Like a garden, joy begins with preparing the conditions for growth.

Join us for a half-day retreat exploring the practices that help us lead creative, abundant lives. Co-led by mindfulness practitioner Heidi Thompson and Teaching Artist Jenny Santa Maria, this gathering includes writing prompts, conversation, shared gratitude, charcoal drawing from fresh flowers gathered from our seven gardens, a crystal bowl sound bath with free-range chickens, a healthy farm-to-table lunch, and time to enjoy the quiet beauty of this private homestead in Farmingdale.

Expect to leave with much more than you arrived with: practices, prompts, affirmation, gifts from the homestead, new skills, and perhaps the greatest gift: an intentional day to authentically celebrate beauty- in the landscape, the gardens, the art we make together, and especially in one another.

*No prerequisite skills are required for this retreat or workshops. Come as you are.

*All materials are included, there is no extra…