5 Day 'High Desert Healing' Women's Retreat in Santa Fe, USA. 20 CEs available for NYS Therapists!

With Isabel Shanahan and Hollis Witherspoon

October 8 - 12, 2025

Address: Santa Fe, NM, USA

Contact: Creative Women Retreats
creativewomenretreats@gmail.com
505-310-4619

  • $3,100.00 – Main Floor: Large King Master Bedroom with an en suite bathroom, fireplace, small fridge and walk-in closet.
  • $2,300.00 – Main Floor: Large King Master Bedroom with an en suite bathroom, fireplace, small fridge and walk-in closet. *Both registrants must book together*
  • $2,300.00 – Separate suite attached to main house downstairs. Queen Bed with full kitchen, bathroom, electric fireplace and pool table. Exits to hottub. Good for someone craving even more space .
  • $2,800.00 – Private queen room on main floor with private bathroom.
  • $2,700.00 – Private Queen Bedroom Downstairs w/ shared bathroom and easy access to Hot Tub
  • $2,200.00 – Two twin beds downstairs connected to another bedroom area with two additional twins. Shared bathroom.
  • $2,200.00 – Two twin beds downstairs in semi-open area connected to another bedroom with two additional twins. Shared bathroom
  • $1,700.00 – Stay local but join for everything else but the overnight! All meals and programming included.
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Join us for four nights / five transformative days in the high desert, where you’ll join a small group of women interested in reconnecting to the self through somatic ritual, nature-based healing, and creative therapeutic practices. Led by two licensed therapists, this retreat offers a nurturing space to slow down, feel deeply, and heal intentionally. We’ll be drawing on the elemental wisdom of earth, air, fire, and water to guide our process of inquiry. There will be delicious food, luxurious accommodations in a beautiful natural setting, inspiring activities, and deep, newfound friendships. There will also be plenty of time for rest and relaxation – at the end of the day, this retreat is about YOU!

Every Creative Women Retreats experience is rooted in a nourishing and restorative therapeutic foundation, explored through the powerful lens of creativity. As licensed Creative Arts Therapists, we believe that art and creative expression are gentle yet profound pathways—ways in—to better understand ourselves and connect with others.

This retreat is designed to be supportive, joyful, inspiring, and deeply healing. Whether you’re tending to your nervous system, processing loss, navigating relationships, reflecting on career, or simply seeking rest, we aim to hold space for whatever healing means to you.

There is no pressure to do, make, produce, or be anything other than exactly who you are. You are enough—just as you are.

Guided by the natural elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, we’ll explore creative healing through movement, time in nature, art-making, and the nurturing energy of community. This retreat is here to support your unique growth, spark inspiration, and celebrate your self-expression.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:
4 nights accommodation
3 daily delicious and nutritious meals
Water, tea, coffee served throughout the day
Daily yoga classes
Transportation during the retreat
Group excursions/activities
Day pass to the world famous hot springs of Ojo Caliente Santa Fe
Theme-based art-making workshop with a local Santa Fe Artist
Evening Sound Bath
Nature hikes with a trusted guide
Specialized workshops guided by principles of Drama Therapy
20 CEs for NYS licensed LMHC, LM/CSW, Psychologists, and LCATS!

About the Leaders

Isabel Shanahan

Isabel is is a licensed therapist in NY State, specializing in Creative Arts Therapy and EMDR. She has a background in community theatre making and is a passionate nature enthusiast, including camping, hiking, bonfire making, climbing, skiing, and quiet reflection. Isabel has been practicing yoga for 20 years and is working toward her 300 hour […]

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Hollis Witherspoon

Hollis is a licensed Creative Arts Therapist in New York State specializing in Drama Therapy, Psychodrama, and EMDR. She has an extensive background in theatre, including teaching therapeutic improv for health and wellness. Hollis practices visual arts including drawing and painting, and is an outdoor enthusiast, drawing on nature for contemplative meditation practice.

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