ART & ALCHEMY - SPRING 2026 - STRETCHING TOWARD LIGHT

Seasonal Therapeutic Arts Workshops in the Pleasure Garden, at Maranatha Healing Arts Sanctuary

✨ A journey through the seasons of your soul ✨

Every quarter, we gather in the sanctuary gardens for a creative immersion into art as a pathway to healing. Guided by experienced artist and therapist Melani du Jardin, you’ll explore multi-modal creative arts and nature practices that awaken inner transformation, self-expression, growth and renewal.

Full-Day Retreat

• 6 hours of deep creative exploration

• All art materials included

• Seasonal creative theme & ritual

• Shared gourmet lunch in the sanctuary gardens

• Restorative closing circle

$440 per person

Private / Group Bookings

Available on request for those seeking a more intimate, personalized experience. 

(Full day Private: $600 per person)

Bookings essential | Limited places each season.

🎨 Art & Alchemy: Spring 2026 Stretching toward light

Hosted at Pleasure Garden, Maranatha Healing Arts Sanctuary

Spring is the season of renewal — a time when colour returns, seeds awaken and we step into new beginnings. In this full-day retreat, art becomes a pathway for blossoming, play and joyful self-expression.

At Art & Alchemy: Spring, we honour emergence: stretching towards the light, shaking off old layers and planting intentions for what’s to come.

Guided by trauma-informed facilitation, you’ll move through an arc of creative practices designed to enliven, refresh and reawaken:

🌱 Morning – Seeds of Intention
Collage and mixed-media journaling to clear away the old and sow visions for the season ahead.

🎨 Afternoon – Blossoming Colour
Expressive painting with vibrant palettes, soft pastels, and fluid brushwork to embody growth and vitality.

🌸 Closing – Petal Offering Circle
A communal ritual of releasing petals into water, symbolising renewal, joy and collective blossoming.

What’s Included:

✨ All art materials (collage, paints, journals, pastels, mixed media)
✨ Seasonal catered lunch, teas & fresh spring treats (served picnic-style in the Pleasure Garden)
✨ Full-day program of creative and therapeutic guidance
✨ Your take-home artworks + journal insights

Details:

📅 First Sunday of the month
🕙 11am – 5pm (Sept) 12 - 6pm (Oct/Nov)
📍 Pleasure Garden, Maranatha Healing Arts Sanctuary
💰 $440 pp (all-inclusive)

🌸 Spring whispers: it’s time to begin again. Step into the garden, let your creativity bloom, and reawaken your joy through art.

🌱 What to Expect

• ✧ A welcoming, trauma-aware environment led by a qualified arts therapist

• ✧ Gentle guided exercises to uncover themes, symbols, and inner stories

• ✧ All materials provided 

• ✧ Shared lunch, snacks and tea provided

• ✧ Mindful discussion & optional sharing circle

Max 20 people per session — secure your place early.