Spark / recharge up your creative spirit with writing, intuitive painting, and a relaxing yoga practice (or scrap yoga and lounge along the Kenai river!). This retreat will be led by established artists & writers in Alaska & guided by principles of well-being, connectivity & play! June 3-5, 2022 |
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BECKY STEPHAN, Retreat Curator; Anchorage Art Gallery Owner; Certified Speech & Language Therapist
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We all have a "pandemic story", and we believe it is important for people to share their stories with authenticity, safety, and perhaps laughter! Allow us to be your "artful guides" in this nonjudgmental, natural, & inspiring setting along the Kenai River. This Integrative Arts Retreat promises to nourish you "from the inside-out". We believe that when varying Arts modalities get together, one informs the other, and great things are spawned! Designed for ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE! |
WRITING JONATHAN BOWER is a clinical therapist, freelance writer, & musician based in Anchorage. He has led creative writing classes & workshops since 2011. Jonathan holds an MSW as well as an MFA in Writing. Jonathan is currently working on a collaborative, experimental music project with a group of New York City musicians, Out of Our Depths, which will release in winter, 2021.
PAINTING DAVID VANO is an abstract / landscape painter, represented at Stephan Fine Arts in Anchorage, Alaska. David teaches High School History, Writing, & Literature. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry).
JANUSZ GILEWICZ is a New York based painter from Poland. He prefers to approach art without a critical mind, rather allowing his subconscious to lead the creative process. "There is so much more fun when I focus on the process rather than the final art piece."
YOGA KARA TROGLIN is a Certified Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor. She specializes in yoga for mental health, restoration, & alleviation of depression & anxiety.
(Proof of vaccination is required. A liability waiver will be sent to you a couple weeks before the retreat)
PAINTING DAVID VANO is an abstract / landscape painter, represented at Stephan Fine Arts in Anchorage, Alaska. David teaches High School History, Writing, & Literature. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry).
JANUSZ GILEWICZ is a New York based painter from Poland. He prefers to approach art without a critical mind, rather allowing his subconscious to lead the creative process. "There is so much more fun when I focus on the process rather than the final art piece."
YOGA KARA TROGLIN is a Certified Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor. She specializes in yoga for mental health, restoration, & alleviation of depression & anxiety.
(Proof of vaccination is required. A liability waiver will be sent to you a couple weeks before the retreat)
"Loose" Retreat Schedule
Day One | Friday 6/3/22
Arrival between 5:30 - 6:00 pm
7-8 pm Arrival
8-9pm Light Dinner / Social Time / Welcome
9-10 Jonathan: "Living Without Dying" Writing Workshop
10-11 Dessert / Wine / Social Time
Day Two | Saturday 6/4/22
7:30-8:15 Kara: Meditation, Slow Flow
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:30-10 Introductions of Attendees
10-11 Jonathan: Sharing Prompts
11-11:15 Break
11:15-12:30 Janusz: "Intuitive Painting"
12:30-2:15 Three Options:
*Solitude Break / Your Choice
*Writing or Painting w/ Instructor Guidance
*Lunch on own
2:15-3:45 Jonathan: "Writing Towards Personal Sharing" Writing Workshop
3:45-4 Break
4-5:30 David: "Painting Through Sensation"
5:30-6 Break
6-7:15 Dinner
7:15-8:30 Jonathan: "States of the Heart: Sharing Our Stories"
8:30-9:15 Kara: Late Night Yoga
9:15-? Dessert / Wine / Social Time
Day Three | Sunday 6/5/22
7-8 Meditation & Breath work
8-9 Breakfast
9-10 Writing Wrap-up
10-11 Question / Answer Session with Instructors: Becky / Kara / Jonathan / David / Janusz
11-12 Closing
Day Four | Monday 6/6/22
Free optional outing / hike with group
Arrival between 5:30 - 6:00 pm
7-8 pm Arrival
8-9pm Light Dinner / Social Time / Welcome
9-10 Jonathan: "Living Without Dying" Writing Workshop
10-11 Dessert / Wine / Social Time
Day Two | Saturday 6/4/22
7:30-8:15 Kara: Meditation, Slow Flow
8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:30-10 Introductions of Attendees
10-11 Jonathan: Sharing Prompts
11-11:15 Break
11:15-12:30 Janusz: "Intuitive Painting"
12:30-2:15 Three Options:
*Solitude Break / Your Choice
*Writing or Painting w/ Instructor Guidance
*Lunch on own
2:15-3:45 Jonathan: "Writing Towards Personal Sharing" Writing Workshop
3:45-4 Break
4-5:30 David: "Painting Through Sensation"
5:30-6 Break
6-7:15 Dinner
7:15-8:30 Jonathan: "States of the Heart: Sharing Our Stories"
8:30-9:15 Kara: Late Night Yoga
9:15-? Dessert / Wine / Social Time
Day Three | Sunday 6/5/22
7-8 Meditation & Breath work
8-9 Breakfast
9-10 Writing Wrap-up
10-11 Question / Answer Session with Instructors: Becky / Kara / Jonathan / David / Janusz
11-12 Closing
Day Four | Monday 6/6/22
Free optional outing / hike with group