Our Mission

Promoting A Shift in Leaders’ Hearts and Minds

The threat to Earth’s ecosystems will increasingly threaten human civilization, while the very act of degrading nature is taking a psychic toll on people. We believe that, as we heal our relationship with our home planet, we will also heal our relationships with ourselves and with each other.   

The mission of The Retreat : ME is to provide a venue for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and women change-makers to pause and reflect deeply upon this unique point in human history.  In doing so, we hope to start a shift in leaders’ hearts and minds: from independence to interdependence, from competition to collaboration, from exclusion to inclusion. 

We hope The Retreat : ME offers a moment of respite for those who are doing the important, daunting work of shifting our planet and societies towards a better whole.

Our five areas of interlocking focus are:

·    The Climate Challenge

·    Racial and gender equity

·    Aging and end-of-life transitions

·    Promoting physical and mental health, regenerative agriculture, and food security as global goods

·    Promoting peace at every level: Individual, Family, Community, Nation and World