Upcoming Retreat: September 6 and 7, 2016

A Vacation for your Mind, Body & Spirit...

Celebrate Change!

September 6-7, 2016

• Embrace life's changes through creative self-expression and life coaching

• Achieve serenity in a natural surrounding 

• Enhance your life in a two-day retreat on the bold and colorful coast of Maine!
   

• WHAT:
  Two days of expressive art, life coaching, group discussion, healthy meals and optional massages, set in a beautiful natural environment.
   

• WHEN: September 6 and 7, 2016
   

• WHERE: Bold Colorful Life Estate and Retreat Center,
  802 Back River Rd, Boothbay, Maine
   

•  WHO: Brady Nickerson, Process Artist and Melissa Thornton, Life Coach collaborate to bring you this opportunity for wellness and life-enhancement.
   

  Brady Nickerson Process Artist		Melissa Thornton Life Coach
  Brady Nickerson, founder of "Painting with Spirit", is a passionate and enthusiastic artist and educator. She has over 25 years experience teaching, speaking and leading workshops for all ages at conference, schools, social agencies and businesses throughout the country. Brady believes in the transforming power of art. Spontaneous painting is a powerful tool that can lift us beyond mental chatter, judgments and beliefs.		Melissa Thornton's life coaching work with you draws on wisdom from systems psychology, personal growth training, career counseling, organizational development, motivational training and good old common sense. These principles have been proven to work, consistently, with virtually every type of personality, situation, or challenge. She works with client strengths to improve interpersonal and intrapersonal well-being. Melissa provides personal and group coaching which can address such issues as: stress management, life planning, purpose and balance, health and relaxation, fitness and self care, relationships, family communications, parenting, creativity, spirituality, grief and bereavement, retirement and others.
  Celebrate Change!
  Her outlook during this retreat: Clear your mind of distractions to celebrate change. Your intuition will be your guide to discover deeper creativity. It feeds our awareness in all aspects of our lives and clears the mind of distractions in order to empower change and transformation. There are no mistakes, criticism or judgment in process painting. No experience necessary.		Her outlook during this retreat: Life is complex and full of change. Celebrating change brings deep peace and ebullient energy. These days, we sometimes need help to make sense of it all.....to find our way.....and our purpose.....and sources of joy.....and the right relationships.....and to be all that we can be.....with health and energy.....at work, at home, while having fun..... Mastering the changes that come our way gives us peace, security and a deep sense of well-being.

• HOW MUCH:
  
        Two Day Workshop price for local attendees: $295.00
        Two Day Workshop price for overnight attendees: $395.00
                 -Four meals, snacks and all supplies included.
  
  
  **Massages are available and individually arranged and paid for separately.

Six attendees minimum. Please R.S.V.P. by September 1, 2016

A retreat serves the body, mind and spirit by allowing time to find greater inner peace. When you find inner peace, you move your world and the whole world toward peace. This is why it is vital to escape from the world’s bombardment of sounds and images and take time for the mind and heart to come to stillness.

The place for a retreat? A refuge offering a simpler, slower pace and natural setting is said to provide an ethical and spiritual antidote to the toxicity of a hurried, stressful, unbalanced life.

Why retreat?
People go on retreat for a number of reasons that generally focus on positive personal change:

• Relax at a deep level
• Rejuvenate your Spirit
• Take time for reflection
• Gain clarity on an issue or your life path
• Find meaning in your life beyond daily or material concerns
• Heal
• Practice your Faith
• Contemplate
• Create
• Enhance your Lifestyle and Environment

What Kinds of Retreats?

Life Purpose    Alpha Female-Women's Retreats     Bold Colorful Life  
Artists' Retreats      Bold Colorful Love-Couple's Retreats 
     Life Enhancements      Rest and Rejuvenate  
    

What Else do all Retreats include?

Nature based 'centering' events will be included throughout the area: walking, hiking, paddling kayak or canoe, painting 'plein air', exploring the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

There are 6 hammocks, 14 benches and 15 acres in which to meditate, rest and wander.

Enjoy the firepit, for relaxation, meditation or special clearing rituals.

Massage and other Spa treatments will be available on an appointment basis, as well.

On site, walk our (soon-to-be constructed) labyrinth for spiritual centering and self-focus.

In 2017, there will be a Native-American Sweat Lodge on site and regular sweat rituals will be performed with interested participants.