THE GYPSY SOULS...
I had an amazing experience this weekend! I got to attend, and to teach at, a Gypsy Soul Art Retreat at Three Cedars Farm in Salem, Michigan. Gypsy Soul Art Retreats is the brainchild of Kristy Robinett, a nationally known psychic, author & soul coach and Mary Butkovich Byberg, an award-winning, published artist and super funny lady! It was a day to kick back, eat some delicious food, meet new friends and create!
We started the day early at Three Cedars Farm setting up in the barn where we were holding the event. It was a gorgeous Michigan fall day - cool, crisp & sunny! You could smell the cider and fresh cinnamon donuts (my favorite food of all!) Around noon, the 50 participants began to filter in and there was a buzz of excitement for the day.
Chuck, Kristy & Mary
We began with a guided meditation and discussion on creating art and intuition. We picked one word to guide us through the year... my word was FAITH. This year I'd like to have more Faith — in my heavenly father, in others and most of all in myself and my path. Later, we painted rocks with our word on them.
Then we handed out magazines and cut out pictures for a Looking Glass Necklace that Mary taught us to make. They were so much fun!
Next, I taught Soul Song, an art journaling/painted canvas/collage project. The creativity and imagination of the women was incredible. I was truly moved by their acceptance of this project and the different and beautiful ways they journaled from their hearts and painted their canvases.
We went on a hayride and had a delicious lunch of pulled pork sandwiches, a romaine salad with butternut squash, figs, chickpeas and cherries in a champagne vinaigrette. It was SO yummy! We topped it off with cupcakes from Just Baked, a local cupcake chain.
After lunch we talked about dreams and then created a vision board (I forgot to take a picture of mine, but of course it had to do with food, of course! LOL!)
We topped the day off with a bonfire and, as the sun set, Kristy and Chuck told some spooky ghost stories around the fire. We wrote down on a piece of paper what we wanted to be rid of in our lives and then threw the paper into the bonfire where it burned away unwanted things!
Mary & Me
The Sparkle Girls!
I adored the women that I met and really connected with them on a soul level. Many were artists, jewelers, and teachers. Some were from an online class that Kristy taught called, Step Out & Sparkle and it was great meeting them in real life!
I left the retreat exhausted, happy, exhilarated and my heart was truly full!
xo
N
Wow, sounds like a fabulous retreat! Love seeing all the creativity with your art canvases!
Posted by: Jana Holden | September 16, 2013 at 02:50 PM