A Day of Writing at The Palms
HeartWriting® Day Retreat
May 1st, 10am – 4pm, The Palms, Terrey Hills (venue has changed)
Reconnect with your words through self-connection and a day of creative inspiration.
Love writing from the heart? Join Rose and her HeartWriters for a day of creative bliss at The Palms, Terrey Hills: immersed in tropical gardens and Balinese inspired grounds.
A deeply nourishing and inspiring day of writing workshops, yoga and meditation, vegetarian lunch, and creative nooks and gardens to write and dream. Perfect for writers of any level, you’ll learn Rose’s HeartWriting Method, plus ancient spirituality, writing mastery, and creative flow.
The only HeartWriting® event offered live in Sydney this year – don’t miss out on your chance! Past students of the level 1 HeartWriting course or a past or future paid retreat can use code Heart100 for $100 off.
Stunning Location
Tropical gardens surrounded by pristine Australian bushland, with a stunning undercover pavillion to sit in circle, outstanding restaurant, plush grass for yoga, and gorgeous nooks for private writing.
Semi-Silent Retreat
Silence and space encourages that glorious state of heart connection and theta flow state. This sacred writing retreat is inspired by Vipassana Retreats, and Ava Irani’s Functional Spirituality Retreats, which are labelled ‘semi-silent’. Rose practises this every day to encourage more ideas to flow, and less anxious space-filling in her life and interactions.
Heart Nourishment
Our day will be filled with nourishing and inspiring activities for the heart, including writing workshops, movement and meditation, sound healing, sensory walks, and a healthy lunch prepared by The Palms restaurant.
Writing Technique
We’ll be exploring an intuitive writing theme supported through the learning of technique to help you uncover your deepest writing potential. The themes and techniques for our group will be uncovered in the weeks leading up to our day.
Creative Community
It’s so important to connect deeply with other creatives who share in your values and heart. Bringing heart-centred writers together in healing, learning and harmony is a big part of HeartWriting’s mission.
Movement & Meditation
Gentle movement and deep meditation is the antidote to stuck energy and creative blocks. This retreat is designed to clear the clutter from the top layer of your consciousness, and from there, creative magic can happen – revealing words and ideas you’ve never dreamed of.
Retreat Includes:
- HeartWriting workshops
- Creative meditation & yoga
- Sensory exploration activity
- Sound healing with Sarah
- Retreat gift bag filled with goodies
- Healthy vegetarian lunch
- Afternoon tea & coffee
- Silent sessions of writing
- Ten Days of HeartWriting Course, valued at $199
- A portal to share your finished writing with your peers
- $100 discount for the 8 week course or Bali Retreat
- Heart-led creative community
- Silence, nature & creativity.
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Our Itinerary
10am Opening meditation, welcome and yoga in our shala
11am First writing workshop: Heart work, sensory presence activity, and 1st writing technique
12pm First silent writing hour anywhere on grounds (choose your inspiration nook)
1pm Lunch and creative chats (Delicious tofu poke bowls prepared by the Palms Eatery)
1.45pm Second Writing Workshop: Blending ancient cultural and creative wisdom with writing technique.
2.15pm Sound healing with Sarah: inspiring your next writing session.
2.40pm Second silent writing session anywhere on grounds (choose your fave nook)
3.20pm afternoon tea + creative chats
3.40pm Return to yoga shala: sharing of words and meditation to close.
4.15pm Close
The Theme
All HeartWriters know that there’s an intuitive surprise theme on each retreat ~ until all applications are in, we won’t know what theme will be revealed to Rose! Come for the mysterious and magical ride.
What you’ll need to bring:
Yoga mat, a pillow, and a blanket
Journal, pens, The Heart Writing Handbook
Water bottle, sunscreen, hat
An open heart.
Preparation (and after)
You don’t have to prepare at all – you can just show up and enjoy the magical day of writing and learning! You’ll receive a comprehensive and inspiring workbook on the day, as well as some surprising creative goodies.
After our retreat, you will hand in your beautiful piece writing to the group via our online portal, so you don’t have to finish all your writing on the day. Rose and Raeleen will act as your editors, giving you light editing and feedback – plus, you’ll get to read and give feedback on everyone else’s work.
However, for a little context, HeartWriting is more than just a journalling course for your heart. The full curriculum is a rigorous academic program designed to level up your writing skills exponentially – no matter what your dreams and aspirations are. You’ll receive the 10 day intro course with your ticket, which is a ‘face your fears and open your heart’ journey. It’s not compulsory to complete this mini course before the retreat – it’s just a bonus.
But if you want to get the most out of HeartWriting, it is a strong recommendation to sign up to the level 1 online HeartWriting course, which teaches the full HeartWriting program and leads into the level 2 book writing program. You’ll receive a discount code to apply to the course after signing up for the day retreat.
Meet Rose Mascaro
founder of heartwriting, author of the heart writing handbook
Equipped with a Master of Arts in creative writing, a former career as magazine editor, a decade of spirituality and awakening, and working as a book ghostwriter… plus taking hundreds of students through her holistic and academic writing courses – Rose’s retreats are truly a gift of learning and awakening.
Merged with the signature magic of her registered HeartWriting curriculum, by the end of this retreat you will have a beautiful short piece of writing completed under Rose’s guidance.
After the retreat, Rose and Raeleen will also act as your editors, giving you light editing and feedback on your piece – plus, you’ll get to read everyone else’s work.
What People Say
Alex Larach
Kylie Collins
Lesley Bramston
Kirsty Taylor
Raeleen
Rose always instinctively knows what's needed in her guided meditations and the collective energy of the group is pure magic! I have grown so much with Rose. My heart has opened and my writing? ... well, I've finished my book, I'm getting it published, and now I'm a paid editor!
Grace
I highly recommend HeartWriting for those who love learning with a spiritual lens and want to develop or mature their writing ability in a supportive space. Rose radiates with beautiful wisdom and has an authentic way of teaching that is articulate, inspiring, heartfelt and passionate.
Delys
The talented Rose shared so much of her vast knowledge with us and was very generous with her time and resources. I have wanted to get back to writing for many years but this course was the impetus to get my words moving again. I loved it so much I have enrolled in the advanced course!
Kelly
I cannot shout loud enough to anyone who is thinking about working with Rose that they need to run, not walk. It will be one of the biggest acts of self-care you’ll enact all year. There will not be a more well rounded or supportive course of its kind out there I assure you!
Don’t live in Sydney?
Or maybe you’d like something more substantial so you can really fall into your ultimate creative flow...
The Online Retreat: 8 Workshops
Start now: the fast-track way to complete the workshop
8 x 2 hour workshop lessons
Lifetime access to the entire learning portal and lessons
Same homework & exercises as the live group
Free entry into ONE live class of your choice in 2026
Email Rose with questions + support
Share your writing in the HeartWriting Community Group
Learning portal of readings & resources
Free entry to the ‘Ten Days of HeartWriting’ valued at $199
Upgrade to the annual LIVE course later if you like!
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$499
Experience the new self–paced course + online portal + resource library. Start at this celebratory price, join one of our live classes for FREE, and decide later to upgrade and join the LIVE course in Feb!
