The Climate Optimist Leadership Retreat
El Salvador I March 1st - 5th, 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.
It’s a magnificent thing to be alive in a time that matters so much.
— Katherine Wilkinson
What to expect:
Workshops and sessions diving deeper into The Climate Optimist principles and teachings.
Group discussions and exercises to explore and practice new narratives with other leaders in the space.
Moments for deep reflection and inner journeying.
Guided meditations.
Time in silence and nature.
Group activities like yoga and breathwork, cold plunging, and a visit to a coffee farm.
Free time for swimming, beach walking, surfing, resting, in-room massages.
5 nights at a sustainable resort on the ocean (not walking distance, the beach is a few steps away.)
Breakfast delivered to your room or enjoyed at the ocean-front restaurant.
Lunch + drink included.
Enjoy dinner at your own time and choose for the many options in the area!
Programming 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, your inner truth, and your unique leadership.
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.
A new sense of hope and direction for our future!
Retreat Packages
Garden/ Mountain View
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Price per room for 5 nights, including full retreat package (see below) is $2,925.
If you want to share the room with someone, the price per person is $2,488.
Full retreat package includes:
5-night stay
Breakfast + lunch 5 days
Daily interactive and introspective work on The Climate Optimist Leadership principles — in group and in solo reflections (choose the silence of your room, the beach, or a seat by the beach-side café for introspective work).
90-minute yoga + breath work session
Visit to a sustainable coffee plantation
Walking access to the beach (the resort is right on the water)
Your dedicated area at the pool for private time/reflection
Transportation to and from the airport
Add-on experiences to purchase on-site
Surfboard and surf lessons
In-room massages
Cold plunge and sauna
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There are two types of rooms for this price point:
Classic King (2 rooms available):
King-size bed
Mountain View
Classic Double Queen (2 rooms available):
2 queen-sized beds
All rooms include:
Air conditioning
safe & telephone
Free WiFi
Rainfall Shower
Eco-Refill L’Occitane natural shower products
Smart TV / Cable
Your choice of breakfast from our own special menu
Hand-made local bed and bath linens
Ocean View
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Price per room for 5 nights, including full retreat package (see below) is $3,025.
If you want to share the room with someone, the price per person is $2,537.
Full retreat package includes:
5-night stay
Breakfast + lunch 5 days
Daily interactive and introspective work on The Climate Optimist Leadership principles — in group and in solo reflections (choose the silence of your room, the beach, or a seat by the beach-side café for introspective work).
90-minute yoga + breath work session
Visit to a sustainable coffee plantation
Walking access to the beach (the resort is right on the water)
Your dedicated area at the pool for private time/reflection
Transportation to and from the airport
Add-on experiences to purchase on-site
Surfboard and surf lessons
In-room massages
Cold plunge and sauna
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Superior Access Ocean View (2 rooms available):
2 Queen-sized beds
First-floor ocean view
Ground floor with direct pool access
King Balcony (1 room available):
One king bed
Ocean view
First or second floor option
Work desk with chair
Specialty King Room (1 room available)
King canopy bed
Private deck with table and chairs
Loft Apartments (2 available):
One queen-size bed and one twin-size bed
Kitchen and refrigerator
Balcony
All rooms include:
Air conditioning
safe & telephone
Free WiFi
Rainfall Shower
Eco-Refill L’Occitane natural shower products
Smart TV / Cable
Your choice of breakfast from our own special menu
Hand-made local bed and bath linens
Honey Moon Suite
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Price for this room for 5 nights, including full retreat package (see below) is $3,175.
If you want to share the room with someone, the price per person is $2,612.
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Honey Moon Suite (1 room available):
King size bed
Private sundeck overlooking the ocean
All rooms include:
Air conditioning
safe & telephone
Free WiFi
Rainfall Shower
Eco-Refill L’Occitane natural shower products
Smart TV / Cable
Your choice of breakfast from our own special menu
Hand-made local bed and bath linens
