Workshops

Reclaim Your Energy and Find Clarity in Nature

In the constant buzz of daily life, it’s easy to become drained mentally, emotionally, and physically. We give so much to others, often neglecting our own need for restoration. This three-day immersive retreat is your invitation to unplug, cleanse, and renew in the serene embrace of Catalina Island. Like a spa day in nature, this experience will help you shed the toxic buildup of stress, reconnect with your essence, and return to your life refreshed and centered.

Together, we’ll:

• Disconnect from distractions and let go of the unnecessary weight we carry.
• Purge & cleanse – releasing tension, negative energy, and mental clutter.
• Recenter by immersing in nature’s rhythms, finding clarity and balance.
• Renew & integrate – returning home with a refreshed perspective and renewed energy.

This retreat isn’t about escaping life, it’s about renewing yourself so you can fully engage with it. The ocean, the tides, the simple beauty of island life – each will guide you back to your essence, offering profound clarity and peace.

When you live and lead with an open heart, honesty becomes your natural language

It’s not about saying everything on your mind, it’s about letting truth shape how you show up. When your words, choices, and presence reflect what’s real inside of you, life begins to feel more peaceful, connected, and aligned.

After deep personal work, you start to sense the subtle gap between what you know to be true and how you actually live it. That space isn’t a failure, it’s an invitation to integrate what you’ve learned into how you love, lead, and move through the world.

Wholehearted and True is an exploration of what it means to live in integrity, where your outer actions mirror your inner knowing. It’s about cultivating the courage to be transparent and the tenderness to stay open, even when it’s uncomfortable.

This experience invites you to bring all of yourself, your clarity, your vulnerability, your strength, into every relationship and conversation. You’ll practice communication that does no harm, hides nothing, and builds connection instead of eroding it.

When honesty and empathy meet, leadership becomes natural. Your presence speaks louder than your words. Trust deepens, relationships flourish, and your integrity becomes a quiet source of strength for everyone around you.

Whether you’re new to the Year-Long journey or continuing from Your Brave Self, this experience expands your capacity for emotional maturity, authenticity, and alignment in how you live, love, and lead.

You’ll Learn To

• Live congruently — align your choices, language, and actions with your deepest truth
• Communicate with honesty and care — express what’s real without losing compassion or respect
• Strengthen emotional maturity — stay grounded, curious, and open in moments of tension
• Lead with integrity — inspire through presence and authenticity rather than control or performance
• Deepen connection — cultivate relationships rooted in transparency, respect, and trust

About the Work

At Productive Learning, we teach emotional intelligence not as a concept but as a lived practice. Each program invites you to observe yourself with honesty and curiosity, to see how thoughts, emotions, and fears shape the way you live and lead.

Wholehearted and True continues this work by guiding you to embody authenticity and courage so your presence becomes a catalyst for truth, growth, and connection in every part of life.

Year Long Dates:
*Quarterly South group meets in Mission Viejo, CA
*Quarterly North group meets in South San Francisco, CA
May 1 (1pm) – 3 (1pm), 2026 (lodging incl., Central CA) Opening In Person Combined
Jun. 13, 2026 – 9:30am-12:30pm Monthly #1 on Zoom Combined
Jul. 11, 2026 – 9:30am-12:30pm Monthly #2 on Zoom Combined
Aug. 22, 2026: 9:30am – 4:30pm Quarterly #3 In Person w/ Regions Separated
Sept. 19, 2026 – 9:30am-12:30pm Monthly #4 on Zoom Combined
Oct. 10, 2026 – 9:30am-12:30pm Monthly #5 on Zoom Combined
Nov. 14, 2026: 9:30am – 4:30pm Quarterly #6 In Person w/ Regions Separated
Dec. 19, 2026 – 9:30am-12:30pm Monthly #7 on Zoom Combined
Jan. 9, 2027 – 9:30am-12:30pm Monthly #8 on Zoom Combined
Feb. 6, 2027: 9:30am – 4:30pm Quarterly #9 In Person w/ Regions Separated
March 12 (1pm) – 14 (1pm), 2027 (lodging incl., Central CA) Closing In Person Combined

When you live and lead with an open heart, honesty becomes your natural language

It’s not about saying everything on your mind, it’s about letting truth shape how you show up. When your words, choices, and presence reflect what’s real inside of you, life begins to feel more peaceful, connected, and aligned.

After deep personal work, you start to sense the subtle gap between what you know to be true and how you actually live it. That space isn’t a failure, it’s an invitation to integrate what you’ve learned into how you love, lead, and move through the world.

Wholehearted and True is an exploration of what it means to live in integrity, where your outer actions mirror your inner knowing. It’s about cultivating the courage to be transparent and the tenderness to stay open, even when it’s uncomfortable.

This experience invites you to bring all of yourself, your clarity, your vulnerability, your strength, into every relationship and conversation. You’ll practice communication that does no harm, hides nothing, and builds connection instead of eroding it.

When honesty and empathy meet, leadership becomes natural. Your presence speaks louder than your words. Trust deepens, relationships flourish, and your integrity becomes a quiet source of strength for everyone around you.

Whether you’re new to the Year-Long journey or continuing from Your Brave Self, this experience expands your capacity for emotional maturity, authenticity, and alignment in how you live, love, and lead.

You’ll Learn To

• Live congruently — align your choices, language, and actions with your deepest truth
• Communicate with honesty and care — express what’s real without losing compassion or respect
• Strengthen emotional maturity — stay grounded, curious, and open in moments of tension
• Lead with integrity — inspire through presence and authenticity rather than control or performance
• Deepen connection — cultivate relationships rooted in transparency, respect, and trust

About the Work

At Productive Learning, we teach emotional intelligence not as a concept but as a lived practice. Each program invites you to observe yourself with honesty and curiosity, to see how thoughts, emotions, and fears shape the way you live and lead.

Wholehearted and True continues this work by guiding you to embody authenticity and courage so your presence becomes a catalyst for truth, growth, and connection in every part of life.

Year Long Dates:
*Quarterly South group meets in Mission Viejo, CA
*Quarterly North group meets in South San Francisco, CA
May 1 (1pm) – 3 (1pm), 2026 (lodging incl., Central CA) Opening In Person Combined
Jun. 13, 2026 – 9:30am-12:30pm Monthly #1 on Zoom Combined
Jul. 11, 2026 – 9:30am-12:30pm Monthly #2 on Zoom Combined
Aug. 22, 2026: 9:30am – 4:30pm Quarterly #3 In Person w/ Regions Separated
Sept. 19, 2026 – 9:30am-12:30pm Monthly #4 on Zoom Combined
Oct. 10, 2026 – 9:30am-12:30pm Monthly #5 on Zoom Combined
Nov. 14, 2026: 9:30am – 4:30pm Quarterly #6 In Person w/ Regions Separated
Dec. 19, 2026 – 9:30am-12:30pm Monthly #7 on Zoom Combined
Jan. 9, 2027 – 9:30am-12:30pm Monthly #8 on Zoom Combined
Feb. 6, 2027: 9:30am – 4:30pm Quarterly #9 In Person w/ Regions Separated
March 12 (1pm) – 14 (1pm), 2027 (lodging incl., Central CA) Closing In Person Combined

In a world that constantly bombards us with alarming news, urgent notifications, and endless messages, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Our built-in “self-protective system” has served us well for millennia, keeping us safe by scanning for danger and alerting us to potential threats. But today, it often runs unchecked—firing off alarms for situations that may not truly endanger us.

The result? A relentless cycle of fear and uncertainty. Stressors pile up, one after the other, fueled by media, well-meaning friends, and our own inner dialogue. For many of us, a generalized sense of insecurity has become the new normal.

This 4-day immersive workshop is your chance to break free from that cycle.
Together, we’ll:

• Explore how your self-protective system operates and learn to differentiate between real threats and unnecessary alarms.
• Shift your perspective to reduce fear’s hold on your daily life.
• Curate a personalized set of tools designed to help you cultivate a lasting sense of calm and resilience.

This is not about ignoring fear—it’s about mastering it. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to harness fear and uncertainty, transforming them into opportunities for clarity and growth.

The task before us is clear: Learn when to listen to fear and when to quiet its voice, so you can approach the future with confidence and calm.

Workshop Details:
Start Date: Thursday June 25th – 1pm
End Date: Sunday June 28th 2026 – 1pm
Refreshments: Coffee provided; Meals on own  
Meeting Space: The Crows Beach House in Shell Beach
Hotel/Lodging: The Cliffs Hotel & Spa, Shell Beach
Tuition Covers: Workshop, Parking, a group activity and Lodging based on double occupancy

We tend to think of moments of awe as being rare. The birth of a child. Staring into the depths of the Grand Canyon. Taking in the vastness of Machu Picchu. Events that we can count on one hand, two if we are lucky. Yet, there are opportunities to experience awe many times in a single day.

If you have been dedicating resources to personal growth and transformation, you have undoubtedly worked to quiet many of the nagging “issues” that we as humans accumulate while being alive. You have opened up space for something else. Why not fill it with a practice of finding awe. Why awe? Because awe is truly a magical emotion! According to Dacher Kelter, professor of psychology at UC Berkeley, awe transforms us “by quieting the nagging, self-critical, overbearing, status-conscious voice of our self, or ego, and empowering us to collaborate, open our minds to wonders and to see the deep patterns of life…awe brings us joy, meaning, community, healthier bodies and more creative minds”. And we can learn how to put ourselves in positions to experience moments of awe on a daily basis.

This is the essence of “Everyday Awe: Savoring Moments of Wonder,” the Magnum Debut workshop crafted by Betty Jo Waxman. We will learn about the eight wonders of life – the conditions that make awe more likely to occur. We will practice creating them! And we will immerse ourselves in moments of wonder, surrounded by the infectious enthusiasm and deep expertise of Betty Jo Waxman and her lifelong collaborator, Lindon O. Crow.

Awe has the extraordinary ability to expand how we see the world and ourselves within it. It makes us feel alive, connected, and part of something greater. At this retreat, Betty Jo guides you to unlock these moments daily, not just in grand vistas but in the smile of a friend, the brush of wind against skin, or the quiet perseverance of nature. Perched majestically amidst rolling hills, our castle retreat exudes an air of otherworldly wonder, with its soaring towers and ivy-clad walls creating a fantastical backdrop for our journey into the emotion of awe. Enveloped by lush, mystical landscapes and the gentle echo of history, you’ll find yourself immersed in a sanctuary where awe is not just felt but lived!

Journey Through Awe – What You Will Take Home:

1. A New Vision: See the world through new eyes, where wonders never cease and every day promises a fresh sense of joy.
2. A Creative Spark: Feel a surge in creativity as awe breaks down old mental barriers and opens new windows of possibility.
3. Deeper Connections: Discover the silent threads of empathy and understanding that awe weaves between us, strengthening bonds with those around us.
4. Calmness Amidst Chaos: Learn to harness awe’s power to soothe the mind, offering tranquility in turbulent times.
5. Tools for Transformation: Equip yourself with practical ways to cultivate awe through simple, everyday actions and reflections.
6. A Slower Clock: Experience time expanding as awe helps you live fully in each moment, making life seem richer and more fulfilling.
7. Resilience: Build emotional resilience as awe teaches you to find beauty and meaning in life’s highs and lows.
8. Joyful Exuberance: Carry home the exuberance that comes from daily doses of awe, infusing your life with happiness and vitality.
9. Reflective Insights: Engage in profound personal reflections that help integrate these awe-filled experiences into your life’s narrative.
10. Inspiring Leadership: Become a leader who inspires awe and wonder, influencing others with your renewed outlook and enthusiastic spirit.

“Everyday Awe: Savoring Moments of Wonder” isn’t just a retreat—it’s a transformative journey that beckons you to live a life punctuated by awe, making ordinary moments extraordinary. Join us to embrace this magnificent emotion that quietly shapes our health, happiness, and understanding of the universe.

Workshop Details:
Workshop Dates: Sunday August 2nd –  Tuesday August 11th, 2026
Workshop Timing: TBD
Hotel: Thornbury Castle in Great Britian  
Meals: All meals included; except on free days
Tuition Covers: Workshop, lodging based on double occupancy, activities and all ground transportation; Flight on own

Awe-Inspiring After Party 
Tack on a spectacular viewing of the solar eclipse in the full-totality path!
Tuition: $4,495 per person
August 11th-14th, 2026
Oviedo, Spain
Tuition Covers: Transportation from the castle to the hotel in Spain, transportation to and from the eclipse viewing location, daily breakfast, one group dinner, all workshop/group activities, and workshop content

Beyond the Drama Triangle is a 4-day experiential retreat at Firefall Ranch in Yosemite, designed to help you uncover and transform the unconscious emotional patterns that create conflict, reactivity, and repeating relationship dynamics. Through guided processes, nature-based experiences, and reflective exercises, you’ll identify the role you default to (Victim, Rescuer, or Persecutor) and understand the unmet needs and early strategies that shaped those patterns.

In the grounding quiet of Yosemite, you’ll practice shifting into the Empowerment Triangle (Creator, Coach, and Challenger) so you can communicate with clarity, lead without rescuing, set clean boundaries, and approach relationships with honesty and intention. The peaceful environment of Firefall Ranch amplifies the internal work, helping you slow down, see clearly, and reconnect with the part of you that is capable, discerning, and deeply self-led.

Who This Is For:
• Individuals who want healthier, clearer communication
• Leaders, parents, and professionals who influence others
• People tired of cycling through the same emotional patterns
• Anyone seeking more responsibility, empowerment, and emotional maturity
• Those who want a grounded, experiential setting to integrate lasting change

You’ll return home with a new internal map, one that helps you step out of drama and into more empowered, connected, and intentional ways of relating.

Workshop Details:
Dates: Thursday September 24th – Sunday September 27th 2026
Times:  1pm Thursday – 1 pm Sunday
Location: Firefall Ranch
Tuition Covers: Workshop, activities (i.e. horseback riding, campfires and hiking) and camp lodging. Meals are on own.

Workshop Start: Monday, October 19th, 2026
Workshop End: Friday, October 23rd, 2026
Main Retreat Location: Westerbeke Ranch, Sonoma CA
Post-Trip End (Optional):  Sunday, October 25th, 2026
Post-Trip Location: Casa Bella Estate, Kenwood CA
Tuition Covers: Workshop, Lodging in cabins and all meals (for the main retreat) and Workshop lodging and group dinner (for the post trip)

There are places on earth that wake something up in a man.

Kona is one of them.

Forged by volcano. Shaped by the ocean. Ground that carries both power and peace. When you stand here, you feel it. It is strength without noise. Confidence without performance. Presence without apology.

This year’s Men’s Retreat is built on three Hawaiian values that define a whole man:

Lokahi.     Kuleana.     Ho’oponopono.

Lokahi is alignment. When your ambition, your relationships, your body, and your spirit are pulling in the same direction.

Kuleana is responsibility. The kind that builds legacy. The kind that says, “I will lead this well.”

Ho’oponopono is repair. The courage to clear what’s unspoken, restore what matters, and strengthen the bonds that carry your life.

Most men are capable of more than they are currently expressing. More clarity, more depth. More strength and connection. This retreat will unlock that which is inside you, ready to come out.

Over five immersive days in Kona, you will sharpen your focus, deepen your leadership, and strengthen the way you show up at home and at work. Through powerful workshops, physical collaboration, ocean immersion, structured reflection, and direct brotherhood, you’ll recalibrate what it means to be grounded and powerful at the same time.

• You will train your nervous system to stay steady under pressure.

• You will refine your communication so your words carry weight.

• You will reconnect to a purpose that feels clean and uncompromised.

• You will stand shoulder to shoulder with men who expect more of themselves.

A balanced journey of deep, personalize insights along with restorative clarity. You will leave with:

• A clear standard for the man you are committed to being

• Renewed strength in your leadership and decision-making

• Deeper connection with your spouse, children, and those who matter most

• Conversations initiated, not avoided

• Emotional range anchored in grounded masculinity

• A concrete plan for your next season

Lokahi. Kuleana. Ho’oponopono.

Alignment. Responsibility. Repair.

Five days in Kona that will reset your trajectory for extraordinary!

The Kona Pre-Trip!!

October 19th-21st, 2026

We’ll explore Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (by e-bike) to see the earth being formed, honoring Pele, the goddess of fire, if she’s flowing. Witnessing the earth create itself is deeply grounding.

We’ll also spend time in the ocean – surfing, snorkeling, swimming – and visit local spots and beaches missed during the main retreat. This honors Kona’s power beyond a meeting space.

The trip combines movement, sport, and adventure with extended pre-work. We’ll start deeper conversations, build natural connection, and arrive at the main retreat grounded and engaged.

It’s the best of both worlds: exploring Hawai‘i authentically while beginning the insight and brotherhood that defines the week.

If you come to Kona, come ready to experience it fully.

The tuition is $3,295.

Have you ever avoided a tough conversation because you weren’t sure how it would go? Or jumped into one at the wrong time – only to end up frustrated and disconnected? Maybe you’ve longed for more intimacy, but daily life keeps getting in the way.

This retreat isn’t just about fixing problems – it’s about amplifying what’s already good and making it extraordinary.

You’ll step away from the noise of daily life and immerse yourselves in a luxurious, romantic setting designed for deep connection, open-hearted communication, and rekindling the fire between you.

Your Relationship Is Your Greatest Investment

Think about it: You tune up your car. You track your health. You set goals in your career. But when’s the last time you prioritized your relationship with the same level of care?

Intimacy isn’t self-sustaining – it needs attention, adventure, and intentionality. At this retreat, you’ll rediscover the magic of being truly seen and understood by your partner while learning new ways to communicate, grow, and create a relationship that thrives.

What You’ll Explore Together:

💡 Elevating Your Purpose as a Couple – Clarify your shared vision for the future and align your values.
💡 Balancing Individuality & Partnership – Strengthen your bond while embracing personal growth.
💡 Turning the Expected into the Exceptional – Keep romance alive even in the routines of everyday life.
💡 The Art of Authentic Communication – Navigate difficult conversations with love and confidence.
💡 And So Much More…

Whether you’re in a new romance, navigating a major life transition, or wanting to deepen decades of love, this retreat is designed to bring you closer than ever.

Your relationship is worth it. Your love story is still being written. 🔥

Ready to experience something unforgettable? Join us for the 2026 Couples Retreat.

Tuition is per individual.

Workshop Start: Friday, December 11th, 2026
Workshop End: Sunday, December 13th, 2026
Refreshments: Light refreshments provided during workshop
Hotel: Avila Lighthouse Suites
Tuition Covers: Workshop, lodging based on double occupancy, self parking and breakfast

There is something in your life right now that isn’t working.

You feel it.

It shows up in a relationship that keeps looping. A leadership tension you can’t quite solve. A conversation you keep postponing. Or maybe it’s quieter than that. A sense that you’re capable of more, but you haven’t stepped into it.

Curated Insights is built for that exact tension.

This is not a pre-packaged workshop. There is no binder. No pre-written script. 

We design it around you.

Before you arrive, you’ll complete preparation work that tells us where you’re stuck, where you’re ambitious, where you’re confused, and where you’re protecting yourself. We study it. We look for patterns. We look for edges.

Then we walk into the room and build the experience around what is actually present.

The questions are written for the people sitting there. The exercises are shaped by what surfaces. The coaching is direct and personal.

You will see your patterns. The ones that make you effective and the ones that quietly cost you connection, momentum, and peace. You will hear yourself in a new way. You will understand the dynamics you keep recreating. And you will be challenged, respectfully and directly, to move.

This is emotional intelligence applied to your real life. Your marriage. Your parenting. Your leadership. Your money. Your ambition. The conversations you’re avoiding. The future you say you want.

We meet oceanfront in Oceanside. The space helps. The air helps. The walks between sessions help. But clarity doesn’t come from the view. It comes from finally seeing yourself clearly.

By the end of three days, you won’t just feel inspired. You’ll know what you’ve been doing. You’ll know why. And you’ll know what needs to change.

When you can see the pattern, you can stop repeating it. When you truly understand yourself, the next move becomes obvious.

Workshop Start: January 22nd 2027 – 1pm
Workshop End: January 24th 2027 – 1pm
Refreshments: Light refreshments provided during workshop
Hotel: Mission Pacific Beach Resort in Oceanside, CA
Tuition Covers: Workshop, lodging based on double occupancy & parking.

Your life is shaped by the conversations you’re willing to have… and the ones you avoid!

The tension you don’t name.
The resentment you swallow.
The feedback you soften.
The truth you circle but never say.

Most people think they have a communication problem. What they actually have is a reactivity problem. It’s a lack of courage and ownership.

This workshop is not about techniques. It’s about power.

When you change how you communicate, you change your relationships. Your leadership. Your marriage. Your parenting. Your influence. Even the way you speak to yourself.

Because communication isn’t just what comes out of your mouth. It’s the nervous system underneath it. The story behind it which is based on the identity driving it.

In this immersive experience, you’ll confront the habits that keep you reactive, defensive, vague, or overly accommodating. You’ll see how you distort your message to avoid discomfort. And then you’ll learn to lead instead.

• You’ll regulate yourself in high-stakes moments.
• You’ll say hard things cleanly.
• You’ll listen without preparing your defense.
• You’ll replace blame with ownership.

This is where drama dissolves and clarity begins.

The oceanfront space in Oceanside helps you slow down and reset. But the real shift happens internally, from reacting to responding, from hinting to naming, from hoping people “get it” to communicating with precision.

You will leave with:

• The ability to regulate yourself in difficult conversations
• Language that replaces blame and defensiveness
• A framework for navigating conflict without collapsing or dominating
• Listening skills that build trust and authority
• Confidence to initiate conversations you’ve been avoiding

Communication as a Path to Your Highest Potential is where you stop managing impressions and start telling the truth.

When your signal is clean, your leadership sharpens. Your relationships strengthen. Your life gets simpler.

Say what you mean. Mean what you say. And watch what changes.

Workshop Start: April 9th 2027 – 1pm
Workshop End: April 11th 2027 – 1pm
Refreshments: Light refreshments provided during workshop
Hotel: The Seabird Resort in Oceanside, CA
Tuition Covers: Workshop, lodging based on double occupancy & parking.

Imi Na‘auao means “to seek wisdom.” In this workshop, we treat wisdom not as something you collect, but something you embody.

Most of us can name our values. Integrity. Family. Courage. Excellence. Faith. Service. Leadership. We believe in them. We teach them. We expect them from others.

But believing in values and living them are two very different things.

Inspired by Hawaiian cultural principles, we’ll move beyond surface definitions and explore what it actually means to live aligned with what matters most. Because alignment is easy when life is calm. The real test comes in the messy moments – when you’re tired, triggered, under pressure, or pulled between competing priorities.

When your child pushes your patience.
When a colleague challenges your authority.
When profit conflicts with principle.
When speed competes with quality.
When loyalty collides with honesty.

These are the moments that define you.

In Imi Na‘auao, we look honestly at why living our values can be harder than we expect. We examine how values can appear to conflict with one another, how fear and ego subtly override intention, and what it can cost to honor what truly matters. We also explore what it costs not to.

Through guided reflection, dynamic dialogue, and practical application, you’ll examine the gap between who you intend to be and how you actually show up. You’ll identify where you drift under stress, where you rationalize, and where you are ready to recommit.

This is not about perfection. It’s about congruence.

You will leave with:

• A clarified and prioritized personal values framework
• Language for making difficult, values-based decisions
• Greater awareness of how stress impacts alignment
• Tools for navigating moments where values feel in tension
• A grounded, usable approach for choosing integrity in real time

Imi Na‘auao invites you to seek wisdom not in theory, but in practice.

Because who you are when life gets real, when no one is applauding and the decision is costly, is who you truly are becoming.

And wisdom is earned there.

Workshop Start: June 16th, 2027 – Time TBD (Typically around 4pm)
Workshop End: June 20th, 2027 – Time TBD (Typically around 10am)
Refreshments: Light refreshments provided during workshop
Lodging: Kanaloa at Kona Oceanfront Vacation Rentals
Tuition Covers: Workshop, lodging based on shared condos, parking, a group dinner and activities.
Please note if you also register for Keystone Habits (week 2 of Hawaii) your lodging between workshops is included.

We are drawn to big goals. Vision statements. Strategic plans. Bold commitments about who we want to become. But most breakdowns don’t happen because the vision was wrong. They happen because the small structural supports underneath it were weak.

Keystone Habits is about the invisible behaviors that quietly determine whether your goals materialize. In architecture, a keystone holds an arch together. Remove it and the structure collapses. Strengthen it and the entire system stabilizes. Your leadership and your life work the same way.

In business and at home, the “tip of the arrow” – vision, purpose, strategy – gets the attention. The stabilizers determine whether the arrow flies true. Sleep rhythms. Calendar discipline. How you start meetings. How you repair conflict. Whether you follow through on small commitments. How you reset after stress. These behaviors compound over time, for better or worse.

In this workshop, you’ll map your highest-level commitments across leadership, relationships, health, and personal growth. Then you’ll isolate the few catalytic habits that make those commitments sustainable. Instead of adding more to your plate, you’ll clarify what actually drives results and design realistic protections for those habits when pressure and distraction show up.

You will leave with:

• A clear map of your highest-level commitments
• Identification of the 2–4 keystone habits that sustain them
• A practical protection plan for high-stress seasons
• Systems for follow-through that survive distraction
• Greater confidence that your daily actions align with your long-term outcomes

Big outcomes are built on small decisions repeated with integrity. Strengthen the keystone, and performance steadies, relationships deepen, and progress becomes more predictable.

Workshop Start: June 23rd, 2027 – Time TBD (Typically around 4pm)
Workshop End: June 27th, 2027 – Time TBD (Typically around 10am)
Refreshments: Light refreshments provided during workshop
Location: Kanaloa at Kona Oceanfront Vacation Rentals
Tuition Covers: Workshop, lodging based on shared condos, parking, a group dinner and activities.
Please note if you also register for Imi Na‘auao (week 1 of Hawaii) your lodging between workshops is included.

A Leadership Intensive at Wonder Valley Ranch

For three immersive days at Wonder Valley Ranch, empathy leaves the whiteboard and enters the arena.

Influence Under Fire is an all-inclusive leadership and relational intensive designed for people who lead — companies, teams, families, and conversations that matter. This experience stretches your emotional range, sharpens your awareness, and strengthens your ability to influence when pressure is high and stakes are real.

Set on a dynamic ranch property filled with high-adrenaline and high-connection experiences, this workshop uses movement, competition, and real-time dynamics to reveal how leadership actually functions under stress. Ropes courses test trust. Paintball exposes communication breakdowns. Team challenges surface blind spots in authority, collaboration, and decision-making.

Because influence is easy when things are calm.

The question is who you are when they’re not.

This experience integrates three critical lenses:

Generational Empathy
Understand how values, communication styles, ambition, and emotional expression shift across generations. Learn how to bridge divides inside organizations and families without compromising standards.

Executive Empathy
Examine power dynamics, mentorship, accountability, and influence. Develop the capacity to lead decisively while building cultures where performance and humanity coexist.

Relational Empathy
Identify the micro-moments where misunderstanding begins. Interrupt defensiveness. Increase trust. Create clarity in high-stakes conversations.

Over three days, you will move, compete, collaborate, and reflect:

• Ropes course challenges that demand trust under pressure
• Paintball strategy sessions that surface real communication patterns
• Team-based problem-solving that reveals leadership tendencies
• Guided empathy labs and live dialogue work
• Structured mentorship circles
• Integration sessions that convert insight into action

The ranch setting adds intensity and camaraderie. It pushes you past comfort while grounding you in connection. You’ll experience how your presence affects others in real time — not in theory.

You will leave with:

• The ability to regulate yourself when emotions spike
• Language for difficult conversations across power levels and generations
• Tools to mentor and influence without dominance or withdrawal
• A clear view of the blind spots that limit your impact
• Increased trust-building capacity
• A practical empathy operating system you can apply immediately

Influence Under Fire is not about becoming softer.

It’s about becoming more effective.

More precise.
More aware.
More trusted.

Because the leaders who win long term are not the loudest or the toughest.

They are the ones who can stay steady, read the room, and move people forward when pressure rises.

That’s the edge.

Workshop Start: September 24th, 2027 – 1pm
Workshop End: September 26th, 2027 – 1pm
Resort: Wonder Valley Ranch Resort 
Tuition Covers: Workshop, lodging based on double occupancy, parking, all meals (all inclusive), and various workshop/resort activities.

In 2027, we gather in Baja, Mexico, at a breathtaking retreat center where golden desert landscapes meet the turquoise waters of the Pacific.

The property itself feels like a sanctuary. Designed with natural stone, warm woods, and expansive open spaces, the retreat center offers stunning ocean terraces, quiet gardens, and peaceful corners that invite reflection. Mornings begin with sunlight pouring across the sea, and evenings close with glowing sunsets that seem to stretch endlessly across the horizon.

It is the kind of place where something softens inside you.

For five immersive days, this environment becomes the container for powerful transformation – a place to pause, breathe deeply, and reconnect with the woman you are beneath the roles you carry.

Not the version shaped by expectation.
Not the version performing strength.
But the woman who knows. The woman who leads. The woman who no longer negotiates her worth.

Through guided workshops, embodied practices, relational exercises, reflective solitude, and dynamic group dialogue, you will examine where you’ve outgrown old narratives and actively claim the next version of your life.

The retreat center mirrors the work: restorative, expansive, and alive with possibility.

You will step away from the constant roles you hold – partner, mother, leader, caregiver, achiever – and remember who you are underneath them.

There will be laughter.
There will be tears.
There will be moments where something clicks and you feel yourself return home.

What You’ll Experience and Leave With

• Clarity around the subtle ways you still self-abandon and how to shift
• Tools to set boundaries without guilt and express desires without apology
• Freedom from the internal pressure to be everything to everyone
• A deeper, more compassionate relationship with yourself
• Renewed trust in your intuition and decision-making
• A community of women who see, challenge, and champion you
• A personal vision for your next season

Optional Extended Experience
Nov 14th -16th, 2027

An exclusive post-retreat extension will be offered for those who wish to deepen integration and continue enjoying the beauty and spaciousness of Baja while amplifying the breakthroughs of the week.

Details to come.

Workshop Start: Wednesday, November 10th, 2027
Workshop End: Sunday, November 14th, 2027
Main Retreat Location: MEA Baja Retreat Center
Post-Trip End (Optional):  Tuesday, November 16th, 2027
Post-Trip Location: Baja, Mexico Rental Property
Tuition Covers: Workshop, lodging, activities and all meals (all inclusive for the main retreat) and Workshop lodging and group dinner for the post trip

Step out of the noise. Step away from the performance. Step into five powerful days designed for men ready to sharpen their clarity, reclaim their edge, and deepen the way they lead their lives.

In 2027, the Men’s Retreat takes place in Baja, Mexico, at a striking retreat center set where the desert meets the Pacific Ocean. The property is surrounded by rugged cliffs, sweeping ocean views, and miles of open land that immediately slow your pace and sharpen your focus. Built to feel both grounded and expansive, the retreat center provides open-air gathering spaces, fire circles under star-filled skies, and terraces that look out over the sea.

It is the kind of place that invites honesty.

Away from the pace of everyday life, you’ll feel the space to think clearly, speak directly, and reconnect to the deeper questions that often get buried beneath responsibility and routine.

Here you will experience alignment.

Over five immersive days, you’ll engage in dynamic workshops, embodied challenges, honest conversations, and structured reflection designed to push you past surface success and into substance.

You’ll examine how you show up as a partner, father, leader, friend, and man – and decide what stays, what goes, and what rises next.

This retreat balances intensity with restoration. You’ll be stretched. You’ll be supported. You’ll be reminded of who you are beneath expectation and responsibility.

What You’ll Experience and Leave With

• Strategic self-inquiry that cuts through distraction and sharpens clarity about your values and direction
• High-impact group dialogue rooted in trust and accountability, forming a brotherhood that endures beyond the retreat
• Intentional solitude along desert trails and ocean cliffs for recalibration, helping you return grounded, focused, and aligned
• Deeper connection to your spouse or partner, your children, and the people who matter most
• Expanded emotional range without sacrificing grounded masculinity
• A structured, actionable framework for your next season

Optional Pre-Retreat Experience
Nov 15th -17th, 2027

For those who want to go deeper, an exclusive pre-retreat experience will be offered prior to the main retreat. This extended Baja immersion will allow for additional workshop sessions, outdoor activities and experiences, and deeper connection within the group before the full retreat begins.

Details and location will be revealed soon.

Pre -Trip Start (Optional):Monday, November 15th, 2027
Pre-Trip Location: Baja, Mexico Rental Property
Workshop Start: Wednesday, November 17th, 2027
Workshop End: Sunday, November 21st, 2027
Main Retreat Location: MEA Baja Retreat Center
Pre-Trip Location: Baja, Mexico Rental Property
Tuition Covers: Workshop, lodging, activities and all meals (all inclusive for the main retreat) and Workshop lodging and group dinner for the post trip