Join us for 3 days on the transformative Big Island of Hawaii for a retreat in mindful community. Step out of the busy world of constant activity and doing. Drop into a spacious container to refresh, reconnect and renew.
Big Island, Hawaii at the Fairmont Orchid
We will gather to listen deeply to what is emerging in our life and work, and see what is there for us to discover. Join us for the unique chance to meet others who share this interest in wisdom, awareness, and compassion. Together we will explore what it means to be in community, and give and receive support.
Whether you are from the corporate world, non-profit community, education, or work independently, we welcome all -- join us for 3 days in Hawaii for meditation, movement, and small and large group conversation to better know ourselves and rekindle a sense of wonder, play, and community. Unlike our large conferences with several thousand people, this will be a much smaller intimate gathering of friends and colleagues.
Brought to you by Wisdom 2.0
We will use the majestic Big Island of Hawaii as the backdrop for practices and connections to better understand ourselves, the world we live in, and others from around the globe.
We will gather to listen deeply to what is emerging in our life and work, and see what is there for us to discover. Join us for the unique chance to meet others who share this interest in wisdom, awareness, and compassion. We explore what it means to be in community, and give and receive support.
You can expect to:
*All workshops, activities and meals are included in ticket price
Mindfulness Educator, Author, Executive Coach
CEO, Search Inside Yourself
Founder & CEO, The Lotus Collaborative
Founder, Wisdom 2.0
Registration: 4pm - 6pm on Friday
7:30am - 8:30am:
Wake-Up Yoga
8:30am - 10:00am:
Breakfast
10:00am to 12:30pm
Landing, Arriving and Coming Together.
Defining who are we as a community -- what each of us come to the retreat with and what our intentions are for our time together.
12:30pm - 2:00pm:
Lunch
2:00pm to 4:00pm:
Break
4:00pm to 6:00pm:
Knowing Ourselves: Reflections and Practice
6:00pm - 8:00pm:
Dinner
7:30am - 8:30am:
Wake-Up Yoga
8:30am - 10:00am:
Breakfast
10:00am to 12:30pm:
Community Breakouts.
We will break into small groups based on our particular interests, to dive more deeply into the topics we are most passionate about supporting in the world.
12:30pm - 2:00pm:
Lunch
2:00pm to 4:00pm:
Break
4:00pm to 6:00pm:
Harnessing Group Wisdom.
We will tap into the group’s wisdom to find support and guidance on how each of us wants to enter the next chapter of our life. Harnessing the intelligence of those present, we will support one another in each of our live’s with each person getting a chance to share their emerging calling.
6:00pm - 8:00pm:
Dinner
7:30am - 8:30am:
Wake-Up Yoga
8:30am - 10:00am:
Breakfast
10:00am to 12:30pm:
Closing Session
The Wisdom 2.0 Retreat will be held on the Kohala Coast at the beautiful Fairmont Orchid hotel on the Big Island. An ideal location to enjoy natural surroundings while diving more deeply into conversations about our greater purposes in the world, and the intersects that exist in all of our efforts.
Most of the earth's climate zones are represented on the Big Island, from arid coastal and desert areas, to lush old-growth rainforests and alpine mountain slopes, presenting a wondrous diversity of landscape and experience.
The Big Island of Hawaii has long been known as the healing island. According to Hawaiian legends, Hawaii's Big Island is the home of Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire. The spirit of Pele has a way of cutting through blockages and bringing to light innermost yearnings.
What is the cost?
$1,250 Non-Profit Early Bird
$1,600 Early Bird
For scholarship inquiries, please fill out the Scholarship application here.
What does the conference registration cover?
Entrance to this unique event, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the hotel Saturday, Sunday and breakfast on Monday.
What does it not include?
Travel, including airfare, and hotel room nights. You will be sent an email after you register with the choice of discounted room nights. You can select from a number of different room options that best serves you. If you want to share a room, we can help you connect with other attendees who also want to do so. Room rates begin at $219.
Which hotel can I stay at?
Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island. We have a discounted hotel block at the hotel. Please visit this link here. Please contact cat@wisdom2conference.com if you're interested in a room share.
Will you have scholarships?
Yes, we plan to have a limited amount of partial scholarships. Please fill out the Scholarship application here.
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Mindfulness Educator, Author, Executive Coach
Michelle Gale, MA, is a mindfulness teacher and former head of learning and leadership development for Twitter who teaches parents to better connect with their kids by first connecting with themselves. She works in schools, communities, and corporations and is the author of the new book “Mindful Parenting in a Messy World.”
In addition to her board work with the Holistic Life Foundation she is currently an advisor to the Mindful Schools, Wisdom 2.0 and Tilt365. Michelle is also a Strategic Partner with The Trium Group and WisdomLabs.
Michelle received her M.A in Psychology from Meridian University and her undergraduate degree from Florida State University where she studied Child Development. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two sons, who are by far her greatest life teachers.
CEO, Search Inside Yourself
Rich Fernandez is CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization developed at Google that now offers mindfulness and emotional intelligence programs to communities and organizations around the world. He is also the co-founder of Wisdom Labs, an organization that brings the science of mindfulness, resilience and thriving into organizations.
Rich formerly served as the director of executive development at Google, and prior to that was head of learning and organization development at eBay. Rich also has a decade of experience as a learning and leadership development executive in the financial services sector – at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America.
Rich’s leadership brings together the best of mindfulness training and scientific research to create programs that benefit lives at work and at home.
A trained psychologist, Rich received his PhD from Columbia University with a focus on organizational psychology. He is an author and frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, a neuroscience enthusiast, and a long-time mindfulness practitioner and teacher
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