Choose Your Retreat

Private Room – Queen Bed

$1597.00

EARLY BIRD RATE: $1397.00

SOLD

Private Room – Double Bed

$1597.00

EARLY BIRD RATE: $1397.00

SOLD

Shared Room (Bunk Beds)

$1397.00

EARLY BIRD RATE: $1197.00

Available July 14-17, 2025 Only

DATE

Non-Residential

Perfect if you live nearby or prefer to stay at a local inn. We love Hessenland, located minutes down the road, and we’re close to Bayfield & Grand Bend.

$1197.00
EARLY BIRD RATE: $997.00

Date

 CREATE YOUR OWN RETREAT!
Book a private retreat with your writer’s group or friends.
Let’s talk to find a date that works.

Dietary Restrictions/Preferences: Please let us know when you register if you have any special dietary requirements.

Cancellation Policy:
If you have to cancel your booking for any reason, there is a staged refund policy as follows:
  • More than 45 days notice – $250.00 non-refundable.
  • Between 44 days 15 days notice – $500.00 non-refundable.
  • 14 days notice or less – Full fee non-refundable.
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Words from our Soulful Writers…

Sylvia Plester-Silk

Attending my annual writer’s retreat with Sue has been informative, nurturing, and rejuvenating. She magically blends lessons, writing time, and connection in an experience that feeds the author within and your soul. Attending her retreat has been a profound experience. I now see myself as an author who can be published, not only self-published. I have confidence in my writing as a result of the responses others have to my stories. It’s opened an entirely new world for me – I don’t just write non-fiction anymore. I also see myself as a short story writer. The decision to attend next year’s retreat was only a blink of a thought – it was absolutely, 100% I wouldn’t miss it!

Sylvia Plester-Silk
On Purpose Transformation, Guelph, ON
Linda Verde

I went to the Soulful Writer’s Retreat [again] expecting an experience that would delight, inspire, educate, and also nurture my soul. I got that and more. I especially enjoyed the content of the lessons. All were very helpful and gave me lots to consider as I write. This was my third Soulful Writer’s Retreat, and the content continues to be new and relevant. I was inspired again this year as I have been with each of the past experiences. I recommend this retreat for anyone who wants to write with true authenticity.

–2024

Linda Verde
Linda Verde Editing, Sarnia, ON
Petra Remy

I loved everything about the Soulful Writer’s Retreat. All aspects of the retreat, from the welcoming ambience and environment to the delicious cooking and personal time to the evening socials, were for the betterment of learning and building confidence. At no time did I feel “pushed.” Susan is making a difference in the world. Writing is another variable that can/will make a change in our local, national, and global community.

Petra Remy
Remy Investment Group, Edmonton, AB
Kim Tremblay

I recommend this retreat to anyone wanting to refine or improve their writing. Being with like-minded women and sharing stories and writings is so powerful. The conscious writing exercises were amazing, and it’s surprising what comes through when you set your mind to it. Susan is warm and welcoming, she is a great cook, and it’s a very relaxing few days.

Kim Tremblay
Space For Your, London, ON
Christine Merrigan

Thank you for providing such a wonderful week. It was exactly what I needed, and I didn’t even know it. Each person was able to open up in their own way because of the space you created. A safe space to be open and vulnerable for both individual and collective growth. It’s so amazing when like-minded women come together for a joined experience such as this.

A beautiful location, amazing food, scheduled learning, and personal time were the perfect mix for a supportive and open environment with opportunities for self-examination and connection with others.

I am grateful for the balance between teachings, guidance, and the freedom to discover my own path and insights throughout the week. So many insights!

As I sat in silence, the beauty of wildlife and nature filled my senses. I enjoyed the stillness I was allowed to have.

Through the conscious writing experience, I felt more grounded, and it allowed my thoughts and writing to flow out of me. This retreat accelerated my growth exponentially. I truly felt reconnected to myself, nature, and all that I needed. Thank you so much for this amazing experience.

Christine Merrigan
Sylvia Plester-Silk

What a great experience – a meet-up with my soul as a conscious writer exposed undiscovered talents, new excitement, and inspiration for my book. Coupled with delicious meals spent in connection, laughter, and support, my soul is nourished, my creativity exposed, and my life enriched. Susan is a miracle worker. Her ability to tap your inner author is astounding! Her hospitality is above and beyond! None of us wanted the experience to end. Thank you Susan for sharing your gifts, knowledge, and blessed self.

Sylvia Plester-Silk
Linda Verde

This was my second time attending the Soulful Writer’s Retreat, and again, I am blown away with the depth of improvement to my writing. Good company, great conversations, and hospitality that rivals the best hotels. The food was fantastic and Sue Regier is a spiritual force that exerts itself with gentle love and gumption. I’d recommend any writer who wants to take their writing to a higher level, take this retreat.

Linda Verde
Linda Fletcher

Nature – Food – Calmness – Writing – Camaraderie – Fun

What more could you ask for? ?

Give yourself a gift of “me time” at Sue’s. It will be a terrific initiation to becoming a writer. There were so many lovely aspects to the retreat – yummy food (meals, snacks, and desserts) … various cozy, outdoor writing spaces where nature inspires your creativity … witness relaxing beach sunsets … Sue’s brain exercises that release your imagination … oracle card readings for musing … and some yoga-like movements to shake out the cobwebs.

Even if you don’t keep writing after, the writer’s bug will infest your body, mind, and soul. That’s how it was for me. Inspired, I recently expanded one of the brain exercises and submitted it to CBC’s Short Story contest and am now attempting to write a novel during Nanowrimo month.

Linda Fletcher
Cambridge, Ontario
Linda M. Verde

The Soulful Writer’s Retreat opened me to creating by tapping into the energies of the Universe. Sue Regier helped me get the best out of my writing by confidently leading the group to a rounded creative experience. I can hardly wait to come back again.

Linda M. Verde
Sarnia, Ontario
Nancy Joyal

Not only did Susan’s writer’s retreat provide us with a creative process, helpful tips and techniques, and a new way of approaching our writing, the setting of the retreat among the sights and sounds of nature offered lovely spaces for inspiration and creative exploration. Whether sitting poolside, on a canopy swing, around the table, or on a bench overlooking a lush ravine, the beautiful surroundings were conducive to conversation, sharing, meditation and writing.

The pace of learning versus personal and writing time was perfect and Susan’s experience and authentic approach has a special way of bringing out the best in her participants. I’m grateful to have participated in this rich and rewarding retreat experience – one I’ll not soon forget. Thank you, Susan!

Nancy Joyal
London, Ontario
Melissa Harner

I have only positive things to say about Sue and the Soulful Writer’s Retreat. The location and atmosphere could not have been better. Outside, you are surrounded by nature, and inside you will discover what a beautiful home Susan has – the perfect setting for a writing retreat! Each meal was carefully crafted, and it was clear how much thought and effort went into it all, especially all the homemade aspects of the meals. Last, but not least, Sue was a fabulous leader perfectly guiding us through each writing exercise. I feel that I have learned so much and was completely comfortable sharing my ideas and stories in this safe place that she has created. Thank you, Sue!

Melissa Harner
Port Credit, Ontario
Camilla Bignell

You have connected me to my creative and spiritual style of writing while providing a safe space to learn step-by-step processes. Writing is now something I can cherish and anticipate with fun instead of the chore I once considered it to be. A magical experience with twists and turns, tantalizing food, and just the right amount of time to work, play, imagine, and dream. I now have tools to assist with painting a picture with words to inspire.

Camilla Bignell
Rebecca Loach

Sue’s Soulful Writer’s Retreat was the perfect mix of structured creative writing exercises, exploration with Conscious Writing techniques, soulful sharing with the group, and fun! Every moment of the event was well thought out, with plenty of free time each morning and afternoon for us to continue our personal writing projects or enjoy some quiet time relaxing. The environment was set perfectly to support our projects and also to create connections between the participants. I went to the Retreat hoping to get a bit more structure for writing my book, but instead came away with a whole new perspective on my writing and how to tap into the Soulful Writer within. I feel much more confident and inspired about writing than I ever imagined possible.  I also came away feeling well-fed (the food was amazing!) and have made a whole new group of friends. I would recommend this event to anyone who is looking to tap into their creative writing in a more conscious and soulful way.

Rebecca Loach
Angels' Voice, Waterloo, Ontario
Gayle Russell

The Retreat was an amazing experience, which helped me find a way to circumvent my brain injury, and be able to write again. I spoke to my mom and asked what she thought about my revising dad’s script ‘Heirlooms,’ with a joint author note. She was delighted that was a possibility and it is now slated as a project for 2018! Making new friends and having the opportunity to share freely with them, was a true blessing, too. Thanks again for such a magical experience! You’re an awesome Soulful Writer and Teacher. I so appreciate your wisdom and gifts.

Gayle Russell,
Essential Therapies, London, Ontario
Kim Elsdon

Radiant sun, puffy clouds, skies the colour of bluebells, gentle breezes, the air filled with lilac. Breathe deep fresh oxygen, listen to soul songs of birds, view the stately lavender gladiolus and blazing sunsets. Feel comforted by the light touch of winged angels all around, with the tranquil fall of water surrounded by tender shoots of growth. Never having to give thought to preparing the next feast for it was there before you as if by magic. Inspiration sprung into the mind as the stories unfolded, guidance was soft yet powerful, given with love from a truly spiritual woman.

The experience will last a lifetime; for now, I can help others feel, see, smell, and touch life from afar.

 Thanks to those who encouraged me on the first steps of an exciting new journey.

Kim Elsdon
London, Ontario