WITH JAMES ELPHICK
Slow Paradise Retreat Training
A 4-week live programme for coaches and facilitators, who feel called to create retreats that are meaningful, practical and aligned with who they are. Thursday 10th August to Thursday 31st August. Early Bird until 1st July Price £395
If you have been thinking about running a retreat..
You have ideas.A vision.A sense of something you'd love to create.Yet alongside the excitement can come uncertainty.Am I ready?Will anyone book?What if I fail?What if I get it wrong?This programme explores both the practical and personal sides of retreat creation.From vision, pricing and venues to self-doubt, visibility, leadership and trust.A space to explore what you want to create, what's holding you back, and how to begin bringing it to life.
This programme is for you if...
🌿 You feel called to create a retreat but haven't yet taken the leap.🌿 You have ideas but struggle with self-doubt or overthinking.🌿 You want to create experiences that feel meaningful rather than performative.🌿 You want to lead from authenticity rather than pressure.🌿 You're interested in one-to-one, small group or collaborative retreat models.🌿 You want practical guidance without aggressive marketing strategies.🌿 You'd like to create retreats that support freedom, travel, creativity and meaningful work.
What Makes This Different?
Most retreat trainings focus entirely on logistics.Others focus entirely on energy/mindset.This programme weaves both together.We'll explore practical retreat design, pricing, venues, marketing and guest experience.We'll also explore the internal parts that can try stop us from ever bringing our vision into reality.The parts that fear failure.The parts that fear success.The parts that doubt our worth.The parts that struggle to receive.And the parts that dream of creating something beautiful
THE FOUR-WEEK JOURNEY
🌿 Week 1. Meeting the ProtectorWe'll explore the fears, doubts and protective patterns that often arise when stepping into retreat leadership, while beginning to shape a retreat vision that feels authentic and achievable.We'll also cover:Retreat models (1:1, group and collaborative)
Location ideas and possibilities
Safety, risk and expansion
Leading from Self rather than fearOutcome: A clear retreat direction rooted in authenticity rather than comparison.🌿 Week 2 . Self-Worth, Receiving & LeadershipMany retreat dreams become stuck around value, visibility and money.We'll explore the parts that struggle to receive, charge appropriately or trust their experience.We'll cover:Self-worth and leadership
Pricing and budgeting
Money stories and receiving
Creating sustainable foundationsOutcome: Greater confidence around your value, pricing and leadership.🌿 Week 3 . The Visionary & Retreat CreationThis week is about giving space to the parts of you that have vision, playfulness and insight. while turning inspiration into a tangible retreat concept.We'll cover:The visionary part
Retreat themes and transformation
Designing meaningful experiences
Structure, flow and guest journeyOutcome: A retreat concept that feels aligned, inspiring and real.🌿 Week 4 . Failure, Freedom & Bringing It To LifeWe'll explore the fears that arise as we move towards action and learn how to bring a retreat vision into reality without unnecessary pressure or risk.We'll cover:The gatekeeper and fear of failure
Venues and accommodation
Marketing and guest communication
Bookings, boundaries and practical planningOutcome: A realistic roadmap for bringing your retreat to life.
What You Will Leave With
By the end of the programme you'll have:• A clearer vision for the retreat you want to create• Greater confidence in your ability to lead• A deeper understanding of the parts that may be holding you back• Practical tools for working with self-doubt, perfectionism and over-responsibility• A retreat concept, theme or format that feels aligned with who you are• Greater clarity around pricing, budgeting and financial sustainability• An understanding of venues, bookings and ways to reduce unnecessary risk• A marketing approach that feels authentic rather than forced• Greater trust in your own voice and leadership• A practical roadmap for bringing your retreat to lifeMost importantly, you'll leave with a clearer sense of how to create retreats that feel meaningful, sustainable and true to who you are.
Whats Included
🌿 Four live group sessions🌿 Retreat Planning Workbook🌿 Parts Work Reflections & Exercises🌿 Retreat Pricing & Budget Template🌿 Guest Communication Templates🌿 Small Group Discussion & Support
ABOUT ME
Over the years I've led six group retreats and two 1.1 in Corfu and Morocco. I have co hosted two and collaborated with others, I have also facilitated many other transformational experiences, and explored different ways of bringing people together for meaningful connection and growth.What I've discovered is that creating a retreat is rarely just about finding a venue, setting a price or filling places.Often the biggest challenges are internal.The doubts.The fears.The part that wonders if you're ready.The part that worries nobody will book.The part that feels responsible for making everything perfect.Alongside the practical lessons of retreat planning, I've become increasingly interested in what happens within us when we step into leadership, visibility and creation.My own work draws on self-presence, nervous system awareness, parts work and a belief that meaningful transformation doesn't usually come through pressure or pushing.It comes through creating enough safety and space for something authentic to emerge.This programme brings together both sides of the journey.The practical realities of creating retreats.And the inner work that helps us trust ourselves enough to bring them to life.
INVESTMENT
Founding Cohort£395 Early Bird until 1st July 2026£495 Standard after this date.Maximum 6 participants.
Let the retreat you create can be nourishing not only for your guests, but for you too