teacher highlight :: Morgan Dyer

Introducing Morgan Dyer, one of our fabulous new Fall 2018 teachers! Morgan’s expressive, abstract works are inspired primarily by landscapes and personal experience, and are brought to life by her affinity for color — she is primarily known for her large abstract paintings often representing mountains or the sea. My experience with painting has often been wrought with questions on how to achieve a certain emotion in my work, or riddled with frustrations around mixing the same paint color twice! Which is why I’m REALLY excited … View Post

dancing with the moon and inviting self care

Happy December my friends! This morning I want to share with you a story and a lesson learned… On Saturday evening, my boyfriend, our cat and I were snuggled up on the sofa for an early night in and I realized that my body was aching, truly aching. Not a coming-down-with-a-flu-ache or an ache of tiredness, but a winter-time ache: the type that comes when our bodies start to turn inwards and embrace the longer evenings, the lower light of the sun, and the need to … View Post

teacher highlight :: Melody Hoffmann

First of all — WOW, what a week. I am beyond grateful. I absolutely loved feeling all the excitement about the Spring and Fall 2018 retreats and am delighted by all your pre-registrations flooding in. Truly — thank you, thank you, thank you. When I put the retreats ‘live’ on Monday, my hands were shaking… but any seeds of doubt vanished after all the supportive e-mails and encouraging messages on Instagram. And mostly, I am humbled by those of you who thanked me for “keeping … View Post

2018 :: bringing it back to the streets

photo credit: Savannah Barkley It is a huge privilege to be welcomed into this creative community…  the open arms you have extended to me have made this rather major life transition feel comfortable, easy and fun. In the past ten years, you and Elizabeth have created a sacred space in the woods where each of us has the opportunity to reconnect with our best self and shake off some of the more grating, busy, tiresome energies of this modern world. I am keen to keep … View Post

my deepest thanks

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” – Melody Beattle Thanksgiving is by far my favorite time of the year and I’ll be continuing to count my blessings in the days and weeks ahead. Wishing you all a warm and cosy weekend spent with great food, family, abundance, … View Post

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