Sarina is awesome, and so am I, and so are you.

Sarina is awesome, and so am I, and so are you, so let’s get together next Saturday and do something great!

I’m referring to what will be our final retreat (for awhile). It’s Saturday the 14th, from 4-8pm, which turns out to be the perfect time for such a thing–we finally get it right (haha).  Come along and tap into your inner awesomeness!

If you are hesitant to do this just for yourself, do it for me, too, because I find these retreats to be such a TREAT.  We end with a little show-and-tell, my favorite part, and each time I am moved by what people have created and discovered. I’m sure you’ve heard me say this before. So why don’t you come and be amazed, too?

We have a few spaces left–join us, and bring a friend or partner–it’s a great way to spend time together.  Sarina’s going to make her famous veggie chili, too.

Below are some pics from yesterday’s retreat, which was wonderful, and below that, the details about next Saturday’s retreat.

Happy 2012!

love,
julie

The pics were taken by Sarina. Let’s see what she captured from yesterday’s retreat about making a plan for a year’s worth of self care:

oh, the comforting space that is chakra khan!  here’s the book about Shanghai hiding behind a philodendron.  the cover is one of the people who apparently hang out in their PJs in the evening on the streets in Shanghai.  i can’t wait to discover them!

 

this retreat participant cleverly made a “take one-give one” pocket at the back of her self-care calendar, for notes of encouragement and congratulations.

 

we have all kinds of materials to create with at our retreats.  this “love” print i made years ago in a monoprint workshop became the cover of someone’s self-care calendar–she’d just chosen LOVE as her “word of the year” so that worked out perfectly.

 

a page from a self-care calendar.  our projects typically have a loose structure, so you can create them according to your needs and inclinations.  sarina talked about four areas of self care:  mental/intellectual, spiritual, physical, and emotional.

cutting and pasting is FUN!

 

DETAILS:

Julie Kesti and Sarina LaMarche are excited to announce our Create Your Year Retreats:two fabulous retreats to support you in making 2012 an amazing year of growth, care and creativity.Retreats include an amazing shiatsu massage, wine and treats, and time for reflection, journaling and art-making. A Guide for Your Year: Reflecting back and looking forward Saturday, January 14th from 4-8 pm Explore through writing, collage, drawing, doodling or whatever you please, the things you’d like to let go of from 2011, what gifts you want to bring with you into 2012, and what you want to create in the New Year. This retreat will involve lots of writing, with creative prompts to guide you in your reflection & get your pen moving, followed up by building images from your writing. These images (and writing, too, should you choose) will also be bound into a book you can continue to work with throughout the new year. Get inspired and start your year with a little more clarity! * intuitive collage with journaling to look back on 2011 * decide what to leave behind in 2011, and what to bring with you into 2012 * creative prompts to inspire you to begin to make goals for 2012–mental, physical, emotional and/or spiritual * vision board for the new year Writing prompts, creative inspiration, and all supplies included! Reserve your spot here. Fee: $125 Payment and registration required in advance. Please register online, and we’ll email you about payment. Minimum of 5 people per retreat. Bring a friend!