# Event Details - **Event Name**: Walk, Breathe, Write: A Guided Journaling Workshop at Topsmead - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us at Topsmead State Forest for an inspiring hour of journaling in nature!About this EventJoin HVA volunteer and Yankee Magazine travel editor Kim Knox Beckius at Topsmead State Forest for an inspiring hour of writing "in the wild." Through suggested prompts and sharing opportunities, you'll find new words to express what you see, hear, and feel, as well as a community of people eager to pause and pick up a pen.No writing experience is required. Please bring a notebook, writing pad, or journal and pencil or pen, plus a portable chair or blanket. We will meet at 11 a.m. near the Topsmead State Forest parking lot.About HVAThe only conservation organization dedicated to the entire tri-state Housatonic Watershed, the Housatonic Valley Association acts to protect the natural character and environmental health of the region from the Berkshires to Long Island Sound. Learn more at hvatoday.org.WaiverI know that participation in "A Guided Journaling Workshop" is a potentially hazardous activity. I will not register and participate unless I am medically able and properly able. I agree to abide by any decision of any event leader as to my ability to safely complete the event. I assume all risks associated with this event, including but not limited to falls, contact with other participants, contact with water and/or potentially cold water, and effects of weather including condition of the river and the trail, all such risks being known and understood by me.Having read this waiver and knowing these facts and in consideration of your accepting of my registration, I, for myself and anyone entitled to act on my behalf, waive and release Housatonic Valley Association Employees, Board of Directors, Volunteers, and all Sponsors from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of my participation in this event. I grant permission to all of the foregoing to use any photographs, motion pictures, recordings or any other record of this event for any legitimate purposes.I acknowledge and understand that Housatonic Valley Association, its Employees, Board of Directors, and Agents is/are committed to the exercise of due and reasonable care in the prevention and/or transmission of viral and bacterial illnesses, including but not limited to Coronavirus / Covid-19. However, Housatonic Valley Association cannot and does not guarantee that participants will not contract and/or transmit any particular viral or bacterial illness from or as a result of participation in Housatonic Valley Association's programs and/or activities.I also acknowledge and understand there is an incalculable degree of risk of contracting and/or transmitting viral and/or bacterial illness(es) that is inherent to participation in this event. I accept and assume that risk knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily. I therefore covenant agree that neither I, nor my child shall have any cause of action or make any claim or demand against Housatonic Valley Association, its Employees, Board of Directors, Volunteers, and Agents based upon, arising from or related to the contraction or transmission of Coronavirus / Covid19 or other viral or bacterial illness(es); and shall hold Housatonic Valley Association, its Employees, Board of Directors, Volunteers, and Agents harmless and indemnified from any and all liability and/or damages caused by, arising from or related to the same.By registering for this event, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the terms stated above. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/litchfield/walk-breathe-write-a-guided-journaling-workshop-at-topsmead/100001987098564297 - **Event Categories**: Nonprofit, Workshops, health-wellness, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Litchfield - **state**: CT - **country**: United States - **location**: Topsmead State Forest - **lat**: 41.7414704 - **long**: -73.148723 - **full address**: Topsmead State Forest, Buell Road, Litchfield, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Walk, Breathe, Write: A Guided Journaling Workshop at Topsmead - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/92fe8c9f16556f0dbdc01ab698170a5143508f58bd38ed3a412b8340afcdec8b-rimg-w1200-h600-dce6e0d4-gmir.jpg?v=1775911989 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Walk, Breathe, Write: A Guided Journaling Workshop at Topsmead being held? - **A:** Walk, Breathe, Write: A Guided Journaling Workshop at Topsmead takes place on Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm at Topsmead State Forest, Buell Road, Litchfield, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Walk, Breathe, Write: A Guided Journaling Workshop at Topsmead? - **A:** Walk, Breathe, Write: A Guided Journaling Workshop at Topsmead is organized by Kelley Hall. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Walk, Breathe, Write: A Guided Journaling Workshop at Topsmead is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Litchfield, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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