Our Programs
Freeflow is open to everyone. You need not be a student, a confident writer, or experienced in the outdoors to join us in the field. The only requisite is that you’re stoked on learning, connecting, and co-creating a shared adventure. And while most Freeflow courses are university-accredited, they don’t feel overly academic in nature.
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FIELD COURSES
WINTER WRITING INTENSIVE
Stalking the Story & Sharing its Sustenance in Uncertain Times
Six months of supportive creative community + mid-winter desert retreat | OPEN TO EVERYONE
7 JANUARY – 24 JUNE, 2026 | ONLINE
GHOST RANCH RETREAT | 6 – 8 FEBRUARY, 2026 | ABIQUIU, NEW MEXICO
WITH AMY IRVINE
FREEFLOW GRAND CANYON
A float down the legendary and imperiled Colorado River through Grand Canyon, listening, writing, and witnessing, in deep immersion and deep time | OPEN TO EVERYONE
7 – 24 APRIL, 2026 | GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA
WITH SHERWIN BITSUI and CRAIG CHILDS
RIVERS IN TIME, RIVERS IN WORDS
An experiential deep dive into the history + evolving narrative of the Yukon | OPEN TO EVERYONE
18 – 25 JULY, 2026 | YUKON RIVER, ALASKA
WITH DR. BATSHEBA DEMUTH
LOCAL OFFERINGS
STORY FLOW AT RITUAL YOGA
Story Flow is a creative integration of asana, breath, and language. We will explore the stories that exist within water, bodies, and cultures. We’ll play with pranayama to stir our creative energies as we move into the cold season, and to breathe life and meaning back into language. We will move through delightfully simple asana sequences as a mode of unlocking rhythm and flow. We’ll take moments to write into our experience as a way of rediscovering our own stories with care, attunement, and discernment.
24 OCTOBER, 2026 | 6:30 – 8 PM | RITUAL YOGA | MISSOULA, MONTANA
WITH CHANDRA BROWN
RHYTHM, ROOTS, AND RESPIRATION
In this exploratory four-week series, we will wade into the currents that flow beneath the surface. We’ll attune to natural rhythms and listen for secret stories that hide between breaths. We’ll seek creative connection through stars, animals, rivers, and seas. We’ll read across genres and write in experimental ways. During each of our four sessions, we’ll breathe, observe, and write, generating creative momentum to carry us through the winter months ahead. You can expect to come away with material to spark future writing projects. You will leave the series connected to an emerging community of local writers and creators.
11, 18 NOVEMBER + 2, 9 DECEMBER, 2026 | 6 – 7:30 PM | MISSOULA WRITING COLLABORATIVE
WITH CHANDRA BROWN
Past Programs
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