The Mythical Makeover Experience
Be the Hero of Your Own Life
A 3-day creative online experience!
June 21-23, 9am PT/12pm ET • $47
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"Working with Minette helped me find my voice, discover my truth and inner power, come back to myself and what matters most, and to feel connected to my most authentic self. Finding my truth was the most important thing I could do for myself." - Connie J.
Be the Hero of Your Own Story!
What if you took a page from the famous novel The Secret Garden and went on an inner creative quest to solve the big questions and curiosities of your own life like: Who am I? Do I have the courage and confidence to be my truest self? Find the answers to these questions in our 3-day live online experience happening June 21 to 23 at 9am PT/12pm ET. Each call is 90 minutes long.
The Mythical Makeover is about investigating the deeper spaces, the mysteries and the qualities that make you, well, YOU so that you feel courageous, confident and clear about who you are.
Like Mary and Colin each discover in The Secret Garden, what you need is already within you but it can get buried, lost or forgotten along the paths you have traveled so far, just like the secret garden in the story.
This 3-day live online creative experience is designed for you if you are in the 2nd half of life and are ready to be the hero of your own life. Now is the time to find the key to your flourishing Secret Garden story.
What is included with The Mythical Makeover Experience?
3 90-minute Live Online sessions where the Magic happens: Friday, June 21 at 9am PT/12pm ET, Saturday, June 22 at 9am PT/12pm ET and Sunday, June 23 at 9am PT/12pm ET
3 pre-recorded mini-art lessons: think paper dolls, hidden doors and secret gardens...
Replays of live sessions
A retelling of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden first published in 1911
Suggested supply list
Downloadable handouts to guide your creative quest
Bonus video lesson: an introduction to intuitive collage
Facebook group (optional) for connecting and sharing with the amazing women who are gathering for this course.
See What Others Created...
Featured Story: The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Be inspired by the story of Mary, Colin and Dickon as a mythical reference guide to explore the archetypal inner children active in your current life. Exploring our Inner Child archetypes is often the key to reconnecting to our authentic creative self!
This creative quest is designed for the creative seeker who loves:
Making art and writing
Self-discovery
Curious inquiry
Here’s what you will do during the Mythical Makeover Experience:
Reconnect to your authentic, creative self through art & writing
Design your own Secret Garden and discover what secrets it holds for you this year.
Decide which archetypal character from The Secret Garden you most identify with today.
Become the hero of your own story!
By the end of the Mythical Makeover experience you will have:
Created a set of paper dolls that reflect the characters in your own personal Secret Garden story
Discovered how to find your way back to yourself
Uncovered deep wells of inner strength and resilience to become the creator of your own life.
Stepped boldly through the gate into a flourishing garden of your own design!
If you’ve read this far and you are nodding your head “yes”, and you still have some questions if this is right for you, let’s talk about them now…”
You won't need to spend hours each day on the short assignments although you may want to!
You don’t need to have any special supplies or experience to play along.
You do not need to be an artist and may feel like: “I’m not very creative.” This is perfect for you.
You don’t need to have read the book, you just need to love fairy tales and stories. We do include a summary of the book and encourage you to read it, listen to it or watch the movie version.
Yes, all the sessions will be recorded if you can’t attend live.
You will have access to the classroom indefinitely if you can't participate live.
What others say about previous Mythical Makeover Experiences
"Minette has a remarkable ability to create a safe and warm environment. I felt at ease enough to share my thoughts comfortably within the small group. And I got real results. The entire journey felt wholesome, leaving me with a renewed sense of appreciation for my personal growth. I highly recommend Minette’s classes to anyone seeking guidance in their personal development, and a genuinely enriching experience. Thank you, Minette, for taking my on this journey!" - Marleen K.
"I took this class and it was soooo wonderful! Minette is a wonderful teacher! [Using the] story made it very unique and lots of fun to get to know yourself more deeply! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!" - Shelley R.
"I am starting fresh on this journey and I'm ready to start pushing myself to be courageous and brave! I also wanted to say a HUGE thank you to Minette for this class, it has helped me in so many ways and even ways I didn't know I needed help." - Charity B.
"The Mythical Makeover Experience exceeded my expectations in every way! This is a well-thought-out course that provided me with an opportunity to use creativity and the theme of a novel to guide steps that altered how I was perceiving my situation and helped me come to discover underlying struggles as well as devise solutions! Each prompt allowed for meaningful creative expression and reflection equally. Not only did I explore the precedents to my current situation, but I also was able to put a new lens on what I am facing. This led to me seeing a whole new way of resolving struggles. Since the course ended, I have gone back through the writing and artwork I produced as part of the course. This has led to further insights and to me being able to flesh out an action plan to resolve dilemmas. I got so much more from this workshop than I could have anticipated. The course is extremely high quality and offers something individual to everyone who would participate. I highly recommend the Mythical Makeover Experience and Minette!" - Kate R.
"I would just like to say a big "Thank You" to Minette and everyone who attended the live sessions and everyone who posted their work on Facebook. I have loved this whole experience - it has been such great fun." - Jillian F.
"Been really enjoying this and realizing how much I’m being called to make space and time to be creative again... to let go of criticism. Just wanted to thank everyone for sharing and a special thank you to Minette Riordan for this course and platform to share with each other." - Kel R.
Meet Your Inner Child Archetypes
Connect to your inner child archetypes, inspired by the children in the book and create a set of paper dolls.
Find the Hidden Key to the Secret Garden
Today we explore hidden gates, magic portals and the symbolism of keys to open up the depths within.
Creating Your Secret Garden
Create a dynamic, interactive secret garden of your own that holds the clues and dreams to your future self.
For only $47.00 here's what you get when you register for The Mythical Makeover Experience:
Over 7 hours of live and recorded content!
3 90-minute Live Online sessions where the Magic happens: Friday, June 21 at 9am PT/12pm ET, Saturday, June 22 at 9am PT/12pm ET and Sunday, June 23 at 9am PT/12pm ET
3 pre-recorded mini-art lessons: think paper dolls, hidden doors and secret gardens...
Replays of live sessions
A retelling of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden first published in 1911
Suggested supply list
Downloadable handouts to guide your creative quest
Bonus video lesson: an introduction to intuitive collage (value $27.00)
The Mythical Makeover Experience Is for You If:
You are feeling lost, overwhelmed and off kilter but you can’t quite pinpoint why.
You are seeking answers to questions like “Who am I” or “What’s next?”
You are ready to do the deep work your soul is longing for
You are ready to finally feel empowered to pursue your creative dreams.
Meet your guide on the Soul Journey: Dr. Minette Riordan
I was that girl who always had her head buried in a book.
My grandmother had a beautiful old set of books full of fairy tales that I would devour every time I went to stay at her house and now I have a few of those old books that I cherish.
Reading always took me away to another world and time, apart from whatever I was experiencing in my real life like troubles at school, my parents getting divorced and remarried, our home burning down…
Like you, I've experienced many ups, downs, wins and losses in my 59 years on this planet. They all weave together to make me the person I am today.
As I grow older, the stories and memories of the past feel like threads of a narrative that are sometimes elusive and sometimes obvious. As someone experiencing all the ups and downs of midlife over the past few years, I found that exploring stories of my past offered insights and the voice of my Inner Child still wants her voice to be heard.
Being a deep seeker and lover of stories and self-discovery, I often find myself asking curious questions like: Who am I today? What do I really want? How do I want to live my life?
If you are asking yourself some of these bigger questions, the only way to find the answers is to go within. And you don't have to journey alone: sign up for the Mythical Makeover Experience now and join me.
"I’ve discovered that not only does creative work produce end results, it’s the process itself that inspires productivity in other areas. Sitting quietly and putting images or colors on a page not only relaxes me, it opens my mind to ideas and concepts in other areas of my work. Whether you think you’re creative or not right now, this workshop will bring you peace and confidence that you are creative!" - Sherry Hess.
© Minette Riordan/Mindful Patterns, LLC 2024
