Enliven your senses as you step into the vibrancy of Oaxaca for a beautifully curated 6-day women’s creativity retreat.

We will come together in this magical city to create with our hands alongside gifted Oaxacan artisans, linger over delicious local meals, laugh and explore the soul of the city as we sink into a culture so vivid and alive it will leave you forever changed. This creative immersion includes discovering the richness of current street art, sharing a celebratory meal at a highly acclaimed female chef's restaurant, trying our hands at traditional Oaxaca pottery making, wandering through a local organic market, visiting a nearby artisan village, and much more! Through these curated creative experiences, we will be weaving a vibrant, nourishing, connective journey. 

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This small group retreat is intentional by nature to spark a creative fire and feed the adventurous spirit in all of us through hands on creative experiences, cultural engagement and connecting with others. We invite you to join us on this very special Oaxacan retreat!

• mindfulness practices | simple meditations and/or restorative yoga practices

• daily hands-on art making and/or creative workshops

• daily walks throughout vibrant city of Oaxaca

Welcome to vibrant Oaxaca, Mexico. Arrival day brings together all the wonderful women of this retreat! We will gather in the late afternoon to settle into our beautiful home, enjoy a delicious meal together and start our journey.

Our first day will be spent immersed in Oaxacan art and culture. We start with a vibrant tour of street art and its historical significance in Oaxacan culture. We are guided by a local who takes us to see the most beautiful street art in one of the oldest areas of Oaxaca along cobbled street.

Creativity Workshop: We will learn to block print with a local artist & start on our journal making experience.

Our day will be filled with exploring ceramics and the historical and current uses of ceramics in Oaxacan culture in the past and present. Expect to explore one of our favorite markets, visit a local women's collective to see the crafts they are making, visit a museum to understand the cultural significance of ceramics and get our hands dirty in clay at a local workshop onsite with a ceramics collective.

Creativity Workshop: Learn from local artists about the history and present use of ceramics. Get our hands dirty in a hands on workshop onsite at a local ceramics cooperative.

We will spend the day outside of Oaxaca Centro in a small artist village to learn about traditional ways of making from a local cooperative of women. We will explore the art of dying and weaving that these artists keep alive. They will share a meal with us as well as teach us about the other local traditional crafts.

The afternoon will be for exploring and shopping in Oaxaca.

Creativity Workshop: We are invited into the kitchen of a local chef to prepare a meal together. Learn the history of Oaxacan cuisine and after spending the day cooking together, we will gather around the table to share a delicious meal.

We will spend the afternoon learning about the fantastical alebrijes you see all over Oaxaca. In this hands-on workshop we will learn the step-by-step process of transforming copal wood into imaginative, hand-carved figures. Discover the stories, symbols, and techniques behind these colorful works of folk art, and see how tradition and creativity intertwine.

We will share a final morning to connect and reflect on the journey we have shared together.