The Examined Leader — 1-Day Retreat
A 1-day retreat for leaders, solopreneurs, and founders ready to do the inner work
When you're feeling drawn to a career with high accountability – like leadership and entrepreneurship – it's likely that you're someone who loves being in the discomfort zone. You're probably "the first" in your family to achieve the life you have. You love expanding your skillset and mindset alike.
The reality though is: most development and training is focused on growing your skillset. Think of all the endless courses that teach frameworks, tools, and strategies.
This retreat does something different. It starts where leadership and entrepreneurship actually begin — with the person doing them.
The Examined Leader is a full-day immersive retreat for ambitious professionals who want to work on expanding their mindset.
When I say "mindset," I'm not referring to the oversimplified way it's being used these days.
I'm talking about deep inner work that helps you understand your unhealthy and unhelpful behaviours, lead more intentionally, and build rituals that actually sustain you for the long run.
Grounded in Zen Buddhist philosophy, Japanese mindfulness, and rigorous self-inquiry, the day is designed to be challenging and spacious in equal measure.
You shall be warned though: you won't leave with a five-step plan or a rigorous checklist to work through, because we will actively work against feeding the overachiever in you.
Instead, you'll leave with something far more important: a much clearer picture of who you are, what's actually blocking you, and how you want to change.
Who This Is For
This retreat is for people who have achieved things they never believed to happen: you're the first in your family with a high-paying career, or founded your own business.
And you're slowly starting to sense that your next step requires you to focus inward.
Because the hard work that got you here, might not get you there.
Your roles and context might include:
Senior leaders and managers who are competent by every external measure, but don't feel accomplished or happy, and cannot quite pinpoint the reasons for this.
Founders scaling a team past the point where force of will is sufficient, who need to understand their own patterns before those patterns become the company's problems.
Independent practitioners and coaches aiming to build a business that is built around their actual desires and needs – even if that feels scary as hell.
The Day Includes
A deep self-inquiry session on the unconscious patterns, fears, and inherited beliefs that drive your life
Various meditation practices for equanimity and inner stability
A guided matcha ceremony and experiencing of the traditions behind this Japanese ritual
A structured peer coaching exercise revealing your neglected values
A ritual closing inspired by the Daruma tradition
And much more
Over the last two years alone, I've closely worked with 50+ leaders and 15+ founders. My observations from this work, as well as my own career of 10+ years in "high accountability" roles has taught me one insight in particular:
The quality of your work stands and falls with your capacity for inner work.
Come join this one-day retreat and let your curiosity, courage, and (self-)compassion widen in unexpected ways.
The Details
Date: Saturday 20th June 2026
Time: 10:00 – 17:30
Location: Impact Hub Berlin, Rollbergstraße 28a, 12053 Berlin
Language: English
Investment:
🌸 Early bird: €185 (until 3rd June)
🎋 Standard: €225
🎐 IHB members and former participants: 20% discount
Included: all materials, drinks & snacks, matcha ceremony, and a Japanese-inspired lunch. Prices include VAT.
This retreat is fully claimable as professional development. You can use your learning & development budget for this and receive a B2B invoice.
Optional add-on: Matcha Set €65
If you'd like to continue the practice at home, you can add a complete ceremonial matcha set to your registration, incl. a traditional bowl, chasen, chasen holder, and matcha spoon all made in Japan, handpicked by Robyn.
🍵 Available until 4th June
Already own a bowl and chasen? Bring them along.
How to Sign Up
Request registration here on Luma. Once your registration will be approved via email, you can share your billing address and indicate whether you'd like to add a matcha set and/or discount code.
You will then receive your invoice and further details about the retreat.
This retreat is facilitated by Robyn: ICF-certified coach, facilitator, and founding coach of Happy Daruma. Learn more about me on my website.
Please note: The retreat requires a minimum of 8 participants. If that number isn't reached, you'll be informed no later than 3 days before the event and receive a full refund.