Welcome to the website of Wolf at The Door:
Buddhist-inspired writing workshops and retreats
The tranquil setting of Dhanakosa Retreat Centre on Loch Voil, where the Wolf at the Door Summer Retreats are held.
These pages will tell you who we are, what we're doing, and where and when we're doing it. If you would like any further information we'd love to hear from you at any time. Please get in touch by phone, email, or letter.
Wolf at the Door was created to bring the wildness of imagination into our everyday lives. This synthesis can heal and energise us. It can renew our love of life, transform our communication with others, give us the insight into our lives and relationships that can bring about further renewal.
The poet Rilke said: "To write poetry is to be alive." That is to say, to write is to stimulate the imagination, and to stimulate the imagination is to know ourselves, to feel the world more intensely, to experience it through the minds and hearts of others, to see the greater whole of which we are a part.
Workshops use games, meditation, guided fantasy, discussion and group assignments to activate the imagination and release energy that has been locked up by years of negative conditioning. Some of the most important elements are the friendship, trust and communication which usually develops quickly within the group. This gives students the confidence to try things out and communicate ideas without fear of being judged or criticised inappropriately.
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