Tend & Create Retreat

Join us for a heart-opening weekend of creativity, connection, and self-care in a cozy, inspiring space where your inner magic can shine.

Friday, September 26th through Sunday, September 28th 2025

Canopy Hilton in Old Town Scottsdale

$555

This soulful retreat includes:
🌿 A welcome bag full of goodies to support your journey
🤝 A Friday Meet & Greet + evening tasting
🎨 Two full painting workshops led by Kristen, paired with meditations & mindful practices guided by Kerry
🧘‍♀️ Morning yoga Saturday to gently awaken your body & a special chair-yoga session during the painting journey

☀️ Sunday morning meditation and gentle movement on rooftop
🖌️ After-hours studio time with a relaxing, mindful creative activity
🥗 Gather for nourishing meals together: Friday dinner, Saturday lunch (included in price) + Sunday brunch
💻 A post-retreat integration call to carry the magic forward

Come as you are—leave refreshed, inspired, and more connected to your true self.

* No painting or yoga experience required!

Spaces are limited.

To secure your spot, we are asking for a $300 deposit, or you can pay in full.*

* If you pay the deposit, an invoice for the remaining amount will be sent to be paid a month after payment or 1 week before the retreat.

We have secured a block of hotel rooms at the Canopy Hilton in the Old Town Scottsdale art district for $229 per night before taxes. The hotel and rooms are filled with local art, and it has such a chill vibe. We can’t wait to hang out here with you! (This special pricing is available until August 12th!)

Alternatively, you can go directly to the hotel website and enter “90U” in the Meeting/Group Code field.

If you prefer call-in reservations, please reference “Tend & Create Retreat” or “90U” when calling the reservation team at 833-797-0328.

Please reach out with any questions to hello@kerryburki.com or kristen@kristenfagan.com.

🌱 ROOT TO RISE 🦋

Our 2025 retreat theme has been announced! You are invited to a weekend that nurtures both your roots and your wings. A time to ground into who you truly are, and rise into the next version of yourself—with creativity, movement, and heart-centered connection guiding the way.

During our paitning workshop, you will create a multi-layered painting of wings (moth, butterfly, dragonfly, or angel) as your personal symbol of hope, protection, love, and freedom

Plus, we’ll create affirmation banners from a collaborative, intuitive, abstract painting—each one a keepsake reminder of your inner wisdom and our shared creative energy. 

We’ll root into the energy of autumn—through yoga, painting, nourishing food, and community—so we can rise with a sense of lightness, clarity, and courage.

Save your spot! Early bird price goes up August 10th!

Retreat Agenda

Friday

• 4:00–5:00 pm – Hotel check-in for overnight guests
• 5:00–6:00 pm – Retreat check-in begins! Welcome Tasting in the hotel lobby to sip, mingle, and connect (spotlights a complimentary bite from the kitchen and one of the beers on tap). Pick up your goodie bag (valued at over $100 and lovingly sponsored by Kaya Holistic), decorate your name tag, and settle into the weekend.
• 6:00-7:00 pm – Evening “Tune In” – Pull an oracle card, decorate your welcome journal, and ease into the energy of the weekend with cozy conversation and creative play in a welcoming lounge space.
• 7:00-8:30 pm – Dinner Together – Optional group dinner at the hotel restaurant to get to know your fellow retreat guests.
• 8:30pm – Optional – Wind down with a dip in the hotel pool under the stars

Saturday

• 8:00–9:00 AM – Gentle morning yoga to ground your energy and awaken your body. Comfortable clothing and water bottle suggested.
• 9:00–10:00 AM – Break to change and grab breakfast
• 10:00 AM–1:00 PM – Painting Workshop Part 1: Begin your intuitive journey with layered wings—painting as meditation, energy work, and soul expression
• 1:00–2:00 PM – Nourishing lunch (provided) and time to reset
• 2:00–5:00 PM – Painting Workshop Part 2: Deepen your process and connect to your personal theme of rising
• 5:00–6:00 PM – Evening tasting + relaxed social time in the hotel lounge
• 5:30-6:30pm – Evening Dinner – Join Kristen & Kerry for this optional dinner at the hotel or enjoy time on your own.
• 7:30–8:30 PM – After-Hours Studio Time (Optional): Add final touches, reflect, or simply enjoy creative company
• Optional – Another chance to float in the moonlit pool

Sunday

• 9:00–10:00 AM – Morning rooftop meditation + casual closing ceremony to reflect, share, and seal in your experience
• 10:00–11:30 AM – Optional brunch with the group at the hotel restaurant
• 12:00 PM – Hotel checkout
• After Checkout (Optional) – Stay and linger! Kristen and Kerry will be spending the day leisurely at the hotel—come hang out in the lobby or by the pool. Lockers and changing rooms are available if you need them.

This weekend is all about community, creativity, and connection—whether we’re painting, sharing meals, or sitting under the stars.

 Tend & Create Gift Bag 
Root to Rise · 2025 Retreat Edition

This collection has been curated with love by Cathleen of Kaya Holistic to echo the essence of our weekend together—
to nurture your roots, open your heart, and remind you of your wings.

Inside you’ll find desert botanicals, crystals, and ritual tools chosen to support your journey of self-care, self-expression, and soulful expansion:

 🌹Sonoran Rose Body Oil – a daily reminder to honor your body with tenderness
 🫖Sonoran Rose Loose Leaf Tea – sip slowly, root deeply
 🛁Desert Hibiscus CBD Bath Bomb – soften into stillness and renewal
🔥Palo Santo Bundle – clear, uplift, and invite fresh energy
 💎Rose Quartz Crystal – to hold love at the center of it all
 📝 Journal and pen

Praise for Kerry & Kristen:

Kerry is an amazing teacher who provides space for self-care and personal growth in her retreats. These retreats have been beautiful and inspiring!

– Jenn

“The experience ended up being so much more incredible for me than my painting could ever show! The meditation teared me up… And I was finishing lakeside under the moonlight, which left only the intuitive experience of it since the light was so minimal, and any expectations for *what* I was painting completely diminished!”

– Kathryn

Kerry’s yoga class is inclusive with just the right amount of challenge and rest, and she continues to use her abilities to create a community around women’s wellness that is great to be a part of.  

– Melanie

“I highly recommend Kristen’s creative coaching classes. Each class was exactly what I needed at the time I needed it. This was a form of therapy for me and it allowed me to release the blockages I had built up through the years that stifled my creativity. I now feel a new freedom to do my art without any expectation. I do it for ME! I left her classes feeling encouraged, creative and renewed! Thank you, Kristen.”

– Sabrina

“Thank you both so much!!! Still here, covered in paint and happy as a clam. This was awesome and I hope you do it again! “

– Alesia from Catching Dreams Workshop with Kerry and Kristen

New Moon in Pisces Ritual for Saltwater Cure

This ritual is from my book, Stellar Vibrations.

Inventory:

• Lavender essential oil
• Salt
• White candle
• Clear quartz crystal
• Herbal tea (like jasmine or rose)
• Bathtub or foot soak

For best results, complete one to two hours before bed. Begin by cleansing with your herb bundle and creating your sacred space. Light the candle. Then, run your bath water (or fill your foot soak), adjusting the temperature to your preference.

Pour salt into the bath along with 20 to 30 drops of the essential oil.

Once the bath is ready and before entering, place your hands over the water and say:

“I bless this water to restore my crown chakra to its proper vibration by absorbing anything that might be keeping me from feeling whole and complete.”

Soak for at least 30 minutes. Start with deep, long breaths and ease into a relaxed breath.

When soaking, repeat the mantra “OM“ aloud nine times while holding the crystal on the crown of your head. Once you have completed your bath, prepare and enjoy your tea. As you drink your tea, imagine you are drinking in pure love and say the words,

“I am one with all life and pure cosmic energy radiates through my body, mind, and soul.”

When you are ready, close out your sacred space. Be sure to pay close attention to your dreams over the next several days, because your crown chakra is now clear, you may receive messages through them.

OPTIONS:

• You can do this tonight or over the weekend. I am busy every night, so I might not get to this until Saturday or Sunday.
• Frankincense is also associated with Pisces. We mention in the book to not get caught up in the exact supplies if you don’t have them. You can use any essential oil or none at all if you don’t have any. The magic is in your intention and the energy you create by doing the ritual.
• Pisces is also associated with green and turquoise. The crown chakra is associated with white and violet. You can use one of those colors for your candle or any color you have on hand.
• Amethyst and Lepidolite are also associated with Pisces and your crown chakra. Also associated with your Crown Chakra are Selenite, Howlite, and Fluorite. Use one of these or whatever you have on hand if you don’t have clear quartz.
• If you are doing the foot soak, you can shorten the time to 15 minutes.

Feel free to reach out with any questions!

If you like these types of rituals, consider picking up a copy of Stellar Vibrations.

If you want to learn more about the phases of the moon and chakras, consider picking up a copy of Tend To Your Vibration.

If you would like to start doing more rituals and learning to tend to your vibration, please fill out this survey to help me create a magical online space for us to connect!

xo

You are a mystical, empathetic, intuitive, and loving being who enjoys nature, animals, and helping others.

Life may not always allow you to feel this way. 

I’m inviting you to help create a magical online space to gather to:

• slow down
• release stress
• tune out the world
• tap into your inner wisdom
• share from your heart

This space will help you handle the chaos and stress of the world so you can move forward confidently and be more free-spirited, intuitive, creative, and impactful.

While sitting on the beach, I dreamed of this place where I could connect with you.

I’d love for you to help me make this magical online space a reality.

A place where you can:

• practice yoga
• tend to your vibration
• connect with your ancestors, angels, and animal guides
• make friends
• rejuvenate
• deepen your intuition
• feel supported
• meet up monthly
• and more!

You will have immediate access to two self-paced courses:

• Slow Down To Move Forward: Yoga For Busy People
• Tend To Your Vibration: 30 Video Lessons from my book

Then, each week, you would receive a lesson related to one of the topics from the survey (link below). Once a month, we would gather on Zoom to connect and practice together.

You need to be surrounded by nurturing souls who love using essential oils, working with animal guides, and making the world a better place.

You also deserve to have fun while doing it!

Please click the button below and answer the survey questions to help make this a more personalized experience.

I hope you had a lovely holiday season. If you didn’t or just feel like you need a little extra support, I hope my January offerings are helpful.

I realized last year that I kept thinking I needed to have it all figured out in order to share my work and books. That meant any time I struggled I felt like a failure.

It finally occurred to me that my work is not a guide to a perfect life.

My work is simply me sharing what has helped me during the hard times and moved me forward during good times with the intention that it will help you do the same.

My life is pretty magical but it is not perfect.

In fact, some of the most magical moments happen when I tap into my spiritual support system in times of hardship.

So my offerings this month will be about getting back to basics. Simple yet magical ways to support yourself in 2025.

I hope we get the chance to connect.

I’m part of the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts’ National Coaching Month events.

Add each Tuesday in January at 5pm MST to your calendar with the link to the SWIHA Facebook page where I’ll be sharing the above topics. These will be about 15 to 20 minutes.

You can find all the details here: https://info.swiha.edu/national-life-coaching-month

I’m so happy to be hosting Bhante Sujatha at home again this year. He is known as the loving-kindness monk and his energy is so positive.

I first met him when I was going through a very hard parenting time and continue to circle back to his wisdom and grace. You can sign up for this event here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-contentment-in-the-western-world-a-mindfulness-workshop-tickets

You can see a list of all of his local and online events on Instagram.

I’m thrilled to be hosting my very first workshop at Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix on Sunday, January 26th from 10:30am until Noon.

You can get all of the details and sign up here: https://www.changinghands.com/event/january2025/kerry-burki

You’ll discover how you want to feel in your life, ways to create those feelings every day (especially when life is difficult), and how to use the moon phases to circle back to your intention each month. Copies of my books will be available for purchase.

Sending love!