The Flow
The retreat unfolds like a story: beginning with Georgia O’Keeffe—wide and expansive at Ghost Ranch—then moving inward to the intimacy of her home and the meditative rigor of Agnes Martin, before closing in communion with land and elements.
Thursday, October 9 ⊹ Arrival in Taos
- Plan to land in NM by the late morning of October 9
(Taos is a 2.5 hour drive from ABQ, shuttles have limited scheduling) - No programming this day—just time to land and settle in
Vibe: spacious, grounding, arriving at your own pace
Friday, October 10 ⊹ O’Keeffe & the Solitude of Place
We begin wide, in the vast desert where O’Keeffe painted. The day invites exploration, reflection, and time with the landscape that shaped her work.
- Private walking tour of Ghost Ranch
- Picnic-style lunch outdoors
- Open time for wandering, sketching, photographing, meditating, or resting with the land
Vibe: expansive, playful, immersed in place
Saturday, October 11 ⊹ Solitude as Creative Ritual
The day moves inward—from the intimate rooms of O’Keeffe’s Abiquiú home to the deep silence of Agnes Martin’s paintings.
- Tour of Georgia O’Keeffe’s Home & Studio
- Private Slow Art Tour & Meditation with curator Gwendolyn Fernandez at the Harwood Museum, focused on Agnes Martin
- Space for creative prompts, gentle walks, or quiet reflection
Vibe: contemplative, devotional, tending the inner world
Sunday, October 12 ⊹ Land as Teacher & Collaborator
Guided by Native Roots, we’ll walk into the mountains to learn directly from plants and elements—listening, identifying, and exploring their wisdom as companions and teachers.
- Guided plant walk: identification, medicinal uses, and traditional/folk practices
- Elemental meditations and deep listening with plants
- Conversations on how relationship with the natural world can shift perspective, heal, and reframe how we move through life
Vibe: earthy, relational, transformative
Monday, October 13 ⊹ Closing & Departures
As we close, we’ll reflect on how to carry this forward—so solitude is not a temporary escape, but an ongoing relationship with self, with place, and with practice.
- Morning group reflection
- Check-out and departures
- *EXTRA* For those extending their trip, or with later flights, you’re invited to join me at Ojo Caliente for a restorative dip in the hot springs (optional, contingent on travel plans).
Vibe: spacious closure, carrying solitude forward.