Dear Readers - its been a long time - this last year has been about changing my design career direction looking forward to new vistas and horizons - and the most exciting thing I have created is a collaboration with Amanda Kitchen of Pura Vida Holistic Therapies and Yoga and Manira Palm Luxury Eco Villa in Marrakech, Morocco.
I enjoyed my own magical retreat at Manira Palm this July and met Amanda there and instantly made a new lifelong friend - we shortly thereafter decided to collaborate and this is the unique, private retreat we have created for October 10th through October 15th 2025.
These pictures give a brief over view and below I detail both of our plans for the retreat:
Patricia's Practice: Come relax and enjoy yourself by creating your very own
mandala with other like minded individuals in the magical atmosphere of Manira
Palm, Marrakech!
I believe that all artists and designers access the Quantum
Realm in order to create their best work. During this retreat I will help you
learn the basics of how I create my own mandalas - which for me are both a
meditative practice in their creation as well as a loci for meditation when
they are complete, and, as a long time meditator, I will also talk about how I
access what I believe is the Quantum Realm.
We will each originate a pencil outline design ready to
colour in, in colour pencil, so your experience will, in effect, be a
combination of Spirograph, kaleidoscope and Paint by Numbers. Creating
repetitive designs, which mandalas are by their very essence, and colouring in
are both well documented as calming activities. Of course you will take your
design(s) home to continue to colour in when you'd like some quiet time to
relax and meditate, and you'll have acquired the skills to create new mandalas
in the future.
Our wellness and creative practices are symbiotic and complementary and through Amanda will help you enter a realm open to creative possibilities after which we have out first design session on the first day and each subsequent day we will design, create, enjoy, chat, connect and be meditative in our creative endeavours and I will be available most of the time during our exclusive stay at Manira Palm to be able to continue our creative pursuits, you'll even be able if you chose to make appointments with me to have individual sessions.
MATERIALS PROVIDED: I will provide special circular
paper, tracing paper, colour pencils, compasses, erasers and protractors - if
you have art supplies you'd like to bring please feel free to bring them.
Prior to the workshop think about some motifs you'd like to
use in your mandala from perhaps your business logo to a favourite flower or a
symbol like an eternal knot. I'll bring print outs of some motifs to use also.
No prior design experience is necessary! No drawing
skills are required.
I love to meditate - I usually do guided meditations or listen to sound healing audio whilst I work creating my own mandalas, and my work is a meditation in and of itself. Meditation has helped me improve my life in so very many ways.
PLEASE BRING A NOTEBOOK AND PEN :)
Each attendee will also receive an A4 colour copy of one
of my mandalas :)
Amanda's practices: At beautiful Manira Palm I will be offering an array of healing practices including yin yoga, meditation, themed cacao ceremonies, pranayama (breathwork), chanting, fire ceremony, yoga nidra and more. These experiences are designed to restore balance, clear energy blockages, and enhance your overall well-being—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. You’ll leave equipped with the tools to navigate life with greater ease, grace, and patience.
I can help you heal self-limiting beliefs, recharge your
soul, release trapped emotions, recognize and honour your true needs, and fully
embrace your personal power. Are you ready to step into your power, reclaim
your sovereignty, and radiate your light out into the world?
There are currently only 9 places available!
We would love to meet you in Marrakech - love and light - Amanda and Patricia xx
Please message Patricia at pbashea at gmail dot com or Amanda at amanda at puravidaholistics dot co dot uk with questions or to book your spot at our magical retreat.
