Awakened Leadership Retreat Switzerland 2026
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Welcome to the Awakened Leadership Retreat.
You are already a leader, regardless of what you do in the world. Leadership is not just about what you do. It’s about how you are in everything you do.
What if leadership wasn’t about effort, but about ease? What if your natural aliveness could guide the way?
In this retreat, we explore leadership of others but also of ourselves in every moment - as a practice of being rooted in the body, in presence, and in connection with life itself. We focus on the how of leading: grounded, authentic, sustainable.
Our experience takes place in a gorgeous retreat center near Bern, Switzerland, called Landguet Ried: September 13-17, 2026.
Over five days, I will guide you as we explore leadership, awakening, and what I call “whole body listening”, not only when you are in front of a room, but also in every waking moment of your life.
THIS INCLUDES:
• Expressing your authentic embodied self while speaking in front of a group
• Making friends with the noises in your head
• Making friends with money
• Awareness of death as a doorway into present moment aliveness
• Exploring your body’s innate intelligence
• Strategies for coaching, facilitation, and presentation
• Ways to relax your grip when holding space - allowing life to take the steering wheel
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, 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 & practices
• A toolkit of strategies for continuing to welcome yourself and others more deeply
• A road map for increasing your business and service in the world
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.
THIS RETREAT IS ESPECIALLY FOR YOU IF:
• You support others as a coach, facilitator, or teacher - and want your work to feel more authentic, intuitive, and aligned
• You're called to lead from expression, not performance
• You feel the old ways of “leading” aren’t working - and you're ready to discover a new orientation
• You want your kind presence to do the heavy lifting - in rooms, in groups, and in life
SCHEDULE (subject to change):
• Day #1, Sept 13th - Inner Authority, Boundaries, Personal Power
• Day #2, Sept 14th - Making Friends with the Noises in Our Heads, The Nature of Leadership
• Day #3, Sept 15th - Non-Existence, Death, Money
• Day #4, Sept 16th - Communication, Deep Listening, Empathy
• Day #5, Sept 17th - Embodiment, Sexuality, Expressing our Genius and Service in the World
RETREAT INVESTMENT:
• Super Early Bird: CHF 775 - available until May 31st, 2026
• Early Bird: CHF 875 - available until July 31st, 2026
• Standard Rate: CHF 975
A limited number of spots are available to maintain an intimate and high-quality experience.
Please note: Accommodation and meals are not included in the retreat investment. These must be booked directly with Landguet Ried at landguet.ch
APPLY NOW:
There is an application for the retreat. Filling it out can give you a better sense if the retreat is for you.
➡ Retreat Application --> https://form.typeform.com/to/e3Ujo9vN?typeform-source=www.thetenderedge.com
Facilitator: Rick Smith
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. (www.consciousteaching.com)
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.
“The same internal muscle that allows a teacher to stay calm in a chaotic classroom, and to see the best in her students, is the same muscle that allows us to awaken, to lead, and to move mountains in the world.”
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.
Rick currently lives and teaches in Bali, Indonesia.
➡ Retreat Application --> https://form.typeform.com/to/e3Ujo9vN?typeform-source=www.thetenderedge.com
You are already a leader, regardless of what you do in the world. Leadership is not just about what you do. It’s about how you are in everything you do.
What if leadership wasn’t about effort, but about ease? What if your natural aliveness could guide the way?
In this retreat, we explore leadership of others but also of ourselves in every moment - as a practice of being rooted in the body, in presence, and in connection with life itself. We focus on the how of leading: grounded, authentic, sustainable.
Our experience takes place in a gorgeous retreat center near Bern, Switzerland, called Landguet Ried: September 13-17, 2026.
Over five days, I will guide you as we explore leadership, awakening, and what I call “whole body listening”, not only when you are in front of a room, but also in every waking moment of your life.
THIS INCLUDES:
• Expressing your authentic embodied self while speaking in front of a group
• Making friends with the noises in your head
• Making friends with money
• Awareness of death as a doorway into present moment aliveness
• Exploring your body’s innate intelligence
• Strategies for coaching, facilitation, and presentation
• Ways to relax your grip when holding space - allowing life to take the steering wheel
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, 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 & practices
• A toolkit of strategies for continuing to welcome yourself and others more deeply
• A road map for increasing your business and service in the world
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.
THIS RETREAT IS ESPECIALLY FOR YOU IF:
• You support others as a coach, facilitator, or teacher - and want your work to feel more authentic, intuitive, and aligned
• You're called to lead from expression, not performance
• You feel the old ways of “leading” aren’t working - and you're ready to discover a new orientation
• You want your kind presence to do the heavy lifting - in rooms, in groups, and in life
SCHEDULE (subject to change):
• Day #1, Sept 13th - Inner Authority, Boundaries, Personal Power
• Day #2, Sept 14th - Making Friends with the Noises in Our Heads, The Nature of Leadership
• Day #3, Sept 15th - Non-Existence, Death, Money
• Day #4, Sept 16th - Communication, Deep Listening, Empathy
• Day #5, Sept 17th - Embodiment, Sexuality, Expressing our Genius and Service in the World
RETREAT INVESTMENT:
• Super Early Bird: CHF 775 - available until May 31st, 2026
• Early Bird: CHF 875 - available until July 31st, 2026
• Standard Rate: CHF 975
A limited number of spots are available to maintain an intimate and high-quality experience.
Please note: Accommodation and meals are not included in the retreat investment. These must be booked directly with Landguet Ried at landguet.ch
APPLY NOW:
There is an application for the retreat. Filling it out can give you a better sense if the retreat is for you.
➡ Retreat Application --> https://form.typeform.com/to/e3Ujo9vN?typeform-source=www.thetenderedge.com
Facilitator: Rick Smith
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. (www.consciousteaching.com)
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.
“The same internal muscle that allows a teacher to stay calm in a chaotic classroom, and to see the best in her students, is the same muscle that allows us to awaken, to lead, and to move mountains in the world.”
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.
Rick currently lives and teaches in Bali, Indonesia.
➡ Retreat Application --> https://form.typeform.com/to/e3Ujo9vN?typeform-source=www.thetenderedge.com
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Where is it happening?
Landguet Ried, Center for mindful living, Hilfligweg 14, 3172 Köniz Bern, Schweiz, Bern, Switzerland
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