Annamaria Sacco - Body Symphonies

18/04/2026

17/04/2026

Day one.
Yoga, observational forest walk, sketchbook prep, foraging walk. Food making, dessert making, beautiful conversation. Heart full...and tummy too :)
Tomorrow yoga, drawing in nature, making charcoal, wild herbs pesto, and pickled wild garlic buds :)
:)
The goodie bags here are very special. Full of mother earth goodness.

17/04/2026

First retreat fruit tart/cheese cake of the year .
Base with rice,spelt, coconut flour and margerine and sugar.
Filled with freshly picked rhubarb ,stewed added to ricotta,mascarpone cheese,greek yoghurt and agave syrup. Topping :brambles I defrosted from last autumn, banana and nettle seeds from last autumn and dark choc shavings.

17/04/2026

Day 1:
Morning Yoga
Pause
Breakfast
Pause
A lovely nearly 2 hour forestry walk.
Rest
Lunchtime at 1.🥰🌱☘️🌿🍀🌲🌳⚘️🌷🌼🌺🪷🪾🍃🍁🍂🌾💚🧚‍♂️🧚‍♀️🧚💫 the third Ashram of life is wonderful.
This time I had 3 cancellations until the last day. Only 2 of us here. Lovely we both believe the ones who are gathered are the ones supposed to be gathered. A 1:1 residential retreat.
A first on a new moon.
Happy new moon in Aries.

16/04/2026

Thank you company for the great pinnie.

16/04/2026

Let the preparation begin Creative Retreat. Food on the go...everything taking shape.
Thank you The Radical Tea Towel Company for the most appropriate pinnie

15/04/2026

🥰

🎭 Call-Out: Artist Residency (x2 available) for Galoshans Festival 2026 🎨

📅 Deadline to apply: Sunday 25th May
💸 Fee: £6,400 + £1,500 materials budget

RIG Arts invites socially engaged artists to apply for a paid 8 week residency as part of Inverclyde’s Galoshans Festival 2026.

This is your chance to create new work rooted in the community, and inspired by the spirit of Galoshans, celebrating creativity, culture, and collective storytelling.

We’re inviting bold, community focused artists from any discipline to develop their creative practice while engaging with local people. Whether you’re into performance, sculpture, installation, walkabout art, or experimental research, this is your platform to explore and share!

✨ What’s on offer:

£800/week for 8 weeks (20 hrs/week or equivalent, August–October 2025)

£1,500 materials budget

Access to studio space and accommodation (if required)

Flexible working and strong community support

Showcase opportunity during Galoshans Festival (17th – 31st October 2025)

Access to support and community connection through RIG Arts

📩 Submit your expression of interest by Sunday 25th May via:
https://forms.gle/SHYADKVrESzLzuNM7

Contact Penny at info@rigarts.org with any questions, access needs, or to chat about how we
can make this more accessible for you.

You can view the full call out at:
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id urn:aaid:sc:EU:6076aaf5-a0ba-4a2a-8be2-3e3cec5de599

or on our RIG Arts Vacancies page at:
https://www.rigarts.org/vacancies/

🌟 We want this opportunity to be accessible to all.
If you need the call out in a different format, or require any adjustments to the application or
residency process, please get in touch. We’re here to support you.

This opportunity has been made possible thanks to Creative Scotland Multi Year Funding Creative Scotland

14/04/2026

13/04/2026

This retreat coukd easily become 4 days :).
Preparation done for both Naturally Cteative in the Scottish Borders this Thursday to Sunday 16th-19April and the usland of Gigha June 12th-14th in collaboration with :).
Still last minute possibility to join me this Thursday if you would like - about 45 minutes from Glasgow/Edinburgh both.
Very much looking forward to it. Now you see why I bought a van for the retreats :)

12/04/2026

Heather Graham shares her beauty and wellness secrets, plus where she stands on plastic surgery and Ozempic

10/04/2026

That's a wrap!
Another fabolous course...
Making space for play is very important. I have enough input between and with their amazing short courses I have chosen to go off and practice til autumn now :)
It's been a true treat. Looking forward to settle wth it all