Discover Your Creative Talent
Discover your creative side and enhance your lifestyle at Pennsylvania's idyllic self-discovery retreat. Explore new or hidden talents with watercolor painting, drawing and cooking classes as well as wine tastings designed to help you tap into your passions.
At-Home Spa Demo
Join Treatments Manager Amanda Clabaugh in a fun and interactive class to create your own do-it yourself spa treatments! You’ll learn ways to use fresh ingredients from your pantry or garden to achieve that spa glow in your own home – a very convenient way to pamper yourself!
Journaling for Self Discovery
Learn the basics of writing a journal through guided self-exploration using your own observations, thoughts and feelings. Your journal is yours to keep and cherish.
Art Classes
Draw the Line
Investigate where the line takes us in this straight up drawing workshop. Discover the power of the mark not only in rendering but also in expressing ourselves from within. Be introduced to the possibilities in the mediums of pencil and charcoal.
Have Fun with Color
Experiment with several varieties of materials and papers to let your spirit sing. No experience necessary.
Introduction to Drawing
Awaken your creativity with visual expression and discover your inner artist. Drawing differs from painting in that it is much more exploratory with emphasis on observation and composition. Leave inspired by your journey to self-discovery and a picture that shows off your rejuvenated artistic energy.
Natures Vignette
Challenge and regenerate your inner artist in this class by doing a short study and creating a single subject vignette from the natural world amongst us.
Pastels
Embrace velvety rich colors with magic at every stroke. Pastels offer a softer side and meld the worlds of painting and drawing together. Join us to discover the softer side color expression.
Understanding Light & Shadow
Using pencil and blending techniques the inner artist in you will come out. Learning different skills to define and model simple objects for a dimensional effect.
Watercolor Painting
Explore new, hidden, or forgotten talents. This two-hour watercolor painting class offers you the opportunity to express your feelings through simple brushstrokes. Discover the pure beauty of nature and our surroundings by taking time to stop and really notice the colors and textures of our Pennsylvania countryside and capture it on paper. Leave with a finished work of art and a new or renewed creative side.
Waterworks
In this watercolor workshop, discover this magical medium in brush techniques of wet on wet, dry brush, transparency to opaque, layers, and white space. There will also be an overview of paper types and the effect of the paper working in tandem with the pigment.
Culinary Classes
Cooking Demonstration
Join our Chefs for a demonstration of selections from our gourmet spa cuisine menus. You will learn new cooking techniques, healthy and surprising ingredient alternatives and elegant and fun presentations.
Baking Demonstration
Join our Chefs for a demonstration of selections from our gourmet spa menus. You will learn new baking techniques, healthy and surprising ingredient alternatives and elegant and fun presentations.
Wine Tasting
Join our wine sommelier for an in depth look into the various characteristics of six different wine varietals from around the world. The 40-45 minute discussion is open to "experts" at all levels and includes cheese and fruit selections.
*Guests must be a minimum of 21 years of age to participate. $30 fee per person plus tax and service fee. Guest sommelier series may require an additional fee.
