Upcoming Events

Take a weekend in Woodside this fall to learn how to use creative expression like sound practices, writing, and meditation to tend to your spiritual and mental well-being.

Guest expert Will Clipman and Canyon Ranch’s Jeanne-Marie Mudd will guide you through crystal bowl exercises, walking meditation, and writing prompts with the goal of observing the bounty that already exists within in your life. Then, you’ll use conscious techniques for harvesting this abundance by creating a sense of purpose for your future.

Will draws on his experience as an internationally acclaimed musician, poet, educator, and seven-time GRAMMY® nominee to lead guests in a profound exploration of wellness through sacred sound and storytelling. After three sessions, our experts will leave you with the tools you need to continue your growth once you’ve returned home.

You’ll share this unforgettable workshop with a small group of like-minded wellness seekers surrounded by our Californian wellness retreat in the redwoods.

In addition to this event, you can enjoy all of the daily activities that Woodside, CA offers. Explore our sample schedule.

Will Clipman
Will is a poet, musician, performing and recording artist, mask-maker, storyteller, and educator. He has received seven GRAMMY® nominations, including one for his solo world music album Pathfinder, and his pan-global instrumental palette is featured in his Planet of Percussion™ workshop and performance. He has recorded over 70 albums, over half of those for Canyon Records, including his work with Native American flute master R. Carlos Nakai.

Will’s poetry is published in his book Dog Light and in numerous anthologies and periodicals. His mask art and storytelling are showcased in his Myths & Masks™ workshop and performance. He has conducted over three hundred artist-in-residencies, earning an Arizona Commission on the Arts Decade of Distinguished Service Award and three Governor’s Arts Awards nominations.

Will has toured throughout the United States including, Alaska and Hawaii, as well as in Germany, Canada, Morocco, and Russia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Syracuse University and a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Arizona. Will lives in the Sonoran Desert west of Tucson.

Jeanne-Marie Mudd, MDiv, MC, PCC
Before finding her way to our Mind & Spirit team at Canyon Ranch, Jeanne-Marie served as a congregational pastor in the Midwest and southeast. She and her husband Dan led retreats for churches, schools, and the general public for twenty years. Jeanne-Marie brings a unique blend of sensitivity, joy, and compassion to her endeavors. She has expertise in executive leadership, organization design consulting, entrepreneurial ministry, interfaith and mental health care, as well as executive and life coaching.

Jeanne-Marie specializes in creating a space for the development of each person's unique story. Offering support for personal and spiritual transformation and care for those in life transition—cultivating purpose, fostering conscious creativity, as well as facilitating healing from loss and grief. She offers compassionate, sacred listening and support to cultivate spiritual intelligence and mental fitness through creative avenues and mindfulness such as walking meditation and contemplative prayer.

Friday, October 20

5PM Session 1 What Have You Sown?
What's happened in your life that's been fruitful? What do you want to continue to grow? First, you'll center yourself with the sound from playing crystal bowls and ground yourself with a walking meditation. Then, you'll begin a guided creative writing exercise exploring the potential for even greater abundance in your life.

Saturday, October 21

5PM: Session 2 What Are You Reaping?
What are you growing and developing? What you planted for your future abundance in our last session has continued to grow. Spend a few moments noticing and appreciating the changes and developments, freely adding new language to this living creative entity, or pruning away anything that seems unnecessary or superfluous.

Sunday, October 22

10AM: Session 3 What Will You Harvest?
The seed you’ve planted and the sprout you’ve cultivated have matured and are ready to be harvested and enjoyed in ways that contribute to your life’s abundance. Let’s give it a durable and easily transportable form so you can pack it up and take it with you when you go.