Invite your inner artist
to come out and play

Time and space for self-expression, connection, and rest

Designed for artists, entrepreneurs, and holistic wellness professionals, the Inner Garden Creative Retreats is a sanctuary for connecting with creativity — personal and within a community — and nourishing the creative spark that lives within each of us.

Walking Trail
Pond
Flowers
Sunset
Flowers

Craving a creative reset?

Whether you’re an established artist or writer or a busy working mom who doesn’t consider herself creative, you’ll fit right in.

Our programs, which contain a mix of writing and art, welcome adults of all levels of ability and experience.

We’ll give you the tools you need to trust your intuition, push your limits, dive into experimentation, and perhaps learn to express yourself in new ways.

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Create and explore
with trusted guides

The team at Inner Garden has you covered

As you dive into creative projects, know that your facilitators are standing by to provide assistance, nudges, prompts, and support.

Writing with Pennie

Art with Jackie

  • Workshops in writing and art

  • A supportive community of like-minded participants

  • A safe space to unwind and be yourself

Inner Garden Creative
Retreats offers:

When you realize you can really do this, the results are magical.

You never know exactly how it’s going to go. But the act of diving in and giving it a try in itself is courageous and beautiful—it just might crack you open.

Testimonials

  • “Pennie taught me to appreciate that my creativity comes into play in choosing what, when, and how I communicate. Choosing a path to take and then populating that path with words and numbers, painting the picture. Jackie showed me different techniques for using the brush. How to combine colors, how to combine the tools, how to layer the experience, in much the same way that we layer our language.”

    Kathy

  • “The retreat created a space where I could be both a writer and an artist AND have time to do both and let one feed the other.” 
- Amy

    Amy

  • “The experience gave me more self-confidence and allowed me to do something that I didn’t expect to be very good at. I’ve had a phobia about my lack of creativity and this was an opportunity to test it in a safe place and persuade myself that I’m not a totally lost cause. The whole weekend was really peaceful and full of good times.”

    Donna

  • “Inner Garden Retreats is a beautiful way to kickstart your nascent artist and light a new fire of creative community."

    Julie

  • “You’ll surprise yourself. 
Be prepared to be surprised at your own capacity. I came away with a deeper appreciation for my ability to create.”

    Cathy