2 La Pruneraie, Saint-James, France
Up to 10 in group
September 4 - 8, 2025
About this Retreat
"creativity feeds your soul, it's a way to understand and create changes in our lives, to make peace with ourselves and to love life."
Alison Coulthurst
Alison studied Graphic Design and Fine Art in South Africa and Transpersonal Art therapy in Australia.
She has also studied Kahuna, Lomi Lomi Massage and Reiki in Australia.
Alison is passionate about loving yourself and connecting with what's really important in life!
Her wish is for the women who took part in these retreats to return home
with a deeper sense of connection and love for themselves.
Her role as an art therapist can help clients explore and express themselves authentically.
She says "Creating art can heal us, inspire us and leave us filled with happiness and love."
In the Creativity Retreats Alison uses Art Therapy to help women express and explore emotions. It's all about connection, connecting with yourself, connecting with others, connecting with nature and connecting with what truely matters.
She also loves painting in her studio in France and is still enjoying successfully exhibiting around the world. Alison Coulthurst Art Facebook and Instagram to see her works.
"Painting is my meditation, it feeds my soul and brings me peace of mind."
Aurélie is a teacher of Kundalini Yoga, intuitive dance, and medicine singing.
She guides women on a journey back to themselves and their hearts, for a life that feels more aligned, gentle, and joyful.
She invites each woman to reconnect with her body, her vitality, her intuition, and her inner light.
She gently leads others to feel — from within — the beauty of life flowing inside and all around them.
Her teaching blends energy, poetry, deep listening, and sensitivity.
Aurélie creates sacred spaces of transformation where every woman can fully rest, recharge, and shine her truth.
Details of this retreat
Our unique creativity retreats focus on self-expression, self-awareness and self love!
No art experience is needed; they're about being inspired and expressing yourself through art,
Discover your inner artist and connect with yourself, other women, and nature through art.
Open your heart and rediscover YOU!
Escape to the peaceful countryside in Normandy France for a mind, body, soul experience from creative women to women.
Connect with yourself and other women through art.
So many of us doubt our creativity only to make fabulous things once we let go!
It's all about self-expression, you will not be judged or critiqued here.
Creating art is perhaps the most fun way to cultivate present moment awareness so just be in the moment,
let go and enjoy this new creative adventure.
IS THIS RETREAT FOR YOU?
Do you feel that you've lost touch with who you are and what you truely want?
Do you feel like you have no energy, and just doing doing doing
Do you often just say "I'm fine"?
Do you feel afraid of being vulnerable and can't remember when you really laughed and let go?
Do you feel you've lost touch with your emotions ?
Do you want to fall head over heals in love.... with yourself?
Do you want to just create for the fun of it and not worry what anyone else thinks?
Do you want to feel connected ?
Discover yourself through art ,all you need is a desire to connect to your creative spirit and a bit of courage to express yourself !
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Four wonderful creative & inspiring days including;
painting, drawing, sculpting
art & movement meditations,
embodiment practices,
reflective journalling,
country walks,
3 yoga classes (beginner)
receiving a relaxing Hawaiian massage,
delicious vegetarian meals, snacks and drinks
& lots of love & laughter
We offer a Pick up and drop off from Rennes station to La Maison de L,'Artiste
WHAT IF I'M NOT AN ARTIST OR NOT EVEN CREATIVE?
...but what if you are a woman wanting to awaken that creative part of herself?
no art experience needed......just a desire to explore yourself through art.
WHAT IF I AM AN ARTIST?
..this retreat will help you go through any creative blocks and
help you rediscover that creative you again.
Alison will lead you step by step on your creative journey with a whole range of art activities,
(painting, drawing, moulding clay, reflective journal writing, art meditations, mask making are just a few)
and encourage you to start exploring yourself and your feelings through art…
SUITS SOLO TRAVELLERS AND ALSO A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE A SPECIAL OCCASION WITH FRIENDS
This is what Holly said who came on one of the retreats
"I am not exaggerating when I say this experience was completely life-changing for me. The people, the property, the art activities, the conversations, the laughter, the incredible food, the music and so much more. My heart feels more open and my mental health is rebalanced. Alison and her team are so warm, kind, funny and down to earth.
I’m forever grateful for this experience, and to them."