move your own mountain
Live to Lead is a Women Move Mountains programme created specifically for female Founders, CEOs and leaders from all sectors. Set in the heart of the Lake District, this retreat combines outdoor adventure with personal and professional development to help you recharge and reflect.
Through guided daily excursions and facilitated conversations each evening, we'll explore the challenges you face in leadership and in life and the actions you can take to be in the strongest and healthiest position to meet those challenges. We’ll draw powerful parallels between the skills and tools needed to navigate the mountains safely and effectively, and those required to lead with confidence and clarity in your professional life.
This is an opportunity for you to step aside from your busy schedule to take a breath and focus on your own physical and mental health, reduce stress and create a healthier work-life balance while having an amazing adventure in the Lake District.
This retreat is for you if:
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You hold significant responsiblity
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You are keen to find a space outside of the boardroom where you can speak openly and authentically about your experiences as a leader
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You want to connnect meangifully with other women leaders instead of just 'networking'
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You have a sense that you could make changes in your life for the better but are unsure where to start or haven't found yourself able to.
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You want to improve your long-term health and wellbeing
Key Information
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2025 dates: 12th-16th May, 21st-28th August, 15th-19th September
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Location: Coniston, Lake District
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Price: £1950 (inc vat)
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Post-retreat coaching (optional): 3 sessions @ £270 or 6 session @ £500
'Live to Lead' Adventure Retreat
What's Included
Pre-Retreat Planning & Preparation
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1 x online one-to-one introductory meeting
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4 x online group planning & preparation sessions
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Access to bespoke resources including training plans and how to guides
Alpine Adventure Retreat
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4 night accommodation in a twin or triple room with daily breakfast
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4 x 3-course plant based dinner with wine
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4 x afternoon tea/coffee with cake
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4 x daily excursions with qualified mountain leader
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Packed lunches on each day
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Facilitated group reflection/discussion sessions each afternoon
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3 x daily yoga class with qualified instructor
Post-Retreat Follow-up & Support
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1 x online group follow-up session
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Access to Women Move Mountains community
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Exclusive access to future adventures and events
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121 online coaching sessions post-retreat (*additional cost)
Before, during and after
Before
Planning and preparation
In the weeks before your retreat we’ll host a series of online sessions designed to prepare you both mentally and physically for the retreat. These sessions will guide you through everything you need to know before arriving in the Lake District.
As part of this preparation, we'll begin to explore any leadership challenges you’re currently facing. We’ll start thinking about how the lessons you’ll learn in the mountains (resilience, decision-making, overcoming obstacles) apply directly to your leadership journey. This sets the stage for deep reflection and growth during the retreat itself. You’ll have access to a range of resources, including training plans and how-to guides. We’re setting you up to walk into the retreat feeling confident and ready to tackle both the mountains and your leadership goals.
During
Adventure Retreat
Each day begins with a gentle (optional) guided yoga session followed by a day of exploration and skills development with a qualified Mountain Leader.
At the end of each expedition, after some time to reflect and recharge on your own, we’ll gather for facilitated reflection, discussion, and planning sessions. These sessions are designed to help you draw meaningful parallels between the experience of moving in the mountains and your experiences of leadership, exploring how the lessons learned on the trails can be applied. While we’ll be pushing ourselves physically and mentally, this is also a retreat. At the end of each adventurous day, you’ll return to a warm house, enjoy delicious meals, and sleep in comfortable beds, allowing you to fully recharge before the next day’s challenges.
After
Coaching and community
Following the retreat, you’ll have the option to continue your journey with one-on-one coaching. These sessions are designed to help you integrate the powerful lessons learned in the mountains into your everyday life, whether it’s building resilience, tackling leadership challenges, or pursuing new personal goals. We’ll work together to ensure that the inspiration and growth you experienced on the retreat translate into lasting changes and continued progress.
In addition, you’ll join a supportive community of women who have completed the Live to Lead programme. This network offers a space for ongoing support, shared experiences and inspiration. You'll also have exclusive access to future adventures and opportunities to continue your personal and leadership growth.
Practical Information
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FoodFood plays a big role in our retreats not only to make sure you are well fuelled for your days in the mountains but also as an essential way to unwind, share stories and refresh after an adventure. All meals are 100% plant based and gluten free and everything is prepared daily, on-site.
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DatesAll Adventure Retreat dates are set in advance, just choose the programme with the retreat dates that you would like. Once you've signed up and all places (or the majority) have been filled, specific times and days for the group sessions and one-to-one sessions will be set together.
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TravelThe retreat is based just outside Grasmere. Details of the location will be provided when you sign up but the retreat base is easily accessible car, with ample parking. For those travelling by public transport there are trains as far as Windermere from where a regular bus service runs to Grasmere. Transfers from Windermere can be arranged.
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Fitness & ReadinessWe know that one of the most common reasons women cite for not signing up to active holidays, courses and retreats is the concern that they may not be fit enough. This is precisely why we have designed our programmes to include planning & preparation time so we can support you in 'getting ready' for your adventure retreat. This won't be an intense training regime, but we will share guidance, advice and tips on how to prepare physically. By the time you arrive you will need to be able to spend 4-6 hours moving at a gentle pace (this means comfortably being able to hold a conversation) carrying a backpack. If you are very inactive now and wondering if there will be enough time to get ready, why not get in touch and we can have a chat and see if this is the right programme at the right time.
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AccommodationThe retreat will be based in a beautiful house on the shore of Coniston Water right in the heart of the National Park. You will have a private double room with en-suite bathroom. The house is equipped with a large social dining and living area where we will spend much of our evening time and there is also a secondary 'snug' for down time. Yoga sessions will take place in the studio adjacent to the main house.
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Planning & PreparationYou've signed up for a week in the mountains, you're excited and raring to go, but you're thinking what do I take? What will it be like? Am I ready? Am I fit enough? Can I actually do this?! Don't worry, this is exactly why we start preparing with you and with your group in the weeks before you arrive in the mountains. In this time we will go through clothing and kit, making sure you know what to bring and why. We'll talk about fitness (see a dedicated section below on this), the types of activity we'll be doing, the weather and anything else on your mind so by the time you arrive, you feel really ready to enjoy your adventure. In this time we will also begin to discuss the specific challenges of leadership and work together as a group to begin thinking about the work we will be doing in relation to those challenges through the retreat.
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ScheduleEach day will include an hour of guided yoga, 4-6 hours hiking (or other activity), a facilitated group session for reflection and discussion (these will have daily themes prepared in advance), a group planning & preparation session, dedicated meal time and some private time for relaxation. The precise order of events may vary depending on the planned activity for the day, this will always be discussed the day before.
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CoachingCoaching is offered after your retreat to help you work towards a personal or professional goal. You can read more about what coaching is and how it works on our About page.
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Fitness & ReadinessWe know that one of the most common reasons women cite for not signing up to active holidays, courses and retreats is the concern that they may not be fit enough. This is precisely why we have designed our programmes to include planning & preparation time so we can support you in 'getting ready' for your adventure retreat. This won't be an intense training regime, but we will share guidance, advice and tips on how to prepare physically. By the time you arrive you will need to be able to spend 4-6 hours moving at a gentle pace (this means comfortably being able to hold a conversation) carrying a backpack. If you are very inactive now and wondering if there is enough time to get ready, why not drop us an email and we can have a chat and see if this is the right programme at the right time.
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ScheduleEach day will include an hour of guided yoga, 4-6 hours hiking (or other activity), a group planning & preparation session, dedicated meal time and some private time for relaxation. The precise order of events may vary depending on the planned activity for the day, this will always be discussed the day before.
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DatesAll Adventure Retreat dates are set in advance, just choose the programme with the retreat dates that you would like. Once you've signed up and all places (or the majority) have been filled, specific times and days for the group sessions and one-to-one sessions will be set together.
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TravelThe retreat is based in the Kals Am Grossglockner region of South Tyrol. We provide transfers from Salzburg Airport but full details and alternative options for travel will be provided when you sign up.
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AccommodationThe retreat will be based in a beautiful converted farmhouse in the Hohe Tauern National Park, in the Austrian region of South Tyrol. Complete with wood fired hot tub, a yoga studio with a panoramic window looking out onto the mountains and a warm and cosy communal area, it is a stunning location and perfect base to begin your mountain adventures from. You will be placed in either a twin or triple room.
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CoachingCoaching is offered after your retreat to help you work towards a personal or professional goal. You can read more about what coaching is and how it works on our About page.
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Planning & PreparationYou've signed up for a week in the mountains, you're excited and raring to go, but you're thinking what do I take? What will it be like? Am I ready? Am I fit enough? Can I actually do this?! Don't worry, this is exactly why we start preparing with you and with your group in the weeks before you arrive in the mountains. In this time we will go through clothing and kit, making sure you know what to bring and why. We'll talk about fitness (see a dedicated section below on this), the types of activity we'll be doing, the weather and anything else on your mind so by the time you arrive, you feel really ready to enjoy your adventure.
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FoodFood plays a big role in our retreats not only to make sure you are well fuelled for your days in the mountains but also as an essential way to unwind, share stories and refresh after an adventure. All meals are 100% plant based and gluten free, as much as possible is sourced locally and everything is prepared daily, on-site.
"I had enormous fun and I learnt so much!
Emma, Maidenhead