A Nothing Missing Leadership Retreat
with Colette O'Hara, Laura Whitman and Jim Drescher
with Colette O'Hara, Laura Whitman and Jim Drescher
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This immersive retreat is about bringing women together in nature for an adventure of heart, curiosity, wonder, play, delight and connection. It’s for women who want to begin 2020 with experimentation, reflection & integration.
Together, let’s kick-off this new decade by experimenting with new ideas, stories and beliefs to help us bring more ease and enjoyment to the way we lead — at work, at home, in our communities, and beyond! Let’s spark some collective feminine magic. 
What’s the why?
To reconnect with our individual and collective fullness and find our way to remembering: there is truly nothing missing within ourselves or the women of the world. Like Mother Nature, we are full — of resources, beauty, life, complexity and possibility. What will it look like? The weekend will be an immersive experience that dances between experimentation, reflection and integration. Throughout our time together, we’ll experiment with language, thought and practice – facilitated by the wisest feminine energy of all, Mother Nature – to open our minds and explore new possibilities. Think walking barefoot in the moss to see how that feels, writing narratives about your beliefs, or using fire to burn down stories that no longer serve you. We’ll spend time writing, sharing and reflecting to see how these new ideas might shape our daily lives, and how we might integrate them into the way we lead and grow. |
Arrival time 5:00 pm on Friday Ending Sunday 3:00 pm For reservation details, contact register@windhorsefarm.org $599.00 plus 15% HST Registration fee includes the experience, materials, accommodations and delicious catered meals 
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Why experimentation?
When we experiment, we see new things or see the same things differently. We love experimentation because it takes the pressure off of getting it right. We like to think of it as the antidote for perfectionism. It allows you to test-drive different beliefs or ways of doing things that might still be uncomfortable, but is fun and low-risk. Dip your toe in or jump all the way. It’s entirely up to you. What will I experience or take away? Our job will be to create the container – to be your guides and facilitators – but the extent and depth of the experiment will always be up to you. You get to choose how far you go and how safe or open you wish to feel. We’ll follow the principle of “individuality in communion” moving between our own stories and our collective ones in order to remind ourselves that we are whole and ever-evolving. |
Why Colette, Laura and Jim?
Colette O'Hara and Laura Whitman are two best friends and leaders who believe fiercely in continuous learning, growth and renewal, and who practice experimentation to bring that belief to life. For more than a decade, we’ve been effectively using lifestyle experiments to help us live intentionally, stay light-hearted, bring our hearts to work, and improve our well-being. During this retreat we'll be surrounded by the beauty of Mother Nature, and walks and talks with Windhorse Farm's forest ecologist and co-director Jim Drescher will help meaningfully connect us to her wisdom and leadership teachings.
Colette O'Hara and Laura Whitman are two best friends and leaders who believe fiercely in continuous learning, growth and renewal, and who practice experimentation to bring that belief to life. For more than a decade, we’ve been effectively using lifestyle experiments to help us live intentionally, stay light-hearted, bring our hearts to work, and improve our well-being. During this retreat we'll be surrounded by the beauty of Mother Nature, and walks and talks with Windhorse Farm's forest ecologist and co-director Jim Drescher will help meaningfully connect us to her wisdom and leadership teachings.
YOUR HOSTS AND FACILITATORS
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A spirited leader, Colette inspires transformative growth among teams and organizations. Currently, she is the Chief Strategy Officer at SaltWire Network where she works with teams at news publications across the Atlantic region to rethink the role of local media and innovate the model for the future. She believes in heart-centred leadership and is on a mission to create the conditions that allow people to bring their whole selves to work. |
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Laura is a mission-driven leader and designer who builds community, makes courageous ideas happen, and raises the bar on the quality of how we work together. Currently leading the Creative Services and Experience Design team at United Way Halifax, she uses human-centred design principles to create memorable experiences, projects and partnerships aimed at shifting how people think about, talk about and invest in poverty reduction. She has an insatiable appetite for plain language, life’s tiny joys and creativity that gets made.
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Jim is an ecologist and nature practitioner who started learning from his Grandmother 70 years ago. He has been a student and practitioner of mindfulness-awareness meditation for 45 years. Now his Buddhist and family lineages are flowing together in his healing practice in nature. Along with his wife, Margaret, he is co-director of Windhorse Farm (windhorsefarm.org) and the founder of Nothing Missing Leadership (nothingmissing.ca).
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