MUSINGS OF YOU
CREATIVE MOVEMENT RETREAT
COMING HOME TO YOURSELF THROUGH
CREATIVE ARTISTRY AND MOVEMENT PRACTICES
5 day, 4-night creative wellness retreat, meant for you to rediscover your inner muse through movement practices and creatively guided self-inquiry.
JUNE 5 - 9th, 2024
5-day 4-night retreat experience
SESIMBRA, PORTUGAL
located on the coast of Portugal
Space to connect to the subject you know best, yourself
Permission to listen to yourself through creative artistry
INCLUSIONS
YOUR RETREAT EXPERIENCE
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We begin our mornings slow and spacious with nothing on the agenda other than self-inquiry — writing our morning pages to be exact (for those unfamiliar, it’s 3-pages worth of stream of conscious journaling).
Pour a morning mug of coffee and cozy up a sofa by the fireplace or feel the salty sea-filled breeze on your skin in the open-aired gardens. Maybe you prefer staying in bed. All answers are the right answers when it comes to Morning Pages. The mornings are yours for the taking.
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Our first collective group gathering of the day will be meditation and movement — daily immersive and musically driven yogic-based movement sessions, coupled with meditation and journal prompts led by Mindy of Liberté.
Curated around the principles of listening, let silence become your expansive friend, widening your capacity to sit in stillness and embrace the power of a sacred pause. Equally, find comfort (ahem, flow) in letting the deliciously soulful music guide the sequencing of how we move. Out of head and into body — sync your breath and body as one and invite in presence, curiosity, openness for your muse to take center stage.
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Listening is not a passive activity — it’s the most active thing you can do.
During this workshop, we sharpen our listening skills by dissecting musicality in its many forms. Music is universal in its art form and nuanced in approach. We want to explore the nuance — we want to explore the nuance of musicality as it relates to movement, expression, feeling, and healing. By understanding the ebbs and flows of music, and its relationship to self-exploration, we heighten our ability to listen, with the ultimate goal of heightening the connection to self.
At the very least, you’ll walk away knowing how to curate a damn good playlist. Music theory, but make it modern.
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As a lover of The Artist’s Way course and all its creative wisdom, we felt the need to include the second basic principle (and fundamental practice) of The Artist’s Way: The Artist Date (uninterrupted personal creative time). In order to have a real relationship with your muse (remember, that’s you!), we must take the time to care for and cultivate her. Our creative impusles will use this time to confront us, confide in us, to bond with us.
You will have dedicated time to make room in your life for an Artist Date — with the support, guidance, and accountability of the collective creative group, you will be moved into inspired action with your creative endeavors (writing, dancing, painting, photography…anything)
The only rule is: no phones/screens/distractions allowed. Everything else is fair game. Go wild.
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To find your inner muse, you must learn to listen to her, even when her voice is soft and faint — let whispers turn to roars during our co-creative movement sessions.
Reminiscent of solo time in dance studio or self-guided yoga practices — or maybe as far back as spinning in circles in the privacy of your childhood bedroom — we will use music as the vehicle to let ourselves listen, express, emote and move.
Be prepared to create your own song and dance, as this experience is fully guided by you.
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Part of the discovery process starts with letting yourself dedicate time to….get a little lost. We celebrate this (often resistant) part of the process. Get a little lost in time — letting minutes turn to hours, the nebulous grey space of time will lead you back home. During this retreat, you will have intentional time and find yourself again. In both individual and group sessions, we explore….space, time, and uninterrupted creative freedom.
Prefer to create with others? Let your imagination run wild with fellow retreat guests — experience the moments of co-created magic and serendipity evitably will arise when surrounded by inspiring, curious, and like-minded people. With Mindy as your guide, there will be support, on support, leading to deeper caverns of exploration, just waiting to be discovered.
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The human experience is meant to be shared. Connect with others, just like you — together walking alongside the process of rediscovery of self (musings, movement, and creation). Or, if you’re noticing you need to restore the inner well of personal reserves, take solitude in rest. Tend to do nothing, if that’s what you need.
The retreat downtime is for you to restore what may be lacking in your life: whether it be connection, community, rest, or restoration.
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At CASA COLAB, logistics are handled for you, leaving more room for inspiration instead of fretting over the details. Your stay at CASA COLAB includes all amenities for you to use, including group gathering spaces (with fireplaces!), meditation rooms, indoor movement studio, outdoor yoga studio, swimming pool, tennis court, outdoor BBQ patios, and the entirety of the property’s lush gardens. With just a quick jaunt to the ocean, there is no shortage of beautiful, serene, and breathtaking locations to venture off to.
And your meals? They’re also included — all food (breakfast, lunch, dinner) will be prepared by CASA COLAB’S private onsite chef. Sourced ingredients are local, organic, and seasonal and the menu is hand-selected and curated with you in mind. Coffee, tea, and afternoon snacks will be plentiful and outdoor family-style dinners will be the anchor of evening community gathering. The best conversations happen around a dinner table. Dig in.
“What did you do as a child that made hours pass like minutes?
Herein lies the key to your earthly pursuit.”
— CARL JUNG
THE WHY
I danced.
When I reminisce about who I was as a little girl — I danced — often, innocently, whimsically, and very clumsily. Graceful wasn’t necessarily a part of my vocabulary, but I didn’t mind. I danced solely because it felt good (not to be confused with ‘being good’). ‘Good’ was another word unfamiliar to my vocabulary— dancing was a means to an end for self-expression. More importantly, dancing taught me how to listen and respond. Feel and act accordingly.
Overtime, I forgot to dance.
What started as twirling in circles barefoot in my childhood bedroom, caught somewhere between my imagination and the Grease soundtrack playing in the background turned into shuffle-ball-changes with other leotard-clad little girls (and boys) in mirrored-lined studio rooms. Bare and unassuming studios— empty and wide, yet detailed in taping ‘formation spots’ on the ground —is where I first learned the art of discipline, dedication, practice, and teamwork. Sweat. Tears. Community. Comfort. Love. Home. Inside of dance studios was also where I first forged a relationship with perfectionism, judgment, and an inner critic of ‘right’, ‘wrong’ and ‘critical error’. Failure or praise. Like most childhood interests, the joy of creative expression (movement) slowly melted into training, work, performance, and accolades more than it did freedom and joy. Some of my fondest memories come from the inside of dance studios. Also some of my worst. Movement through the lens of perfection has followed me ever since — into collegiate-level dance studios, professional performances, hot yoga rooms (where even mindfulness can reap toxic benefits), fitness studios, and the occasional adult-level dance class.
Until I remembered to dance again.
It has taken decades to stumble my way back to the innate love for movement and even longer to allow myself to express freely without the filter of wounding, judgment, and comparison. Unraveling the complex and nuanced relationship I share with movement may be a lifelong process. However, I can’t deny the pure love I share for the art form paired with the multitude of lessons learned and dedication to nuanced listening that has shaped how I view and process the world. Moving without a pretense to a specific outcome is undeniably freeing. It’s palpable. It’s (in my opinion), the definition of presence, shaped and contorted into human form — time and space linger long enough to feel…amongst noise, stillness, and stimulus. In a moment of beautiful rarity, you become the vessel of music, movement, breath, and creation. And that’s pure aliveness. It’s medicine. It’s comfort. It’s home.
Thanks to The Artist’s Way practices, guided self-inquiry, and a newfound sense of listening without the filtered voice of egoic tendencies and the broken heart of not-enoughness, I have found my way back to my inner muse, the young girl who just loved to dance.
THE VISION
I want us to get lost dancing again.
Both literally and figuratively.
More than anything, I want to give you a practice space to reconnect with your inner artist and inner muse: yourself.
I want to give the permission (and curated space) to let minutes turn into hours in what you love doing most:
experiencing flow state
FOR FUN. FOR FEELING. FOR FREEDOM.
Don’t be alarmed when I say dance. What I really mean is: expressive movement, threaded together by yogic principles, self-inquiry practices, and the subtleties of musicality. My goal is for you to embody flow state practices with others and walk away with the unique ability to listen to yourself more clearly and confidently — all while understanding how creative energy is expressed and felt through the body. Movement takes many shapes and forms and can be expressed in infinite ways. Right or wrong becomes arbitrary. Trained or untrained no longer matters. The only thing that does matter is listening to the connection between music, breath, body, mind, and spirit and getting curious about where it may lead you.
Listen to deepen. Deepen to become alive.
Aliveness is the entry point to fully embodying yourself as a creative muse.
Feel. Breath. Be.
We will move, collaborate, and create together as a community to build a bridge between listening within and creative expression — all through the lens of the artistry of movement and reflective, spacious moments. Expect interactive workshops, co-creative sessions, tools and guidance for personal inquiry, time to journal, reflect, listen, and process. Most importantly, you are welcomed into a space that celebrates the allure and wonder of music in a way that is familiar to your body and medicine to your soul, all guided with the utmost intention and integrity by Mindy of Liberté.
For a small taste, I’ve included a sampled piece of music that makes me feel, listen, breathe, and move all in tandem with one another. When I close my eyes, I picture a symphony of fluid limbs — bending, coiling, retracting, and expanding gracefully through time and space as one. What do you picture?
Listen for yourself below
Travel with Liberté to the coast of Portugal, June 5 - 9th to rediscover your inner muse and how she may want to listen, express, and articulate the most universal language: movement.
Close your eyes and let the beat, beat, beat, beat consume you.
Feel the rise and fall of your chest as it turns into breath. breath. breath. breath.
Or let it turn into whatever you choose. Maybe the violin’s chords are putting you in a trance.
It’s up to you. Listen to whatever your muse hears and move accordingly.
Go where you feel the most inspired…towards inhibited movement
Feel safe where you feel the most alive…in your body
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MOVE
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MEDITATE
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LISTEN
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EXPLORE
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CONNECT
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CREATE
LISTENING
TO YOUR MUSE THROUGH MOVEMENT WILL GIVE YOU…
FREEDOM
Love, appreciation, acceptance, expression, and safety in the body. Where shame , judgment, and imperfection can override freely expressing, we celebrate the opposite, the release. This is a space for you to practice being in the moment of conscious movement, without the worry of the packaged ending of a performance.
Deeper understanding that you are the vessel for creative expression, not the end result
5 day, 4-night creative wellness retreat, meant for you to rediscover your inner muse through movement practices and guided self-inquiry. Hosted on the coast of Portugal, CASA COLAB is your creative oasis for uninterrupted creative living — moving intentionally is encouraged and celebrated through every inhale and exhale. Time slows down here.
The Musings of You retreat is curated by Mindy Fetzer of Liberté: creator, facilitator, and teacher of movement, language, and all things freedom.
JOY
Let minutes turn to hours in what you love getting lost in…movement. Creation. Energy. Soulfulness. Come back to your creative impulses and let the judgment of being seen, not good enough and getting it wrong dissipate as imperfection turns into the joy of being. Be playful. Feel in purpose. Feel the electric spark of aliveness.
Let yourself fall in love with the musing process. Allow yourself fall back in love with…you
CONNECTION
Through listening, movement, and self-inquiry cultivate a deeper relationship with your inner knowing. When you forge a strong bond with self (rid of distractions and impulses), you reap the benefits of stronger decision-making, boundary setting, healed wounds of enoughness, external validation, and perfectionist tendencies.
Feeling connected to flow state and nuanced process of self-evolution
CASA COLAB
MEET YOUR YOUR CREATIVE OASIS
CASA COLAB is a space for creative freedom, immersed in the silent solitude of Portugal’s coastal landscape. Where the sea meets the earth, the essence of CASA COLAB is foundational in both a grounding presence of stillness and an ebb and flow of inspiration. Located 45 minutes outside of Lisbon, this retreat venue will encapsulate and immerse you into the beauty of Portugal's scenery to open you to creative collaboration, musings, healing, and expression.
A note from the creators of CASA COLAB:
“Casa Colab is a space to host and nourish experiences of all kinds. We want our space to be a place for people to call home, to heal, to learn, and a place for new friends to be made. We want to create a home away from home for curated music and wellness lovers and experiences, encouraging all to learn and create.”
RESERVATIONS
INVESTMENT AND RESERVATION REQUIREMENTS
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For all bookings, a non-refundable deposit is required — you can either pay in full or choose a payment plan. For any bookings made less than 30 days leading up to the retreat start date, full payment will be required.
If you are facing financial hardshIp:
Get in touch with Mindy from Liberté directly.
We want you to be a part of this group retreat experience and (most importantly) get in touch with your inner muse through movement. If finances are in the way, we'll figure out a prosperity plan together, k?
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Each room selection (listed below) has the option to pay in full or split payments over the course of 3 months. Retreat payments are required to be paid in full before attending. Let’s take a deeper look —
PLAN #1:
Pay in full — full retreat amount is paid at once
PLAN #2:
Split payments into 2 — pay 50% of the retreat amount as a deposit and pay the remaining 50% one month later
PLAN #3:
Split payments into 3 — pay 33% of the retreat amount as a deposit and pay the remaining 66% of the retreat over the next 2 months (33% paid in month one, 33% paid in month 2)
Choose whichever option feels right for you!
If you are facing financial hardshIp (outside of these payment plan options) — get in touch with Mindy from Liberté directly.
We want you to be a part of this group retreat experience and (most importantly) get in touch with your inner muse through movement. If finances are in the way, we'll figure out a prosperity plan together, k?
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To secure a space in the Musings of You Retreat, pay-in-full or set up a payment plan from the selected room options below. Whichever payment option is best for you will be considered as a deposit and secured spot for the retreat.
Step 1:
Select your room of choice below
Step 2:
Pay in whichever option (full or payment plan) is most supportive and suits your needs. We’re fine with whatever option works best for you — if you’re good, we’re good.
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We get it — things don’t always go according to plan. We understand.
Upon booking, all payments are considered non-refundable, and non-transferable deposits to secure your retreat reservation. All sales are final and we will not be able to process any refunds.
If you choose to cancel your reservation more than 30 days before the retreat start date, you may request a 50% refund of what you have paid (less a cancellation fee equal to the deposit). All retreat payments become non-refundable less than 30 days before the Retreat start date.
If you choose to cancel for any reason (life happens, we know), we advise you to purchase personal travel insurance which can cover you in case of unexpected circumstances. All cancellations must be notified to the retreat organizer via email.
For any unforeseen circumstances due to weather or emergency-related scenarios, travel bans, and collective safety precautions, you will be issued a 12-month credit for a future Liberté retreat. Upon making your payment, you agree to these Terms & Conditions which include a Code of Conduct.
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Upon booking, expect a confirmation email to land in your inbox within 24 - 48 hours — we’ll gather your room (and roommate if applicable) preferences, along with dietary restrictions amongst other details. One week prior to the retreat, a ‘the more you know’ email will land in your inbox — detailing what to pack, retreat expectations, and giving you a detailed lay of the Portuguese land.
We’re not shy of clear communication — if you need something or have questions, rest assured that we will provide an answer for you. You’re in good hands, we promise.
MORE MUSINGS ON CASA COLAB
ACCOMMODATIONS
At CASA COLAB, you are free to explore every nook and cranny that this intimate, yet spacious property has to offer. The property resides on 5 acres of land, with an expansive garden, swimming pool, indoor and outdoor dining, community gathering spaces, and private yoga and movement areas — there’s no shortage of beautiful (secluded and communal) spaces throughout the property. If your curious mind leads you off the property, CASA COLAB is a quick stroll to the sea, hidden paths in the hills, and enchanting streets of Portugal.
BOOK YOUR PREFERRED ACCOMMODATIONS
CASA COLAB: MAIN HOUSE
Settle into CASA COLAB’s espaço criativo or ‘creative space’ in the main house of the property. Open in concept and designed with intentionality, the main house offers ample space for lounging, writing, daydreaming, collaborating, and co-creating. Get lost in thought by staring at the sea through billowy windows or retreat in solitude to a room dedicated to meditative moments.
THE SOVEREIGN
PRIVATE BEDROOM AND PRIVATE BATHROOM
$3,200
Love your alone time and doing your own thing? Does your social battery often need to be recharged? Perhaps your inner muse is craving the simplicity of an uninterrupted mid-day nap or solo dance party? We see you, we celebrate you, and we have the room for you.
Claim what’s rightfully yours by booking a private bedroom and bathroom.
Listen to yourself and honor your boundaries of solitude. We love you for it.
THE BALANCED
PRIVATE BEDROOM AND SHARED BATHROOM
$2,400
Relish in balancing spacious and quiet moments with yourself, while sharing pockets of time in communal spaces. Savor your solitude and creative privacy with a private room all to yourself and equally be delighted in exchanging ‘good mornings’ in bathroom doorways.
Feel balanced by booking a private bedroom and shared bathroom.
Balance your time and attention to what matters most: personal space and inner peace.
CASA COLAB: CASITAS
For a more intimate experience, take refuge in one of the on-property casitas. Equipped with its own private bathroom, kitchenette, and living space, you will have everything you need for a private stay. Separate from the main house (but nearby! It’s not far!), you get to choose the level of interaction you have in community collaborative spaces (or choose to share with a group of friends)
THE CONNECTED
QUEEN-SIZED BED IN A SHARED CASITA
$2,400
Give yourself personal thinking space, while being inspired by community creative energy. CASA COLAB’s onsite casita welcomes three (3) people to share a creative home, separate from the main house — including a personal kitchenette, living space, private bathroom, and more. Each casita has one (1) queen bed and two (2) single beds. The queen bedroom can be found in a private lofted space for creative privacy.
Share CASA COLAB’S Casita and feel connected to yourself and others.
Disconnect from your norm & connect to something bigger than yourself.
THE SEEKER
SINGLE-SIZED BED IN A SHARED CASITA
$1,200
For the one seeking collaboration and conversation, this room offers the opportunity to be as open and flexible as you wish. CASA COLAB’s onsite casita welcomes three (3) people to share a creative home, separate from the main house — including a personal kitchenette, living space, private bathroom, and more. Each casita has one (1) queen bed and two (2) single beds. The single beds can be found in an open communal space on the ground floor.
Share CASA COLAB’S Casita and feed off of the collective group energy.
Seek creative spontaneity of the collective group experience.
FAQ + DETAILS
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5-day, 4-night accommodations at CASA COLAB, hosted on the coast of Portugal
Transportation to and from Lisbon airport
All meals — prepared and catered by CASA COLAB’s private onsite chef
Silent Mornings for Morning Pages
Meditation + Movement Practices
Listening through Music Workshop
Dedicated Artist’s Date with Self
Co-Creation Movement Experience
Exploration + Space
Personal time to rest, restore, move, and mingle
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Daily programming coming soon!
All included activities and programming are never mandatory but rooted in choice. We’ve created programming that is foundational in structure, but as fluid as rippling ocean waves. You are encouraged to spend your time however you choose.
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Once you have booked the occupancy of your choice, you will receive a confirmation email within 24 - 48 hours. Upon booking, we will gather your information regarding room preference, roommate preference (if applicable), and dietary restrictions + preferences.
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TRAVEL + TRANSPORTATION
GETTING TO PORTUGAL —
Travelers coming from abroad:
Fly into Humberto Delgato Airport (Lisbon Airport).
*note: this is an additional expense not included in the retreat investment.
Lisbon Locals :
CASA COLAB is located ~45 minutes outside the center of Lisbon. You’re welcome to carpool with the international travelers coming in or snag an Uber just for you! Whichever you choose, we’re happy to help coordinate any carpool needs for our wonderful friends local to the Lisbon area.
GETTING TO CASA COLAB
Once you’ve arrived at the Lisbon Airport, group transportation will be provided and will be prearranged. Your personal driver will drop you off and pick you up right in front of CASA COLAB’s welcoming doors. CASA COLAB is a ~45-minute additional commute from the airport.
*note: all travel (with the exception of transport to and from the CASA COLAB) are additional expenses not included in the retreat package.
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All meals during the retreat are provided!
For those staying in the casitas, you have the option of bringing your own food (only if you wish! Not required at all!), as your housing option as a personal kitchenette.
Our in-house chef will consider all food and dietary restrictions when crafting our specialized menu — there will be vegetarian, dairy-free, gluten-free options available upon request. Please let us know ahead of time any and all food allergies and restrictions. Once your booking is confirmed, we will send you a form, specifically requesting food allergies + restrictions.
All food provided by CASA COLAB is locally sourced, seasonally curated, and extremely delicious.
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CHECKING IN —
WHEN DOES THE RETREAT BEGIN?
Wednesday, June 5th, beginning at 9am. The first group gathering will be a group meditative practice, followed by a welcome dinner beginning at approximately 5pm. There will be plenty of leisure time to relax and slowly settle into CASA COLAB throughout the day.
CHECKING OUT —
WHEN DOES THE RETREAT END?
Sunday, June 9th at 12pm. The first (tentative) group pickup back to the Lisbon airport will be at 12pm.
Please arrange your flights accordingly and to the best of your ability.
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We would love for you to share this experience with a familiar face or favorite creative co-conspirator. If you’re thinking about bringing a friend or creative partner, we recommend booking a casita. We will pair the ones that know each other together for your own private space / home / creations.
Community connection and collaboration make our hearts beat fast. Hope it does the same for you and you bring along someone you know, value, and love.
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We’re firm believers that rest and play are a part of the creative process. As Julia Cameron says: serious art is born from serious play. We can only assume you’re out of balance by working too much and playing too little. So, at CASA COLAB, we play.
This retreat is meant to reconnect you back to self through listening and rediscover creative urges and personal musings through movement.
We can only listen as deeply as email inboxes and social media scrolling allow. You are meant to unplug here, so please leave the laptop at home.
I AM MY OWN MUSE.
I AM THE SUBJECT I KNOW BEST.
THE SUBJECT I WANT TO KNOW BETTER.
MUSINGS OF YOU
RETREAT
5 day, 4-night creative wellness retreat meant for you to rediscover your inner muse through movement practices and guided self-inquiry. Hosted on the coast of Portugal, CASA COLAB is your creative oasis for uninterrupted creative living — moving intentionally is encouraged and celebrated through every inhale and exhale. Time slows down here.
The Musings of You retreat is curated by Mindy Fetzer of Liberté, creator, facilitator, and teacher of movement, language, and all things freedom.
