Women's Creativity Retreat

2-day weekend

There are no dates currently scheduled.

Have you been feeling stressed or pressured or too boxed in lately? Let yourself break out and play. The focus of this retreat is to help you open up to your own creative power and joy through playful exercises with painting, collage, writing, and movement.

During this weekend you can drop self-judgment in a safe environment, play and have fun, feel free to perhaps discover parts of yourself that need expression and healing.

Your weekend will include:

• Playing with color through painting both on paper and on wood
• Guided painting exercises that help release your own creative flow.

Your guide for the weekend is Carianne James.

Carianne is an accomplished painter, artist, and artisan, who’s been teaching art and creativity classes to adults, children, and teens for the past 12 years. Her "out of the box" techniques help people loosen up and drop their self-judgments and feel a joyful, creative flow. Her style is playful, non-threatening, and affirmative.

You are welcome to continue your weekend after Sunday lunch, by reserving for one more day on Personal Retreat.

We hope you’ll join us for this rejuvenating weekend!

Here's a comment from Cheryll of Nevada City, CA:

I had a great experience in Carianne's art class. She is not only a talented teacher, she is organized, creative, knowledgeable, and fun!! Her class uncovered my love for painting and also left me feeling nurtured in body, mind, and soul. Thank you, Carianne, for enriching my life!

Prices are all-inclusive and cover accommodations, meals, classes or activities, and course materials.

Women's Creativity Retreat starts the afternoon of the first date listed. It’s ideal to arrive before 4 pm, if you are able to. That way, you can join in the afternoon session of yoga and meditation, which begins at 4:45 pm. Dinner is at 6:30. The first real gathering of your group is at 7:30 pm. If you need to arrive here after 5 pm, that’s fine, but it helps us if you let us know at 800-346-5350. We can also put aside a dinner for you if you need to arrive after 7 pm. The program ends with lunch on the last date. Please see our Daily Schedule.

See Transportation and Directions whether you are coming by plane, car, bus or train. Our Frequent Questions page answers many of the questions you might have about How to Go on Retreat.