Unleash the brilliance of your inner artist
A live online course for women & non-binary folx to help you ignite your creative flow. Doors reopening May 2025 – get on the waitlist to be notified of the next cohort.
Unleash the brilliance of your inner artist
A live online course for women & non-binary folx to help you ignite your creative flow. Doors reopening May 2025 – get on the waitlist to be notified of the next cohort.
Awakening Creativity
A 12-week online course that will help you make massive progress on the creative goal or project of your dreams and ignite the joy of your free expression.
This 12-week course is right for you if you're a woman or queer and...
Here's everything you’ll learn
In Awakening Creativity, trainings are released in weekly modules inside a private, members-only portal. We also include two built-in catch-up weeks to help you stay on track with ease.
Doors reopen in May 2025. Pricing will be tiered, with "Pay What You Wish" options available for BIPOC participants.
Opening the Way: Bridging Creative & Contemplative Practice
Courting the Muse: Cultivating Your Creative Spirit & Authentic Voice
Stop Procrastinating: How to show up Consistently
Accessing Intuition & Finding Flow
Dancing with the Inner Critic & Other Blocks
Playing with Possibility & Enjoying the Process
Finding the Inner Teacher: How to Continually Improve
Loving Yourself & Your Work
Sharing Your Work in the World & Bringing The Artist Out of the Closet
Integration & Reflection
What Artmonks are saying
Together, we build even more than community, we build sangha
Sangha is a sanskrit word that means community — but more than community, it is a worldwide sisterhood (otherhood?) of deep connection, mutual support, and fellow travelers on the path.
This is a safe haven for you to be yourself, fully, unabashedly, and without apology.
Where we link arms to show up for each other, again and again. Where we serve the mission of liberated, authentic self-expression, with courage and compassion.
We are a circle of women & queer folks who feel good in woman-centered spaces. We fully get it — the vulnerability, the courage, the humor, the frustration, and the joy of making from your heart.
How does Awakening Creativity work?
Trainings are released in weekly modules inside a private, members-only portal. In the Awesome Package, you'll get:
10 modules of short training videos
Weekly pre-recorded videos designed to deepen your creative experience.
LIVE group coaching sessions and more
Six live, recorded, sessions for guidance, feedback, and support every step of the way.
1:1 coaching with Suiko McCall
Two 30-minute 1:1 calls for personalized, heart-centered support on your journey.
Creative practices & prompts
Each module includes invitations and guided activities to foster your creative blossoming.
Ready for more? With the Awesome Package, you also unlock these BONUSES!
Self-Empowerment Workbook
I'll send you a physical copy of my full-color, fully illustrated self-empowerment workbook, Live Your Dream: Become Who You Are (available in 13 languages).
Lifetime Access to Course & Resources
Join Awakening Creativity once, and it's yours for life! Access the live program, revisit the material anytime, and keep all training videos, bonus workshops, and live session recordings forever.
Live Workshop: Design Your Ideal Art Practice
This live workshop guides you in creating a sustainable, inspiring creative practice or project that truly works for you. I'll stay on until all questions are answered, and you'll get the recording too!
Live Workshop: Your Strong Creative Voice
Struggling to find a common thread in your creative work? Learn how to develop a recognizable style and uncover your authentic artistic expression. (You'll get the recording too!)
Live Workshop: Make Time to Make Art
Struggling to fit art into your life? Learn my best strategies for building a consistent, fulfilling creative practice, without sacrificing everything else. (You'll get the recording too!)
Course: Meditation & Drawing
Learn to merge meditation and drawing in this hands-on, pre-recorded four-session course that deepens the connection between contemplation and creativity.
Course: Foundations of Mindfulness
Brush up on or discover for the first time the four foundations of mindfulness with this in-depth, pre-recorded, four-session course that features both talks and guided practices.
Guided Meditations for Creativity & Relaxation
A collection of my go-to guided meditations, from classics like mindfulness of breath to originals like We Never Make Art Alone. Stream or download anytime.
Instant Registration Bonus
Get a 20% discount when you register within 24 hours of your 1:1 strategy call. Use code INSTANT20 at checkout to claim your bonus!
Ready to Go Deeper? Upgrade to the Super Awesome Package!
If you're craving more personalized support, deeper transformation, and extra guidance beyond the core program, this upgrade is for you. Designed for those who want more direct mentorship, extended accountability, and an even richer creative experience, the Super Awesome Package helps you stay fully supported every step of the way.
Ready to Awaken Your Creativity?
Risk-Free Guarantee
Flexible Cancellation
Unsure if it’s a fit for you?
Ready to Awaken Your Creativity?
Risk-Free Guarantee
Flexible Cancellation
Unsure if it’s a fit for you?
Meet Your Guide: Suiko McCall
I’m the Founder and Abbess of the Art Monastery, an international arts organization dedicated to personal awakening and cultural transformation through creativity, spiritual practice, and community.
I’ve authored two books and two workbooks, now available in 14 languages, and hold degrees from Yale and the San Francisco Art Institute. My large-scale paintings have been exhibited worldwide, from San Francisco to Rome. Certified as an International Transformation Host, Morning Altars teacher, and Mindfulness Meditation teacher, I spent four years in residence at Green Dragon Zen Temple. My spiritual practice blends Zen, shamanism, and intuitive exploration.
For nearly 2 decades, I’ve helped artists and non-artists alike embrace their creativity. It’s my passion, and I’d love to support you on your journey.
Frequently Asked Questions
We offer tiered pricing so you can choose the price that feels right for you. BIPOC participants are invited to pay what they wish. Pricing details will be available when registration opens in May 2025.
If it is not immediately clear to you what you'd like to work on within this course, no problem. One of the course bonuses is designed to help you with exactly that: "How to design your ideal creative practice or project". I will offer that workshop live and you can bring your thoughts and I will help you figure it out. I'll stay on the Q&A at the end of that call until everyone has had their questions answered.
Nope. This course is not about me telling you what to do. It's about you identiying what's most important to you (I will help you do that). That said, I will be offering prompts and assignments throughout. I might make recommendations but I won't require you to acquire any particular materials.
The flow of the live calls is:
10 min — guided meditation
20 min — coaching and Q&A
30 min — work session or artshare
All live sessions will include the opportunity to bring your questions and specific situations for coaching.We will alternate between work sessions and artshares for each live session.The sessions are scheduled for 75 minutes to include breathing room and flexibility.
The live group calls are on alternating Saturdays, June 14 to August 30, 10-11:15am Pacific.
- June 14 — Opening Ceremony (2-hour session)
- June 28 — Coaching & Conversation
- July 12 — Coaching & Artshare
- July 26 — Coaching & Conversation
- Aug 9 — Coaching & Artshare
- Aug 23 — Coaching & Conversation
- Aug 30 — Closing Ceremony & Final Artshare (2-hour session)
1:1 Coaching Sessions
You'll get to schedule your 1:1 sessions whenever works for you. You might choose to schedule those for the weeks where there is no live call. Totally up to you. :) All coaching sessions must be complete by the end of the course.
Live Bonus Workshops
- How to Design Your Ideal Creative Practice
Saturday, June 7
10-11:30am Pacific
- Making Time for Making Art
Wednesday, July 16
10-11:30am Pacific
- Your Strong Creative Voice
Wednesday, August 13
10-11:30am Pacific
No problem! They will all be recorded and made available in the portal.
No problem. They will all be recorded and made available in the portal. Also, you are welcome to submit questions ahead of time and I can answer you on the live call even if you aren't there. I have had people enroll in a course knowing they could not attend a single live group call. They watched all the recordings, submitted questions ahead of time, were deeply engaged with their Art Sangha Pod, and experienced profound benefits from the course. If you are called to be in this course but can't attend the live group calls, don't let that stop you.
Absolutely! The Super Awesome plan is just for you: double the number of 1:1 sessions with me, participate in an additional live (smaller) group call, and receive my more recent self-empowerment workbook.
The first four modules are the heaviest with almost 60-90 minutes of recorded videos. After that, the modules total around 45 minutes/week. No one video is longer than 15 minutes. The weekly live call is 75 minutes, and you'll get the recording. We also have regular co-working sessions to support you to focus on what's most important to you and make progress right there on the call.
You will design your own own creativity schedule, and I strongly encourage you to keep that under 20 minutes/day.
All tolled, if you watch all the videos and attend all the live sessions, it'll be around 3 hours/week, including your creative practice.
You will be setting your own goals and deadlines. They do not need to conclude before the end of the course. You have lifetime access to the recorded materials and handouts, so you can revisit those again and again on your own rhythm.
I will hold everything you say to me in our 1:1 sessions with the strictest of confidences. We will make agreements as a group at the beginning of the course that we will hold each other in confidence. Our online portal is private.
Nope. You will need a device so you can access Zoom and the portal. The portal is hosted on Mighty Networks, which has become increasingly clear and intuitive to navigate. I offer a live walk-through and introduction to the portal spaces. Mighty Networks has amazing customer support that you'll have access to as well.
This course is about growth. It's about practice. It's about digging in deep. No matter what your skill level is, you will be at a notably higher level by the end of this course.
Absolutely! While I am a painter and I teach from my own experience, I am also a coach and have worked with hundreds of artists in every imaginable medium. If what you want to do is creative, then this course will be relevant to you.
How do you define artist? I define it as someone who creates with intention & personal expression. It does not matter what your medium is, if you have ever been formally trained, or if you have ever sold your art for money. What matters is that you feel the call to be a part of this.
I offer a no-risk money-back guarantee! I am so confident that you will experience a deeply satisfying transformation that I guarantee it. Follow the program I lay out that I present in the course and if you are not completely satisfied, show me your comments on the videos and I'll refund 100% of your tuition. I do ask that you offer me some specific feedback so I can learn and improve.
If you change your mind within 2 weeks before the course begins, you can have a 70% refund. (I will apply the remaining 30% to the transaction fees, the mailed package, and lost income because there isn't time to offer the spot to someone else).
Another option is that you can convert your current membership to the Self-Study version. This way you have access to the course content and can dip into the pre-recorded videos & PDFs in moments that fit with your flow and needs. Next time I offer the course, you can apply $1000 to the cost of a full enrollment (but you won't be eligible for the early bird discount).
I am here for you! Shoot me an email at info@artmonastery.org
Join the Movement
Whether you’re ready to dive in or still wondering if this is the right fit, you don’t have to figure it out alone. Awakening Creativity is designed to help you break through blocks, deepen your artistic practice, and connect with your most authentic creative self.