Leadership Retreats
Together with a team of fascinating women specializing at medical aspects of coping with stress, yoga with elements of calligraphy, and nutrition expertise, we help women go from insecurity and stress to more clarity on what they really want so that they can design better lives for themselves, and people close to their hearts. We help women who are going through a transformation from feeling anxious, tired, overwhelmed and stressed out to feeling energetic, motivated, confident and purpose-driven so that they can regain positive emotions, relationships and build healthy sustainable habits and rituals.
In our programs you:
- Learn numerous methods how to cope with stress and face challenges with confidence, even if you do not consider yourself a naturally resilient person
- Get to know the secrets of positive leadership and self-leadership
- Get inspirations from the world of fine arts
- Relax surrounded by nature and beauty
- Practice yoga and breathing technics
- Enjoy sensory walks and Story Art Café
- Discover the abundance of the local culture
Because being a good leader involves being in tune with your values and your strengths. It is better to be present than to be perfect.
NEW ME
24th to 29th of August 2026 in Poland
Join us in the royal city of Cracow and a beautiful 18th century residence in the Polish countryside:
Cracow:
- IDGs – Inner Developmental Goals as part of the SDGs – Sustainable Developmental Goals
- Learning global leadership across cultures from art & stories
- Positive leadership inspired by immersive experiences in new cultural settings,
- PERMA as a basis for flourishing across cultures
- Getting clarity on your own strengths, and talents and on how you can support with them people in your surroundings.
At the “Prastara” Residence in the countryside:
- Learn methods & practices to better deal with challenges,
- Recharge and get inspired by arts and nature to better cope with stress,
- Enjoy the Story Art Café to deepen positive self-leadership,
- Women empowerment with insights from positive leadership
- Join sensory walks in the woods,
- Practice yoga with calligraphy elements & enjoy organic food
Retreat Schedule
Monday
Focus: Start of our learning journey in the heart of the royal city of Cracow
- Arrival & accommodation at a hotel in Cracow
- Dinner at a restaurant with vegetarian & vegan food
- Royal Cracow by night
Tuesday
Focus: Deep dive into flourishing and positive leadership
- Czartoryski Museum and art inspirations to flourish by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt and numerous artists from around the globe.
- Collegium Maius – Copernicus and sources of innovation
- Dinner at a rooftop restaurant with city views
Wednesday
Focus: Deep dive into the world of inspirations from different cultures
- Guided Tour through the royal castle Wawel
- Visit to the Manga – Japanese Center in Cracow – optional
- Free time & optional Cracow by night
Thursday
Focus: Understanding the sources of stress and culture shock
- Impact of permanent stress on our bodies and quality of life,
- Stress reduction – observation of the body, thoughts & emotions,
- Understanding the sources and the signals of stress & culture shock
Friday
Focus: Best practices and methods to cope with stress
- Methods to cope with stress
- Story Art Café
- Sensory walk
- Trying out new methods
Saturday
Focus: Relaxation and positive self-leadership
- Yoga with elements of calligraphy
- Relaxation in the world of inspirations
- Positive Self-leadership
- Individual plan to cope with stress
Investment
Your programme fee in Cracow covers:
- Welcome aperitif in Cracow
- All materials (paper and digital version)
- Tickets to the museums
- Guided tour with a professional guide
- Transfer from Cracow to the Prastara Residence in Cieletniki
Not included:
- Accommodation and meals (please choose among hotels downtown)
Your programme fee at Prastara Residence covers:
- Accommodation in double rooms, single rooms upon request
- All meals at the organic restaurant with vegetarian and vegan options
- All workshop materials
- 3-day retreat program
- Transfer to the railway station with Intercity connections to Cracow and Warsaw
Total Programme Fee: €1,500 + 23% VAT
Facilitators
Prof. Jadwiga Jośko-Ochojska
Professor in medicine, inner medicine and Public Health specialist, expert in neurophysiology, Chair of the Department of Medicine and Environmental Epidemiology at the Silesian Medical University in Katowice. Her main field of interest are medical aspects of stress. As a physician, she focuses on the negative effects of stress on humans and on coping strategies with stress.
As an expert in the Epidemiology and in Public Health, she deals with the negative aspects of stress in the social and epigenetic inheritance contexts. She popularizes global medical knowledge and enriches her activity with numerous proposals in the prophylactic and therapy field.
M.A. Joanna Aleksandra Sell
Coach certified by the EASC – European Association of Supervisors and Coaches, Intercultural Coach certified by the F. Schiller University in Jena, M.A. in Art History from the Jagiellonian University in Cracow and M.A. in European Studies from the Leibniz University in Hanover.
Lecturer at the universities in Hildesheim and in Hanover. Trainer and Coach in the business world. Workshop facilitator in Costa Rica, India, Japan, Malaysia, and numerous European countries. Book author and author of publications on the intercultural communication and storytelling across cultures, podcast host & story facilitator.
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