"Free Yourself!" 5 Day Intuition Painting® and Yoga Retreat in Joshua Tree, California, USA
USA Intuitive Art & Yoga Retreat in California
If you want to get creative in your search for meaningful travel, self-discovery, and personal healing, join this popular retreat in Joshua Tree, CA, in a sprawling private ranch on 5 acres on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park. Explore the depths of your inner world with a one-of-a-kind, intuitive art and yoga experience in a safe, judgment-free zone. Surrounded by the rugged beauty of the desert and phenomenal “painted skies," you’ll find the space you need to reconnect with your authentic self and unleash your muse. This retreat offers the perfect sanctuary for those who are ready to shed old skins and step boldly into new ways of being and seeing.
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Highlights
- Instruction and activities on all days
- Breakfasts, lunches, and snacks + welcome & celebration dinners
- Facilitated Intuition Painting®
- All art supplies included
- Yoga and movement classes
- Hike to Joshua Tree overlooks, and excursion to Vintage Markets, downtown JT, & shopping
- Nature mandalas
- 4 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Accommodation
Facilities
- Dining area
- Kitchen
- Lounge
Lodging options include a private bathroom, access to outdoor sitting areas with views, double occupancy or private rooms in the main house. At times a large separate private adobe-style casita is available for rent as well.
Program
As you flow through intuitive painting and yoga, you’ll feel the energy of this magical place seep into your soul, empowering you to release your fear and connect with the well of creative freedom that is lying dormant within you.
Each day, you'll begin with grounding yoga sessions to help you center and connect. But the heart of this retreat lies in the Intuition Painting® process—a journey into your inner world where your intuition takes the lead. As you pick up the brush, you’ll let go of any need for perfection or planning. Instead, you’ll allow your intuitive voice to guide you, revealing any forgotten passions, stuck emotions, and hidden insights that have been wanting to surface.
Through this one-of-a-kind process, you will experience the freedom of spontaneous painting even if you've never touched a brush before. It’s like dreaming onto the page, where unplanned shapes and figures bubble up, revealing a “visual diary” brimming with stories and symbols. By the end, you’ll be standing in front of a "mirror, “reflecting your beauty, love, strength, and clarity... and often a spark of insight and inspiration that leads you in new directions.
This is transformative work. Intuition Painting® is the answer if you are seeking healing, creative reconnection, or stuck energy release so that you can live more freely and fully as your authentic, whole self.
By the time you leave this retreat, you won’t be the same person who arrived. You’ll carry with you a renewed sense of aliveness, a deeper reverence for your inner voice, and the unshakable courage to live true to you. This is more than just a retreat—it is a reclamation of your power and a celebration of your incredible self.
Retreat benefits
Discover the amazing benefits of art for healing and growth:
- Release anxiety and stress
- Practice mindfulness
- Process emotions
- Become unstuck
- Return to peace and calm
- Rediscover inspiration and passion
Focus on the process without worrying about the outcome. Learn to paint freely and spontaneously, even if you never picked up a paintbrush before.
What is intuition painting®?
Learn to paint freely and spontaneously, even if you never picked up a paintbrush before. Focus on the process without worrying about the outcome. Intuition Painting® moves you past the fear of doing it wrong, beyond any "art scars" from childhood, and into a free-flowing state of authentic expression. Using mindfulness, meditation, and creativity coaching, you’ll learn to:
- Give up control and perfection
- Amplify your intuition
- Trust the process
- Honor what shows up
No previous training or skills are needed. The More You keeps their retreats small, so as soon as you know you would like to join them, please register on the right.
Retreat flow
Day 1
- Welcome
- Orientation
- Opening circle
- Station setup
Day 2
- Morning movement / yoga (optional)
- Check in
- Meditation
- Intuition Painting®
- Lunch break
- Intuition Painting®
- Circle and check in
- Organic mandala (optional)
- Dinner out
Day 3
- Morning movement / yoga (optional)
- Check in
- Meditation
- Intuition Painting®
- Lunch break
- Intuition Painting®
- Circle and check in
- Authentic Movement
- Dinner out
Day 4
- Morning movement / yoga (optional)
- Local boutique shopping/Hikes/Market visits
- Lunch break
- Intuition Painting®
- Circle and check in
- Authentic Movement
- Dinner out
Day 5
- Morning hike (optional)
- Check in
- Meditation
- Wisdom embodiments
- Breakdown and clean up
- Closing circle
- Lunch
- Departure
Included excursions
You will hike nearby the ranch to an overlook above Joshua Tree one day.
You will visit boutique shops, vintage markets, and a farmers market on Saturday morning.
You will visit Coyote Hole Canyon for an early morning walk to watch the sun rise over petraglyph-scrawled walls on Native American protected land.
Instructors
G. Montine Blank
Founder of Intuition Painting®, Montine is a master facilitator, teacher trainer, and coach with over 25 years of experience helping others embrace profound transformation and life realignment through creative expression. Montine developed her own version of intuitive painting—an experience that combines right-brain whispering, spontaneous painting, meditation, personal inquiry, and embodiments. Through global workshops, retreats, and facilitator trainings, Montine guides others to explore the transformative power of intuitive creativity for self-expression, healing, and personal growth.
Location
This retreat takes place at a private, mid-century ranch on five acres of a wildlife corridor and backs up to the striking landscape of Joshua Tree National Park in California, USA. Nights are blanketed by shining stars, and mornings greet you with foraging families of quail, jack rabbits, and cottontail rabbits. The views are breathtaking, and the tranquil surroundings invite immersion into a world of natural wonder.
Food
Life is an Art's amazing chefs will prepare healthy and delicious breakfasts, lunches, and snacks, as well as a dinner on the arrival night and the last night, included in the price. For the two evening meals in the middle, you will have the option to dine out with others from the group or bring or order in a meal to eat on the premises as you prefer.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Soda
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Organic
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Pescatarian
- Lactose Free
- Whole food
- Paleo diet
- Other dietary requirements on request
Spa treatments
Massages may be booked on property.
What's included
- Facilitated Intuition Painting®
- Instruction and activities on all days
- Yoga and movement classes
- Healthy dinner on arrival night
- Breakfasts, lunches, and snacks
- Boutique and famous vintage Swap excursion
- Nearby hikes around Joshua Tree
- Nature mandalas
- All art supplies
- 4 nights accommodation
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Two dinners
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Los Angeles International Airport
193 km
Transfer not provided
Palm Springs International Airport
35 km
Transfer not provided
San Bernardino International Airport
84 km
Transfer not provided
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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