A retreat means seeking reflection in stillness, in the company of others. It’s an opportunity to withdraw in order to reflect and develop a perspective on your environment. The starting point for this retreat is that work and life are not two distinct things. They affect one another – and they are both part of who you are.

Mindfulness and other exercises enable you to enhance your ability to handle uncertainty and to prioritize effectively. Numerous studies have shown that mindfulness helps reduce stress and increase wellbeing, and that it also heightens your ability to identify opportunities and be proactive. A stronger focus and clearer priorities allow you to get more done with less effort.

You will learn a variety of different exercises, alternated with structured reflection, alongside other participants facing similar challenges. You will be helped to learn how your work can become a pathway to ongoing personal development and how you can integrate performance with wellbeing.

This retreat is for managers and leaders who feel the need to gain perspective on a complex or hectic everyday life and to feel revitalized. You don’t need any previous experience of meditation, for example, but you do need to be curious about different exercises and techniques, and to have an open mind.

Lasse Lychnell has a Ph.D. in Business Economics and Administration and researches the ways in which leaders integrate their inner development with their working lives. Lasse Lychnell is a certified mindfulness instructor and has over 10 years’ experience of leading group dynamic processes in which inner development comes face to face with operational and commercial development.