Find Your Spark Painting Retreat | Accessing Creativity through Art, Meditation, Sound Healing and Nature

The Find Your Spark Retreat is for you if...

You've been dying to connect with your creative, intuitive, spiritual side & love the idea of having an expert guide you in activities that fill you up & thrill your mind, body, & soul.

You've wanted more reliable access to your intuition and are ready to learn to access your natural creativity & wisdom so you can express yourself with wild abandonment!

You're already successful, but honestly? You're a bit bored and are ready to feel a renewed excitement about what's possible to create in your life.

Your past failures or limiting beliefs take up too much space in your mind, and you wish you could just "let go" and joyfully begin creating "what's next" in your future!

You love being in nature, so time to float down a beautiful river, hike on lush trails, and swim in fresh water springs sounds like an ABSOLUTE dream!

Hi, I'm Patti Lustig, and I absolutely love bringing groups together, facilitating connection, and leading retreats! I've coached hundreds of people over the past 21 years to help them overcome their deepest fears and live the life they envision with power and ease.

Besides coaching private clients, I adore working with groups. I lead a number of weekly groups, some of which have been meeting for up to 5 years. Last year when they met for the first time in person, we had a blast and many of them requested a repeat event!

In my search to find a location in my home state of Florida that contained charm, as well as seclusion in nature, I found the Gainesville Retreat Center. Leading a retreat locally to me became important so my daughter, Matilda, (our Yoga teacher) could bring her baby and be supported and comfortable.

I ecstatically turned 70 in December 2023 & still believe that living a life FREE from anything that holds you back is POSSIBLE! I've lived through many challenges and have always been able to spring back.

I strive to teach people how to utilize their inner and outer resources to regenerate their life.

This is why I wrote my book, Odyssey of a Fearless Woman, describes my journey, which includes being left by my mother at 15, giving birth at 40, divorcing, and being diagnosed with two life threatening diseases.

Official check-in time on Friday is at 4pm.

The official program begins at 6pm with dinner. Please arrange to arrive at the Gainesville or Ocala airport by 4pm if possible. One of us will pick you up. If you are scheduled to arrive later than 4pm, you will need to take an Uber.

Check out time on Monday is at 12pm. Our completion ceremony will be in the morning. Try to arrange a flight leaving at 2pm or later if possible.

If you want to come a day early or stay a day or two after the retreat, let me know and I will reserve you a space at a very minimal cost.

Like many people, I initially started yoga for the fitness aspect. As I began to integrate yoga with dance, I discovered that it was more than just an exercise.

Movement was the key to finding balance and joy in life. Movement allows you to practice mindfulness, shed fear, and grow confidence. Movement can transform your body and mind. This is my goal. To show up for others, to give people the tools to help themselves, and to have some fun in the process.

I have been teaching for over 10 years and I look forward to sharing the magic of Yoga with you.