Cold Water Swimming on a Writing Retreat in Pembrokeshire
Holly Rigby Holly Rigby

Cold Water Swimming on a Writing Retreat in Pembrokeshire

What does cold water swimming have to do with writing? On my Pembrokeshire writing retreats, an afternoon dip in the sea has become one of my favourite ways to get out of my head and back into my body after a morning on the page.

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How to Start Writing Again After a Long Break
Holly Rigby Holly Rigby

How to Start Writing Again After a Long Break

After a long break from writing, I’m slowly finding my way back to the page. Here are six things helping me rebuild my creative practice, from finding community and inspiration to practising both tender and fierce self-compassion.

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How I’ve come to understand joy as ease
Holly Rigby Holly Rigby

How I’ve come to understand joy as ease

While teaching writing and meditation retreats this spring, I found myself returning to a question I'd been exploring all year: what if joy is less about happiness and more about ease?

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When Love Needs Somewhere To Go
Holly Rigby Holly Rigby

When Love Needs Somewhere To Go

What happens when love has nowhere to go? A reflection on heartbreak, creativity and the unexpected journey that led me to create my writing and meditation retreats in Pembrokeshire.

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