Engaging the Senses - A Creative Arts Women's Retreat
Engaging the Senses - A Creative Arts Women's Retreat
83 Sullivan Road, Jackson, Maine, USA
Up to 10 in group
Jul 29 - Aug 2, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- Creative play and hands-on fiber crafting
- Herbal crafting using seasonal plants and natural materials
- Guided and solo time on forest trails, open fields, and gardens
- Sound bath experience in the barn loft
- Somatic and sensory practices to support grounding and creative flow
- Journaling, reflection, and facilitated group conversation
- Time with the farm’s heritage Navajo-Churro sheep
- Unstructured time to read, sketch, stitch, or rest across the property
- Chef-prepared, farm-to-table meals using seasonal local ingredients
- Evenings by the fire with optional access to the wood-fired sauna
About this Retreat
Natalie Davis is an intuitive coach, creative professional, and facilitator with a deep background in design, making, and embodied creativity. With 20+ years in the design world and nine years of coaching experience, she blends curiosity, compassion, and attention to the lived experience to help people reconnect with their creative instincts and inner rhythm. Natalie teaches from a place of practiced curiosity and invites participants to explore making as a way to deepen presence and meaning. https://www.nataliedaviscoaching.com/
In a culture that values speed and mass production, Maura’s work returns to the slower wisdom of traditional craft. Rooted in natural dyeing and fiber art practices passed down through generations, her teaching centers care for process, material awareness, and connection to place. Through workshops at her home studio and beyond, she offers a thoughtful balance of technique and creative exploration. https://www.folkfibers.com/
Details of this retreat
Engaging the Senses - A Creative Arts Women's Retreat
Creativity is available to all of us. We’ve found a place that gently opens channels, connecting us to ourselves and to the creativity that is uniquely our own. Join Natalie Davis and Maura Ambrose, on a women's creative arts retreat, centered on sensory play, herbal crafting, sound healing, and time in nature.
Through hands-on making, forest bathing, sound, and shared daily rhythm, guests are invited into a slower, embodied relationship with creativity shaped by land and season. Days unfold through tactile experiences — using your hands, your attention, and the natural world as teachers.
As Casa Portal, we’ll gather in a private woodland farm setting once devoted to decades of silent retreat — a place shaped by stillness, reflection, and attentive presence. Now lovingly stewarded by new caretakers who honor that history while welcoming diverse paths and perspectives, the land offers a rare kind of quiet: not empty, but alive and listening.
This retreat is for women seeking to reconnect with their creative instincts, deepen their relationship with nature, and explore creativity as a lived, sensory process rather than a finished product.
What to Expect
Creative Play
Herbal crafting
Forest bathing, solo and guided walks on wooded trails and open fields
A sound bath in the barn loft
Somatic and sensory practices to support grounding and creative flow
Journaling, reflection, and facilitated group conversations
Time with the farm’s Navajo Churro sheep
Time to read, sketch, stitch, walk, or sit quietly across the property
Chef-prepared meals using seasonal, local ingredients
Evenings by the fire and access to the wood-fired sauna
All-Inclusive Rates Include: www.casaportalretreats.com
• Three meals per day (plus snacks & non-alcoholic beverages)• All teacher-led programming fees and workshop materials• Accommodations, parking, towels, and linens for the duration of the retreat• Exclusive private access to Casa Portal, private trails, pond, farm activities, and all workshop areas.
You’ll leave with handmade pieces, shared experiences, and a renewed relationship to creativity shaped by land, rhythm, and attention.
Creativity is available to all of us. We’ve found a place that gently opens channels, connecting us to ourselves and to the creativity that is uniquely our own. Join Natalie Davis and Maura Ambrose, on a women's creative arts retreat, centered on sensory play, herbal crafting, sound healing, and time in nature.
Through hands-on making, forest bathing, sound, and shared daily rhythm, guests are invited into a slower, embodied relationship with creativity shaped by land and season. Days unfold through tactile experiences — using your hands, your attention, and the natural world as teachers.
As Casa Portal, we’ll gather in a private woodland farm setting once devoted to decades of silent retreat — a place shaped by stillness, reflection, and attentive presence. Now lovingly stewarded by new caretakers who honor that history while welcoming diverse paths and perspectives, the land offers a rare kind of quiet: not empty, but alive and listening.
This retreat is for women seeking to reconnect with their creative instincts, deepen their relationship with nature, and explore creativity as a lived, sensory process rather than a finished product.
What to Expect
Creative Play
Herbal crafting
Forest bathing, solo and guided walks on wooded trails and open fields
A sound bath in the barn loft
Somatic and sensory practices to support grounding and creative flow
Journaling, reflection, and facilitated group conversations
Time with the farm’s Navajo Churro sheep
Time to read, sketch, stitch, walk, or sit quietly across the property
Chef-prepared meals using seasonal, local ingredients
Evenings by the fire and access to the wood-fired sauna
All-Inclusive Rates Include: www.casaportalretreats.com
• Three meals per day (plus snacks & non-alcoholic beverages)• All teacher-led programming fees and workshop materials• Accommodations, parking, towels, and linens for the duration of the retreat• Exclusive private access to Casa Portal, private trails, pond, farm activities, and all workshop areas.
You’ll leave with handmade pieces, shared experiences, and a renewed relationship to creativity shaped by land, rhythm, and attention.
Schedule
Arrival, settle in, and welcome gathering
Morning coffee/tea on the porch, slow start to the day
Shared breakfast with seasonal, locally sourced food
Morning session (movement, creative practice, or guided work)
Open time: walk the forest trails, sit by the pond, journal, or rest
Shared lunch
Afternoon session (hands-on, creative, or nature-based)
Free time: read, craft, spend time with the land or animals
Shared dinner
Evening: sound bath, fire circle, or quiet group conversation
Unstructured time and rest
Morning coffee/tea on the porch, slow start to the day
Shared breakfast with seasonal, locally sourced food
Morning session (movement, creative practice, or guided work)
Open time: walk the forest trails, sit by the pond, journal, or rest
Shared lunch
Afternoon session (hands-on, creative, or nature-based)
Free time: read, craft, spend time with the land or animals
Shared dinner
Evening: sound bath, fire circle, or quiet group conversation
Unstructured time and rest
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Casa Portal, 83 Sullivan Road, Jackson, Maine, USA
Directions
Casa Portal is located in Midcoast Maine near Jackson. Bangor International Airport (BGR) is 1 hour away, Portland (PWM) 1.5 hours, and Boston (BOS) 3.5 hours.
We recommend renting a car. Airport pickup from Bangor can be arranged. Directions are shared before arrival.
We recommend renting a car. Airport pickup from Bangor can be arranged. Directions are shared before arrival.
Accommodation
Guests stay in a mix of thoughtfully restored farmhouse rooms and simple, comfortable cabins across the property. Rooms are light-filled and shared or private depending on selection, with access to shared bathrooms in the guesthouse. The layout supports a small-group, communal experience, with spaces to gather as well as quiet corners to rest.
Guesthouse #1 | Private | King
Second-Floor guesthouse bedroom with king bed. The guesthouse has shared bathrooms with showers (two upstairs, two downstairs). Room has a nightstand, chair, and dresser. Bedding provided. No air conditioning; fans provided.
Guesthouse #2 | Shared | 2 Fulls
Second-floor guesthouse bedroom with two full beds. Shared room. The guesthouse has shared bathrooms with showers (two upstairs, two downstairs). Each guest has a nightstand, chair, and dresser. Bedding provided. No air conditioning; fans provided.
Guesthouse #3 | Shared | 2 Twin XL
Second-floor guesthouse bedroom with two Twin XL beds. Shared room. The guesthouse has shared bathrooms with showers (two upstairs, two downstairs). Each guest has a nightstand, chair, and dresser. Bedding provided. No air conditioning; fans provided.
Guesthouse #5 | Shared | 2 Twin XL
Second-Floor Guesthouse bedroom with two Twin XL beds. Shared room. The guesthouse has shared bathrooms with showers (two upstairs, two downstairs). Each guest has a nightstand, chair, and dresser. Bedding provided. No air conditioning; fans provided.
Guesthouse #6 | Private | Queen
Private guesthouse bedroom with one queen bed. The guesthouse has shared bathrooms with showers (two upstairs, two downstairs). Includes a nightstand, chair, and dresser. Bedding provided. No air conditioning; fans provided.
Guesthouse #7 | Private | Twin XL
First-Floor Private guesthouse bedroom with one Twin XL bed. The guesthouse has shared bathrooms with showers (two upstairs, two downstairs). Includes a nightstand, chair, and dresser. Bedding provided. No air conditioning; fans provided.
Guesthouse #4 | 2 Fulls | 1 Twin
Second-Floor Guesthouse bedroom with two full beds and 1 Twin Bed. Triple Shared room. The guesthouse has shared bathrooms with showers (two upstairs, two downstairs). Each guest has a nightstand, chair, and dresser. Bedding provided. No air conditioning; fans provided.
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Casa Portal sits on over 100 acres of meadow, forest, and pasture in Midcoast Maine. The property includes a restored farmhouse, workshop barn, screened porch, gardens, walking trails, and a spring-fed swimming pond. Spaces are designed for both gathering and quiet—indoors and out—with access to nature throughout the day.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Farm-to-table vegetarian meals, seasonal and locally sourced. Shared at the table as part of the experience. Vegan, gluten-free, and dietary needs accommodated.
What's Included
- 4 nights / 5 days accommodations at Casa Portal
- Three chef-prepared meals daily, plus snacks and non-alcoholic beverages
- All workshops, creative sessions, and teacher-led programming
- Fiber and herbal crafting materials and supplies
- Guided somatic, sensory, and nature-based practices
- Sound bath experience in the barn loft
- Access to forest trails, gardens, open fields, and pond
- Time with the farm’s heritage Navajo-Churro sheep
- Use of all shared spaces including farmhouse, porches, and workshop areas
- Evening gatherings, fire circle, and group experiences
- Access to the wood-fired sauna
- Linens, towels, and on-site amenities
- Parking on site
What's Not Included
- Airfare and transportation to/from Casa Portal
- Car rental or travel during your stay
- Airport transfers (available from Bangor upon request for an additional fee)
- Travel insurance (recommended)
- Personal purchases or additional services
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