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Mid-Summer Creativity Workshop- New Mexico
July 7, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – July 13, 2024 @ 12:00 pm
Join us at a serene working cattle ranch in south central New Mexico for a mid-summer workshop for creatives who seek peace, serenity, and the focus to work on or complete creative projects. You can hole up and focus on your work and not see a soul other than at mealtimes, or you can take advantage of daily offerings designed to clear and unblock the body, mind and soul as compliments to your creative work.
The Monte Prieto ranch is located in the middle of nowhere, and there is nowhere better to engage with the inner whispers of your creative self. Bring any project in any portable medium and a creative, open, and curious heart, for five full days (six nights) of peaceful, productive time in a beautiful, magical, and dramatic high desert.
You will sleep in a comfortable room, eat delicious, nourishing meals three times a day prepared by a professional chef (Daniel) focused on organic locally sourced ingredients. You will have time to share your work with fellow retreaters if you wish, and most importantly, you will be supported in many different ways to remove any creative blocks you may be experiencing.
Daily practices (all optional) offer the opportunity to unblock and engage more fully with your inner creative and authentic self. These are followed by seemingly unending time and space to bring that freedom to your individual creative projects.
These offerings include: movement yogic practices to unblock and clear the body, contemplative meditations to clear the mind, soundscape and evening meditations/nidra for peaceful relaxation, sunrise yoga, guided nature walks, cold cattle tank plunges in the heat of the day, and daily honoring of the directions to connect with the sacred and stark land that will ultimately be the guide and hold the creative process for each attendee. We encourage and invite connection with the land/nature as a rich way of deepening into our inner nature, allowing more alignment with our creative truths. Nature is creative; nature is creation. Whenever we come back into more humbled and connected relationship to nature, we come back into a relationship with our creative channel.
The retreat will be supported by Earth Ways Yoga instructor, painter, writer, and midwife Bry Kring, and professional musician, producer and vocal coach, Julian Peterson, and shepherded by our faithful MP guardian and cowgirl extraordinaire Molly Baldrige and her trusty sidekick Mosie the Aussie.
Cost:$1,850 early bird (paid by 4/20/2024) $2,000 (if paid after 4/20/2024).
Space: limited to 10 attendees
Sign up: email info@monteprieto.com to secure your spot. You will receive handout to fill out and payment info
Payment: deposit of half the total cost will save your spot, total payment due 6/1/2024
Of note: For a clearer creative mind we encourage this to be a sober week. Alcohol is not prohibited, but will not be provided. You may bring your own if you would like. Daily curated and creative mocktails will be provided, crafted by local mixologist, Mel.
Respectfully note: hallucinogenics/hard drugs of any sort are prohibited.