The Magic Within!

One of the foundational themes in Frances Hodgson Burnett's book The Secret Garden is that we create our lives with the magic within us. With actual magic. Emily Grieves and I have been so inspired by this that we created an online community for healers, dreamers, artists and creatives to explore their inner secret garden and the magic within.

And oh my, I am so in love with our online community, the Creative Ladies Secret Garden Society! It gets juicier and more inspiring every day, and the Ladies and those who identify with the lady within themself, who make up this community are everything and everyone you want in your life! They are generous, supportive, and wildly creative and pure magic.

So to celebrate and deepen our new community, Emily and I would like to invite you to Join us from October 8th to 13th for our first Creative Ladies Secret Garden Society in-person retreat, which is limited to ten people and will be held at Emily's exquisite boutique hotel, Villa Las Campanas in Teotihuacan, Mexico.

We have dreamed up some super special activities to inspire, ignite, support, and nurture your inner and outer secret garden!

Discover Pinhole Photography: Immerse yourself in the art of pinhole photography, receiving the light onto paper to create unique and mystical images instead of shooting or capturing images.

Embrace Shamanic Creativity: Tap into your creative energy and unleash your inner artist through our unique approach to shamanic creativity.

Special Visit to Xochimilco: Experience the magic of Xochimilco as we navigate its enchanting canals, connecting with the spirit of the land and its ancient wisdom.

Explore Your Inner and Outer Secret Gardens: Dive deep into the realms of your own being as we journey together to uncover the magic of both our inner and outer worlds.

Date: October 8-13th Location: Teotihuacan, Mexico, Villa Las Campanas Limited Spots Available: Reserve your place today because four of the ten spots have already been filled.

For over 15 years, we have been hosting transformative shamanic creativity retreats, providing a safe and confidential space for you to explore your deepest inner voices. And this is what I have learned about Emily and me, or Ivily, as we are often called.

We can take you deep and hold a very safe container for you to explore the depths. We can bring out parts of your creativity you might not have found before. We know when to be gentle and when to ask you to step right to the edge of your comfort zone. Our mission is for your unique, beautiful voice to be unabashedly expressed because what is the world without your voice?

We love to have fun, play, explore, and express the deeply feminine aspect of creation—and we love you!

WE would love for you to join us. The magic of Teotihuacan is deep, the food is delicious, the space for creativity is unique and inspiring and the community is authentic and rich.

This one is going to be super fun!