Creating Mandalas for an Inspired New Year: A Weekend Retreat at Kripalu
January 1 to 3, 2027
Begin the new year with creativity, reflection, and renewal.
Imagine stepping away from the noise of everyday life for a weekend devoted entirely to yourself.
Surrounded by the peaceful beauty of the Berkshire Hills, you’ll slow down, reconnect with your creativity, and discover how the simple act of creating mandalas can become a meaningful practice for clarity, inspiration, and well-being.
Whether you’ve never drawn a mandala before or have been creating them for years, you’ll leave with beautiful artwork, practical techniques, and a creative practice you can return to throughout the year.
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Why Mandalas?
A mandala is much more than a beautiful circular design.
Across cultures and throughout history, people have created circles as symbols of wholeness, balance, and connection. Creating mandalas offers a gentle way to quiet the mind, reduce stress, and listen more deeply to your inner wisdom.
There is no artistic “right way.”
Only your way.
What You’ll Experience
During this immersive weekend, you’ll explore a variety of creative approaches to mandala making, including:
- Guided creative practices
- Chakra-inspired mandala art
- Sacred geometry
- Expressive color and pattern
- The Journey of the Four Gates, Kathryn Costa’s original contemplative mandala process
Every project is designed to build confidence while inviting curiosity, reflection, and joy.
No drawing experience is necessary.
Why I Created This Retreat
For many years, people have asked me a simple question:
“How do I begin a mandala practice?”
After teaching thousands of students through my book, YouTube channel, online workshops, and retreats, I’ve discovered that creating mandalas isn’t about making perfect art.
It’s about making space.
Space to breathe.
Space to reflect.
Space to reconnect with yourself.
This retreat brings together many of the creative practices I’ve developed and taught over the past decade into one nourishing weekend designed to help you begin the year with intention.
I would love to create alongside you.
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Why Kripalu?
There are many places to learn art.
Kripalu offers something different.
Nestled in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts, Kripalu is one of North America’s premier retreat centers, offering an environment designed for rest, renewal, and personal growth.
Your stay includes:
- Comfortable accommodations
- Delicious nourishing meals
- Daily yoga and meditation classes
- Beautiful walking trails and peaceful gathering spaces
- Optional Healing Arts services
The entire campus invites you to slow down and simply be.
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Meet Your Guide
Kathryn Costa is an artist, author, and astrologer whose passion is summed up in three simple words:
Create and Connect.
She is the author of The Mandala Guidebook: How to Draw, Paint, and Color Expressive Mandala Art and has inspired thousands of people around the world through her workshops, YouTube channel, and creative community.
Kathryn believes creativity isn’t reserved for artists.
It’s a way of coming home to yourself.
Is This Retreat Right for You?
This retreat is for you if you…
✔ Have always wanted to create mandalas but didn’t know where to begin.
✔ Feel creatively stuck and want fresh inspiration.
✔ Long for a meaningful way to begin the new year.
✔ Want to spend a weekend reconnecting with yourself.
✔ Believe creativity can be both playful and deeply nourishing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
I’ve never drawn before.
Perfect.
Everything is taught step by step, and many activities use simple frameworks and stencils so you can relax into the creative process.
Do I need to bring supplies?
All supplies are provided. If you have favorite drawing or coloring materials, you are welcome to bring them.
Is this about making beautiful art?
Beautiful art often happens.
But the real gift is the experience of creating.
Join Me at Kripalu
The beginning of a new year offers a rare invitation.
Not to become someone new.
But to remember who you’ve been all along.
If your heart has been longing for more creativity, spaciousness, and inspiration, I’d love to welcome you to Kripalu this January.
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