Beyond Perfection: An Intuition Painting Retreat July 9-12th

  • Format: In-person
  • Delivery: Facilitated
  • Length: Deep Dive
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A creative retreat for insight, resilience, and authentic living.
Retreat overview
The Beyond Perfection Retreat is a restorative weekend retreat that invites participants to step outside of pressure, performance, and self-judgment and reconnect with their innate creativity. Through Intuition Painting™and guided reflective practices, participants explore how the imperfect creative process can open pathways to greater self-awareness, clarity, resilience, and personal growth.

No artistic experience is needed. This retreat is designed for adults of all identities, backgrounds & levels who are curious about creativity as a tool for insight, healing, and meaningful living. In a supportive and welcoming environment, participants are encouraged to experiment freely, quiet the inner critic, and discover how spontaneous expression can reveal new perspectives and possibilities for their lives.

Limited space! Sign up by July 1st!
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Retreat Details

When: July 9th at 4:30pm- Sunday, July 12th 1pm

Where: Join us at the beautiful Sunrise Ranch Retreat and Event Center. Located in Northern Colorado, and designated by the State of Colorado as a Historical Landmark, the 400 acre working ranch and organic farm has served as a center for spiritual growth, holistic education, and thriving agriculture since 1945.

Why (other than the biggie of making art without perfectionism):
  • Gain insight
  • Connect with others
  • Be in Nature!
  • Organic food!
  • Other amenities? starry skies, hot tub & campfire!
Patrick Jones - Course author

Why participate?

  • you want a little R&R
  • curious about art or simply creativity
  • feeling stuck in a part of your life
  • asking existential questions
The IP Approach Supports You "as you are"
Intuition Painting® is a non-directive, process-based creative practice that encourages participants to paint intuitively — following color, sensation, imagery, and impulse without judgment or pressure to perform. Rather than focusing on artistic skill or finished products, the process supports curiosity, presence, emotional expression, and self-discovery.

The research says it is good for you
Growing research across neuroscience, psychology, expressive arts, and mind-body practices suggests that creative expression and nonverbal processing can support nervous system regulation, emotional integration, resilience, psychological flexibility, and overall well-being. Studies in expressive arts therapy, somatics, mindfulness, and interpersonal neurobiology increasingly highlight how creativity, embodiment, safety, and connection can foster insight, emotional healing, and meaningful personal change.

Cost: $500 

Price covers room, all meals, and art materials.
Financial aid is available, please email info@louisvillefamilycenter.com for more information.
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More about Intuition Painting™

Intuition Painting® was founded by G. Montine Blank and is rooted in the expressive arts and process painting traditions advanced by pioneers such as Michele Cassou, Stewart Cubley, Natalie Rogers, Shaun McNiff, and Aviva Gold. Through decades of guiding individuals and groups, Montine developed a creative process that honors curiosity over judgment and exploration over perfection. Intuition Painting® invites participants to engage with image, color, movement, and reflection as pathways to deeper self-understanding, creative freedom, and personal transformation.

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Meet your Facilitator

Haley Squires

Haley is a community educator and a newbie artist. Since 2008 Haley has worked in community education & organizational leadership with people of all ages, in all sorts of places (including schools, libraries and in the middle of a desert!). Haley has always had a specific focus on social-emotional wellness, neurodivergence, and equity & justice for all. She is currently the Client Intake & Staff Development Director at the Louisville Family Center. She facilitates workshops and retreats that are grounded in dignity, curiosity and collaborative “power-with” relationships. She has presented at many conferences and has a number of certifications, including: INVST Community Leadership Facilitator, Harwood Institute Public Innovator, MIT's Presencing Institute uLab 2x team leader, Intuition Painting Facilitator.

Areas of Specialty: Group Consensus Decision Making, Experiential Education, Participatory Action Research, Community Asset Mapping, emergent strategies & Information Literacy
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