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feb 25, 2025

mar 4, 2025

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8 Days of Lush Soul Sanctuary
To Create & Catalyze Your Calling

Eat, Pray, Love yourself into FINALLY creating the art/business/life of your dreams WITHOUT ditching your people for a year or burning down your whole life.

Stop trying to fit the expanse of your calling into the nooks and crannies of your already-full life.

You know how you’ve worked so hard to be responsible and do everything right? Maybe you got married, tried to be a good mom, got a good, supportive job, helped people, tried to be a good friend, but you wonder if you’ll end up regretting that you resigned yourself to smallness and support instead of found out what you were capable of?

You know how you want to create a new template of how to be a good mother, wife, daughter, partner WHILE also prioritizing your own full unfurling, but your current life feels too habitual, expected, and busy?

You know how you want to create something real enough to buy the land, take the vacation, establish financial sovereignty or at least a meaningful contribution, but you never have the time, energy, or mental space?

You know how you long to feel wild, free, fun, and unencumbered, but when you have a spare hour, you just want to take a nap and recover from all the holding together?

You know how you can feel another possibility, but you never seem to get the clarity of the next right move to take meaningful steps toward your overwhelming vision?

I hate to break it to you, but a dream as big as yours will require bigger devotion, space, and belief than dreaming about the downpayment or listening to a few podcasts. 

Plus, if you don't hang out with people who are actually *doing* the thing you want to do, your brain is highly invested in making sure you "never get around to it" so you'll stay safe and normal.

So how can you make dream-realizing shifts and bold, needle-moving moves without blowing up your whole life?

ESPECIALLY if you don't know the exact plan forward or even why you haven't just done it already!

You CAN have it all, dear one.
And you can have it very quickly.

But not without some massive shifts in idenity, clarity, support, community, and real, grounded action. 

  • Away from all the people who only know past versions of you and aren't dripping with desire for your dreams

  • Co-regulating and unfurling with other women who are bravely pursuing audacious visions and making marked progress on their bold creations

  • Completely disrupted from the habits and patterns that slow you down and keep you stuck

  • Lushly supported with beauty, nature, novelty, rest, and nourishment to restore your creative fire and re-ignite your secret ambitions

  • Expertly guided through workshops and individual sessions to identify and amplify your deepest desires and most potent genius 

  • Body-doubling in beautiful places to take the most powerful action on your creations (writing, sourcing, making, marketing), instead of just making plans and talking about it

Of course, there are a ton of online programs and pristinely-held zoom rooms, but nothing can replace the tectonic shifts possible when you totally change everything and leave the well-worn grooves of your life.

The change, evolution, and progress possible when you're...

With some space and a totally novel environment, you could recuperate, rediscover joy in your body, revive your wonder and awe in the world, and also generate, outline, and make big progress on the NEXT BIG THING.

You probably have fantasies about escaping, just for awhile.

But you find yourself keeping this idea a pipe dream, even more exhausted after family vacations, or spending any time you do have to yourself scrolling, reading, or watching because you're too depleted to figure out where to start on making the thing.

Maybe it just seemed impractical or you never got around to planning something yourself.

Maybe you've seen yoga or business retreats, but they've never had the exact combination of restoration and rejuvenation AND the intimate support, specific to your dreams and work, WHILE making tangible, momentum-building progress on your vision. 

this is exactly why i created

THE CREATION RETREAT

Hi, I'm Cristy Duce

GUIDE ON THE PATH, TEACHER, DESIGNER, BUSINESS BUILDER, WRITER, AND MULTI-HYPHENATE CREATRESS

And I'm living proof that intentional pilgrimage can initiate the massive leaps in momentum and identity that create the realization of your wildest dreams and fruition of your deepest desires.

Whether heading to Australia for half of the year in the desperate hope to try to learn to be brave, to SE Asia to metabolize a multi-year heartbreak, to Wyoming, to the Amazon, to Bali, to Nicaragua to learn to love myself and actually live in my body and so many more, wandering has led me straight to myself and the secret hopes I had of who I could become and what I could make.

Now fully engaged in my own business and art, when I look back, it has always been following the voice to leave and take my call seriously that has catalyzed my wildest and most satisfying trajectories.


I'm here as a stand that you can become and create anything you want, but you need to stop DABBLING in it and start MOVING for it.

WHO IT'S FOR:

🌴 the secret badass, camoflauged in school pickup lines and planning the staff christmas party

🌴 the artists, creators, writers, and poets–even if you wonder if that title still applies

🌴 New, seasoned, and aspiring entrepreneurs, pulled to create a greater impact for their family and leave a legacy

🌴 the builders, the cheerleaders, the women longing to share the wisdom they have already and connect, deepen, and lift through connection

🌴 The dreamer standing on the precipice with just an idea, but who knows that with a powerful chrysalis and guide, there is something waiting beyond the monotony of their current life

🌴 The wild souls, livened by waterfalls and sunsets, ready to feel the power of their full aliveness once again

❌ Those who are unwilling to contribute their hearts and gifts to a group

❌ Those skeptical of meditation or inner work inquiry and growth

❌ Those looking only for relaxation and vacation (we'll relax too, but also do the work–personally and as creators!)

Who It's Not For:

THE CREATION HAS ALREADY MOVED YOU

It's time to MOVE for your creation.

How:

Creation needs energy, eros, shakti. You're probably tired and so over taking care of everybody else. Let's stoke the fire again:

  • Infinity pool, 1 hr massage, yoga, luxury retreat, ceremonies, waterfalls, sacred land, sound healing, exquisite and nourishing food (that you don't even have to cook ;) – all included

  • You'll leave with more than enough energy to continue the trajectory of your creation and your heart and senses reignited

Restore Your Life Force:

Do you have so many ideas you don't know what to do or which to do first? Are you acquainted with your gifts, talents, and desires, but not sure what to DO with them? That's my specialty. Let's go.

  • Individual soul and strategy sessions, group workshops and collaboration, ritual, ceremony, and soul journeys. You are a one in billions blueprint. Your genius lives in you and wants to MAKE STUFF!

  • Soul-specific strategy, from writing to marketing, launching and transitioning. You'll have a just-for-you plan so you can make moves instead of planning forever

  • You'll leave with a deep understanding of who your genius is and what she's asking you to do NEXT

Soul Strategy & Support

You've probably been trying to do THIS for awhile...stolen moments, alone at your desk, your closet, your car. Call it co-working, body doubling, or harnessing the power of the communal creative field, but we'll have focused implementation time to create PROGRESS and MOMENTUM away from the distractions and habits of home.

  • With focus, prioritization, accountability, community, and a little magic, you'll leave with milestones in your rearview mirror

  • You'll leave with deep soul connections and an infrastructure to keep you on track and rising when you return

Create With Community

PLUS: Here, you can't hide in the BEST way. At home you may find yourself insulated in busy work and getting ready to 'do the thing.' Here, we are doing it. You'll have accountability and support and gentle nudges when you're hiding from your destiny or slowing it down because of fear or even lack of imagination. This is catalyzing work. This is exponential. This collapses all the "trying" of a year into a week of magical, powerful doing.

THE VENUE:

Amori Luxury Villa

Amori Villa is a luxury retreat center near Ubud, the sacred heart of Bali. Nestled next to one of the island's sacred rivers, and surrounded by rice terraces, your creation will not only be supported by myself and the web of our community, but also the pulse of the land itself. 
 
Marble bathrooms; spacious bedrooms; infinity pool; vaulted ceilings; eco yoga pavilion; cool spa treatment rooms; organic kitchen gardens and lush tropical landscape. You will be held, you will be rejuvenated, you will be transformed, you will create.

itinerary:

sample

7-8 am - Morning Yoga Flow and Guided Meditation (optional)
8:30 am - Breakfast Buffet, including fresh local fruits and juices
9:30 am - Morning Group Workshop + Nervous System Work
(Let Your Genius Self Make the Plan)
10:30 - 12:30 - Creation Session I
12:30 - 2 - Chef-Created Family Style Lunch and Discretionary Time (pool, read, nap, rest, etc)
2:00 pm - Creation Session II (with group resourcing)
3:30 pm - Afternoon Excursion (Waterfall Swim and Rice Terrace Tour)
7 pm - Chef-Created Family Style Dinner at the Center
8 pm - Optional group/solo activities

day one

7-8 am - Morning Yoga Flow and Guided Meditation (optional)
8:30 am - Breakfast Buffet, including fresh local fruits and juices
9:30 am - Water Temple Cleansing Group Excursion
12:00 pm - Chef-Created Family Style Lunch 
1:00 pm - Guided Visualization for Soul Strategy 
1:30 - 3:30 - Creation Session/1:1 Breakout Sessions with Cristy
3:30 pm - Pool/Nap Break + Afternoon Snack
4:30 pm - Group Identity Shift Workshop
5:00 - 6:45 pm - Creation Session/1:1 Breakout Sessions with Cristy
7 pm - Family Style Dinner at the Center
8:30 pm - Group Sound Bath

day two

(This is a sample itinerary only to provide an example of typical activities during a retreat day. Actual schedule is subject to change.)

WHAT'S

INCLUDED

(Besides creating the strategy and start on your next era of Creatorship, plus coming home a whole new person while simultaneously remembering exactly who you've always been)

8 day / 7 night all-inclusive luxury retreat

🌿 Deepening + Connecting Welcome Ceremony and Gifts

🌿 Luxury accommodations in villa with private pool and rice fields surrounds

🌿 All meals, intentionally nourishing and locally grown

🌿 Soul-centered embodiment + movement/yoga classes

🌿 One hour massage (1 included, more available for extra cost)

🌿 Off-site excursions to Tirta Empul Holy Water Cleanse, Waterfalls, Rice Paddies, Fire Ceremony (transportation, admission included)

🌿 1:1 Soul Strategy Session with Cristy

🌿 Individual support and strategy during Creation Sessions

🌿 Group sound bath

🌿 Group workshops, ceremonies, and growth

🌿 Unlimited bottled water and fresh coconut drinks

🌿 Unlimited WIFI at retreat center

🌿 Shuttle transport to Central Ubud

🌿 A library of professionally shot and edited photos and videos for your personal/business use

🌿 Airport transfers (if coordinated with one of several group options)

🌿 Closing Ceremony 

🌿 Group Online Integration Session 2 Weeks After Return

not included:

  • Flights (to and from Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport, also known as Denpasar International Airport)
  • Tips and gratuities for local staff
  • Bali Visa on Arrival and Tourist Entry Fee ($45 USD)
  • Additional massages, spa treatments, excursions
  • Travel Insurance (recommended)

room one:

Poolside Deluxe Suite:

Opening out to the gardens and valley, and close to the pool and jacuzzi/ hot tub, this suite is perfect for those who love a swim before breakfast. The beautifully appointed bathroom features marble flooring and a large terrazzo bath tub with its own views.

Essentials – air conditioning, ceiling fan, TV, DVD player, sound dock, desk, hairdryer, makeup mirror.

This room will be set up with three single bed as a triple occupancy.

$3444 per person

Price

shared room/triple occupancy

All prices listed in USD, but payments can be completed in CAD on checkout page. Payment plans are happily created upon request. Five monthly payments of $640 available until October 31. 

If you prefer to make this room into a single occupancy, please note this on the form (once you click Claim This Spot) for further pricing details.

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room two:

Garden View Deluxe Suite:

This suite is spacious – 50 sq m of bedroom and bathroom, plus another 40 sq m of garden and walled courtyard. The beautifully bright bedroom has double sliding doors on two sides, opening onto the garden. And the large, fully-marble bathroom also has a garden window.

Essentials – air conditioning, ceiling fan, TV, DVD player, sound dock, desk, hairdryer, makeup mirror.

Beds are twin beds, configured for double occupancy. (This room can be set up as a triple upon request and for a small reduction in price if you are attending as a group of three friends)

$3555 per person

Price

shared room/double occupancy

All prices listed in USD, but payments can be completed in CAD on checkout page. Payment plans are happily created upon request. Five monthly payments of $660 available until October 31. 

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*This room is 50% reserved

room three:

Kingfisher Classic Villa:

Traditional 100-year-old Javanese gledags (wooden houses), relocated/rebuilt/renovated with bathroom annexes added and all modern features included. The bathrooms are expansive with both a shower and a bath. The villa has the view and sound of the river and a veranda with settee, table, and chairs.

Essentials – air conditioning, ceiling fan, TV, DVD player, sound dock, desk, hairdryer, makeup mirror.

Beds are twin beds, configured for double occupancy. 

$3555 per person

Price

shared room/double occupancy

All prices listed in USD, but payments can be completed in CAD on checkout page. Payment plans are happily created upon request. Five monthly payments of $660 available until October 31. 

If you prefer to make this room into a single occupancy, please note this on the form (once you click Claim This Spot) for further pricing details.

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room Four:

Heaven Spring Classic Villa:

Traditional 100-year-old Javanese gledags (wooden houses), relocated/rebuilt/renovated with bathroom annexes added and all modern features included. The bathrooms are expansive with both a shower and a bath. The villa has the view and sound of the river and a veranda with settee, table, and chairs.

Essentials – air conditioning, ceiling fan, TV, DVD player, sound dock, desk, hairdryer, makeup mirror.

The Heaven Spring Villa has a king sized bed, to be booked for single occupancy.

$3999 per person

Price

single occupancy

All prices listed in USD, but payments can be completed in CAD on checkout page. Payment plans are happily created upon request. Five monthly payments of $750 available until October 31. 

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room five:

Valleyview Grande Suite:

The views from this suite will bring instant peace and relaxation. Whether it is from the “stargazing balcony”, the desk in the bay window or from the elegant king-size bed – pictures don’t do it justice. Or if that is not enough, you have secluded luxury with an indoor/ outdoor bathroom to die for – viewing window to the valley, choice of two showers, a huge sunken terrazzo bath and fish pond with water feature.

Essentials – air conditioning, ceiling fan, mosquito netting, TV, DVD player, sound dock, desk, hairdryer, makeup mirror.

King-sized bed for single occupancy

$4333 per person

Price

single occupancy

All prices listed in USD, but payments can be completed in CAD on checkout page. Payment plans are happily created upon request. Five monthly payments of $820 available until October 31. 

Room Has Been Reserved

room six:

Honeymoon Grande Suite:

At Amori’s highest point, you will have panoramic and relaxing views from everywhere in the bedroom and the bathroom. The Honeymoon Suite is spacious and very comfortable with an indoor-outdoor bathroom with open-air terrazzo bathtub.

Essentials – air conditioning, ceiling fan, mosquito netting, TV, DVD player, sound dock, desk, hairdryer, makeup mirror.

King-sized bed for single occupancy

$4333 per person

Price

single occupancy

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All prices listed in USD, but payments can be completed in CAD on checkout page. Payment plans are happily created upon request. Five monthly payments of $820 available until October 31. 

room seven:

Treehouse Villa:

Privately and peacefully set amongst the lush tropical trees, this spacious villa has an enormous indoor/outdoor bathroom (with bath plus indoor and outdoor showers). There is also a separate lounge and verandah with day bed.

Essentials – air conditioning, ceiling fan, TV, DVD player, sound dock, desk, hairdryer, makeup mirror.

Beds will be set up as two twin beds for double occupancy.

$3777 per person

Price

shared room/double occupancy

All prices listed in USD, but payments can be completed in CAD on checkout page. Payment plans are happily created upon request. Five monthly payments of $720 available until October 31. 

If you prefer to make this room into a single occupancy, please note this on the form (once you click Claim This Spot) for further pricing details. 

Room Has Been Reserved

word on the street

says:

Questions

FREQUENTLY ASKED

what if I don't know exactly what I'm creating?

All of your indecision, your imposter syndrome, your lack of clarity is welcome here. One of my greatest gifts is distilling your genius and desires and also identifying what's holding you back from creating what you want. This retreat is for Creation and Creators. If you have the desire to be there, you already qualify and there will be ample opportunity for individual and group work to hone in on what is the NEXT THING for you and how your soul most want to put it forth in the world. If you still don't know if you fit, I recommend sending me a DM or booking a Catalyst call and we'll decide together. 

I'm not sure how much progress I can really make in a week?

Just imagine one week of feeling rest and held and enlivened by all your senses. Imagine someone identifying and helping to shift your blind spots and remove all the ways you're making it slower and harder than it has to be. Imagine feeling nourished and relaxed and invigorated by movement and without a single thing to take care of or anybody else to make a sandwich for. Imagine being in dedicated space with other women conjuring their dreams to life next to you. Imagine having someone to help in the exact moment where you get stuck or confused. Now think about that question again ;)

I don't know if i can afford it...

This retreat will not be for everyone. Due to the hard costs of a travel, in-person event, there is little room for scholarships and sliding scale. There may be more Creation retreats at lower price points; I don't know. In some cases, custom payment plans may be available upon request. HOWEVER, this is what I do know: Intentional pilgrimage, travel, retreating and incubating has been the single thing I can identify to have paid the highest dividends in my life. I do not know for sure what that will be for you, but I do know committing, devoting, moving at this level gives you and your creation the best chance to become who you were always meant to be.

how do i know you can help me with my creation?

Even though I have experience supporting and guiding business owners from beginning entrepreneurs to those earning five and six figures to even working behind the scenes in seven-figure businesses, as well as teaching writing at a post-secondary level, the through line of my work is helping you excavate YOUR unique path, genius, deepest work, fullest expression, and most easeful path forward. I have done it for many others before you, and I have receipts ;)

Your vision deserves to be truly held–together, in flesh and bone and beating hearts. I think we might even be able to do it best in the nourishing heart of Mama Gaia, the sacred land of Ubud, Bali. This lush, tranquil, and beautifully-honored place cradled me in perhaps the most important shedding and re-invention of my life. I wish the same for you.

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