Transformational Leadership Retreat
- Presenter: Robert Mulhall
- Presenter: Eset Rose
- Presenter: Hawah Kasat
- and more…

CALLING ALL ORGANIZATION LEADERS
Join Kripalu CEO's Robert Mulhall, Lead Kripalu Faculty Edi Pasalis, and other guest presenters for an on campus program open to organization leaders.
This program offers the space, activities, and materials to explore your own leadership, as well as your being and potential. Through a variety of techniques (and in a completely PowerPoint free zone!), you will experience:
- Individual reflection, co-coaching, contemplation, team exercises, discussion
- The quiet of a retreat with the activity of experiential leadership development
- The space to explore, experiment, and reflect on your leadership.
Together, we will examine the fundamental aspects of leadership—what we do as leaders, who we are, and how we show up.
NOTE Thanks to the generosity of our donors, accepted leaders will have the opportunity to attend this program free of charge. The program is fully immersive and participants should plan to attend the entire event.
Who is this retreat for?
The Transformational Leadership Retreat is designed for leaders who want to continue to grow, develop, and bring about change for good—and live by the belief that leadership is motivated by purpose.
What will be covered?
The retreat will adapt to the needs that emerge, and is designed to explore the following:
- Purpose: How is it living in me? What assists and what prevents me from being purposeful?
- Presence: What is presence? How can I develop presence? How can I unlock my creativity?
- Emotional Agility: How can I take a position and stay open to other possibilities? How do I not get emotionally hooked?
- Resilience and well-being: How can I sustain high performance over time, keep myself fresh, and maintain the energy to lead?
- Generating collective creativity: How can we foster creativity in teams? How can we be open to wide ideas and inputs, and avoid the echo chamber?
- Systems thinking and transformation: How can we transform systems to change outcomes? How can we work skillfully in systems?
Date offerings and program details:
August 24-29, 2025 I NONPROFIT LEADERS ONLY
Full scholarships are available (includes tuition, housing, and meals). Application deadline is May 1, 2025; notifications to selected participants by May 15, 2025. Late applications will not be considered.
December 7-12, 2025 I NONPROFIT LEADERS ONLY
Full scholarships are available (includes tuition, housing, and meals). Application deadline is Sept 1, 2025; notifications to selected participants by September 15, 2025. Late applications will not be considered.
January 25-30, 2026 I NONPROFIT LEADERS ONLY
Full scholarships are available (includes tuition, housing, and meals). Application deadline is October 1, 2025; notifications to selected participants by October 15, 2025. Late applications will not be considered.
February 1-4, 2026 I LEVEL 2 I NONPROFIT LEADERS ONLY WHO HAVE COMPLETED LEVEL 1 TRAINING
Program tuition is $525; housing and meals are at no cost/funded by our donors. Application deadline is November 1, 2025; notifications to selected participants by November 15, 2025. Late applications will not be considered.
March 1-6, 2026 I NONPROFIT LEADERS ONLY
Full scholarships are available (includes tuition, housing, and meals). Application deadline is December 1, 2025; notifications to selected participants by December 15, 2025. Late applications will not be considered.
May 3-8, 2026 I NONPROFIT LEADERS ONLY
Full scholarships are available (includes tuition, housing, and meals). Application deadline is February 1, 2026; notifications to selected participants by February 15, 2026. Late applications will not be considered.
May 31-June 5, 2026 I NONPROFIT LEADERS ONLY
Full scholarships are available (includes tuition, housing, and meals). Application deadline is March 1, 2026; notifications to selected participants by March 15, 2026. Late applications will not be considered.
July 5-10, 2026 I NONPROFIT LEADERS ONLY
Full scholarships are available (includes tuition, housing, and meals). Application deadline is April 1, 2026; notifications to selected participants by April 15, 2026. Late applications will not be considered.
August 2-5, 2026 I LEVEL 3 I NONPROFIT LEADERS ONLY WHO HAVE COMPLETED LEVEL 1 & 2 TRAINING
Program tuition is $525; housing and meals are at no cost/funded by our donors. Application deadline is May 1, 2026; notifications to selected participants by May 15, 2026. Late applications will not be considered.
October 4-9, 2026 I NONPROFIT LEADERS ONLY
Full scholarships are available (includes tuition, housing, and meals). Application deadline is July 1, 2026; notifications to selected participants by July 15, 2026. Late applications will not be considered.
December 6-11, 2026 I NONPROFIT LEADERS ONLY
Full scholarships are available (includes tuition, housing, and meals). Application deadline is September 1, 2026; notifications to selected participants by September 15, 2026. Late applications will not be considered.
Program at a Glance
Presenter(s)
August 24–29, 2025
January 25–30, 2026
February 1–4, 2026
March 1–6, 2026
August 2–5, 2026
Robert Mulhall is the CEO of Kripalu. He is passionate about service and deeply curious about how people can facilitate sustainable transformation to enable more peace, justice, and freedom in our world.
Full Bio and ProgramsAugust 24–29, 2025
February 1–4, 2026
May 3–8, 2026
July 5–10, 2026
Eset Rose is the Chief Programming & Innovation Officer at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, where she leads transformative programming, strategic innovation, and equity-driven initiatives that deepen connection, creativity, and collective liberation.
Full Bio and ProgramsAugust 24–29, 2025
December 7–12, 2025
May 3–8, 2026
July 5–10, 2026
Hawah Kasat is an artist, author, educator, community organizer, and yogi. For over two decades, he has been teaching yoga, mindfulness, social-emotional literacy, conflict transformation, the healing arts, and trauma-informed care to all types of students from around the globe.
Full Bio and ProgramsDecember 7–12, 2025
February 1–4, 2026
Edi Pasalis has been learning, growing, and serving through yoga for over 25 years. Prior to becoming a lead faculty member at Kripalu, Edi spent a decade on the Kripalu Leadership team which helped birth RISE™.
Full Bio and ProgramsDecember 7–12, 2025
May 31–June 5, 2026
August 2–5, 2026
October 4–9, 2026
December 6–11, 2026
Jessica Durivage is a transformational leader, ceremonialist, and Director of Online Programming at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, where she stewards visionary programming, strategic innovation, and the Kripalu Online Studio—home to a vibrant and growing global community.
Full Bio and ProgramsJanuary 25–30, 2026
March 1–6, 2026
Sabrina Allard is a curious explorer, utilizing creativity as a source of healing and a means to provide a message of freedom to the world.
Full Bio and ProgramsMay 31–June 5, 2026
October 4–9, 2026
December 6–11, 2026
Mona Mowafi comes to Kripalu with more than 20 years of experience in global development, with a focus on health equity and social entrepreneurship.
Full Bio and Programs