this quiet life isn't just a writing space. It's a living space. It's a learning space. It's a growing space.

I attended my first silent retreat with my teacher Carly Forest in May of 2017. It was a huge leap of faith to register because I was having major abdominal surgery six weeks prior, and I would still be early in my recovery at retreat time. But I chose to trust that I'd be capable of the long trip and the five days of the yoga-based retreat, and took the plunge. I had no idea what to expect, and wondered what it would be like to be immersed in deep quiet for so many days. Th

this quiet life has been fallow for nine months. It's not that there haven't been creative sparks. I've started a half dozen posts in my...