{"id":49785,"date":"2022-06-06T11:24:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T15:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/?p=49785"},"modified":"2022-12-05T11:33:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:33:51","slug":"our-longing-for-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/our-longing-for-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Longing For Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"677\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Our-Longing-for-Retreat-677x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49786\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Wonderful, Creative You:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s been two years since I&#8217;ve been able to return to one of my most beloved places on earth &#8211; to Squam Lake for an art retreat.  When I arrived, the lake was a sight for sore eyes, and I felt myself sink into its familiar embrace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dock-Squam-1st-night-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dock-Squam-1st-night-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dock-Squam-1st-night-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Squam is vast and quiet and serene. The loons speak, ripples lap the the rocks on shore, and thunder clouds spark pink and grey at dusk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I arrive ready for rest, for respite, for laying down heaviness. I put away my phone, abandoning my habits of &#8220;checking,&#8221; and pick it up only to take photographs or exchange numbers with new friends. I want to retreat. The tasks that are piling up in my absence will all be there when I return. For these few precious days, I&#8217;m unavailable, unreachable, blissfully disconnected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I retreat into a cocoon of warmth, connection, inspiration, and nature. I go into the water even though it&#8217;s cold. I break into song because it feels right. I walk a magical path through the woods to get the few places I need to go each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My only job is to be, breathe, connect, and if I wish, create. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/slow-drawings-on-dock.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/slow-drawings-on-dock.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/slow-drawings-on-dock-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/slow-drawings-on-dock-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I marvel at flowers I&#8217;m seeing deeply for the first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/columbine-flower-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/columbine-flower-1.jpg 742w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/columbine-flower-1-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 742px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I accept hugs from new friends &#8211; we enfold each other in quiet presence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I revel in being nurtured and cared for &#8211; my meals, my living space, my art materials &#8211; have all been provided for me. In this space I find that I have more to give too. I notice little things I can do to make it easier for someone else &#8211; ways I can give, ways I can encourage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I feel seen, and see others. I can&#8217;t properly express how nourishing this exchange is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-Women-Dock.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-Women-Dock.jpg 750w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-Women-Dock-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 750px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I cut a stencil of a rice pattern, and use rice paste to apply it to cloth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rice-paste-drying-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rice-paste-drying-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rice-paste-drying-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>A beautiful class and process with Chinatsu Nagamune and Andy at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/codoexperiment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Codo Experiment<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I submerse it in an indigo dye vat, filled with magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-dye-vat-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-dye-vat-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-dye-vat-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We marvel at what emerges from the vat and the beautiful simplicity of the materials and process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-pieces-drying.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-pieces-drying.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-pieces-drying-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-pieces-drying-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-rice.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-rice.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-rice-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-rice-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And today I return to the world. To my routines, my responsibilities, and the heaviness of the world. I try to take the lessons with me that I learned. I feel the embrace of the lake, the woods, warm hugs, and shared creative community that gives so much life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Kiala-and-Amy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Kiala-and-Amy.jpg 742w, https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Kiala-and-Amy-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 742px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m so grateful to everyone who was a part of my experience, and especially Kiala Givehand and her <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredmakerssoulretreat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sacred Makers Soul Retreat<\/a> team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creatively Yours, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Wonderful, Creative You: It&#8217;s been two years since I&#8217;ve been able to return to one of my most beloved places on earth &#8211; to Squam Lake for an art retreat. When I arrived, the lake was a sight for sore eyes, and I felt myself sink into its familiar embrace. Squam is vast and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":49786,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Our-Longing-for-Retreat-677x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49786\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dear Wonderful, Creative You:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It's been two years since I've been able to return to one of my most beloved places on earth - to Squam Lake for an art retreat.  When I arrived, the lake was a sight for sore eyes, and I felt myself sink into its familiar embrace. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":49795,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dock-Squam-1st-night-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49795\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Squam is vast and quiet and serene. The loons speak, ripples lap the the rocks on shore, and thunder clouds spark pink and grey at dusk. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I arrive ready for rest, for respite, for laying down heaviness. I put away my phone, abandoning my habits of \"checking,\" and pick it up only to take photographs or exchange numbers with new friends. I want to retreat. The tasks that are piling up in my absence will all be there when I return. For these few precious days, I'm unavailable, unreachable, blissfully disconnected. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I retreat into a cocoon of warmth, connection, inspiration, and nature. I go into the water even though it's cold. I break into song because it feels right. 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In this space I find that I have more to give too. I notice little things I can do to make it easier for someone else - ways I can give, ways I can encourage. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And I feel seen, and see others. I can't properly express how nourishing this exchange is. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":49803,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-Women-Dock.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49803\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I cut a stencil of a rice pattern, and use rice paste to apply it to cloth.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":49792,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Rice-paste-drying-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49792\"\/><figcaption>A beautiful class and process with Chinatsu Nagamune and Andy at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/codoexperiment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Codo Experiment<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I submerse it in an indigo dye vat, filled with magic.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":49791,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-dye-vat-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49791\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We marvel at what emerges from the vat and the beautiful simplicity of the materials and process. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":49793,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-pieces-drying.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49793\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":49800,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Indigo-rice.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49800\"\/><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And today I return to the world. 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