How Retreats Replenish My Creative Spirit

Episode 39

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I’ve been reflecting on the power of creative retreats to replenish my creative spirit. I recently taught a wonderful workshop on how to make buried fabric meditation books (which you can learn to make here) at a creative retreat at Snow Farm New England Craft in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. It was an amazing experience organized by Ali Manning and her team from Vintage Page Designs. I found the entire experience restorative and inspiring and watched how it encouraged and replenished all of the participants too.

Takeaways:

-Creative retreats provide a restorative and inspiring environment for replenishing the creative spirit.

-The immersive nature of retreats fosters deeper connections and realizations within a community of like-minded artists and people.

-The creative energy present in art making, Reiki, and other forms of expression is interconnected and flows through us in similar ways.

-Traveling and stepping out of our routines can lead to fresh ideas and a renewed sense of alignment and purpose.

-The distinction between retreat experiences and workshop/class experiences lies in the immersive and communal nature of retreats, allowing for deeper connections and interactions.

-Living with questions and allowing experiences to guide understanding can lead to the emergence of clarity and purpose over time.

I hope you enjoy listening to my reflections, may they inspire you to perhaps go on a creative retreat or create your own!

Links to things I mention:

-Snow Farm New England Craft Program: https://www.snowfarm.org/

-Vintage Page Designs run by artist and bookmaker, Ali Manning: https://vintagepagedesigns.com/

-My on-demand class on how to make simple Fabric Meditation Books and bury them: www.deep-rooted-healing.com/classes.

Enjoy some photos from the buried fabric meditation book workshop I taught at the retreat with such an incredible group of wise, kind and creative women: