Summary

Emma Freeman shares reflections on the power of retreats to replenish the creative spirit, drawing from her recent experience at a creative retreat at Snow Farm New England Craft in Williamsburg, Massachusetts organized by Ali Manning and her team from Vintage Page Designs. She discusses the restorative and inspiring nature of the retreat, the activities, realizations, and the impact on her creative journey and business.

Takeaways

-Retreats provide a restorative and inspiring environment for replenishing the creative spirit.

-The immersive nature of retreats fosters deeper connections and realizations within a community of like-minded individuals.

-The creative energy present in art making, Reiki, and other forms of expression is interconnected and flows through us in similar ways.

-Traveling and stepping out of routine can lead to fresh ideas and a renewed sense of alignment and purpose.

-The distinction between retreat experiences and workshop/class experiences lies in the immersive and communal nature of retreats, allowing for deeper connections and interactions.

-Living with questions and allowing experiences to guide the understanding can lead to the emergence of clarity and purpose over time.

Links:

-Snow Farm New England Craft Program: https://www.snowfarm.org/

-Vintage Page Designs run by artist and bookmaker, Ali Manning: https://vintagepagedesigns.com/

-Deep Rooted Healing on-demand class I teach on how to make simple Fabric Meditation Books and bury and unearth them from the earth: www.deep-rooted-healing.com/classes.

-Deep Rooted Healing website: www.deep-rooted-healing.com.

-Emma Freeman's buried fabric meditation books:

https://deep-rooted-healing.com/art-projects/buried-books

Emma Freeman is a heart-led artist, writer, teacher, Reiki Master and Massage Therapist. She is playful, a deep feeler and thinker, sober, rebellious and many other things. She leads online and in-person classes and retreats, offers private Reiki & massage sessions and offers tools and resources to support deep creative expression. She lives in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.