Brinson Leigh Kresge
events and offerings: retreats.
Connect | Create | Cultivate Retreat Series
In these Mini-Retreats, we gather to tune in to self, nature, and community through mindful breath & movement, art & creativity, writing & reflection, and the conscious creation of a seasonal self-care ritual.
Half-day (4-hour) Retreats in Rocky Point, NC
Session 1 – Emergence: Honoring Transitions
Saturday, March 14, 2026 – Sold out
Session 2 – Embodied Metta: Embracing Everythingness
Sunday, May 3, 2026 – Register Now!
Session 3 – Midsummer’s Twilight: Ayurvedic Balance
Saturday, July 25, 2026 – Save the date!
Session 4 – Info coming soon
Session 2 –
Embodied Metta: Embracing Everythingness
Sunday, May 3rd | 7:30 am – 11:30 am | arrive by 7:10 am
Within this retreat container, we will:
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Engage in guided, mindful movement (all levels welcome)
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Indulge the 5 senses in nature
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Challenge notions of perfectionism through art, introspection, and collaboration
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Nourish through intuitive grazing and awareness
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Write and explore our inner landscape
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Gather as a community and create
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Curate personal ritual
Pricing Options:
(Avoid Eventbrite fees by paying via Venmo: @BrinsonLeigh-Kresge)
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Early bird (before April 15) - $47.74
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Attendee - $55
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Attendee (Supporter level) - $75
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2 for 1 (bring a friend, partner, mom...) - $95
Metta—lovingkindness—is not passive acceptance. It is a force that holds complexity without flinching, that calls out what needs to change while continuing to express love. It is at once ferocious and all-nurturing. Metta is the energy of the mother: ecological, relational, and evolving.
In this second gathering of the Connect | Create | Cultivate Retreat Series, and in honor of Earth Day and Mother’s Day, we turn toward that mother-energy as a lens for examining how we care, how we ask to be cared for, and what it means to be in mutual relationship with ourselves, each other, and the earth. Together, we will explore the roles we play in those relationships and practice the particular courage it takes to be honest within them.
Be nurtured through indulging the five senses in nature, mindful movement, collaborative art, writing, and creating your own sugar-scrub ritual to honor and carry forward into the season. Cultivate the grit to grow. Embody benevolence toward yourself and others. Gather in community. You'll leave with something made by your own hands, a sense of connection, and an open heart.
