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Real women, real hands, real mess — no experience required, ever.
This October, you’re invited to gather with a small circle of women on a mountain to paint, play, rest, and come home to yourself.
With a blend of gentle creative expression, soulful connection, nourishing food, and deep rest, this weekend is an invitation to return to your body, your spirit, your voice. There is time to create and time to simply be — long, unhurried painting, space to play, and quiet hours for reflection with nothing asked of you.
Whether you’ve circled with me many times or this is your very first painting session, you are welcome exactly as you are. No experience is needed — only willingness. You have spent so much of your life being the one who holds, the one who tends. Here, you get to lay that down for a while, and let yourself be held instead.
Real women, real hands, real mess — no experience required, ever.
We gather Thursday, Oct 15 at 6:00 PM · we close Saturday, Oct 17 at 3:30 PM
Evenings are for shared meals, firelight, and the kind of quiet where you actually hear yourself again.
“Desirée is a natural at this — process painting. Her feedback has always helped me get out of my own way and go deeper. She is so authentic — a gem!”
“A breakthrough. The instructor is emotionally intelligent, and was able to help me make art again.”
“This class allowed me to connect with and explore parts of myself through unstructured creative time. I walked away with not only two pieces of art I love, but the experience of creating each within the container that Desiree tended.”
“A sense of mental wellness for sure.”
For over two decades I’ve been holding space where art, body, and spirit meet — through process painting, somatic practice, and ceremony. My work is rooted in a simple belief: creativity belongs to all of us, and making art is one of the truest ways home to ourselves.
I’m not here to teach you to paint “well.” I’m here to hold a container where you can play, make a mess, listen inward, and remember what it feels like to be tended instead of the one always tending. That’s the whole invitation.
A circle of eight · a few spots left
Is it time?The women who end up on this mountain are the ones who stopped waiting for the perfect season and chose themselves in an imperfect one.
If your body said yes before your mind could argue — that’s the one to listen to. A few spots remain in our circle of eight.
$777
All-inclusive — lodging, every meal & facilitation
Flexible payment available through Klarna — reserve now and pay over time, with options at checkout.
Full payment is due by September 15, 2026 to hold your seat.
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Full refund if you cancel by September 15, 2026. After that, seats are non-refundable, as the cabin and circle are held for a small, fixed number of women.
Mt. Lemmon, Arizona · October 15–17, 2026 · Lodging + all meals + facilitation included