Ten Reasons Why It's Taos or Bust

If you went to summer camp as a kid, you already know that the experience of putting yourself in a new environment with brand-new people can be both empowering and inspiring. You can be whoever you want to be. You get to bond with other campers, expand your world view, learn about yourself and — if you’re lucky — you create lifelong friendships in the process.

 

 

In adulthood, however, we often forget to take that time to turn off and explore our creative sides like we did as children. We make professional contacts through networking events and conferences, but we often fail to make deeper connections with our newfound contacts.

 

Guess what? Now you are invited to come to camp again OR for the first time in the enchanted town of Taos, New Mexico.

 

Former camp counselor, artist, author, and creativity coach, Jill Badonsky will take care of all the details, so just like a kid, all you have to do is show up for activities, eat DELICIOUS gourmet meals THREE times a day (not counting tea-time treats, go on a field trip into town and have fun for four nights and five days at the Mabel Dodge Luhan House in Taos, New Mexico.

 

Here are the activities you will experience. Designed both so you have a finished product AND a more liberated approach for both and living life:

 

1. Free Range Art Doodling and Wobbly Watercolor painting

    This painting experience is not only designed to give you a souvenier of Mabel's but the process will also get you out of your head, your resistance, fears, and your immobilizing perfection and into the child-like freedom of embellishing upon reality without the inner tyrant keeping you caged.  Click on the image to learn more.

 

 

2. Out-of-the-Box Collages

The process of making these pictures is designed not only to give you a uniquely designed collage but also to challenge your definition of what collage can be, an opportunity use a different perspective, and a way expand your repertoire of creative thinking for both art and the world you live in. Click here for more.

 

 

 

 

3. Centering Yourself with Circles
Making circles is a way to calm the mind and center your focus. You will have the option to join the Centering Circle Workshop. More here

 

 

 

 

4. Intuitive Writing Under the Influence of Jill and Mabel

 The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder, The Muse is In: An Owner's Manual to Your Creativity and The Nine Modern Day Muses and a Bodyguard: 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration are Jill's prompts that make writing easy.

Mabel is known for her audacious lifestyle and emphasis on art and writing. The Mabel Dodge Luhan house was a creative oasis for D.H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, Georgia O'Keefe, Ansel Adams, Dennis Hopper, Natalie Goldberg and countles other artists and poets. Come feel why - write among the nooks and crannies. Write using Jill's multi-media prompts, walks in the labyrinth and at the sculpture pond, we will even write at a local hang-out called Wired! Cafe.

 

5. Daily Yoga Melts

Morning yoga combined with the metaphor of creativity will not only melt tension from life's stresses, but also melt limitations that keep you stuck in one position creatively. Jill has been teaching yoga since 1993 at corporations, hospitals, spas, and most recently for eight years at a military prison.

 

6. Improv Theater Games

Theater games are no brainer-way to get back into your child-like self. We play them in groups so no one is on the spot, unless you want to be.

 

7. Smart Camera Challenges

There will be photo challenges to awaken your attention, so bring your smart phone mainly to capture some fun and quirky art instructions given daily to help you see the creative possibilities everywhere.

 

8. Evening Salons 

Just like Mabel did, we will have salons in the evening. You can bring readings, performances, art you've done, or share some of the art and writing that we do while we are there. On July 10, Kate Mann and Mark Dudrow, local singer/songwriters will join us for an evening of song and stories about creative inspiration.

 

9. Free time to Roam Through Taos

There will be time after lunch to walk just down the street to gift stores, salons, the Pueblo and all the character Taos has to offer. We will have dinner on Friday evening at one of Taos' best restaurants.

 

10. I know I keep mentioning the Meals but they truly ARE a memorable draw.

Details

 

 

If you begin with a low monthly payment now,  you will make it easy for no extra charge.
Email: info@themuseisin.com for more information about that.

 

 

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Historic House:

Single room: July - $1385

Double rooms: July - $1150

 

 

 

 

Juniper House:

Single Room: July - $1240

 

 

Double Room:  / July - $1100

 

 *EARLY BIRD ENTICEMENT!! ------------->

 

Register and pay in full by May 15th, 2014 and save $100 — as my thank you for planning ahead!

 

Register and pay your deposit by May 15th, 2014, you save $50.

 

Make it a Springtime gift to yourself.  

 

IF YOU HAVE TO CANCEL  

 

If you cancel before May 28th, 2014, we refund all but $150 of your deposit or balance paid in full.

 

If you cancel after May 28th, 2014 AND after paying the balance in full we can fill your place, we will refund everything minus $150. If we cannot fill your spot, we cannot refund any monies due to our contract with the Mable Dodge Luhan House.

 

All monies are due June 4th, 2013. If you need a payment plan please contact me at info@themuseisin.com 

 

Please note: No deposits will be taken beginning four weeks prior to the the start of the retreat. All registrations four weeks prior to start date of the retreat please pay in full at time of registration.

Testimonials

Camp Creative Thunder Activities

One of my favorite parts of this retreat is sitting around the big wooden table in the dining hall  and sharing stories.

 

 

Come play, it's about time you had some FUN and got back to your creativity.

 

Get Your Enchantment On,

Jill Badonsky