A creative half-day reset designed to guide you back to your truest self.
Guided rituals, hands-on making, and intentional reflection, designed for anyone who needs to slow down and reconnect. No creative experience required.
A sensory-rich, creative immersion
You'll move through five intentional phases, each building on the last.
Ground — Root into what's true. Work with clay to identify your personal values and turn them into something you can take home.
Release — Let go of what you've been carrying. Through movement, a shared ritual, and botanical dyeing, you'll create a silk scarf and something lighter in yourself.
Ignite — Reconnect with your natural sense of play and rediscover how you create.
Embody — Explore scent through blind selection and blend your own personal essence, guided entirely by instinct.
Return — Bring it all together through a final creative ritual and carry it forward.
Details
🗓️ Date
Sunday, May 17th
1:00 – 5:00 PM
📍Location
Slow North
5555 N. Lamar Blvd., Suite E-109
Austin, TX 78751
Meet your Guides
Michelle Simmons is the founder of Slow North, a creative entrepreneur, and advocate for natural living and wellness. Guided by intuition and a seeker’s spirit, she creates grounding spaces and experiences that invite reflection, connection, and a slower, more meaningful way of being.
Cristina Arbona is a Learning Experience Designer at Meta and a flower-obsessed creative (@forflorafolk) who weaves ritual and play into everyday life. A curator of energy and facilitator of connection, she blends intuition, storytelling, and joy to help people return to themselves in meaningful, life-giving ways.
Together, we’ve designed The Creative Returning as the kind of experience we craved ourselves - a chance to pause, reflect, create, and reconnect to what truly lights us up.
Who This Retreat Is For
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CREATE
For anyone craving self-expression through guided workshops and creative practices.
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RETURN
For those ready to pause, reflect, and rediscover the essence of who they are.
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Joy
For women and gender-expansive folks who feel at home in women’s spaces and want to experience lightness, play, and connection.
Are you feeling like…
You're craving creativity but haven't made space for it
You're overstimulated and running on empty
You want less perfection and more joy
You miss the feeling of making something with your hands
You're ready for a few hours where someone else handles everything