The Cocoon of Creativity Retreat San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

A Writing & Art Retreat

to Nurture the Soul

with Poet/Artist, Julia Alter

& Private Concierge, Mig Denike

OCT0BER 22-29 2023

The Cocoon of Creativity Retreat San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

A Writing & Art Retreat

to Nurture the Soul

with Poet/Artist, Julia Alter

& Private Concierge, Mig Denike

OCT0BER 22-29 2023

THE #1 TRAVEL DESTINATION IN THE WORLD

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

AS VOTED BY CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER

You deserve this.

You feel deeply connected here as you look up at the cathedral like a palace of rose quartz rising into the sky. The bustling plaza with its canopy of emerald trees provides shade as you take a break from wandering the cobblestone streets.

The earth tones of the buildings and the curves of the architecture make your soul drop her shoulders.

With your breath already taken away at the cinnamon-arched beauty of this place, you can’t wait to reach for your journal and your pen. If a city were a poem, it is San Miguel de Allende and it’s already writing itself across your soul.

The Perfect Reset

Do you find yourself saying, there has GOT to be more to life than this? More beauty. More soul-filling moments. More connection. Are you Busy with a capital B and just as Bored? What if you could infuse your days with more life force, more soul-quenching beauty, more inspiration? All the while surrounding yourself with people who truly GET you and inspire you, just by being around them. Drop your shoulders, Sister, because THIS is your sign. This retreat will give you a reconnection to yourself, a deeply healing time to renew your creative self in the safety of a beautifully-curated group of like-minded people. And, yes, you are WELCOME here, even if you don't consider yourself creative. (Maybe especially so!)

Hi! I'm Julia Alter--I don't know about you but I thrive when I'm surrounded by beauty. There is wayyyy too much concrete and traffic in my day to day life. So I chose October for your retreat because of how the sacred colors of San Miguel de Allende HOLD you, calming the nerves. On the cusp of El Día de Los Muertos, marigolds fill your vision, their scent like a crown on your head. And the reverence for life, lineage and loved ones embraces you. You get to drink in the lush beauty as San Miguel dons her floral decor for this most sacred and honoring celebration.

These last couple of years have been intense. If you're anything like me, you may be holding on to old aspects of yourself that you are ready to kiss goodbye. You'll have the opportunity at our beautiful Bed and Breakfast, Casa de la Cuesta, where we'll build our own altar together. As we write together daily, you'll watch your notebook become a place of honor and poetic ponderings, as you lean in to really listen to the deep cravings of your soul. What do you want to let go of? And what are you calling in? You'll actually have the time to answer these questions, as you've said yes to your most sacred self just by showing up.

If your soul is THIRSTY for more like mine is, for a place where you feel nurtured, relaxed, where you can drop your shoulders and drop IN to hear your innermost self, this is your sacred invitation. See what happens when you drop the small talk and shed the judgment of yourself and just let yourself BE. The Muse will take your hand, lead you around every corner, coaxing your vision from courtyard to treasure-filled courtyard.

Is This Retreat For Me? Does your soul shout "Yes!"?

Yes! I need a break from my crazy busy life. Time where I only have to think about ME. To recharge.

YES! I'm craving more creativity, more fun. And more TIME to express myself.

Yes! Let's get deep. I need to know that there is life beyond small talk and the mundane. I crave a life below the shallows.

Yes! I really want to take some time to write, to reconnect with myself. I know I have stories I want to tell and feelings I want to express.

Yes! I'm inspired by beauty and feel recharged by beautiful surroundings.

Yessss! I need to be around like-minded people who are creative and caring and who also need to express some things they've been carrying for too long.

I feel disconnected from my spirit. And I want to know who I am again. Heck to the Yes!

Yes yes yes! We have been through so much these last few years and I am so ready to be face to face and connect with REAL PEOPLE again!

Click here for PAYMENT PLAN options

You asked and we heard you--we have a plan for most budgets!

Let me see these fancy plans!

Cocoon of Creativity San Miguel Retreat

$3,197.00

Only 2 spots left!

PAYMENT PLAN FEATURED BELOW

The retreat of a lifetime awaits you--a perfect balance of writing, collage, time with extraordinary people and time to yourself.

For your convenience:

You can also Venmo me @Julia-Alter-1

Or if you wish to send a check or Zelle, please contact me at: julia_alter@yahoo.com

Your Inspired Guides for the Adventure

Julia Alter

I could tell you about my degree in writing many moons ago. Or that publishers sought me out to publish my first book in my twenties. As proud as I am of those accomplishments, what matters most to me here is that you know my absolute love and devotion to words, to inspiration, to how beauty feeds the soul, how when you open your senses to the world, a magical alchemy blooms.

And when you set your soul to the page after it has caught that wild conflagration of the senses, it is wildflowers in the spirit, a remembrance of your deep and true and child-like self. When you accept that invitation from your imagination, it changes you and the way you see the world, even the beauty in the broken.

I was called to poetry as a child and it has held on to my heart since that spring day I rode home as fast as I could through a park full of blossoming cherry trees to write down those first lines in jagged pencil scratch.

I live for those moments when the writing breaks free and the writer rides the emotion, the senses and suddenly a memory emerges. The safety of our group coupled with the beauty and inspiration around us will let our creative wings break open.

And who am I to lead you? I am Julia Alter, native Californian, writer for four decades, singer of jazz, mother of teenagers and a book called "Walking the Hot Coal of the Heart." wife of a Danish expat, an aspiring quadrilingual, mystic spirit, giant-hearted devotee of the Church of Inspiration (which I just made up). I have led writing and art groups from preschool to octogenarian. I live to inspire.

Migdalia Camacho Denike

Retreat organizer and personal concierge, Migdalia "Mig" Denike, will be your guide and translator for a relaxing, safe and unique experience.

With her Mexican American background, California-born Migdalia Denike is passionate about sharing her country’s heritage. From the culture, the food, and the warmth of the people, Mig’s love for Mexico has led to the creation of Mexchic Retreats—a boutique tour company that takes passionate travelers to the heart of San Miguel de Allende.

Mig’s fun personality, passion for food, and experience as a tour guide in Carmel California make her the ideal person to help visitors uncover the magic of San Miguel de Allende, a city she adores and considers her second home. Unlike a traditional tour guide who leads you by the hand, Mig acts as a personal concierge, offering tailored recommendations, assistance and a bilingual, on-the-ground presence, all the while allowing her guests to make their own treasured discoveries.

This is the second retreat that Mig and Julia have led together.

Here is the sparkly stuff that's included!

Daily Inspiration Sessions with Julia Alter in writing &/or collage

Our personal Award-winning concierge/tour guide Mig Denike

Private, trusted transportation to & from the airport

7 nights, double occupancy, in our own bright, beautiful Bed and Breakfast, Casa de la Cuesta (5 star Trip Advisor reviews)

Daily fresh, two-course breakfasts at our B&B

Welcome dinner of delicious, comfort food and wine

Walking tour of San Miguel with all the insider info from our personal tourguide

Day trip to the hot springs

Time to explore San Miguel de Allende at your leisure, to shop or meander or meditate or sip coffee, wine, water...

Tribe of amazing creative people to share the week

Experience San Miguel before the sacred Día de Los Muertos

Closing celebration dinner and ceremony

But....

I'm not creative!

I can't afford it.

I'm not creative!

This retreat will unlock your creative expression. My mission in life is to show you that--YES! You ARE creative. You will astound yourself.

I'm not a writer.

I can't afford it.

I'm not creative!

This retreat is open to newbies AND pros. The main thing is that we all feel SAFE and supported in our nurturing adventure here into the cocoon of creativity.

I can't afford it.

Yes, you can! You're worth it and our payment plans make it easy to take this time for yourself and your life. You deserve it. Contact me if a payment plan will serve you.

Once in a Lifetime Retreat

$3,197.00

Only 2 spots left!

PAYMENT PLAN FEATURED BELOW

The retreat of a lifetime awaits you--a perfect balance of writing, collage, time with extraordinary people and time to yourself.

For your convenience:

You can also Venmo me @Julia-Alter-1

Or if you wish to send a check or Zelle, please contact me at: julia_alter@yahoo.com

Click below for PAYMENT PLAN options

You asked and we heard you--we have a plan for most budgets!

Let me see these fancy plans!

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The Fine Print

Not included:

This retreat does not include airfare.

Lunch and the five dinners are up to you in amazing and affordable San Miguel.

Tips for the staff at Casa de la Cuesta.

Taxi service around town.

Alcoholic beverages, with the exception of wine, at our two included dinners.

Once in a Lifetime Retreat

$3,197.00

Only 2 spots left!

PAYMENT PLAN FEATURED BELOW

The retreat of a lifetime awaits you--a perfect balance of writing, collage, time with extraordinary people and time to yourself.

For your convenience:

You can also Venmo me @Julia-Alter-1

Or if you wish to send a check or Zelle, please contact me at: julia_alter@yahoo.com

The Cocoon of Creativity Retreat San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

The Cocoon of Creativity Retreat San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

THE #1 TRAVEL DESTINATION IN THE WORLD

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

You deserve this.

You feel deeply connected here as you look up at the cathedral like a palace of rose quartz rising into the sky. The bustling plaza with its canopy of emerald trees provides shade as you take a break from wandering the cobblestone streets.

The earth tones of the buildings and the curves of the architecture make your soul drop her shoulders.

With your breath already taken away at the cinnamon-arched beauty of this place, you can’t wait to reach for your journal and your pen. If a city were a poem, it is San Miguel de Allende and it’s already writing itself across your soul.

The Perfect Reset

Is This Retreat For Me? Does your soul shout "Yes!"?

Yes! I need a break from my crazy busy life. Time where I only have to think about ME. To recharge.

YES! I'm craving more creativity, more fun. And more TIME to express myself.

Yes! Let's get deep. I need to know that there is life beyond small talk and the mundane. I crave a life below the shallows.

Yes! I really want to take some time to write, to reconnect with myself. I know I have stories I want to tell and feelings I want to express.

Yes! I'm inspired by beauty and feel recharged by beautiful surroundings.

Yessss! I need to be around like-minded people who are creative and caring and who also need to express some things they've been carrying for too long.

I feel disconnected from my spirit. And I want to know who I am again. Heck to the Yes!

Yes yes yes! We have been through so much these last few years and I am so ready to be face to face and connect with REAL PEOPLE again!

*Click here for PAYMENT PLAN options*

Cocoon of Creativity San Miguel Retreat

Your Inspired Guides for the Adventure

Julia Alter

Migdalia Camacho Denike

Here is the sparkly stuff that's included!

But....

I'm not creative!

I can't afford it.

I'm not creative!

I'm not a writer.

I can't afford it.

I'm not creative!

I can't afford it.

I can't afford it.

I can't afford it.

Once in a Lifetime Retreat

*Click below for PAYMENT PLAN options*

Photo Gallery

The Fine Print

Not included:

This retreat does not include airfare.

Tips for the staff at Casa de la Cuesta.

Taxi service around town.

Alcoholic beverages, with the exception of wine, at our two included dinners.

Once in a Lifetime Retreat

*Click below for PAYMENT PLAN options*

Julia! Add me to your list for upcoming retreats!

Questions? Contact us!

Cocoon of Creativity Retreat San Miguel de Allende

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