Potters Wheel Ceramics Retreat
14th - 19th Dec 2025
For this pottery retreat, Selva Terra is partnering with Sarah Glass Ceramics. This retreat is catered towards beginners and intermediates seeking an immersive and hands-on experience on the potters wheel. You will learn the fundamentals of wheel throwing and fostering your creativity and self-expression through clay.
The retreat will be capped to a maximum of 11 pottery students
Details:
What’s Included:
- 5 nights / 6 days stay at Selva Terra Private Island Resort
- Round trip airport transfers from David Airport to Selva Terra Island Resort
- All-inclusive fresh and healthy meals: breakfast, lunch and 3-course gourmet dinner
- Selected wines and beers
- 4 daily workshops: 2hr of pottery wheel throwing workshops + 1hr open studio per day – taught in English
- Daily yoga overlooking the ocean
- 4 resort activities: jungle hiking, island hopping tour, kayaking mangrove tour and cooking class
- Use of facilities including kayaks, paddleboards and surfboards
- Use of clay and workshop materials
- Panamanian taxes
What’s Not Included:
- International airfares
- Domestic airfares – Panama City Package available as an add-on
- Cocktails and premium alcoholic beverages
- Can’t get enough of clay? Book private lessons with Sarah Glass
- Additional resort excursions: fishing, diving.. enquire for more details and pricing in contact form below
- Tips
- Bisque fired work can be shipped for an additional fee.
Sarah Glass
Meet your
Ceramics Teacher
With over 15 years of experience on the pottery wheel, Sarah Glass is a skilled ceramic artist and dedicated instructor. She has taught pottery for over five years and built a loyal community of students and clients throughout South Florida. Known for her delicate, thin-walled pottery and innovative glazes, Sarah creates modern stoneware and porcelain collections that bring artistry and elegance into everyday spaces.
The Potters Wheel
Retreat Itinerary:
Day 1:
3PM: Transportation from David Airport to the Island – 60-75 mins
4PM: Welcome cocktail spritz and check ins
7:30PM: 3-course welcome dinner
Day 2:
7AM: Yoga
8AM: Breakfast
9AM–12PM: Pottery Workshop: Introduction and exploring how to throw a cylinder and creating different vase forms. Learning the fundamentals of wheel throwing while also discussing how working with clay relates to Zen and mindfulness in our lives.
12PM-2PM: Lunch
5PM: Resort Activity: Hiking tour in the jungle – a chance to spot the islands howler monkeys as well as visit the plantation and learn about how to grow fruit and vegetables in the tropics
7:30PM: 3-course gourmet dinner
Day 3:
7AM: Yoga
8AM: Breakfast
9AM-12PM: Pottery Workshop: Creating stoneware and porcelain vessels using the Pottery wheels and hand building techniques based on previous days activity
12PM-2PM: Lunch
4PM: Resort Activity: Kayaking in the Mangroves Tour or SUP to surrounding beaches
7:30PM: 3-course gourmet dinner
Day 4:
8AM: Breakfast
10AM-1PM: Resort Activity: Island Hopping Tour – explore the surrounding uninhabited islands, a chance for beach time, volleyball, or top up your tan
1:30PM: Lunch
3PM-6PM: Pottery Workshop: Use local plants and researching or discovering local wildlife to use as inspiration/motifs in our artwork
7:30PM: 3-course gourmet dinner
9PM: Yin Yoga and Sound Meditation
Day 5:
7AM: Yoga
8AM: Breakfast
9AM-12PM: Pottery Workshop: Carving and trimming pieces made in previous workshop
12:30PM: Lunch at Coconut Bay Beach Club
2PM-4PM: Resort Activity: Cooking class – learn to make typical Panamanian foods, including our mouthwatering ceviche
7:30PM: 3-course gourmet dinner
Day 6:
6-9AM: Breakfast
11AM: Check-out and transfer to David Airport
Accommodations
& Pricing
All accommodations are ocean facing, have AC, WiFi, own bathroom with hot water and a private terrace.
The prices below are per person for the duration of the whole pottery retreat, and are inclusive of taxes.
- Private Occupancy Casita or Room – king: US$ 3,650
- Double Occupancy Casita or Room (Bring a friend or pair up with another student) – 2 twins or 1 king: US$ 2,950
- Non-Students Stay: US$ 2,250 if sharing in a double occupancy room or $2,950 for a private room
A quad room is also available for 3 to 4 people that book together. Enquire for reduced rate.
Deposit and Payment: US$750 deposit is required upfront to secure your spot with the balance due 90 days prior to the retreat start date. Payments can be made via credit card (Mastercard or Visa) or wire transfer.
Add-Ons:
Panama City Package (on arrival): US$ 850 including tax
- VIP immigration clearance upon arrival in Panama City – no queues in immigration
- 1 night stay at the Hilton, option to upgrade to The Old Town
- Round trip domestic flight bookings (PTY/PAC-DAV & DAV-PTY)
- Guided tour: Panama Canal or The Old City Casco Viejo
Boquete Package (on arrival or departure): enquire for pricing
Spend 1 or 2 nights in the highlands of Chiriqui plus 1 or 2 activities
Spend 1 or 2 nights in the highlands of Chiriqui plus 1 or 2 activities
Ceramics retreat
Secure Your Spot
Let us know which week you would like to join us from the pottery retreat dates in 2025. We will get back to you within 24 hours.
FAQ's
How do you get to Selva Terra?
Check out our Getting Here section. When booking the retreat, airport transfers from David Airport are included.
If you require assistance in Panama City we can also help you. Our Panama City package includes all logistics from the moment you arrive in Panama with an overnight stay in the capital. Enquire for more details.
Can I bring someone that doesn’t want to participate in the pottery classes?
Want to bring a friend, partner or family along with you? Bring them along and they are welcome to join the retreat as a non-student. They will still get to enjoy the resort activities, facilities and retreat schedule, but without the pottery workshops.
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