The Gathering
A writing + yoga retreat in Texas Hill Country

Nov 17th - 21st

“Being in the country is like being in a dream.” Meia Goddess
There are some places you crave where time seems to pause - places where stress falls away and the stillness feels safe and nourishing.   Steeped in fresh air and open skies, tucked away from the crowded world.  This autumn, Cole Chance and Victoria Erickson are taking you deep into the heart of one of these oasis, in the nurturing cradle of Texas Hill Country. 

This is a sweet, nostalgic land where the south begins to merge with the west, and you are held in gentle earth energy.

This gathering will be spacious, easeful, and healing. Our home for the retreat will be nestled among expansive sunsets, deeply starry skies, warming night fires, vintage Airstreams, natures melodies, and of course, the gentle hills.

Our days will be filled with equal parts creative writing, yoga, and retro country love! Yoga and meditation will help to open our creative channels so we can weave our experiences, musings, feelings, and imaginations into words.  Exploring flow by way of the body and the pen.
$1000-$1800 camping option
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Logistics:

We will be staying at Three Points Ranch - established in 1929 and now a glamping destination with 500 acres of beauty under huge Texas skies. It is a 500 acre Texas paradise built on the crossroads of three counties and family owned, with a laid back, rustic, enchanted feel.
Three Points Ranch is located in Round Mountain, TX, a 45 min drive from Austin and an hour from San Antonio. You are responsible for making your way to the venue. (We will have a facebook group started 2 months out so people can link up for ride shares.)
$1000-$1800 camping option
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Whats Included:

Daily creative writing classes with Victoria Erickson that will cover many styles of writing to catapult and explore your creativity. 

Daily yoga + meditation classes with Cole Chance to get energy flowing. 

Both the writing + yoga are for all levels! We welcome and encourage diversity of background, race, gender, and experience!  

All meals are privately catered.  We will have a big breakfast + dinner with a light lunch. 

A sunset sojourn to Enchanted Rock National Park & Hamilton Pool Reserve. 
“The fresh and crisp air of the country reminds us that our blood surges from that of the natural world and how tied we are to the sprung rhythms of earth and sky, weather and season.”

Kilroy J Oldster

Victoria Erickson is an author and creative writing coach. She spent years writing for various blogs, local magazines, and newspapers on a variety of subjects, and now writes for herself and also helps brands and beings with a specific style of editing. Her work is a form of paragraph surgery- injecting and she molds creativity, story, depth, and life into anyone’s social media streams, speeches, wedding vows, and books.

She has been coaching creative writing all over the world through workshops, retreats and seminars for five years, focusing on writing from the body, as well as how to layer, notice and play with rhythm, elements, and energy within a paragraph. 

Victoria believes that when you’re writing from a primal, intuitive place, life can be wondrously free, fiery, energetic, and extraordinary. 

Cole Chance has been a seeker all her life. It has brought her into the depths of addiction, to all corners of the world, and most importantly to the path of yoga. Through this practice, she has begun to understand, unravel, and explore the most fascinating of all landscapes... the inner one. There is always room to find more freedom and come closer to wholeness, both on and off the mat. 

Cole’s teaching style reflects her desire to support her students discover on their own unique journey to their desired life. Her philosophy is to live big, love wide, listen deep, and ALWAYS leave room for possibility!
$1000-$1800 camping option

Testimonials

"It's always such a sweet surprise when artists live up to their artistry! Thank you again, Victoria, for a challenging, inspiring, expansive, and wonderful experience. You are a gem in what often feels like a treasure less realm. Looking forward to our souls converging again in the future."

- April Rose from Writing From the Roots with Victoria Erickson in Austin, Texas
"Colorado burst with a vibrancy of color and soulful warriors this weekend. I had the opportunity to spend the weekend in Denver for a writing alchemy retreat that was led by Victoria Erickson at the Lumber Baron Inn & Gardens. The flow of energy and connections shared with each individual has made my heart burst with love and gratitude. I left inspired with my soul reinvigorated. Bravery, vulnerability and raw truth o
utpoured from each beautiful soul. It was incredibly special to witness the courage and fierceness of the written word erupt from the pages that bared the flow and stream of conscious thoughts.”

- Jori Frances Smith from Writing Alchemy with Victoria Erickson in Denver, Colorado
“Traveling back to the states with the word, “unfuckwithable” in mind after such an amazing adventure in Peru with my wonderful new friends. I’m so at peace and in touch with myself, nothing negative can bother me.”

- Alexis Ann from Wanderjourneys Peru creative writing and yoga retreat
"Victoria, for a challenging, inspiring, expansive, and wonderful experience. You are a gem in what often feels like a treasure less realm. Looking forward to our souls converging again in the future."

- April Rose from Writing From the Roots with Victoria Erickson in Austin, Texas
“Sometimes you meet women who just unravel you, lift ou, love you and feel like home all at once. Thank you Victoria  for bringing this space of alchemy to the surface. I bow deeply to you.”

- Sara Martin from Writing Alchemy with Victoria Erickson in Denver, Colorado
“This has been one of the most transformational, soulful, magical, and meaningful experiences of my life. So grateful & blessed to have embarked on this journey with the 8 beautiful souls I had the honor of traveling with for 10 days.”

- Carmen Carreon Smith from Wanderjouneys Peru creative writing & yoga retreat