Summary

Autumn is an invitation to pause for a moment and contemplate the abundance of life. We can be grateful and celebrate our own inner harvest with an open heart. We cordially invite you to spend a time-out just for you in the special atmosphere of Drübeck Monastery. Embark on a time of creative writing, reflection and self-appreciation.

Harvest time is a wonderful opportunity to pause and be grateful for all that the last few months have given us. What values are particularly important to you and what wonderful opportunities are still lying dormant within you, waiting to be discovered?

We cordially invite you to our writing retreat. In a safe and confidential atmosphere, you can discover new perspectives for yourself through creative and biographical texts, collages and free writing impulses - both in your career and in your private life. Together we will explore your resources and potential and develop powerful strategies for everyday life that will support and strengthen you.

Treat yourself to some time out and devote yourself entirely to yourself.

After many years of working in social education, I founded "SchreibKunstLiebe - einfach schreiben". Today, I support people in courses, workshops, coaching sessions and specialist editing. I also work as an author.
Drübeck Monastery is my favorite place. It's where I find the peace and inspiration I need to write and let go.

Seminar leader: Babette Friedrich (M.A. in social and writing education)
No previous knowledge required. Please bring your own writing materials.

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories: Monastery Retreats, Mindfulness, Creative Writing, Art therapy, Creative Retreats, Detox Retreats
Date: 2026-09-27 - 2026-10-01
Language(s): German
Group Size: 8
Place: Ilsenburg (Harz), Germany
Accommodation: not included
Catering: No meals
Services: Devotions in the monastery church

Natural environment

Seminarhonorar

Material

Drinks

Accommodation

Accommodation
A single room contingent has been reserved at "Schreibkunstliebe". (Single room per night from approx. 77 €/Double room per night from approx. 107 €, full board approx. 65 € per day)
Accommodation and catering conditions can also be booked and requested directly at Drübeck Monastery (Mr. Abel, Ms. Quast).
Tel.: 03945 294334

Catering

Catering
The monastery kitchen cooks with fresh, regional and natural ingredients. Varied and healthy dishes are offered every day. There are soups, a salad buffet, fruit, desserts and two main courses - one of which is vegetarian. In the morning there is a hearty breakfast with fresh fruit and monastery muesli, at lunchtime a buffet with starter soup, salads and main courses and in the evening a snack with a warm portion. The weekly menu includes two soups on Mondays, vegetarian dishes on Thursdays and traditional fish on Fridays.
Buffet times:
Breakfast buffet: 07:30 - 09:30
Lunch buffet: 12:00 - 13:00
Evening buffet: 18:00 - 19:30

sequence

Procedure
Arrival day:
from 2 p.m. Arrival
6 p.m. Evening meal
19-21 Thematic unit

Seminar days:
from 07:30 Breakfast
10 - 12 Thematic unit
12 - 15 Lunch/free time
15 - 18 Thematic session
18 Evening meal, followed by a cozy evening

Departure day:
Breakfast from 7:30 a.m.
9 - 11 a.m. thematic unit/farewell
12 noon Lunch and departure

Arrival

Drübeck Abbey is a former Benedictine abbey. The monastery gardens are part of the tourism project "Garden Dreams - Historical Parks in Saxony-Anhalt". It is located on the Romanesque Road between Wernigerode and Ilsenburg and can be reached by car via the A36 or by bus and train.

Klostergarten 6, 38871 Ilsenburg (Harz), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Cancellation policy

If you cancel up to 3 days before arrival, you will receive a 50% refund of the booking price.
After this, the booking is non-refundable.

Cancellation conditions
If you cancel up to 3 days before arrival, you will be refunded 50% of the booking price.
Thereafter the booking is non-refundable.
If participants cancel up to 14 days before the start of the seminar at the latest, a fee of € 20.00 will be charged.
If the participant withdraws at least 3 working days before the start of the seminar, 50% of the seminar fee is due.
If the participant withdraws less than 3 working days before the start of the seminar, 100% of the seminar fee shall be due.
The organizer may withdraw from the contract if the minimum number of participants is not reached or for other important reasons (e.g. illness, death in the family, etc.). In this case, participants will be refunded the full course fee. There are no further claims against the organizer in such cases.