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Wild clay retreat : Lake Travis • Fall 2021


  • Living waters on Lake Travis 24315 Pedernales Drive Spicewood, TX, 78669 United States (map)

Registration is closed.


Please note:

  • Limited to 10 attendees per date, minimum 4

  • This is an instructional, process, and self-discovery retreat

  • No ceramics experience is needed


Schedule

Friday

5:00p: Introductions

6:00p: Opening ritual

6:30p: Dinner

Saturday

9:00a: Breakfast

10:00a: Meditation & personal growth exercise — exploring the concept of Abundance

11:00a: Find & gather clay

12:00p: Lunch

1:00p: Purifying clay demonstration

1:30: Personal growth exercise — connecting with your core values

3:00p: Reconstituting cleansed clay demonstration

3:45p: Meditation & personal growth exercise — attuning to your highest self

4:30p: Hand-building techniques demo

6:00p: Dinner

7:00p: Restorative Yoga

Sunday

9:00a: Breakfast

10:00a: Meditation & personal growth exercise — planning a path forward

10:30a: Finishing techniques demo (burnishing, glazing, texturizing)

11:45a: Yoga

12:45p: Lunch

1:45p: Begin pit firing of pots

2:45p: Plant walk & smoke bundle workshop

4:45p: Afternoon free-time activities include kayaks, SUPs, swimming in the lake, helping with the pit fire, exploring the grounds,

6:30p: Dinner

*The pit firing will be all evening through Monday morning. Participants are welcome to help with stoking the fire, but also are free to explore the grounds, lake, or have fun with other nourishing activities available that afternoon.

Monday

8:00a: Breakfast

9:00a: Dig vessels from the fire

10:00a: Closing ceremony / reflections

11:00a: Check-out


What’s included

  • Healthy meals(3 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 3 Dinners). Please note any dietary restrictions when you register.

  • Accommodations at Living Waters on Lake Travis. You have the option to choose your preferred eco-cabin, safari tent, or camping option

  • Access to a floating dock and kayaks to explore the lake

  • Guided meditations

  • Personal growth activities

  • Final vessels will be pit fired during the retreat


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