The Play of Being - a Creative Process Group for the New Year
Winter 2026, fridays, 10-11:15 am on ZOOM
$100/per session. Full 8-week session commitment required; group will continue on an ongoing basis after this
The Play of Being is an expressive therapy group for those wanting to reconnect with themselves through creativity, presence, and community. Grounded in drama therapy and psychodrama, we’ll draw on improvisation, storytelling, role play, and somatic awareness to explore the many roles we inhabit—those inherited, outgrown, or newly emerging.
Each session offers space to set down life’s burdens, try on new perspectives, and rediscover what feels most alive and real. This isn’t about performing or perfecting, but about playing your way back to a fuller sense of being—one that honors your complexity, humor, and humanity.
Expect: reflection, laughter, movement, creative process, and a supportive circle of people seeking connection and discovery.
No acting experience needed—just curiosity and an open mind
Get in touch for more info: holliscreativetherapy@gmail.com
Creative Women Retreats
Stay Tuned for Women’s Retreat in Santa Fe, NM, May 2026
Retreat pricing: from $1200 (includes all lodging, meals, programming; does not include transportation)
Stay tuned for Creative Women Retreats' next offering, which will take place in glorious Santa Fe, New Mexico in May of 2026. In a world with relentless demands on caretakers, we invite you to take some time to reset in an incredibly unique, vibrant, and restorative setting with a small group of like-minded women. If you could use some nurture, creative engagement, and thoughtful community, join us in Santa Fe for a week of art-making, creative arts therapy workshops, gentle yoga, guided meditation, delicious food, fun, joy, and laughter! Facilitated by two licensed creative arts therapists.
EMAIL TO REGISTER: hello@creativewomenretreats.com
Meet the women behind Creative Women Retreats!
Hollis Witherspoon is a creative arts therapist with a private practice in Brooklyn and Upstate, NY. She grew up with her nose in a book and head in the clouds in rural Oregon and has pursued stories and nature (and stories in nature) ever since. Hollis loves hiking, baking, comedy, dancing, and working with groups of empowered women.
Isabel Shanahan is a creative arts therapist working in private practice in Brooklyn. She grew up barefoot in the high desert of New Mexico and has been falling in love with east coast nature for 20 years. She is passionate about making theater in communities, and engaging with the cultural and earthly elements wherever she finds herself.
For more info, visit CreativeWomenRetreats.com or email hello@creativewomenretreats.com