GUIDED PAINTING IN CRETE with Katina Kalpakidou — Self-Discovery — Exploring Your Own Qualities
Mariou, Greece
$755 / 6 Days
Who isn’t familiar with them—the New Year’s resolutions we make every year on New Year’s Eve? And just like that—the new year is here, and we’re not quite so convinced of our resolutions anymore, or we don’t have a concrete plan for how to put them into action.
Why don’t we take a little time out to reflect once more on the things we really want to let go of? Or on the dreams and projects that finally deserve a place in our lives?
A creative journey to discover our needs, allowing them to be heard and given a clear voice. We’ll work with paint, clay, and found objects from nature. We’ll paint, write, create, and glue.
This program is offered both as one-on-one sessions and in small groups of up to 6 people and lasts 15 hours.
Perhaps you’d like to dive deeper and experience this process over Christmas or New Year’s? There are various combination options:
STUFEN
Inspired by Hermann Hesse, we’ll try to experience the joy of writing.
SOUL CLEANSING
Farewells and new beginnings. Reflection and conscious letting go. Rites of passage.
RAUNACHT RETREAT
A time of silence. A time for introspection, looking back on the old year, and looking ahead to the new year.
The most important facts in a nutshell:
EXTRA Heilhof: Complete Package Including Accommodations, Retreat, and Supporting Activities
EXTRA: Combination with other retreats from the end-of-year cycle
EXTRA Meditation, Tai Chi, Qigong
EXTRA Individual Art Therapy I Psychotherapy
EXTRA Online Support Throughout the Rest of the Process
Painting with watercolors, acrylics, charcoal, and chalk
Sculpting with Clay
Work Materials
Land Art
End-of-Year Ritual
New Year's Ritual
Visionboard
In-depth preliminary consultation and personalized support
Collage
15 hours of art therapy and self-awareness (5 sessions of 3 hours each)
My clients usually find their own lodging in the surrounding area. This is simply because everyone has different preferences. Some prefer their own apartment, while others might just want a simple room. Both options are available in the immediate vicinity.
But perhaps you’d prefer a complete package for your retreat? We also have guest rooms at our healing retreat. If available, you’re welcome to stay with us. The guest rooms are located in the adjacent building. They have their own entrance and access to the garden. You’ll share the kitchen and bathroom with your roommates. Please feel free to talk to me about this.
Meals are not included, as everyone’s needs vary greatly. You decide for yourself what’s best for you. Generally, you can prepare your own meals at your accommodations—either you have your own kitchen or at least a place to cook, or there are options that include breakfast or even an on-site restaurant. In Daun, there are large supermarkets, bars, and restaurants.
Depending on participants’ preferences, the retreat can be offered as a 3- or 5-day workshop. In the 3-day version, we work 5 hours per day; in the 5-day version, 3 hours per day.
Schedule for the 3-Day Retreat:
Day 1
Reflection on the past year:
What went well, and what didn’t go so well?
What do we want to leave behind, and what do we want to focus on more in the new year?
Farewell ritual
Letting go of unwanted things
Day 2
Goals for the new year:
Creative implementation
Banishing negative influences
Focusing on the most important resolutions
Day 3
Integrating into daily life:
We bring our intentions into the world—supported by the elements of fire, earth, water, and air.
Are you planning a longer stay—over Christmas or even through the New Year? Then perhaps our combo packages will interest you:
DECEMBER 18–23
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. STUFEN—Every beginning holds its own magic… Self-awareness and creative writing
4:00–7:00 PM SOUL CLEANSING – Farewells and new beginnings. Reflection and conscious letting go.
December 25–January 6
7:00–10:00 PM RAUNACHT RETREAT
On your own. If you’d like to explore the area a bit outside of the retreat program or head to more distant starting points for hikes or walks, we recommend traveling by car.
Traveling by train: The Gerolstein train station is 14 km away from us. From there, you can reach us by bus (advance reservation by phone required) or by taxi. If the timing works out, we can also arrange for a pickup.
Neunkirchener Straße 29, 54550 Daun, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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$755 / 6 Days
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