I DON’T DO CLICHÉ RETREATS
I bring interesting people together in extraordinary places, and create the conditions for something magic to unfold.
Extraordinary places. Fascinating people. A little depth, a lot of fun, and plenty left to chance.
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These aren’t retreats in the traditional sense.
They’re small, carefully curated adventures in extraordinary places, bringing together brilliant people, beautiful environments and experiences you’re unlikely to find in everyday life.
There’ll be depth. There’ll be challenge. But there’ll also be adventure, incredible food, movement, laughter, connection, play and a little mischief.
Sometimes we’ll explore the edges of who you are, how you relate, what you want and what may be getting in your way.
Other times, we’ll simply do something ridiculously fun together.
The point isn’t to escape your life. It’s to come back to it feeling more alive.
Where We’re Going Next
I choose places that are extraordinary in their own right, places that invite us to explore, play, get uncomfortable, slow down or see things a little differently.
Each one brings something different.
Bali
November 19th – 22nd, 2026.
Four days on a beautiful little island, exploring what happens when we give ourselves permission to go a little further.
There’ll be adventure, movement, beautiful food, deep conversations, intimacy, play, pleasure, a little mischief and plenty I’m deliberately not putting on the website.
We’ll go deep. We’ll have a lot of fun. And we’ll see what happens in between.
Ireland
January 7th – 10th, 2027.
A winter gathering in the place that made me.
Wild landscapes, cold water, roaring fires, incredible food, unexpected adventures and long conversations with a small group of brilliant people.
This one feels particularly personal. A little raw, a little wild, deeply Irish and full of the places, people and experiences I love most about home.
Burning Man
August 29th – September 6th, 2027.
A week living together in one of the strangest places on earth.
We’ll build our own little family inside Black Rock City and throw ourselves into everything the Burn has to offer. The art, music, dancing, exploration, ridiculousness, connection and whatever else finds us out there.
Come ready for an adventure. It’ll be dusty, intense, uncomfortable, wildly fun and occasionally completely surreal.
What makes these adventures so special?
It’s not one thing, it’s what happens when everything meets.
I’m very particular about who comes, where you go and what we do when we get there.
None of these things work on their own.
Put them together properly and the experience takes on a life of its own.
The People
Who’s in the room changes everything
I bring together people who are already doing interesting things with their lives.
Founders, Creatives, Leaders, People from completely different worlds, each with their own experience, perspective and something worth sharing.
I’m careful about the mix. I don’t want a room full of people who agree with eachother. I want people who are curious, open and willing to get involved.
Nobody comes to sit at the back.
The Environment
If I’m going to ask a lot of you, I want everything around you to take care of you.
The places are exceptional. The food is incredible.
The details are handled properly.
There’s space to disappear when you need it and plenty happening when you don’t.
The luxury isn’t there for show. It allows you to drop your guard, stop managing the practical things and give yourself fully to what’s happening.
The environment does more of the work than people realise.
The Co-Creation
I don’t want to stand at the front of a room for four days.
Everyone who comes bring something.
A skill, a story, a practice, a question. Something they’ve lived through or become unusually good at.
I create the structure, bring the people together and hold the experience. But what happens inside it belongs to everyone.
The group doesn’t simply attend the adventure. The group makes it.
The Edge
We go into the things people are usually very good at avoiding.
Relationships, Pleasure, Boundaries, Communication, Desire, Ambition, Fear. The ways you protect yourself and the parts of you that rarely get much room.
The work can include relational practice, challenging conversations, immersive experiences and carefully held psychedelic psychotherapy.
It can be uncomfortable.
It can be incredibly freeing.
I’m not interested in pushing anyone for the sake of it. But I am interested in what becomes possible when we stop circling around the thing and finally go towards it.
If you’re looking for easy, comfortable or predictable, this isn’t for you.
But if you feel the pull for something deeper, more honest and a little bit unknown… you’ll feel right at home.
It’s One Thing to Read About It.
It’s another to hear it from those who’ve been through it.
1:18 | Marc Laws
1:46 | Bali, 2025.
1:11 | Jaro Cabla
What Makes These Different
Most retreats give you an experience. These adventures pull you right into one.
I bring interesting people together in extraordinary places, put a lot of thought into what happens next, and leave just enough room for the unexpected.
The groups are small, personal and immersive. We’ll live together, eat together, explore together and see where things take us.
You’ll Be A Big Part of It
You’re not just coming along for something I’ve planned.
These are small groups, and everyone who comes shapes what happens.
Who you are. What you bring. The conversations you start. The things you share. The energy you add.
You won’t just experience the adventure. You’ll help make it what it is.
The Best Bits Aren’t Always Planned
I’ll put a lot of thought into what we do. But I’ll leave plenty of room for what happens naturally.
A conversation over dinner. An unexpected adventure. Someone sharing something that changes the direction of the whole day.
There’s always a plan. I just know better than to think the best bits will be on it.
We’ll Have A Lot of Fun
I take what we do seriously. I just don’t think we need to take ourselves too seriously.
We’ll eat well. Explore. Dance. Play. Laugh a lot. Probably get into a little mischief.
Some moments might change something. Others might just make you feel ten years old again. Both matter.
If This Feels Right, Trust It.
Most people who come on these adventures can’t completely explain what pulled them towards one.
They simply know there’s something here they don’t want to ignore.
These experiences are intentionally small, and I care deeply about who’s in the room. Not because everyone needs to be alike, but because the mix of people shapes everything that follows.
The application is simply a chance for me to understand a little more about you. Who you are. Where you are in your life. What’s drawing you towards this, and what you might bring to the experience yourself.
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
Just tell me what’s true.
If it feels right from both sides, we’ll have a conversation and take it from there.