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Retreat school

Learn by doing - not by webinar

Have a vision of hosting your own retreat but unsure if you can pull it off on your own?

Only 10 Spaces Available

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**Only 10 spaces available ~ September 20th - 27th on the Big Island of Hawai'i

Authentic Hawaiian Cultural Experiences ~ Daily Wellness Practices ~ and More

All inclusive:  Comprehensive Retreat Leader Learning Curriculum ~ Lodging ~ Healthy Meals ~ Island Excursions

Lead your own offerings
in a live retreat setting at a real retreat center while being coached and mentored by
seasoned retreat hosts and retreat center owners

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This is not an online workshop that merely hypes you up while sitting in your home office staring at a screen visualizing your first retreat. It is a live, small-group training held at an actual retreat center in Hawai‘i, where you will learn by doing from professionals.

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Retreat School is a hands-on immersive training for yoga teachers, meditation guides, breathwork facilitators, coaches, healers, and wellness practitioners who feel called to host retreats but do not yet know how to confidently plan, market, price, sell, and lead one.

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What is Retreat School?

  • A practical, comprehensive planning framework

  • Real facilitation experience

  • Effective and creative marketing techniques to fill your retreat

  • How to calculate all costs and price your retreat for profit

  • A clearer retreat concept and description that sells

  • A stronger offer making your retreat a must-do

  • Deeper understanding of what it actually takes to hold a transformational wellness retreat

  • You will leave with skills and confidence to finally take action on your calling to plan your first profitable, transformational wellness retreat

What will you leave with?

  • Lead real sessions of your skilled offerings

  • Receive direct feedback from others and our seasoned, experienced retreat leaders

  • Observe other facilitators like you in real time for inspiration

  • Experience what it feels like to be the responsible host of a retreat

  • ​Network with other attendees for potential future collaboration

  • Define and refine your vision, retreat identity, and uniqueness

  • Learn how to adjust when something unplanned occurs

  • Receive real world, practical, wisdom-based feedback about your offerings and vision

What will you do?

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  • Airport ground to/from Hilo Airport

  • 7 nights accommodation

  • Healthy Brunch, Dinner & snacks daily

  • Workbook & course materials

  • Adventure Excursions

  • Authentic Hawaiian Cultural experiences

  • Sauna, cold plunge & daily yoga

  • Hands-on practice & feedback

ALL-INCLUSIVE

  1. Retreat vision, Identity & Differentiation

  2. Audience, need & Irresistible Offer Design

  3. Venue Selection, Group Size & Logistics

  4. Retreat Experience Design & Itinerary

  5. Live Facilitation Practicum

  6. Marketing, Messaging & Ad Copy

  7. Pricing, profitability & Payments

  8. Legal, Insurance & Business

  9. Guest Screening, Safety & Risk Management

  10. Post-Retreat Integration, Community & Long-Term Value

TRAINING PRACTICUM

  • 9 Invaluable training modules

  • Live facilitation practicums

  • Daily yoga, breathwork & visualization

  • Group feedback & mentorship

  • Workbook & retreat leader toolkit

  • Peer networking & community

  • Sauna and cold plunge

  • Unforgettable adventures & excursions

  • Authentic Hawaiian Cultural experience lead by a Kumu (Hawaiian word for guru/teacher)

WHAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE

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Scottie Oceano
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Paige Tinnaman
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Co-host of Retreat School
Author - Seasoned Women's Retreat Leader

Retreat School Founder
Retreat Facility Owner - Entrepreneur

Why this make so much sense? It's a no-brainer!

Most people try to host their first retreat with no real-world experience, and most lose money and gain grey hair.

Retreat School gives you that experience before the stakes are real while also enjoying the benefits of an actual retreat.

  • Small group: No more than 10 participants

  • Hands-on facilitation practice

  • Direct, honest feedback from hosts and future retreat hosts like you

  • Learn and be inspired by watching peers lead in real time

  • Learn by making mistakes without financial or social impacts

  • Real retreat center environment that is stunning, beautiful, clean and healthy

  • Practical business and marketing training that is invaluable

  • Workbook included so you have something to lean on when needed

  • All meals and snack provided. Delicious, whole food, organic nourishment

  • Ground transportation between Hilo Airport and retreat center included

  • Island excursions included to Volcano National Park, Black Sand Beaches, and Waterfalls. The Big Island is INCREDIBLE!

  • Networking with potential collaborators who you will bond with during the week

  • Affordable compared with many retreat-leader "certifications" and mentorship programs

  • Ongoing support after the program to help your first retreat is successful and profitable

What Makes Retreat School different than retreat leader webinars or PDF retreat guides?

Most retreat courses teach you from behind a screen or by downloading a "Retreat How-To" PDF.  You and I both know that's boring, makes it only theoretical and lacks real world experience. There's nothing like hand-on training and learning. Period. There's nothing like Retreat School!

Retreat School puts you inside the real environment where you lead your skilled  offerings, have a safe place to make mistakes without financial or social consequences, and get to learn from others like you as well as successful retreat entrepreneurs who live the dream.

You will learn how retreats actually work by watching and being inside the moving parts of a retreat in real time: Calculating real world costs - Facilitation - Meal planning - transitions - Group energy and dynamics - Navigating difficult guests - Timing - Logistics - Unexpected challenges - Utilizing local resources to help you - Guest experience - Subtle details that cannot be fully understood from an online course, and waaay more...Full curriculum is below.

*For the cost of a regular vacation that does not include meals, participants receive an All-Inclusive Learning and Retreat Experience: Training, meals, ground transportation, lodging, hands-on practice, direct feedback, a take-home workbook, peer networking, island excursions, and an authentic Hawaiian cultural experience lead by a Kumu (Hawaiian word for guru or teacher) and authentic luau in a small group setting.

** To maintain a Quality Experience and Learning Environment, We limit attendance to only 10 guests. Spots WILL sell out

Payment plans are available. Please enquire.
Discounts for paid in full.

For less than the cost of a vacation in Hawai'i, learn how to create your own profitable retreat.

Retreat School is an all-inclusive hands-on training in Hawai‘i for wellness practitioners who want to host their own retreat but need the roadmap, confidence, and real-world experience to do it well.

Learn retreat design, marketing, pricing, guest screening, legal basics, facilitation, logistics, networking, collaborations ideas, and community building while participating in a live retreat environment.

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Guest Screening Practice


You will practice:

  • Intake questions

  • Discovery calls

  • Alignment conversations

  • Identifying red flags

  • Clarifying expectations

  • Mock screening interviews
     

Retreat Schedule Creation Exercise

  • Daily schedules

  • Arrival day flow

  • Excursion day flow

  • Integration day flow

  • Departure day structure


Collaboration & Co-Facilitation

  • Sharing leadership

  • Balancing modalities

  • Communication between facilitators

  • Supporting another leader

  • Transitioning between teachers


Community Building Exercises

  • Opening circles

  • Icebreakers

  • Vulnerability exercises

  • Group bonding activities

  • Accountability partnerships

  • Facilitating discussion
     

Testimonials & Content Creation 

  • Learn how to ask for testimonials naturally

  • Capture retreat content ethically

  • Learn what makes good retreat media
     

Live Debriefs & Reflection
At the end of each day:

  • Facilitators reflect on what worked

  • Participants discuss observations

  • Group identifies lessons learned

  • Leaders analyze mistakes and successes

     

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Practice Retreat Marketing Exercises

Workshops for:

  • Retreat names

  • Taglines

  • Retreat descriptions

  • Social media copy

  • Ad headlines

  • Transformation statements

  • Elevator pitches

Exercises include:

  • Writing ad copy live

  • Pitching their retreat to the group

  • Revising weak messaging

  • Clarifying their niche and audience
     

Build a Retreat Concept From Scratch
You will create:

  • A retreat theme

  • A target audience

  • A sample itinerary

  • Pricing structure

  • Retreat title

  • Marketing angle

  • Value proposition

By the end they should have a real retreat concept they could potentially launch.

Venue Evaluation Exercise

  • Group flow

  • Lodging

  • Bathrooms

  • Practice spaces

  • Noise

  • Transportation logistics

  • Meal flow

  • Accessibility

  • Energy/vibe fit

  • Backup plans

You could even walk them through:
“What problems would this venue create for your specific modality?”

Handling Difficult Scenarios (Roleplay / Simulation)

  • Late guest arrival

  • Emotional participant

  • Group conflict

  • Injured participant

  • Someone dominating discussion

  • Technology failure

  • Weather disruption

  • Last-minute cancellation

  • Low attendance

  • Guest having a panic response

  • Participant not respecting boundaries

This is extremely valuable because most retreat trainings avoid operational stress-testing.

Lead Real Sessions

Each participant (or pair) will facilitate actual sessions for the group based on their modality.
Examples:

  • Yoga class

  • Breathwork session

  • Meditation

  • Sound journey, etc
     

You will experience:

  • Leading a room

  • Managing timing

  • Reading group energy

  • Giving clear instruction

  • Holding attention

  • Creating flow

  • Transitioning between activities

  • Managing nerves and pressure
     

Design & Run Their Own “Retreat Day”
Each pair of participants will help design and facilitate an entire themed day.
This includes:

  • Creating the flow of the day

  • Balancing energy levels

  • Planning transitions

  • Integrating meals and breaks

  • Deciding session order

  • Opening and closing the day intentionally

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Receive Real-Time Feedback
This is one of the most valuable parts of the experience
After sessions, facilitators receive direct feedback from:

  • Scottie

  • Paige

  • Other participants

Feedback may cover:

  • Presence and confidence

  • Vocal tone

  • Clarity

  • Group engagement

  • Timing

  • Over-talking

  • Nervous habits

  • Safety awareness

  • Facilitation flow

  • Leadership energy

  • Authenticity


Observe Other Facilitators in Real Time
Participants also learn by watching others
They will observe:

  • Different facilitation styles

  • What creates engagement

  • What loses attention

  • How personalities affect leadership

  • What creates emotional impact

  • Common beginner mistakes

  • How facilitators recover when things go wrong

This dramatically accelerates learning.

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