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Sarah Canney's avatar

I love this! I’ve been hosting women’s running retreats for the past eight years, while it’s not a writing retreat per se, we do a lot of journaling! I’ve stepped away from that business, but I learned so much hosting and facilitating these events. Your advice is spot on and I would add a few more notes: 1) your business insurance likely does not cover overnight events. You can easily apply for temp insurance that covers the weekend event. It’s beneficial just in case something happens and your waiver isn’t air tight. 2) the addition of an opening and closing ceremony will bring the group together and make the impact of the retreat longer lasting.

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Jennifer Louden's avatar

Great advice. I've been running women's retreats for 32 years and writing retreats for 23 years, and yes food first! and also no booze. Made that mistake once and that was all it took. Also the venue may have insurance so you don't need your own - check. Can save you money. And did you say anything about COVID policy? That's become a necessary. Sad face. Also I would say very few people put enough time into retreat design. A good reteeat design is everything. :)

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