Who Am I Becoming
An Art Therapy Retreat
For the soul living in the liminal space between who you’ve been and who you are becoming.
January 23-25, 2026
Miami, Florida
A healing journey for those navigating grief, transition, stuckness, or an inner call for more self-direction, inner authority, and self-compassion.
Spend three beautiful nights immersing yourself in therapeutic and creative workshops, yoga and meditation classes, time in nature, delicious vegan meals, and so much more…
What This Is
“Who Am I Becoming?” is a 3-night creative healing retreat for those navigating transitions, grief (both concrete and ambiguous), and the tender space between who they’ve been and who they’re becoming.
Through a mix of group work, expressive arts, art therapy, and transformational healing practices, this retreat offers a soft and nourishing container to reflect on your story, release what no longer serves you, and connect to the qualities of the self you’re growing into.
Who This Is For
You may be living in the liminal space between who you’ve been and who you are becoming.
You may be feeling the inner call to tend to what needs healing and to create more soul-led life direction, sweet inner authority, and self-compassion.
You are invited on this healing journey with us.
Through a safe, therapeutic space and the expression that art allows, we will navigate transition, grief, the feelings of being lost or stagnancy.
About the experience…
Let Your Creativity Flow
Our daily creative workshops will be your chance to play, create, and express your heart. Messy, honest, and imperfect art is always encouraged. All art materials will be provided. No prior experience necessary!
Delicious Vegan Meals
Healing begins with our food! I’m so grateful to have this retreat catered by our dear friend, Braja. She specializes in cooking delicious loved-filled meals for retreats and gatherings.
Quiet Meditative Mornings
Tapestry of the Heart is tucked away in the farmland outside of Miami. Enjoy walks amidst mango trees, bathing in the salt water pool, smores by the fireside, stargazing, sunshine and more in this beautiful setting. Time for reflection and journalling.
3 Nights Accommodation
Summer camp-style accommodations include shared rooms and private bathrooms in a beautiful home farm. Fully air-conditioned, with access to a sprawling kitchen and many living spaces.
Daily Meditation & Yoga
Start your day by nourishing your body and mind. Our co-facilitators (Sraddha and Rasa Sindhu) will host a guided yoga, mindful movement and meditation class each morning before breakfast. 🧘🏽♀️
Therapeutic Processes
Inner child and future self therapy exercises paired with deep reflection and being held in community will be facilitated by trained & licensed professionals to help you connect with who you are at your core, and to more fully live in who you want to be.
Rukmini and her team of generous retreat leaders set the tone for both introspection and remarkable community building and exchange.
Journaling, meditation, yoga, delicious meals, plenty of art supplies, dancing, bonfires, stargazing, as well as thoughtful accommodations, all make for an undeniable art-and life-affirming weekend.
–Marti DeMoss
What is art therapy?
Creative expression is an essential part of healing. It isn’t a luxury - it’s a necessity and allows us to share what is real, honest, and true.
To be held, witnessed and led through therapeutic processes which invoke/uncover a deeper and more genuine/true sense of self.
Peel back the layers.
Allow yourself to be seen.
Make something uniquely you.
Feeling is Healing
Grieve if you need to, release, and create anew.
Meet your hosts*
Hi! My name is Rukmini Poddar and I’m the author and artist of Draw Your Feelings.
I’ve been drawing my own emotions since 2016 and teaching others to do the same. I work with teachers, therapists, corporate teams, and more.
I’m passionate about community building and so I’m absolutely thrilled to offer this retreat. It’s been a dream of mine to create an experience where we can come together in-person and create honest, meaningful art together.
I can’t imagine a more beautiful setting to make art, find community, and connect to our hearts. I hope to see you and meet you at the retreat!
Our creative expression is an invitation for rebirth: to experience the world in a new way.
What to expect
Heal your past
Drop into your heart and truly meet yourself. Your emotions, your grief, your joy, your hope. Learn to visualize your feelings as lines, shapes, colors, and more. 💗
Connect
Meet other like-minded people and connect within a community of friends who are supporting and encouraging you to simply be you! ✨
Create your future
Enjoy hikes, nature baths, stargazing, sunshine, campfires and more in this beautiful setting. Nature is truly a healing medicine. 🌳
Full Body Nourishment
Delicious vegan meals catered three times a day
Delight in delicious health vegan meals, snacks, and a variety of beverages prepared with love and intention. All meals will be provided from dinner Friday evening through brunch on Monday, made by our chef, Braja.
She is a certified Ayurvedic chef and specializes in cooking for large groups and retreats. Not only is Braja a talented cook, but she’s been a dear friend of mine for over 10 years.
I’ve attended more than a dozen yoga and meditation retreats over the years, but never thought of attending a retreat focused on creativity until I stumbled upon Rukmini’s Creative Wilderness retreat in an online search…
It was the best possible mixture of a yoga/meditation, art therapy, and adult summer camp in a gorgeous setting (inside and out).
Rukmini’s team are not only very talented professionals, but also a cozy crew of her beloveds, including her husband and childhood friend. The food was definitely worth writing home about, almost every meal featured a different kind of cuisine and Sundari expertly met all our dietary restrictions with delicious creativity.
–Tavi Baker
Let’s PAINT! 🎨
Come home with your very own creative care package & custom designed bag! 🌟
Our daily creative workshops will be your chance to play, create, and express your heart. Messy, honest, and imperfect art is always encouraged!
I will teach the basic principles of how to draw your feelings, and you will engage in different techniques and practices to fill your sketchbooks, create artwork that mirrors your inner life, and have a chance to re-ignite your creativity.
All art materials will be provided. No prior experience is required!
Choose Your Retreat Package
Each cabin features oakwood floors, redwood furnishings, and is equipped with high-quality linens, soft cotton sheets, and space heaters for your comfort. Please note, cabins do not have attached bathrooms. Instead, guests have access to newly renovated communal bathrooms — complete with ample sinks, toilets, and hot showers — just a short 1-2 minute walk away.
Early Bird Discount is Now EXPIRED
Our Early Bird discount has now expired —thank you to everyone who signed up early!
Shared Accomodations
Opt for a private cabin with a single or queen-sized bed, offering the perfect sanctuary for reflection and solitude.
Packages starting at $1,500
CURRENTLY ALL SOLD OUT
All meals, snacks, activities, and art materials included
Woodland Shared Cabin
Our spacious Woodland Cabins offer a cozy and comfortable stay among the redwoods. Each cabin includes two twin beds (which can be combined into a king upon request), overhead lighting, heated blankets for chilly nights, and a phone-charging outlet.
Packages starting at $1,250
All meals, snacks, activities, and art materials included
A comprehensive list of accommodation and pricing options can be found below
A $500 non-refundable deposit will secure your spot.
Retreat Schedule
Friday, August 29
4-6 PM Welcome & Check-in
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Opening Circle
Saturday, August 30
7:00 AM Meditation and Journaling in the Sanctuary
8:00 AM Yoga class
9:00 Breakfast & Coffee/Tea
10:30 Creative Workshop #1
1:00 PM Lunch
2:00 Break
4:00 Into the Wild: Art-Making in Nature & Reflection (Forest)
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Closing Circle
Sunday, August 31
7:00 AM Meditation and Journaling in the Sanctuary
8:00 AM Yoga class
9:00 Breakfast & Coffee/Tea
10:30 Creative Workshop #2
1:00 PM Lunch
2:00 Break
4:00 Into the Wild: Art-Making in Nature & Reflection (Ocean)
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Closing circle + Bon Fire
Monday, September 1
7:00 AM Meditation and Journaling in the Sanctuary
8:00 AM Yoga class
9:00 Breakfast & Coffee/Tea
10:30 Final Closing Circle
12:00 PM Group Photo and Goodbyes
Book a free call to see if this retreat is right for you!
Can’t find the right call time?
Retreat starts: Friday, August 29th @ 6:00pm. Check in begins at 4pm.
Retreat ends: Monday, September 1st @ 12:00pm
Location — Spirit Camp is in Little River, CA, which is 12-minutes South of the coastal town of Mendocino, CA. You’ll receive the address upon booking.
From the SF Bay Area, the drive to camp is 3 hours North of the Golden Gate Bridge (without traffic) through coastal farmland and redwood forest.
Transportation — Since there aren’t any busses or trains to the Mendocino coast, we’ll connect folks coming from the Bay Area ahead of time for those who need and can offer a carpool.
Air Travel — For flights, we recommend arriving at San Francisco Int’l (SFO), Oakland Airport (OAK) or Santa Rosa Airport (STS) and renting a car (or carpooling). Pro Tip: Direct flights to SFO are recommended over flights to STS that require a layover.
Travel Timing — Please arrive early enough to check in, which is 4-6pm on Friday and be able to leave camp on Monday no earlier than 12:00pm.
Travel Information
This retreat was a wonderful way to unplug from daily life and connect with others. Through the creative workshops, I had some real insights about my emotional state of mind, which was really helpful. When I returned, a friend of mine told me "You seem so much lighter than last week!" which was a great endorsement of how the weekend transformed me!
–Amy Omand
About Spirit Camp
Spirit Camp is nestled in the enchanting redwoods on the Mendocino coast of Northern California, unceded territory of the Pomo people.
We’re a beautiful 2-3 hour drive North of the San Francisco Bay Area, and 12 minutes to the town of Mendocino with organic grocery stores, shops, and restaurants.
Only a mile inland from the Pacific Ocean, you can enjoy bluff-lined beaches, hike through redwood state parks, river canoe, and ocean kayak within minutes from camp.
Address: 4640 Albion Little River Rd Little River, CA 95456
Learn more about camp customs, things to do in the surrounding area and what to pack: www.spirit.camp
Ready to book your space?
FAQs
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There is a non-refundable, non-transferable deposit. We do understand that unforeseen circumstances can occur, but because of our pre-retreat financial obligations to the center, deposits cannot not be refunded. Before you sign up, please make sure this is a retreat you can the make time and space to attend. Full payment is due 90 days before the start of the retreat and is non-refundable.
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Absolutely! 💖 If you feel intimidated or even afraid of creating art..you are in the right place. This retreat will open you up and stretch the creative muscles you didn even know you had!
And if you are a veteran artist, this retreat is also for you. You may not learn specific painting and drawing techniques here. But you will be given an opportunity to draw and create what is REAL for you and draw meaningful connections out of your artwork. -
Sadly, we can't allow pets. Children under 16 who are not participating in the retreat as students unfortunately can't join either.
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Honestly, I’m the same way! But I find being in small, intentional gatherings of like-minded souls incredibly energizing. If you don’t mind shared accommodations, shared bathroom, and plenty of time connecting with people and making new friends - this may be a good stretch for you. However, you know yourself best. If this feels like too much for you, then trust that. You can always e-mail or set up a call with me to talk more about your needs.
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Feel free to e-mail me at dearruksi@gmail.com