We design creative escapes that trade urgency for wonder...exploring process, place, and connection through intimate gatherings, immersive learning, and experiments in creative renewal. It’s a gentle rebellion. A question mark. A hand reaching out to the part of you that’s been craving something different.
Why We Exist
Something’s been lost.
Maybe you’ve felt it too.
The shift to remote work, the endless scroll, the ping of another Slack notification — it's all made connection feel thinner. We’re more “reachable” than ever, yet lonelier than we’ve ever been. In a culture obsessed with content, speed, and output, we offer something slower, stranger, and more human.
Inspiration, once wild and electric, now feels flattened. AI churns out imitation. Algorithms echo back what we already know. And the pressure to produce — to have something to show for every hour, every idea — has made many of us forget why we ever loved making things in the first place.
Skypunch was born from that ache.
The desire to step away — not to escape, but to remember. To feel awe again. To be changed by a place. To sit in silence and hear something true rise up.
We create experiences that honor the in-between:
Between burnout and breakthrough.
Between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming.
The Skypunch Way
So how do we return to what moves us?
Here’s how we design experiences that make space for that remembering:
We believe creativity flourishes in spaciousness.It’s not about productivity—it’s about deep creative thinking, embodied curiosity, and experiences that linger long after they end.
Our retreats are built to shift something in you — softly, subtly, lastingly. Each one is different, but they follow the same slow, intentional rhythm:
⟡ Anchor in Place
Where we are matters. Whether meeting virtually or IRL, we honor our meeting locations’ texture, power, and story — places that invite stillness, observation, and awe.
⟡ Start with a Lens
Every retreat is shaped by a guiding thread — a work of art, a big question, a whisper of a feeling.
This lens invites reflection, not perfection. It holds the space open.
⟡ Design the Arc
We craft each retreat like a story. There’s a beginning (arrival, grounding), a middle (deepening, unfolding), and an end (integration, re-entry). We honor your need for both structure and spaciousness.
⟡ Weave in Art, Rest, and Connection
Each experience braids together:
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Art → through site visits, ideas, and aesthetics that stir something inside.
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Rest → through solo time, beauty, sensory care, and slowing down.
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Connection → through gentle group dialogue, shared meals, and unforced presence.
⟡ Leave with Something That Lingers
This isn’t about transformation on command. But something always shifts.
You might leave with a journal full of thoughts, a feeling you can’t name, a new creative thread to follow, a new friend, or simply a sense that your breath has deepened. That’s enough.
More than anything, these retreats are a place to show up as you are—no pretension, no rigid structures—just space to think, explore, and connect.
Who This Is For
These retreats aren’t for everyone.
They’re for the ones who feel something stirring.
Skypunch is for the ones who feel a little out of step. The bold misfits. The quiet leaders. The big feelers. The ones who’ve built a life but are still searching for something more honest, more alive.
You might be an artist. A designer. A thinker. A seeker. Or maybe you’re between things — unsure what’s next, only certain that what is no longer fits. You’re tired of pretending inspiration lives on your feed. You’re ready to feel your own rhythms again. You want to be around others who crave meaning, not metrics. You want space — not to produce, but to listen.
What You’ll Leave With
We’re here to spark something meaningful beyond screens— to celebrate the beauty of a lesser-known place, and to create experiences that remind us how expansive life—and creative potential—can be.
Make, explore, connect—or simply do nothing.
Either way, you’ll leave with:
⟡ A Story
Step into something new and return with a story worth telling. Discover the creative processes of others while uncovering a deeper understanding of what drives you.
⟡ A Community
Forge genuine connections—lasting friendships, creative allies, and collaborators—built on shared values and curiosity. It’s the kind of networking LinkedIn can only dream of.
⟡ A Little Fire
From spark to thoughts ablaze: quiet or loud, fragmented or whole. A breakthrough, a question, a sketch, or a bold new idea.
⟡ A Reboot
Reset your mind, body, and creative spirit. Make room for fresh possibilities. Take a few really good, grounding breaths.
What Makes Skypunch Different
This isn’t just a retreat.
It’s an experiment in how we gather. A love letter to place, to beauty, to questions without answers.
What sets us apart:
⟡ Art as Compass
We pull from art history, design thinking, and immersive storytelling to create experiences that invite meaning and wonder. Agnes Martin might be our north star. Or Spiral Jetty. Or a single sentence that won’t let you go.
⟡ Place as Teacher
We choose locations with gravity — land that invites listening. From a Zoom room, to the high desert of New Mexico each retreat is shaped by where it happens.
⟡ Intimacy by Design
We keep things small on purpose. This is not a scene. It’s a gathering of kindred spirits — deep-feeling creatives who crave slowness, depth, and authentic connection.
What We Believe In
⟡ Curiosity
The best questions are the ones we don’t rush to answer. We follow the thread, the hunch, the tug.
⟡ Connection
We create spaces where strangers become collaborators, allies, maybe even lifelong friends.
⟡ Play
Experimentation, wonder, and a little weirdness belong here.
We don’t take ourselves too seriously — and we’re better for it.
⟡ Transformation
Not a makeover. A softening. A deepening. A remembering.
Meet the Founder
Skypunch is a project by Erica Bech, a creative director, designer, and leadership coach based in Brooklyn, NY. Their work explores the intersection of inspiration, introspection, and creative community.