Workshops and Retreats

Workshops & Retreats

You’re invited to join a journey of creative discovery, embodied inquiry, and collective transformation with Cara Flame’s curated programs.

Arts Inquiry Retreats

Cara’s retreat experiences distill her arts therapy practice into immersive, multi-day workshops. Each retreat invites participants to explore inner landscapes through expressive modalities—movement, visual art, storytelling, and embodied rituals—supported by a safe, collaborative container.

Tempted? Retreat: Deconstructing Purity Culture

Focus: Healing from Evangelical conditioning, reclaiming embodiment and sexuality
Description: Group inquiry into entrenched shame and guilt. Through guided exercises in movement, artmaking, and dialogue, participants unearth preferred ways of being and step toward liberation.
Highlights: Collective witnessing, archetypal storytelling, emergent creative interventions.

NDIS-Tailored Retreats

Focus: Accessible arts-based healing for participants on the NDIS
Description: Customizable retreat programs co-designed to meet individual needs, facilitated by Cara and Adelaide Opus. Combines multisensory art modalities with trauma-informed support.
Highlights: Flexible formats, collaborative planning, inclusive materials.

Interested in an NDIS-tailored retreat?

Specialist Group Workshops

Cara’s group workshops weave arts therapy techniques into focused themes. Ideal for community groups, wellness centers, and festival settings.

The Body Knows

Amulet Discovery & Making

Baba Yaga’s Dream Yurt Pop-Up

Want to host a group workshop?

Corporate & Community Programs

Communication, Creativity and Curiosity

Creativity might just be one of the most undervalued resources in business.

When it comes time to plan for business training – what normally comes to mind?

Teamwork, appropriate workplace behaviour, conflict resolution….

All of these things are extremely important, but perhaps there is something missing from this list that could be a huge benefit to your business.

So many jobs are inherently creative. Whether or not you might think so at first glance.

Writing an office newsletter? Creative.
Designing a training course for employees? Creative.
Coming up with a marketing strategy for your new campaign? Creative.

Almost everything we do as humans has some element of creativity to it.

And what happens when people don’t see their work as creative, or just stay stuck in the same patterns, or don’t feel they have the permission to really let their ideas fly?

Cara Flame Keynote Speaking

Cara adapts her arts inquiry framework for organizational settings, helping teams reconnect with their creative potential and strengthen interpersonal dynamics.

Key Offerings

Creativity Accelerators: Interactive sessions that introduce arts-based games and improvisation to spark innovation and out-of-the-box thinking.
Communication Deep Dives: Embodied communication exercises—voice work, gesture, and storytelling—that enhance active listening and authentic expression.
Curiosity Labs: Multi-day workshops combining artmaking, movement, and reflective inquiry to foster psychological safety and collective problem-solving.
Wellness & Resilience: Retreat-style programs integrating embodied arts practices with trauma-informed care to support mental health and prevent burnout.