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SONG OF THE SEA

Three Day Creative Retreat | Scotland

Set in the remote wilderness of Scotland, Song of the Sea is a three-day creative retreat, facilitated by Sandy Kilpatrick and Gillian Eilidh O’Mara. This retreat is designed to help you reconnect—with yourself, with your creativity, and with the world around you.


Daily Themes

Each day focuses on a different theme: facing personal challenges, finding hope, and imagining the kind of world you want to help shape. Through guided reflection and creative practice, you’ll explore how art can support healing, growth, and vision.

DAY 1

A BOW AND A BROKEN ARROW

We will start this Retreat by reflecting on some of the most difficult life challenges we have had to endure as individuals, and how we can use art and creativity to help us get through them.

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DAY 2

THE SEABIRD IN FLIGHT

Today we will look at what kind of techniques and strategies we can use to give wings to the human spirit, as we encounter hope, and go soaring in an open sky.

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DAY 3

A WORLD THAT LOVES ME

Today we will spend time exploring some very important questions - what kind of world do I want to live in? What kind of world do I want to create? What am I prepared to do to bring it to fruition?

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Whether you’re an artist, a writer, or simply someone looking for space to think and create, this retreat offers a quiet, powerful setting to do just that.