The Climate Optimist Leadership Retreat
El Salvador I March 1 -5, 2025
How do we lead in a world that is increasingly uncertain, busy, and filled with noise? What does it look like to guide with optimism and hope, even (especially) when we don’t have all the answers?
If these are questions you’re asking yourself, this is a retreat for you! The Climate Optimist Retreat is about tending to our inner development and activating the kind of transformative leadership our world - and future - depends on.
Expect immersive sessions with other participants, along with solo reflection and deeper spiritual work. We’ll be working through the practices and principles of The Climate Optimist, alongside the IDGs (Inner Development Goals) and Theory U rhetoric by the Presencing Institute.*
*Anne Therese, facilitator, holds training and certifications in both the IDGs and Theory U.
Sustainable Resort in El Zonte, El Salvador
This 5-day retreat will be hosted at Palo Verde, a sustainable resort in the coastal town of El Zonte, El Salvador. Everything about this hotel, from the infrastructure and waste management to integration with the local community, ensures sustainability on a multi-level scale.
A retreat ticket includes occupancy, breakfast, and lunch for 5 full days, along with transportation to and from the airport, and select group activities (see details below).
Room + meals will be hosted at Palo Verde. Most group activities and sessions will be at the neighboring Al Suave House.
This is about your leadership
…which means that you matter even more. This retreat is about figuring out what exactly that leadership looks like — for you.
What to expect:
Workshops and sessions diving deeper into The Climate Optimist principles and teachings.
Group discussions and exercises to explore new narratives with like-minded people.
Moments for deep reflection, inner journeying, and retrospection.
Guided meditations.
Time in silence and nature.
Opportunity to cold plunge, sauna, and kayak.
2 nights in a Scandinavian-inspired forest cabin and all-inclusive meals for 2.5 days (see detailed description below).
Facilitated by Anne Therese Gennari.
Walk away with:
A notebook full of notes and reflections (notebook will be provided).
New connections (that may or may not change your life).
Inner change, activated by an unforgettable experience.
New connection to self and your inner truth.
Personal leadership map - “downloaded” and designed throughout the stay.
A better understanding for climate optimism and how it can play a role in your life and work.