Wild Alaska Writer's Retreat (Unplug, Unlock, Unleash)

With Chris Sawey and Shela Roles

August 21 - 30, 2024

Address: 7836 Steese Highway, Fairbanks, AK, USA

Contact: Chris Sawey
mensalaskaproject@gmail.com
254-228-6917

  • $3,995.00 – Unplug and step into off-grid Alaska for an immersive 8 day Writers Retreat designed to UNLOCK, UNBLOCK AND UNLEASH your most creative and expressed self. Offering a unique blend of Mindfulness Practices, Wilderness Immersion, Personal Vision Quest, Plant Medicine Ceremony, Inner Child Exploration, and Rejuvenation in Wild Nature!

This Retreat Was Made For Artists!

Join us on a journey to a secluded island in Alaska for a wild off-grid Writers’ Retreat. Here you will FINALLY disconnect from the routine of your day to day and reconnect with Mother Nature in a way that WILL feed your creative essence and your connection to Source.

All through PLAY in WILD NATURE!

Explore the wilderness within through intentional curriculum, carefully curated to call up, and call forward your inner wild child and GIFT them full permission to express in a safe, expertly facilitated creative container.

This 8-day program will include morning rituals, embodiment movement practices, wilderness immersion, periods of sacred silence, breath-work exploration, writing and mindfulness exercises, authentic relating games and opportunities for FULL creative exploration.

Facilitated by experienced guides, this retreat offers a supportive community, allowing you to delve into deep reflection and introspection through collaborative discussion.

This immersive experience promises to leave you a personalized creative toolkit and a renewed sense of rejuvenation and creative fire!

Escape, connect, and unleash your creativity in the serene beauty of the wild, on a sacred river island at the foothills of the White Mountains in Off-Grid Interior Alaska.

What Your Yes! Get’s You:
​Learn TRUE Off-Grid Living
​No Internet or Reception!
​FULL Wilderness Immersion
​Experience Alaskan Wildlife
​Kayak Wild Rivers
​Learn to Fly Fish
​Eat Clean & Wild Meals
​Expertly Guided Wilderness Adventures
​Wake Up Every Morning to River Views
​Shower in the Wild Outdoors
​Experience True Rest and Deep Silence
Make Your Own Custom Leather Journal
​Daily Creative Writing Prompts & Exercises
​Daily Embodiment Practices & Workshops
​Inner Child Play Workshops
​Authentic Relating Games for Connection
​Collaborate & Co-Create with Other Artists
​Guided Morning Ritual Practices
​Fireside Sharing Circles
​Personal Vision Quest (24 Hour Experience)
Sacred Forest Ceremony (Optional)
Deep Reflection, Discussion & Integration
​And SO Much More!!

Unplug and step into off-grid Alaska for an immersive 8 day Writers Retreat designed to UNLOCK, UNBLOCK AND UNLEASH your most creative and expressed self. Offering a unique blend of Mindfulness Practices, Wilderness Immersion, Personal Vision Quest, Plant Medicine Ceremony, Inner Child Exploration, and Rejuvenation in Wild Nature!

About the Leaders

Chris Sawey

Chris Sawey is a Wilderness Guide, Educator, Designer, Contractor, and Wilderness Poet. His love for Art and Adventure is a through-line in everything he does. He has guided hundreds of men and young men in backcountry adventures and is Wilderness First Responder trained and certified through NOLS. In 2019 after his HGTV debut, he walked […]

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Shela Roles

Shela Roles is a holistic health coach, nutritionist, personal trainer, yoga instructor & astrologer who has been supporting women in their personal transformations for more than 15 years. It was in college that she discovered her love for the outdoors. She has spent 20+ years spelunking, hiking, kayaking, white water rafting, climbing & exploring all […]

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