Creative Pause Art Journalling Retreats
Playful, tactile art journalling workshops, and one-day creative retreats in Berlin, designed to help you slow down, make art, and give your creativity some breathing space.
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
Step out of the everyday and into a space that’s entirely yours.
These one-day retreats are gentle invitations to pause, breathe and make with your hands again. Whether you’re dusting off an old creative spark or deep in your practice and craving fresh inspiration, these retreats give your creativity room to stretch.
They follow the rhythm of the seasons: beginning with autumn’s shifting colours, dipping into winter’s sensory depth, and gently opening into the textures of the new year.
Each Berlin based retreat offers a mix of playful art exploration and creative rest — space away from the rush of daily life to slow down, notice more deeply, and create for the sheer joy of it.
No experience needed — just curiosity, your journal, and an openness to explore. These retreats are also about sharing in a gentle, creative community — a space to exchange inspiration, stories, and discoveries with others on the same journey.
“Soul nourishing.”
Seasonal Themes
Curiosity with Colour
Sunday 2nd November
Curiosity with Colour is a playful autumnal art journalling workshop in Berlin that explores soft, shifting colours
Colour is everywhere — once you start noticing the hues of everyday, it begins to quietly surprise you.
We’ll tune in to the changing colours of late autumn — gentle neutrals, earthy tones and unexpected colour pops hiding in plain sight. A short wander and wonder through nearby streets and the local park becomes a mini creative field trip, gathering inspiration through slow looking, close-up photography, and noticing what lies beneath, within and overhead.
Back in the studio space, we’ll print, layer, tear and scribble words. Through gel printing, mixing our own colours, mark-making, collage and colour-led journalling prompts, we’ll explore how colour can spark memories, shift moods and open creative doors.
It’s a day of playful exploration and creative rest — space to slow down and let ideas unfold at their own pace.
This is your permission slip to follow your curiosity, one colourful mark at a time.
Awaken the Senses
Sunday 7th December
Winter invites us to lean in closer. When the world quietens outside, our senses sharpen — the crunch of paper, the scent of pine, the way sound fills a still room. This winter creative retreat in Berlin, invites you to slow down and tune in, letting your senses lead the way.
We’ll begin with short art meditations, taste experiments, and a playful sound walk, gathering textures, fragments and impressions to bring back to the page.
In the studio, we’ll work with stencilling, silhouettes, poetic fragments, rubbings, and image transfer, layering these sensory traces into tactile pages.
Expect a day of slowing down, experimenting and letting your senses surprise you.
Listen closely. Taste slowly. Let your journal hold what your senses discover.
Unfurl
Sunday 11th January
January holds a different kind of energy — quieter, reflective, a time to look inward and begin unfolding ideas without rushing.
This retreat offers space to explore changing inner and outer landscapes, and to let new creative directions emerge gently.
We’ll work with collage, intuitive mark-making, deconstructing and reconstructing compositions, and free writing to explore personal motifs, recurring shapes and shifting perspectives.
Using techniques like layering translucent materials, cutting and reassembling, and writing into and over imagery, we’ll give form to what’s slowly surfacing — without pressure to finish or define.
It’s about opening, not achieving.
Let things emerge in their own time. Gently, layer by layer.
Creative Courage
Sunday 8th March
For International Women’s Day, this standalone retreat celebrates creative boldness, expression and inspiration.
Through magazine collage, image transfer, layering, and personal journalling, we’ll explore role models, personal icons and the qualities we want to embody.
Expect a day of vibrant, expressive pages, reflective prompts, and a spark of creative mischief.
Turn the page. Be bold. See what happens.
“The experience really helped with getting in touch with my inner child… It was very therapeutic and relaxing.”
“I enjoyed the relaxed-yet-creative atmosphere, learned new techniques and explored new materials. Harriet was a wonderful teacher.”
Pricing & Booking (Opens Tuesday 21st October)
Join us for a Creative Pause art journalling retreat in Berlin. Choose a single day or book the full seasonal series.
Launch Price – Autumn/Winter 2025
To celebrate the launch of these new Creative Pause Art Journalling Retreats, we’re offering a special introductory price of €159 (incl. VAT) for each retreat.
This is a limited launch rate for the first Autumn–Winter series only. Future retreats may be priced higher, so if you’ve been waiting for a creative reset, now’s the perfect time to jump in.
Bring a Friend Offer: Book two places together for €298 (€149 each) — perfect for friends, sisters or creative partners.
3-Retreat Bundle: €449 (incl. VAT), including a bonus PDF of 12 Creative Pause prompts to keep your creativity flowing between sessions.
Optional Add-ons:
€12 — Hard cover 195×195 mm art journal (170 gsm, acid-free paper)
Or bring your own (min. 140 gsm).Access to the Creative Pause Prompts HUB: €29/month.
A rich library of on-demand doodle, sensory and writing prompts to keep your practice flowing between retreats.
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Why This Is Different
This isn’t about producing perfect pages or finished artworks. It’s about rewilding your creativity — making space for creative mindfulness, happy accidents, surprises and small joys.
Playful & tactile: gel printing, stencilling, collage, sensory prompts.
Beginner-friendly, welcoming space.
Rooted in everyday noticing and reflection, for daily mindfulness practice.
A creative reset that’s joyful, grounding and real.
A gentle creative and international community — sharing ideas, stories, and support as you explore
*Ready to join a day of creative rest & community?*
Practical Information
Time: 10:00 – 16:30 (incl. 45 min lunch ( lunch not provided) + short morning and afternoon breaks)
Location: JuggleHUB Co-working space in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin 10405
Language: Art journalling workshops are held in Berlin in English, bilingual-friendly if needed (EN/DE)
Art Retreat Coach : Harriet Norwood Poole, Founder of little art, Creative Life Coach & Art Educator
Group size: Up to 12 participants
What to bring: Yourself, comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting messy (simple aprons are provided), your journal (or add one at checkout.)
Coming Spring 2026
A new 3-retreat series exploring spring light, joyful summer colour and creative flourishing — April, May & June.
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Ready to join the Autumn-Winter series?
Book your spot below — whether for one retreat or to join the full seasonal arc with a community of curious makers — and give yourself a monthly creative sanctuary day to breathe.
