Crystal Magic in Tucson
Join Janice Gallant & Karrie Westwood in Tucson, AZ February 2-7, 2025 to discover crystal magic
Discover the magic of crystals at the biggest gem and mineral show in the world in Tucson, AZ February 2-7, 2025. Go on a journey into Crystal Grids, and meet the Crystal guides that allow us to explore the inner world of crystals. Hike in the desert and meet the Spirit of the land. Using drumming and crystal singing bowls, we will open our hearts to healing and joy. Learn painting and journaling techniques that will open your heart and soul to your creative self.
Send me an email if you want to attend Sophiasgardenllc@gmail.com
or
call (406) 552-2785
Retreat Info
Explore Crystal Magic through art, adventure and a deep dive into the world of Crystals at the biggest gem and mineral show in the world. Experience traveling into the crystals and meeting the keeper of the stones. Adventure into the desert and discover the spirit of the place.
Through our creative guide, Janice Gallant, we will paint and create crystals and magic on the canvas.
Karrie will take us on an astrological journey creating a necklace of precious and semi-precious stones that is a representation of your astrological chart. She will also teach us about how to use a crystal pendulum and make wands and smudge feathers.
Each day will be a new adventure as we discover the world of Crystal Magic.
Create your Crystal Canvas
Using Crystals and paints, foil & textures we will explore creating with crystals and use our inner wisdom and intuition to paint and create. Janice is a Creative Mystic, she will teach us how to capture the beauty of the crystals on canvas and how to create a distinct glow to our painting practice. Paint the Spirit of the Crystal. Create crystal grids for protection, power and energy. We will create ceremony and deep dives into our subconscious through meditation and vidualization.
Retreat Details
Cost of the 5 day retreat starts at $ 950 and goes up to $1250 depending on room and bed choice. (sign up by December 1, 2024 and get a 10% discount) Cost of retreat includes most meals and accommodations for 5 days, all entrance fees for National Parks and Gem Show, all art supplies - including 3 canvases, and a travel watercolor set & sketch book. You can also share a queen size bed with a friend and split the room fee. All rooms will be shared. Call us to arrange what works best for you (406) 552-2785.
If you live in the area or want your own space and want to join us it is $650 (does not include housing). We have space for only 2 people at this price.
We will also enjoy the culture of the local cuisine and learn about the spirit of the land as we take hikes in the desert and enjoy the night sky. There will be a creative space and a healing room with a Crystal Healing bed, healing crystals, Himalayan and Crystal singing bowls to refresh your body and soul.
Karrie and Janice will lead you in various inward journeys to discover your mystical soul and your connection to this place.
$500 deposit will hold your place at the retreat. This is non-refundable and balance due in payments or at the retreat. We prefer a check written to:
Sophia's Garden LLC
PO Box 156
Frenchtown, MT 59834
all credit card processing has a 5% fee to cover costs. or Zelle is available for transfer on money.
Pay your deposit by December 1, 2024 for a 10% discount!
There needs to be 6 people signed up for this retreat to happen, and maximum of 12 people total. If you want to use a credit card use PayPal let us know and we can help you with that.
(406)626-4056 or email us at
or contact Janice Gallant at
if you have questions or want more information.
Welcome to Your Retreat Haven
Our Retreat Spot
Our beautiful home for the retreat! This is more than a vacation home, it’s an experience! This unique resort-like home sits on 5 acres at the gates of SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK. Amazing Mountain Views with The Majestic Arizona sunset and sunrise right from your backyard. Relax in your private in-ground pool and hot tub. Outdoor BBQ and bar, fire pit and many more amenities. Your Oasis in the desert awaits you!
Retreat Schedule
Crystal Magic in Tucson, AZ February 2-7, 2025
with Janice Gallant & Karrie Westwood
February 2nd- You can check in any time after noon. Welcome Party is from 2-4PM where you will get your art packet and all scheduling and retreat information. We may even set up to paint after dinner! (If you are flying in please give us your flight details so we can meet you at the airport if possible. You may want/need to rent a car and we can hook you up with others arriving around the same time or Uber to the retreat from the airport).
On our first evening together, after dinner, we will get to know the group and why we are all here, what you hope to learn, and what you already know about Crystal Magic. We will journey into the crystals and discover what message they have for us. Part of being in a retreat is also to learning from each other. We will strive to make connections and build a community that goes beyond our 6 days together!
February 3, 4, 5 & 6, 2025
(Daily schedule is subject to change but here it is in all its imperfect beauty)
7:30-8:30am Yoga, movement, meditation (each day will be different)
8:30-9:30am Breakfast will be served. (coffee & tea are always available) This is a buffet style breakfast, so let us know if you have preferences, yogurt, granola, fruits and smoothies, etc
9:30-Noon Art Journaling, Painting and creative activities
Noon to 1pm Lunch is served! We will have a salad bar style lunch for you to enjoy with all the favorite toppings. There will be days we are on the move so it may be at a small cafe or food truck
1 to 4pm Adventure and outdoor activities. We will head to the gem show and take a look at some of the incredible Crystals and Gems along with so many other wonders of the Earth! We will take a few desert hikes to feel the “Spirit of Place” and discover what this area has to offer. Bring a sketch book and be ready to paint. Paint and create! This may also be open studio or time to enjoy a nap or walk in Saguaro National Park.
5:30 to 7:30pm Dinner hour. We will eat together, if you choose, or we may plan some designated restaurants to enjoy. (cost of dinners outside the house are not included in the price of the retreat) All dinners served by hosts will be included in the price.
7:30 pm Evening gathering to process our day and sing, dance or relax to singing bowls. We will also have guided meditations and sleep inducing relaxation exercises.
This will be our basic schedule. We will cover topics that are of interest to the group, dance flow, watercolor and painting techniques, and using floral hydrosols and essential oils to stimulate the senses. Opening our hearts and minds to our creative soul through journaling, collage, and other creativite fun & exercises that will connect us to the spirits of the crystals through guided meditation and paints. Learning to create crystal grids and make a personal necklace from your astrological chart, from precious and semi-precious stones.
Last day February 7- Please strip your bedding and clean your rooms for future guests before breakfast as per the house rules. Gather your luggage. We will have our breakfast bar and other goodies out to enjoy.
9:30 to 10:30am, Gather to ask questions, display our works finished or just beginning. This will be a time to share our last bits of wisdom and also some tools and products we will have for sale at the retreat. And of course say goodbye and exchange personal information so we can communicate with each other.
We will follow up with a zoom call and paint session about 2 weeks out from the retreat to reconnect and establish a way to continue our group connection.
We will say goodbye and safe travels until we meet again!
Additional Information
Refund Policy
Once you pay the deposit, your fee is non-refundable. Please get trip insurance if you have concerns about getting your money back, for any reason. It is worth it. If you are ill or can’t come for any reason, you cannot get a refund on the room at the last minute.
We will refund all deposits if we have to cancel the retreat for any reason. We will be there rain or shine! Hope you will too! We will not cancel due to weather unless there is a is shut down for a natural disaster or other unexpected emergency. In case of emergency cancellation of the retreat your deposit will be refunded.
Meet Your Guides
Janice Gallant
Janice Gallant is an artist, writer, creative mystic and a guide for women’s personal empowerment. She lives in Central Alberta with her family. Janice began painting at an early age of 8 years old when her father set up the kitchen table with oil paints, walking her through her first creations. She was immersed in the art world through her father and his love of painting, and the family gallery and framing shop. She has studied under numerous artists and had some formal training, however, her inspiration comes from nature and she continues to grow and learn through the process of "just being" and teaching others how to align with their creative flow.
Soulfully Aligned Women was created by Janice as she worked to integrate creative flow, manifesting and personal empowerment in her walk as a mystic. She has always had a strong connection to this flow, what she calls her creative energy source, and has learned to fine tune this connection for manifesting a life full of creativity, and abundance in all ways. Her book, The Creation Guild, was written as a guide for all creative souls to help them refine their own craft of manifesting. Janice’s journey into the mystic path began back in 1995 when she trained under a shaman for 3 years. She continued to lean into her psycho-spiritual development and self-actualization journey under many other teachers through the years. Today, Janice mentors women in their own soul journey and offers online painting workshops, retreats, and programs that access personal empowerment. She offers a certification program for women to become Certified Soulfully Aligned Creative Mystics. This 9 month journey of the inner path of discovery to the deepest depths of your soul is for women who are ready to access their own soul gifts and lead other women on their own journey. It is a sacred journey of remembering who you are and then bringing this out to the world in your own way to help inspire and awaken women around the world to their truest potential.
You can contact Janice through her email at janice@soulfullyalignedwomen or view her website at https://janicegallant.teachable.com or follow her on FB and Instagram at @soulfullyalignedwomen and @janicegallantart
Karrie Westwood
As a Certified Creatively Fit Coach and a Certified Creative Mystic, Karrie Westwood will be your guide to discover your ultimate next step, what is it your "Soul Purpose" and Heart's Desire" as you take your next step in life. Karrie is trained in HypnoTherapy, Nursing, Herbalism, Aromatherapy, Flower Essence, Crystal Healing, and much more. Karrie has followed her heart as a textile artist, teacher, nurse, juggler, hypnotherapist, lavender & herb farmer, and now wants you to follow your heart and learn what it has to tell you.
Karrie has owned galleries, taught classes in textiles and painted warp. She has shown her work in galleries in the Northwest and Montana for close to 40 years. She is now learning the art of aroma-perfumery and sacred oil production to create one of a kind anointing oils.
A bit more about Karrie's background:
Karrie Westwood was born and raised in Oregon and moved to Montana in 1975 at the age of 18 to go to college. She has been gardening or farming most of her life. In 2008, when she married her husband, Robert Pfouts, they bought an 11 ½ acre farm in the Six Mile Valley of Montana, (20 miles West of Missoula, MT). Karrie was a nurse in Coeur d'Alene, ID for 20 years, found herself at a loss for something to do and decided to start planting lavender and other herbs after taking an Herbal Foundation course and adding to her knowledge of herbs and flowers.
The short growing season and the unique micro-climate of their mountain home led Karrie to learn about working with plant spirits and the spirit of the land to discover new ways to work with the plants and animals that live here. After many failed attempts to grow lavender in this harsh climate, where it gets -20 or worse and snow can arrive in September to May and even occasionally June, Karrie began to study plant spirits and how to plant with your land. Karrie discovered distillation and bought her first copper still in 2012. It was through much trial and error Karrie was able to create some amazing distilled and co-distilled oils and hydrosols.
Karrie has studied herbal medicine with Barbara St Dennis in Coeur d Alene, ID; Herbal Foundations with Elaine Sheiff; John Goichovitch of Green Path Herb School; Distillation at the Maui Aromatherapy Institute; International aromatherapy with Ann Harmon; Aromatherapy Foundation Certification with David Crow; Flower Essence with Alaska Essence, Steve Johnson; and owned and operated Meadowsweet Herbs from 2013 to 2018.