Each day, at the Eat, Paint, Write Workshop, will be guided by a unique theme or question which acts as a common thread throughout the day's exercises ending each evening with space for sharing. Every day will flow from one teacher and lesson to the next with free time as well for guests to take advantage of the beautiful location and local art scene.. By the end of the week, our guests will feel
deepened by their personal work, enlivened by the healthy food and exercise, inspired by their gorgeous surroundings and enriched by their new circle of like-minded friends. Harper has been educating clients for the past 25 years on healing their mind, body and spirit with whole foods. After suffering with Crohn's Disease and Takayasu Arteritis during her younger years, Virginia learned to change her lifestyle and heal through food from a cellular level up. She is recognized as one of the leading digestive counselors and is the author of Controlling Crohn's Disease the Natural Way. Her training includes macrobiotics, food energetics and the mind/gut connection. She is the founder and director of You Can Heal You a residential 10-day program that teaches people how to heal themselves. She also created the no-profit Kids Healing Crohn’s and Colitis – an interactive educational support for parents and children. Virginia teaches and counsels clients all over the world. Website: www.youcanhealyou.com
Minton Sparks is an internationally recognized writer/performer who founded the Nashville Writing and Performance Institute in 2009. The Fellowship of Southern Writers bestowed Minton the 2011 Award for Spoken Word. She’s performed as part of the American Songbook Series at the Lincoln Center, appeared at the venerable Old Towne School of Folk Music, served as teller-in-residence at the Jonesborough National Storytelling Festival—the biggest festival of its kind—gotten invited to the prestigious Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, been featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” shared the stage with the likes of Ben Folds, The Indigo Girls, Dar Williams, Rodney Crowell, John Prine and Nanci Griffith Website: www.mintonsparks.com
Tracy King is an energizing art teacher located in San Miguel. We will be working at her beautiful studio in Mexico where you will be inspired and encouraged to fully express yourself by working with colors, images and materials that resonate with you. All levels of experience are welcome. At the end of the workshop you will have at least four small paintings, with a variety of collage techniques that can be joined to make one larger painting.
