Creative arts retreat & workshop
“There is great alchemy in the connection between our moving experience and the painting process”
Coming Home
Movement & Painting retreat in Nature
4-6th September 2026
Friston Place, East Dean, BN20 OAL
Max 8 Participants
£225 including on-site camping or room in the house, art materials, swimming pool, evening meals, snacks.
Welcome to this creative arts retreat where you can unwind, relax and tune into your sensing body and mindful presence through moving and painting in this beautiful, wild garden in East Sussex.
This weekend is a journey of self-discovery through exploration of your natural movement and personal imagery, listening deeply to your intuitive self, being playful and curious, witnessing and be witnessed and giving voice to all that needs to be expressed through movement and painting. Calling up your magnificent elemental self to express vitality, creativity, spirit and imagination.
Each day we move and paint in nature creating an interactive dialogue between the moving and painting process, diving a little deeper with each wave as your authentic self expresses all that arises in the moment, in all it’s joy and messiness.
The elemental world of nature generously mirrors aspects of our life through symbolism and metaphor as we move, see, hear and feel, bringing awareness to personal imagery and inner dynamics. We move on our own, with partners and whole group, providing opportunities for sharing and reflections.
There is no right or wrong way and no previous experience in any art form is required. This is a warm, supportive environment offering a simple and profound process for embodied practice within nature, creative explorations, personal insights and coming home to yourself.
There is precious time too for resting and relaxing, being with others, on your own, relaxing in the pool or taking a walk in the woods.
Please contact me for more information, booking or enquires at:
mayacockburn@gmail.com
If you would like a place on the retreat a £50 non-returnable deposit is required. Many thanks
Authentic Movement
11th July 2026
Friston Place, East Dean, BN20 OAL
£70
Authentic Movement is a practice where we are invited to listen within and follow the body’s guidance in movement in the presence of a witness.
This workshop offers a structure within which natural movement can blossom and be nurtured, allowing you to discover ways to re-inhabit your body, engage your creativity, and remember your relationship to your natural environment
Through moving and witnessing in a safe space, participants can explore their own inner dance as it unfolds. The body, in its wisdom, tells the story needed to be told at this very moment.
Please contact me for more information, booking or enquires at:
mayacockburn@gmail.com
If you would like a place on the workshop a £20 non-returnable deposit is required. Many thanks