Our world needs leaders with the courage to be fully human, to take risks, to care deeply, and to take action—even in the midst of change and uncertainty. To live and lead from such a place requires strong roots as much as it requires the blossoming of creative vision.

As the days grow longer and the Northern hemisphere comes into full bloom, the burgeoning pull of spring reflects the potential to get caught up in a state of over-abundance—doing too much, moving too quickly, losing touch with our own pace and inner wisdom. Spring, as Parker Palmer writes, is a “riot of color and growth.”

As heart-centered leaders living in a time of great challenge and opportunity, how might we remain grounded, rooted in our integrity, while allowing the “color and growth” of our lives and work to unfold, without sacrificing ourselves or those we serve in an urgent pursuit of abundant harvest?

This retreat is open to those in leadership from diverse fields and is designed to help participants renew their passion, enthusiasm and commitment to their leadership and the communities they serve. Past participants have included school principals, superintendents, higher education administrators, clergy, attorneys, physicians, managers, coaches and other leaders from the nonprofit and corporate sectors. Leadership can also be reflected in other ways that we show up in the world through our professional, family, or community life.