Santa Fe Writer's Retreat
WINTER 2025
Join me for a 7-NIGHT all-inclusive retreat to write, dream, and be inspired. This is an opportunity for women writers to BEGIN or FINISH their writing projects in my stunning Santa Fe vacation home, nestled on 5 acres of pinon, juniper, and cedar.
Invite the creative spirit to walk the labyrinth, join a supportive writing mastermind session, take in the beautiful outdoor and indoor spaces, and be nourished with organic homemade meals inspired by the local terroir.
Casa de Sueños awaits.
“There is something magical about Santa Fe. The energy stimulates you, so you are more creative. I know I was. I showed up to Casa de Sueños without ideas for a new novel and left with five full character sketches and an entire storyline.”
-Mona Alvardo Frazier, author of Garden of Second Chances
Walk the labyrinth at Casa de Sueños under the glow of the rising moon.
Find your place to write.
The writing retreat offers the following:
-A stunning private room and private bathroom in Casa de Sueños, my Santa Fe vacation home. First to book gets first choice of rooms. The spacious Adobe home sits on 5 acres of cedar, juniper, and piñon. It is gorgeous from the inside out. The house offers many places to write, think, and dream. The house has a labyrinth and offers a mountain in the backyard for short hikes (it takes about 15 minutes to hike to the top).
Georgia (O'Keefe) On My Mind Room
King Size Bed, Private Bathroom with Large Shower
Hummingbird Room
King Size Bed, Private Bathroom with large soaking tub (no shower)
Santa Fe Buddha Room
Queen Size Bed, Private Bathroom with Shower
An extra large soaking tub awaits the writer(s) in the Hummingbird Room. First person to book with a deposit gets first choice of room.
-Breakfast, lunch, and dinner*. Meals are primarily plant-based meals I cook. The meals feature organic ingredients and local baked goods to showcase the regional dishes and flavors. Plus, I cook up a recipe or two from my book EAT LESS WATER. After a day of writing, some writers are happy to join me in the kitchen to chop, mix, knead, or roll out the evening meal.
Meals are served in the gorgeous kitchen and dining room with its nearly 200-year-old dining table from France.
* As a group, we decide if and when to eat meals out in town. Santa Fe offers incredible award-wining cuisine.
The dining table is a treasure found in one of the many antique shops in Santa Fe. It was built in the 1800's in France to knead bread!
-Daily Sunset celebrations with biodynamic wine or tea and charcuterie board on the grounds of Casa de Suenos.
The retreat also includes:
-Intention-setting circle/writers mastermind the first morning
-Materials to create a vision board for the year or to help with character development
-Transfers to and from the Santa Fe airport or shuttle stop/train station from the Albuquerque airport
-Transportation to all excursions into Santa Fe.
MANY SPACES TO WRITE AND TAKE IN THE SPECTACULAR WINTER SIGHTS.
Optional add-ons
-A half-hour Zoom call with an Editor from Red Hen Press ($100)
-A 1-hour one-on-one writing coach session with me. I will review up to 25 pages. $150
-Ski Santa Fe is 1 hour away from the house. Check the website for lift ticket and ski rental prices.
-A day to soak in the thermal pools at a local spa and massage treatment on the third day of your stay.
We travel to Ojo Caliente (weather permitting) or stay more local at Ojo Santa Fe or 10,000 Waves. Each option offers deep relaxation in the healing waters. The pictures above are from Ojo Caliente.
Writing Altar
Historic Santa Fe Plaza is 14 miles (20 minute drive) along Old Las Vegas Highway from Casa de Suenos
7-Night Retreat Dates in January 2025
Retreat One
Arrive: Saturday, January 24, 2024
Depart: Saturday, January 31, 2024
Retreat Two
Arrive: Sunday, February 2, 2024
Depart: Sunday, February 9, 2024
COST-
7-Night Single Occupancy: $2200 single occupancy (YOUR VERY OWN ROOM)
7-Night Double occupancy: $1200 per person based on double occupancy
Secure your spot with a $600 deposit. The final payment is due on January 1, 2024.
Occupancy is limited to 4 women in each period + me.
If interested, do not hesitate to sign up, as the spots will go quickly. Email me at azulflorencia@gmail.com to reserve!
Find more images of the Casa de Suenos on Instagram @casa_de_suenos
My name is Florencia Ramirez, host of the weekly podcast THE KITCHEN ACTIVIST and the author of Eat Less Water: The Solution to Water Shortages is in the Kitchen (Red Hen Press), named by Kirkus Reviews as the Top 100 Best Books in 2019. I received my master's at the University of Chicago’s School of Public Policy. I've been interviewed by NPR, American Public Media, KCRW’s Good Food, New York’s WPNA, KPFA, and Entertainment Weekly and appeared on CBS and KTLA Morning News. I won the 6th Gift of Freedom Genre Finalist in Creative Nonfiction by A Room of Her Own Foundation (AROHO), the Environment Hero Award, and recently awarded a Latino Leadership award for establishing the Pesticide-Free Soil Project.
You will find me working on my current book project and podcast during the retreat.
I have the honor and privilege of calling two places home: Casa de Sueños, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a beach house near Oxnard, California, with my husband of 27 years and three children.
Visit my website at www.eatlesswater.com