Embark on a transformational journey at the Awakened Leadership Retreat, taking place from September 10–14, 2025, at Landguet Ried, Switzerland. This 5-day immersive experience is designed for those who seek to guide, serve, and lead from authenticity.
Leadership is not just about what you do; it's about how you are in everything you do. This retreat invites you to focus on the how of leading: grounded, authentic, sustainable.
Together, we will explore how to:
Stay relaxed and in integrity, even under pressure
Move beyond self-imposed limits
Lead from wholeness and deep listening
Track aliveness, for yourself and others, moment by moment
You are already whole, already enough. There is nothing to fix, no hoops to jump through. Our exploration starts from and stays in wholeness.
During this retreat, you will:
Experience somatic practices to reconnect with your body and inner wisdom
Increase your capacity for leadership
Welcome and integrate shadow parts of yourself
Uncover and enhance your unique genius
Deepen self-love and love of others
You will also receive:
Facilitation and coaching tips, including how to work with challenging participants
Communication techniques for resolving conflict
Front-of-the-room skills and practices
A toolkit of strategies for continuing to welcome yourself and others more deeply
A roadmap for increasing your business and service in the world
You'll be surrounded by a like-minded, warm-hearted community of people on a similar path - curious, courageous, and committed to living, leading, and relating with more depth and honesty. Expect meaningful connections, shared breakthroughs, aha moments, and a sense of being deeply seen and supported. You'll leave with greater clarity, emotional resilience, and a renewed connection to what matters most.
Facilitated by Rick Smith, an internationally recognized educator, speaker, and retreat facilitator, this retreat blends practical tools, deep presence, and gentle guidance toward unconditional self-love and integration.
This retreat is for anyone who:
Feels drawn toward personal transformation and deeper self-awareness.
Is navigating a period of transition, uncertainty, or reorientation.
Longs for more authenticity in how they live, relate, express themselves, and guide others.
Supports others as a teacher, coach, or facilitator - and wants their work to come from a deeper, more embodied place.
Is curious about awakening not as a spiritual idea, but as a lived reality.
Wants practical tools and embodied insight they can carry into both personal life and professional space.
Whether you're a parent, professional, creative, seeker, or simply human - you’re welcome here.
For more information and to apply, visit https://www.thetenderedge.com/awakened-leadership-retreat
Rick Smith is an internationally recognized educator, speaker, and retreat facilitator. His best-selling book, Conscious Classroom Management, has sold over a quarter million copies and continues to support teachers and students worldwide.
Through years of teaching and mentoring, Rick discovered that the same inner resources that help a teacher stay grounded in a chaotic classroom are the very same ones that help us meet life, and ourselves, with grace.
Today, Rick facilitates workshops and retreats that help people remember their innate wholeness, innocence, and “enough-ness.” His work blends practical tools, deep presence, and gentle guidance toward unconditional self-love and integration.