Mindfulness and Creativity Retreat


October 4 – 6, 2019 (Friday – Sunday)

Sonoma County, CA


Join Shakthi Ganeshan, MD and Ragged Wing Ensemble Artistic Director Amy Sass for a unique weekend focusing on healing and rejuvenation through yoga & artistic expression. The event is held at a private retreat in Sonoma County.

Yoga, Creative Writing, Meditation, Visual Art and More!

Shakthi Ganeshan has been teaching yoga and meditation for 18 years. She brings gentleness and vitality in her yoga class, warmth and laughter. She is a physician, an Indian classical dancer and brings that wisdom to her teaching. She is trained as a doctor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics MD, and has a Masters in Public Health. She also has trained in the Community Dharma Leaders training in the tradition of Vipassana with Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock and brings those teachings to students of meditation. Shakthi delights in making ayurvedic food, writing poetry and prose, and studying singing. You’ll leave her class feeling open, and re-vitalized.

Artist, writer and theater-maker, Amy Sass, combines her passion for artistic play with mindful, present-moment experiences. Amy is the Artistic Director of Ragged Wing Ensemble, and the creator of The School Of Fierce Play. Amy believes in the divine medicine of creativity, as it opens up intuitive channels, builds self-kindness, unlocks imagination and connects us to the magic and wisdom of the tactile, sensory world. Through her 20 year journey as an arts practitioner, she calls upon the power of art to heal, empower and build a more just and loving society. Bring your inner child out to play as we explore seasonal themes through visual art, creative writing and outdoor artistic explorations.

Cost: $550 - $640 (includes accommodation, tuition, and meals)