Writing Retreat with Long Island Poets at Cedarmere

June 13, 2026 
10:30 - 4:00 pm EST 

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • Two workshops to unlock your creativity and get your ideas flowing
  • Time to relax, explore, and recharge on the beautiful grounds of Cedarmere
  • A delicious lunch with like-minded writers
  • Poetry writing in a supportive, inspiring community

THE INSTRUCTORS

Christina M. Rau, The Yoga Poet, leads Meditate, Move, & Create™️ workshops in person and online for arts councils, libraries, and other organizations.

Her collections include How We Make Amends, What We Do To Make Us Whole, and the Elgin Award-winning Liberating The Astronauts. She moderates the Women’s Poetry Listserv and has served as Poet in Residence for Oceanside Library (NY) since 2020.

Her poetry airs on Destinies radio show (WUSB) and appears in various literary journals like fillingStation and The Disappointed Housewife while her prose has appeared in Punk Monk Magazine and Reader’s Digest.

To learn more, visit: www.christinamrau.com

Stefanie Maura, MFA, MLS, E-RYT, is a librarian, poet, and consultant. She has led workshops at Hofstra University, Queens College, NYC Open Center, the Omega Institute and other venues since 2007.

Stefanie's original Writing Yoga® workshops have been presented at various schools, libraries and during retreats and conferences. Her poems have appeared in publications such as Southword, Long Island Quarterly, Big City Lit, and Silver Birch Press.

She co-hosts a poetry series at Cedarmere and received a fellowship from the Hemera Foundation to bring mindfulness to schools.

Her book, Sit, Write, Move: Feel Calm, Awaken Creativity, and Live a Luminous Life will be released in 2026.

To learn more, visit: www.writingyoga.com 

$85.00 USD