Storycamp Disco Retreat

Get ready for a transformative experience of storytelling, art-making and lots of laughter, great conversation, and getting closer to yourself and your creative intuition.

It will be an intimate retreat weekend with a small but mighty group of creative humans, all brilliant, talented thinkers and makers going deeper to explore our stories and our creativity. All weekend long, we’ll immerse ourselves in fun and art-making and secretly through all of this, re-discover our vision and why our voices and our stories matter in this world.

You’ll have opportunities for easy hiking, bird watching and gorgeous sunsets. You’ll be surrounded by acres of trees, meadows, flowers, and farmland in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania—this idyllic atmosphere is sure to fill your well and stoke creative fires well past the weekend experience. You’ll leave refreshed and inspired, with new insights, a new outlook and an amazing group of friends, plus some wonderful goodies from me!

Thursday, May 12th

• Check-in begins as early as 2pm. We’ll gather for a special welcome happy hour at 5:00pm on the Barn Patio and then head inside together for dinner at 6 pm with after-dinner conversation and some getting-to-know you games around the fire pit.

Friday May 13th and Saturday May 14th 

• We will begin with an optional early morning gentle yoga stretch or walk from 7:15-7:45, then breakfast together at 8-8:45. Then it’s on to full creative time before and after lunch in one of Highlights beautiful spaces. There will be space in the itinerary each day for afternoon walks and down-time to work, explore the campus or just hang out– the library is filled with children’s books –this is the Highlights Foundation campus! After-dinner activities will be celebrations of our days together and more amazingness, SCD style.
• There are tons of places on campus for drawing and reading and your cabins each have desks and porches, coffee-makers, hair-dryers, soap/shampoo/conditioner, books/board games, wi-fi/ac/heat, and access to washing machines/dryers.
• Farm-to-table meals using fresh local and organic ingredients when possible are a highlight of the retreat. All dietary needs will be accommodated—please let me know about any allergies or special dietary needs/concerns in advance.

Sunday, May 15th

•  The retreat will a final early morning meditation session at 7:30 followed by breakfast from 8-8:45. We’ll give you a chance to rest and pack your things after breakfast and meet up again for our last hurrah art and presentation session at 10 followed by our farewell lunch together. Check-out is 1pm Sunday.

More Information

• If you’d like to come a day early, or stay a day later, that is an option! I can put you in touch with our coordinator for the weekend.
• How to get the Barn at Boyd Mills: : https://thebarnatboydsmills.com/getting-here/. If you have questions about travel, extending your stay or early or late travel plans, etc., email Tara at the tara.gross@highlightsfoundation.org with questions. Let her know you’ll be with Deborah Stein’s Retreat May 12-15th.
• Save the date! Friday, May 6th at 12:00pm EST we’ll meet for an optional zoom with all the participants to say hello and discuss art supplies etc!  Zoom link will be sent that Thursday.
• As we get closer to arrival, you will receive more information about shuttle service and submitting photos and bios.
• For more info visit: https://thebarnatboydsmills.com/highlights-foundation-workshops-retreats/.

Very excited to have this to look forward to with you!

Leader:  Deborah Stein