{"id":448,"date":"2019-07-24T15:17:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T15:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marydixon.com\/?page_id=448"},"modified":"2020-06-07T20:36:12","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T20:36:12","slug":"intuitive-painting-meditation-weekend-for-women","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marydixon.com\/?page_id=448","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Spirit ~ Meditative Painting Retreat Weekend for Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Ocean Spirit ~ Meditative Painting Retreat<br \/>\n2020 retreat on HOLD due to Pandemic. <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #33cccc; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9w1DzdRGu7g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">3 p.m. Friday afternoon through Sunday after lunch<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">*(option to add-on Sunday night for un-programmed recreation, rest, and more painting time.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">The oceanside calls to me, its ever-changing tableau of calm turquoise lapping on sandy beaches to steel grey waves crashing on the rocks. Morphing patterns and colours of sky and water, waving grasses, shifting sands, rugged rock formations, wild roses, seabirds and seals, the mysteries beneath the surface, the scent of salty shoreline. Barefoot on the sand and grass and in the Atlantic waves\u2026 Breathing in\u2026. I think I\u2019m in heaven! Exhaling\u2026. I relax and let go. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-456 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52a0-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52a0-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52a0-600x337.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52a0-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52a0-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">I give myself permission to create!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Come join me, Mary Dixon, artist, and certified Creatively Fit Coach and Soul Coach, in one of my favourite places on the planet not far from my home, for an immersive women\u2019s painting retreat, Friday September 13- Sunday September 15 (option to add Sunday night). Charming and rustic, MacLeod Cottages are tucked along idyllic Green Bay, a favourite summer vacation retreat for generations of families on Nova Scotia\u2019s beloved South Shore. In this gentle and beautiful seaside community, just a half hour from Bridgewater, we\u2019ll enjoy two days of meditation and inner exploration to feed our intuitive painting practice, as well as sisterhood and relaxation by the beach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-452 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52f3-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52f3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52f3-600x337.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52f3-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52f3-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Guided morning meditations on lovely crescents of white sand, creative exercises designed to get you in touch with the intentions you wish to bring into your life, and symbolic, intuitive painting with acrylics, we\u2019ll call on the energy of the ocean spirits: the wind, water, shore, and sky as well as the beings who inhabit those spaces. What do whale or dolphin, seal or seagull, turtle or octopus have to say? Maybe the seabirds have something to call out to you. What is the expanse of ocean and sky, the ebb and flow, the light and dark, calling you to bring forth in your life?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">We will meditate to connect with the spirit of the land, sky, and sea, and the creatures that call the ocean and oceanside their home. Through symbols, colour, shape, words, we will build the layers on our canvas to radiate the energy we wish to infuse into our lives. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-450 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52ea-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52ea-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52ea-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52ea-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52ea-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Painting itself becomes a meditation, as we engage quietly in the creative flow; painting becomes self-coaching as we test our beliefs, self-concepts, perfectionism, and more, when we face the blank canvas, and experience the messy middle; painting becomes energy work as it flows through us through the intentions we focus on, and radiates back to us in the finished work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Gathering for meals, sharing stories and insights, and taking alone time to meditate, reflect, and integrate, you will experience both learning and stretching yourself, inspired creating, as well as deep relaxation in the salty air. Have a look here:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w6DFUcDsaN4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Here&#8217;s another video<\/a><\/span><\/strong> of the beach and my talking head if you want more of a feel for the place (and me&#8230; I am pretty low-key! No media star.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Please note this is a rain or shine retreat, but we\u2019re counting on lovely September weather to support us. In the event of rain we will re-jig to paint inside or under a tent if possible, and gather around the wood stove at night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Will I see you there?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">I am a partner in Mosaic Healing Arts Institute based in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. My Facebook handle is Mary Dixon Works of Heart, and my web site is marydixon.com (that\u2019s dixon) You can find all the details and more under the workshops menu at marydixon.com or in the events on Mary Dixon Works of HeART on facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Don\u2019t delay if you are interested. I am offering this at short notice and there are only 6, possibly 7 spots available for this retreat unless another cabin becomes available. I would not like to go bigger than 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">I hope to hear from you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">EMAIL: mary@marydixon.com<br \/>\n(Registration details near the bottom)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>General schedule:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Friday (to be determined&#8230; We&#8217;re in a Pandemic Pause)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>3-5 p.m. <\/strong>Check in\/arrival\u00a0 take this time to unwind, get settled, set intentions for your time there. A chance to unwind by the shore, soak in the sun and sea breeze, maybe even a dip in the ocean as end-of-summer water is warmest.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>5 p.m\u00a0 <\/strong>Program begins&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>6:30 -ish\u00a0 <\/strong>Dinner <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Evening:\u00a0 <\/strong>Guided meditation and a creative exercise or two to get you in the flow of the weekend. Social time or rest or contemplation as you wish. Cabins and rooms are small but there is a small lawn and multiple small crescent beaches all along the shoreline to escape to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Saturday: <\/strong>Begins with a guided meditation on the white sand, maybe a quick dip or some light stretching, followed by a light breakfast (some minor sharing of duties may be invited) and then we begin to paint!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-454 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52bc-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52bc-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52bc-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52bc-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_52bc-1024x683.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Starting with simple 4-step process created by my mentor Whitney Freya that I use in my Into the HeArt of You monthly painting workshops, we start to build the multiple layers of our ocean-inspired image. We are not painting from nature as such, these are intuitive \u201csoul-splorations\u201d, working with meditative imagery, symbols, colour, and animal totems, to infuse our canvases with the energy we want to paint into our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">This is not an \u201cart class\u201d or \u201chow-to-paint,\u201d although you will learn a method with which to approach the canvas and basic guidance to get your paint on the canvas and some artistic principles to work with. This is really SOUL-work, learning how to create at the canvas your &#8220;Life as a Work of HeART\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">There will be breaks for lunch and dinner, some meditation and journalling and a little beach time and snack breaks as needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Sunday: <\/strong>Similar to Saturday, formal program wraps up after lunch Sunday afternoon around 2 p.m. Optional stay over Sunday night for additional charge, no set program, more painting time or R&amp;R, possible optional carpool to nearby artist friends and winery around 3:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>What\u2019s Included:\u2028<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~2 nights shared accommodations (shared bathrooms and some bedrooms, will be max. 2) in adjacent cabins at MacLeod Cottages at Green Bay, Lunenburg County, NS\u00a0 (more details below).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~All meals: Dinner Friday evening, breakfast, lunch, &amp; dinner Saturday, as well as snacks, breakfast and lunch Sunday. Meals will be along the lines of vegetarian lasagne (can be gluten free) , grilled chicken, a variety of salads, wraps or salads for lunch, fruit, yogurt, granola, possibly eggs\/mini quiche for breakfast, etc. Most will be prepared off-site and brought in. Please advise no later than 2 weeks prior to the retreat if you have any food allergies or aversions or concerns. We will try our best to accommodate you.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~Group facilitation from Friday through Sunday with guided and silent meditations, teaching to lead you through the layered painting process, creative exercises, sharing circles etc., by Mary Dixon, certified Creatively Fit Coach and Soul Coach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~All paint, art supplies, and tools for acrylic painting as well as other creative exercises including welcome goody bag, EXCEPT your CANVAS. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">I recommend you bring a 24\u201d x 36\u201d,\u00a0 30\u201d x 30\u201d or even a 30\u201d X 40\u201d stretched canvas, preferably 1.5\u201d profile. Do not go smaller than 24\u201d x 36\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">*** IF you happen to fly into Nova Scotia rather than drive, advise ASAP and I will endeavour to find you un-stretched canvas so you can roll it up to take home (will add on price for that.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~Note: at this time easels may not be available. Painting will be done either on tables or on the ground on tarps. Make sure you are comfortable and capable physically to be able to do that. (Will advise if we can obtain enough easels.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~Amazingly restful beauty by the beach, fresh air, peace, water, sky!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~<strong>Option to book for Sunday night<\/strong>, this gives you more time to paint further, relax and integrate, and to socialize. No official programming after Sunday afternoon, but we can arrange dinner for Sunday evening. Monday checkout will be in the morning. Advance notice required. You won\u2019t want to leave the beach!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-455 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_528a-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_528a-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_528a-600x337.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_528a-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/marydixon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/fullsizeoutput_528a-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Specific cabins are not guaranteed at this time, but there are at present in one confirmed cabin, 2 rooms with a double bed in each, and one room with two singles, and in the other cabin there will either be a room with a double and a single or one room with three singles available. (Unless three friends book,\u00a0 I will only put two in the triple-bedded room.)\u00a0 The rates quoted will be a <strong>flat rate whether you are in a one-bedded or shared room<\/strong>, but <strong>preference of choice will be given to the first who register with full payment.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">That is your incentive to book now! Dibs on the single rooms! If you are happy to simply share a room with a friend or one you have yet to meet, please let us know. That makes life easier and we appreciate that!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">These are rustic but clean cabins, fully equipped with the basics, linens, towels, kitchen equipment. The beach, the scenery, the vibe, the water, the air in this beautiful and peaceful place are the star attractions. If you are thinking \u201cspa\u201d or \u201cresort\u201d you are in the wrong place. If you are thinking \u201cthe opportunity to create, experiment, look inward, and share with others amidst natural beauty, white sandy beaches, sunrises, and casual relaxation\u201d, you are in the right place!! You won\u2019t be disappointed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">There is no WIFI available at the cabins (possibly nearby at the canteen which will be closed for the season by then&#8230;maybe usable outside) and limited cell service in the area. I suggest you treat this as a chance to enjoy a <strong>digital detox which will in fact greatly enhance your experience!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Please dress casually and comfortably appropriate for and end of summer at the beach time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Things to bring:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~Clothes you don\u2019t mind messing up with paint, or a smock or apron for that, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~comfy wear if you want to stretch, do yoga (no instruction but we may do some spontaneous sun salutations) or for sitting for meditation and bending or kneeling for painting;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~light layers for variable weather and often cooler evenings and mornings at the seaside, possible rain gear or umbrella (just in case),<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~flip flops, TEVA-type sandals, or sneakers for beach walks and rock sitting, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~a bathing suit for a swim (it is not the Caribbean but end of summer can bring warm-ish water to these shallow sandy beaches) and a bigger beach towel would be good if you have room to bring it as bath towels provided are smaller and limited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~Bug spray or essential oils of choice perhaps for bugs since we&#8217;ll be outdoors a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~ Your toiletries and personal needs etc. Don\u2019t worry about being made-up. We\u2019re at the beach painting!!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~ Bring a personal journal to record your thoughts and insights as you move through this weekend and afterwards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">~A camera (or phone) to record your experience (you might like to document the progress of your painting), and the beautiful area both at the beach and on your way to and from down the lovely LaHave River.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The area:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Green Bay is about a half hour drive from Bridgewater, down the lovely LaHave River.\u00a0 You might also come via Lunenburg, through Bayport\/Rose Bay\/Riverport and across the LaHave by ferry. The communities of LaHave and Petite Riviere are full of painters and potters and other artisans, bakeries like LaHave Bakery, and the Ploughman\u2019s Lunch in West Dublin, gorgeous Crescent Beach and the Bell Island Marine Museum, Risser\u2019s Beach Provincial Park and it\u2019s lovely boardwalk through the marsh and expansive sandy beach; and Petite Riviere\/Green Bay with more artists and crafts, and the nearby Petite Riviere Vineyard (a short drive). So if you have time to come down the shore early on Friday or meander home on Sunday or Monday there is much to do and see.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">If possible I will arrange an excursion to visit artist friends up the road and on to the winery on Sunday afternoon, or you can guide yourself if you choose not to add on the Sunday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">A weekend is really not long enough to fully experience this place and this process, people always leave here wanting more, but it will be a start, and depending on response, perhaps we can consider something longer and a deeper dive next summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Your Investment:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">2 nights shared accommodation in one of two cottages, 2 dinners, 2 lunches, 2 breakfasts and snacks, workshop tuition and facilitation, all activities and painting supplies EXCEPT for your 24\u201d x 36\u201d or 30\u201d X 40\u201d canvas:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Early-bird registration:\u00a0 $597 (Cdn) <\/strong>(includes 15% hst)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Full price :\u00a0 $647 (Cdn) <\/strong>(includes 15% hst)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Should you wish to add a stay-over after lunch for <strong>Sunday night<\/strong>, with no programming except continuing to paint on your own and a possible carpool to my nearby artist friends and winery, <\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">add: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>$99.00 (Cdn) <\/strong>(includes bed, dinner, and 15% hst)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Deposit of $300.00 (Cdn) required to hold your spot.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Payment in full required by (to be determined)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">REGISTER HERE via email: <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><a style=\"color: #33cccc;\" href=\"mailto:mary@marydixon.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mary@marydixon.com<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nI can send an invoice via PayPal, we can do an interac e-transfer, or take credit card via telephone.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Refund Policy:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Before September 2<\/strong>, 2019:\u00a0 Refunds of all amounts paid, <strong>less $100,<\/strong> will be available if you have to cancel. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>No refunds after September 2<\/strong>, 2019 except in case of hurricane or tropical storm warning, or cancellation by workshop host due to unforeseen events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Note:\u00a0 We will be living close to the outdoors for most of it. All activities, including swimming, climbing over rocks, painting, meditation, inner soul work, bug bites, etc., are at your own risk. Retreat experiences, with or without coaching, may be life-changing. All consequences of this retreat experience are your responsibility and Mary Dixon and Mosaic Healing Arts Institute assumes no liability for how your life may change.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ocean Spirit ~ Meditative Painting Retreat 2020 retreat on HOLD due to Pandemic. 3 p.m. Friday afternoon through Sunday after lunch *(option to add-on Sunday night for un-programmed recreation, rest, and more painting time.) 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