The Space Behind the Mind
a breathwork & flow-writing retreat
June 27th, 2026, 9am-4pm
Rolling Ridge Retreat Center
North Andover, MA
Breathe into Stillness. Write from the Deep. Unlock your Voice.
There is a place beneath the noise. A pool of images, an open space within. This is not a place we can access with striving or urgency. This is something older, steadier; a place that waits patiently for you just beyond the thinking mind.
Most of us don’t spend much time there.
We live instead in loops of analysis, self-doubt, and trying to get it right. We circle the same questions, the same patterns, the same stuck places. We sense there is something truer beneath it all, but we don’t always know how to reach it.
This day is an invitation to cross that threshold in a safe and grounded community.
What this retreat offers
The Space Behind the Mind is a one-day immersive retreat designed to help you access a deeper layer of awareness, where your voice is clearer, your body is more regulated, and your creativity can move freely again.
Together, we’ll work at the intersection of breath and language.
Breathwork (with Erin Browning) to gently shift the state of the nervous system, release stored tension, and create the internal conditions for clarity and insight
Flow-writing practices (with Alix Klingenberg) to bypass the inner critic and listen for what is already waiting to be said
Spacious time for integration, reflection, and forest walking
A small, thoughtfully held group (max 20 participants)
lunch and snacks are included!
This is not about producing something polished, it’s about making contact with yourself, your body, your voice, and the creativity that has been waiting just beneath the surface.
Your Retreat Hosts
Erin Browning is a breathwork practitioner and speech pathologist whose work centers on the connection between breath, voice, and the nervous system. She helps people release what has been held in the body and rediscover a more grounded, open way of being.
Alix Klingenberg is a poet, spiritual director, and creative guide. Her work invites people into deeper relationship with their inner world through language, image, and attention—helping them access the voice that exists beyond performance or expectation.
There is a quality of work that can be only be done when we really give ourselves over to it. Retreats are amazing for opening new creative doors and for going deeper than you can go on your own.
If you’re feeling creatively depleted, restless, or in need of new friends and colleagues who care about the world the way that you do, consider giving yourself this gift.
What you might experience
Participants often find that when breath and writing are brought together in this way, something begins to shift.
A loosening of mental loops or stuck narratives
A deeper sense of calm and internal spaciousness
Unexpected clarity about a creative or personal question
Language that feels more true, more alive, more yours
A renewed connection to intuition and inner knowing
You don’t need to be a “writer” to attend.
You don’t need prior experience with breathwork.
You only need a willingness to listen.
This is a smaller retreat with space for just 20 participants so if you’re called to it, don’t wait to sign up! (Previous retreats have sold out within a couple days of launching)
One of the two labyrinths at Rolling Ridge!
The Setting
Rolling Ridge is a beautiful retreat center on a secluded peninsula, surrounded by walking trails and overlooking Lake Cochichewick. The newly renovated Tod Hall will be our space for the day, offering spacious accommodations, delicious lunch made in house, and quiet spaces to write and rest.
