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Name: The FLOW Initiation: Women’s New Year Retreat in Bali
Start: 2020-01-03T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2020-01-07T17:00:00+00:00

February 24, 2015 by Melissa Leave a Comment

“Thank you for opening my mind, heart and eyes to the soul within.”

Audra Huston LSW, Therapist

“For me the Fire Tree Method is a conscious balance of grounding and transcending, structure and flow, expansion and contraction, male and female. It has become clear to me over the past year, that in order for me to do this work –to step into my wholeness with a view to support others as they step into theirs, I need structure and grounding. The Clarity Incubator, combined with Melissa’s supportive guidance and the painting process has taken me on an incredible journey of uncovering and remembering lost parts of myself, self acceptance, forgiveness and self empowerment.”

Bec Knaggs Artist & Montessori Teacher

“Wonderful – as always. It never ceases to amaze me the power of setting an intention, releasing it and witnessing with gratitude, its manifestation. This retreat nurtures this process through painting and self-awareness. The energy of the group is an important aspect for me– witnessing and being witnessed with love somehow inspires me to surrender to my wholeness and swim in it. Knowing what that feels like helps me to walk in my wholeness outside of the painting lab. For me, being able to fully immerse myself in the painting process without any distractions for long periods of time is a a gift. The joy of pushing through a block or having an epiphany through the creative process is beyond words– and witnessing others in that process is a great teacher.
I especially gained a lot from the sharing, insights and feelings of my fellow painters through non-judgmental feedback. Their feelings sometimes act as triggers for my own revelations. From a very young age, my Mother has always told me that as long as long as I had a sketch pad and some drawing materials, I would be happy. When asked what I wanted to do when I left school in the seventh grade, I replied, “I want to go to Art School”. After four years at Art School, majoring in painting I felt I had lost my creative innocence-that intrinsic connection we all have to creative life force. I shut down, overwhelmed with the critic, and didn’t fully commit to painting again for eight years until I found the Painting Process through Fire Tree Studios. It was in this studio that I began to reconnect with my creative spirit and my inner child, trusting in my process and begin my journey back to wholeness. The gratitude I feel is immense.”

Bec Knaggs Artist & Teacher