Restorative Leadership Retreat for Women
– Pause. Restore. Return.

November 7th-9th 2024

‘Do not try to save the whole world or do anything grandiose, instead, create a clearing in the dense forest of your life.’
– Martha Postlethwaite

Whatever the balance in your life between space and busyness, join us as we gather in the New Forest to pause and slow the pace of the frenetic life we live in.

We inevitably live our lives at pace. Rarely do we put ourselves first and give ourselves permission to be our own sanctuary. Under pressure, our survival instincts kick in, and we do what we have always done: rely on our winning formula (our learned ways of behaving) assuming that what has got us here, will get us there. Yet, the drain on our energy of performing at work, and dealing with the constant change in the world is exhausting.

It is time to pause.

Join us as we connect with nature. Between the sea and forest, we will cultivate stillness enabling us to step back, and reflect. We will develop our self-awareness through storytelling, mindful practices, yoga, embodiment, coaching and creativity. You will gain a deeper understanding of your life narrative and discover practices that will resource you and support you to expand your capacity and your resilience. You’ll return home feeling refreshed, reinvigorated and alive.

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Who is this retreat for?

We want to create a unique gathering for professional women. It can be tough juggling so much, and our intention is to co-create a community of women who can be a safe harbour for themselves and each other.

This retreat is for you if:

Your career and personal life demand a lot of your energy, leaving little space for you.

You have experienced a change in role, or life stage and feel disconnected with what is most important

You feel overwhelmed, stressed and unsure how to support yourself and your wellbeing

What triggers the need to pause and restore?

Your sense of well-being may be impacted; you may notice you are feeling irritable, tired, juggling a high workload, experiencing feelings of anxiety, frustration and a sense of feeling stuck or lost.

A change in your life may have thrown up some unexpected emotions and challenges that you are trying to make sense of

You experience a sense of unease frequently as more and more is demanded of you and you feel ‘on edge’

What will you get out of the retreat?

You will come away with a renewed sense of self-awareness and understanding.

This is a coaching-led retreat, so expect to be encouraged to reflect and explore what makes you who you are, and to consider who you want to become.

You’ll be introduced to some theoretical concepts and invited to use movement, breath, visualisation and journalling to discover how you might choose to show up differently in the world, feeling resourced and at ease.

Our journey together:

Part 1 –  Friday 4th October 10am
Meeting 

We will come together one month before the start of the retreat to connect, and begin to get to know one another

We will agree how we want to work together so that we are ready when we convene on 7th November.

Part 2 – Thursday 7th November from 2pm
Pause

To begin with, we will pause and reflect on where we have come from and how we see ourselves

By sharing stories, we will explore who we are at our best; surfacing our values and our strengths

Using a coaching technique, you’ll learn to deeply listen to each other and share your insights

As we end for the evening, we’ll introduce some embodied practices to deepen your learning

Part 3 – Friday 8th November
Restore

In the morning we’ll reflect on what pushes us into overwhelm, disconnection and exhaustion.

Using real life examples, we’ll support each other to surface what happens and to notice what we experience in those moments.

Drawing on poly vagal theory we’ll introduce some key concepts about our nervous system and explore ways in which we can use this knowledge to support ourselves to feel more resourced, grounded and connected.

In the afternoon we’ll deepen our learning through yoga before experimenting with creativity as we explore different restorative practices.

Part 4 – Saturday 9th November
Return

As we prepare to end our journey together, we’ll use a visualisation to help bring clarity about what we want to take forward and bring back into our daily life

We’ll support each other to focus on what is most important to us and what we want to commit to as we focus on how we can be more at ease and resource ourselves to withstand the demands of our busy lives

We’ll consider how this new way of being feels in an embodied way and use reflective activities to capture our learning.

Before we depart, we’ll pause to appreciate our time together and what we have witnessed in each other.

Overview and timings:

Friday 4th October

10-11.30am
A virtual meeting to connect and look ahead

Thursday 7th November

2pm
Arrive to Warborne Farm for refreshments

3pm
Welcome circle in the Wool Barn 

4pm
Storytelling for values, strengths and resources

5.30pm
Free time

7pm
Dinner

Friday 8th November

9am
Breakfast

10am
You and your nervous system

11.30am
Walking with a question

1pm
Lunch

2.30pm
Yoga Practice with Miztli

4pm
Refreshments

5pm
Reflection circle in the Wool Barn

6.30pm
Dinner

Saturday 9th November

9am
Breakfast 

10am
Private Journalling in the grounds

11.30am 
Ritual and commitment

1pm
Lunch

2pm
Appreciation circle in the wool barn

3pm
Close

What is included?

A qualified team will be working on every aspect of your time with us – providing:

Fully facilitated coaching – group, 1-2-1 and circles

Private and shared accommodation options

Full board – a wholefood, nutritional menu, including snacks

A yoga class from a Yoga Alliance Certified 200-hour Yoga teacher

Reflective time in the orchard, by the fire and by the sea

Space for you to walk, talk, relax and be in nature

Your own personal journal

Accredited Executive Coaches to support your learning and growth with the option for additional follow-on coaching at an additional cost

Payment and pricing:

Single occupancy – £1250pp

Shared room with twin beds – £950

*Other sleeping options are available (such as a shepherds hut and bunk beds) if budgets are tight – please contact us to find out more.

We require a £200 deposit for you to secure your place. Payment plans are available.

Additional information:

Venue:
Warborne Farm – a truly unique 100-acre family farm in the heart of the New Forest. We’ll be staying in their lovingly converted boutique barns crafted from reclaimed and natural materials.

Immerse yourself in farm life and roam free over fields, orchard and vegetable gardens. You can even collect eggs for breakfast and help yourself to their organic produce. The perfect place for a retreat!

You can view a short video of then venue here.

Travel:
The nearest train station is Brockenhurst with a train service to London. If you are traveling by car, you can find directions here

What to bring:
Comfortable clothes for walking and something suitable for yoga. It will be November so warm clothes for the outdoors (wooly hat/winter coat/scarf/gloves) and you might wish to bring some walking boots or wellies.

Keen to go deeper?
One-to-one coaching options are available post-retreat at additional cost to focus on integrating the work we complete on the retreat.

Your hosts:

Sarah Turner

Sarah is an accredited Executive Coach and Parental Transition Coach with several years coaching senior leaders and managers through periods of change, ambiguity and personal growth. Her background is broad and includes training as an Occupational Psychologist in addition to working in corporate organisations within HR and independently as a Consultant and Facilitator. Sarah understands the complex environment leaders work in today and draws on her understanding of psychology, psycho-dynamic theory, somatic coaching and systemic change to support individuals as they develop awareness of themselves and their impact on others. 

Ashridge Accredited Executive Coach, ICF PCC, EMCC Senior Practictioner, Somatic Coaching, Coaching Constellations, Nancy Kline, Transactional Analysis.

Naomi Ward

Naomi is an experienced coach and former teacher with an interest in building regenerative communities. If we spend too much time alone, we lose our sense of self. The medicine for our lostness is each other, and with the right conditions, we re-ignite a truer sense of self in each other, as well as greater courage and accountability. Naomi seeks to deepen communities’ sense of belonging through poetry, movement, nature and deep listening. She is a believer in the power of women moving through mid-life and eldership – and their power to transform the fragmented world we live in.

Professional Coach – ICF PCC, Somatic Coaching, Coaching Constellations, Action Learning Sets, Radical Compassion, Trauma Aware Practitioner, Decolonising Coaching Spaces, Poet and Dreamer

Mitzli Rose

Miztli Rose is a British-Mexican yoga teacher based in Hampshire. She first started practising yoga whilst training as an actor at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Yoga teaches Miztli to connect movement with breath, and to nurture tools to strengthen, challenge and reset her mind, body and spirit. Miztli is trained in in Yin Yoga, Pregnancy Yoga, Kids yoga and Mandala Vinyasa. Her classes are fun, inclusive, and suitable for beginners and experienced yoga students alike.

Find out more about Mitzli here: https://www.yogawithmiztli.com

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We will need a £200 deposit to guarantee your spot.

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