June 12 – 15, 2025

Courting the Muse:
Nourishing Your Innate Creativity

If you are interested in renewing that spontaneous, juicy, creative, soulful part of yourself, mark your calendar for June 12 – 15, 2025 for Courting the Muse: Nourishing Your Innate Creativity, a 4 day Intuitive Expressive Arts Retreat I will be co-facilitating with Artist, Art Doula, Author, and SoulCollage® facilitator, Glenda Goodrich! It will be held at Tipi Village Retreats in Marcola, Oregon.  You will be nestled in the sanctuary of an emerald green forest next to a babbling brook, sleeping in a cozy bed, being pampered with gourmet food, playing with paint, collage, and more! We will clear the way for you to meet your muse and bring forth the creative impulses that have been stirring inside. Send an email to Glenda (GG) to register.

Here’s the juicy details:

Imagine spending four days nestled in the sanctuary of a rich green forest next to a babbling brook, sleeping in a cozy bed, being pampered with gourmet food, playing with paint and collage, and renewing that spontaneous, juicy, creative, soulful part of yourself. It’s all yours to enjoy in a community of kindred spirits.

After this retreat you will:

• Unlock and nurture your innate creative potential

• Tap into your subconscious mind and intuition to inspire and free-up your original creative expression

• Meet your muse and bring forth the creative impulses that have been stirring inside you

• Deepen your relationship with Nature as a source of infinite inspiration

GG and Cindy will be your midwives clearing the way for you to step out of what you think is true about your creative self, and step into an environment where you feel free to birth whatever wants to be expressed.

Through a series of experimental exercises with paint, paper, and written and spoken words, you will explore a variety of techniques designed to bypass creative blocks and connect deeply with your personal muse. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just starting to explore your creative potential, this workshop offers a supportive environment where you can freely experiment, awaken the subconscious, discover new creative pathways, build creative muscle, and develop a more profound connection with your mysterious and creative Self.

The Tipi Village Retreat center is a haven away from the ordinary. Located in the Mohawk Valley near Eugene/Oregon, it is the perfect location to step out of daily life for four days and step into a place where you are held by majestic trees and nourishing waters. Meander along the trails, nap in the shade, soak in the hot tub, or dip in the swimming hole, this place is intimate and magical – truly one of Oregon’s hidden emerald gems. Bring your swimsuit and dive in!

Here is what’s included in this one-of-a-kind retreat experience:

• 3 nights lodging and accommodation at Tipi Village

• Creekside dining

• 3 hearty breakfasts, 2 light lunches, 3 gourmet dinners

• Water, coffee, tea

• 18 hours of Art Doula guidance and creative activities

• Experiential exercises to unleash and inspire your creativity

• 3 morning dreamwork sessions

• All painting, collage, and creative activity supplies

• Gift bag of goodies

• Outdoor soaking tub

• Evening fire pit

• Access to a fresh-water swimming hole

• Full moon gazing

• A large wood platform in a meadow by the creek for your personal morning practice (yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, etc.)

• Sanctity of an emerald Doug fir forest

This retreat offers space for creative expression for women and those who identify as female of all ages and backgrounds. No art experience is necessary. All art materials will be provided.

Workshop fee (includes all of the above):

Single lodging (one available): $1,385.00

Shared (2 people/2 beds) lodging (one available): $985.00

In order to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, a 10% discount is offered to members of the BIPOC community. Please indicate so in the registration information.

$300 Deposit due at registration to hold your place. Installment payments can be arranged.

GG’s Down to Earth Studio Cancellation Policy: Payment is fully refundable (less any credit card or payment processing fees) with cancellation notice one month or more in advance of the event date. Participants will be charged for 25% of the total event fee with less than one month notice up to 14 days prior to the start of the program. No refund is possible with less than a 14-day cancellation notice. Family emergency situations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Send an email to Glenda (GG) to register.