LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THAT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
You don't need another retreat where you process emotions. You need to remember what it feels like to move at a human rhythm. To break the patterns that keep you running on autopilot. To restore the capacity for clear thinking that chronic hypervigilance has stolen.
THE WORK
You'll work with horses - learning to dance with them through precise, embodied movement.
These horses know what you know. They've been asked to perform when exhausted. Shaped into roles that don't fit. Pushed past their natural rhythms until they forgot what those rhythms were. They're hyper-vigilant, always scanning for the next demand. They move on autopilot. They're functional but not alive.
Sound familiar?
Through attention, awareness, and movement, you'll learn to meet them where they are. To listen through your body. To find a way forward that doesn't rely on force or optimization. The work is mutual restoration - they need what you need. A return to something more essential.
Here's what happens in the process: The specific movements activate your vestibular system, relax your psoas, shift your nervous system out of threat response, and trigger neuroplastic change. You can't force outcomes. You have to lead through attunement, clarity, and calm authority.
The work inherently develops cooperation and leadership - but also the things you didn't know you were missing. The capacity to be spontaneous. To move at your own pace. To connect without performing. To feel alive instead of productive.
THE SETTING
We work on the Olympic Peninsula, tucked into rainforest and surrounded by mountains. There's a wildness here that does its own work. Nature restores what conference rooms and optimization strategies cannot.
Time disappears. You move at a natural pace. You laugh. You connect - with the horse, with the land, with the other humans trying to figure out the same damn puzzle you are. You remember that you're allowed to just be.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Leaders dealing with decision fatigue and chronic hypervigilance. Teams that need to rebuild trust and collaborative capacity. Anyone who's tried traditional executive coaching and found it intellectually interesting but not particularly transformative.
People who are tired of wellness theater and want something real.
FORMAT
Half-day or full-day intensive sessions for individuals and small groups. No prior horse experience required.
Investment: starting from $2,000
Custom multi-day retreats available for organizations. Contact for pricing.
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