Spiritual Achiever Strategic Reset Retreat
Spiritual Achiever Strategic Reset Retreat
Pause with Purpose. Return with Power.
Reconnect with your purpose, restore your energy, and map out what’s next.
For high-achieving professionals ready to reconnect with their purpose, restore their energy, and map out what’s next.
March 2026 | Costa Rica 🌿
Imagine 5 days to reset your nervous system, rewire old patterns, and walk away with a life plan that aligns with your soul - not just your resumé.
→ Early bird ends on November 15. Less than 10 spots.
You’ve carried the weight of success long enough: showing up, pushing forward, performing at peak levels.
But what if your next evolution isn’t about adding more… it’s about realigning from within?
This retreat is your space to pause, reset, and design what’s next - without abandoning your ambition. A space of stillness, strategy, and soul, built for high-achieving leaders who are ready for their next chapter.
Is it time to reclaim your energy, vision, and truth?
the question isn't if you're ready. The question is: if not now, when?
The thoughts you've been carrying
It's time for your spiritual leadership retreat.
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breaking the ties of external validation isn't easy. You’ve probably thought things like:
May is an exceptional coach and leader: wise, encouraging, creative, intelligent, and patient, her leadership coaching group and online programs, as well as her weekly podcasts, have been instrumental to self-reflection and in turn my emotional and spiritual growth during the past 18 months. Her in-person retreat highlighted her talents and experience wherein we engaged in meditation, intention setting, akashic energy work, journaling, and much more (including fine dining). May has a gift of understanding her clients’ respective needs and goals and providing the appropriate tools and environment for self-attainment. I look forward to continuing my journey with May and would strongly encourage any person who seeks to grow, discover, and learn to do so.
— NAN, New York, nY
“I look forward to continuing my journey with May”
While I have been struggling to write a formal testimonial because the feelings and joy from the retreat defy words, what I have not been struggling with is telling everyone I talk to how amazing and life-changing it was. From the realizations I had about myself and how I want to be in life to the wonderful people I met (and hopeful friendships I will continue!) to the amazingly curated set of activities and experiences, I cannot say enough good things! The words I keep using are "magical" and "amazing" and "eye opening"...and while I can already tell that holding on to the retreat glow will be hard at times, so much of what we did is now a part of my feelings, body and soul that I will carry it with me everywhere I go and I'm hopeful that the seed of alignment and contentedness that was planted will continue to grow.
Thank you for the thought and care that went into planning and creating the right mix of all the things to make this happen. I've been singing your praises and recommending future retreats to a everyone as well!
— amanda, Colorado
“The feeling and joy from the retreat defy words”
I know what it’s like to question the path you’re on.
I’m multi-passionate — an executive coach, yogi, a mom of two girls, and someone who has shifted careers more than once to follow what’s real. I’ve studied both spirituality and business leadership, and what I’ve learned is this: true success is built when ambition meets alignment.
My specialty is guiding driven, ambitious professionals to their next level — not by pushing harder, but by reconnecting with their soul, their wisdom, and their spirituality.
If you feel the pull to reset, or there’s a desire in you that won’t quiet down, this retreat is where it begins.
Join me — a Columbia-certified leadership and mindset coach for the driven and spiritually curious — as I guide you on a journey of discovery and reset.
You’ll leave with:
- A renewed sense of identity
- Tools and rituals for clarity and perspective
- The freedom to shed layers and return to who you’ve always been
I've been there too.
This isn’t just time in nature.
This is a retreat into a greater sense of ease, purpose, and surrender. the reset your life has been asking for.
and guess what...
Imagine days filled with intention, yoga, meditation and ritual. We will create from within and embody our most truest selves.
introducing...
Spiritual Achiever® :
Costa Rica Strategic Reset Retreat
You arrive, exhale, and step into a container built for reset. This first day is about grounding, setting intentions, and opening yourself to what’s possible. You’ll connect with the group, name what you’re ready to shift, and begin your Strategic Reset.
2:30 PM - Private Charter Flight (SJO to Cobano)
3:00 PM – Arrival & Check-In
5:00 PM – Opening Circle Ceremony: Set powerful intentions for your leadership journey
6:00 PM – Welcome Dinner
7:30 PM – Visioning + Ceremony
This day is about learning to fuel your body and mind in ways that actually support the life you want to live. You’ll begin with yoga and breathwork, then step into a hands-on Blue Zone-inspired cooking class — where you’ll prepare (and enjoy) food designed to support longevity, vitality, and clarity. The afternoon takes you deeper into embodied leadership, so you can practice leading from presence, not pressure.
7:00 AM – Morning Yoga & Breath-work
9:00 AM – Breakfast
10:30 AM – Longevity Cooking Class
12:00 PM – Lunch
3:00 – 5:30 PM – Afternoon Workshop
6:00 PM – Dinner
7:30 PM – Stargazing
What You'll Experience
ARRIVAL & EXPANSION
LEAD WITH PRESENCE & ENERGY
Day 1
Day two
This is where vision becomes a plan. You’ll learn to communicate with influence and power, then lock in your Big Life Plan - the map that takes you beyond the retreat.
7:00 AM – Morning Yoga
8:00 AM – Breakfast
9:30 - 11:30 AM – Morning Workshop
12:00 PM – Lunch
3:30 - 5:30 PM – Reiki Healing + Ceremony
6:00 PM – Dinner
7:30 PM – Closing Circle
INFLUENCE & EXECUTION
DAY four
This day is about choosing who you are becoming. You’ll release outdated versions of yourself and start designing the leader you’re stepping into. The work is both inner (identity) and outer (strategy).
7:00 AM – Morning Yoga
8:00 AM – Breakfast
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM – Morning Workshop
12:00 PM – Lunch
3:00 – 5:30 PM – Afternoon Workshop
6:00 PM – Dinner Out
7:30 PM – Embodiment
IDENTITY & STRATEGY
DAY Three
LET'S BREAK it DOWN
We close the container and send you home with clarity and courage. You’ll leave grounded, aligned, and carrying a Big Life Plan that’s realistic, actionable, and aligned with your values.
7:00 AM – Morning Yoga
8:00 AM – Breakfast
9:00 AM – Departures
THE RETURN
DAY five
Your Big Life Plan: a clear map for your next chapter, aligned with your values and ambitions.
How does this sound?
An Identity Upgrade: stepping out of old patterns of over-performing and into the leader you’re becoming.
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What you'll discover
Embodied Practices: yoga, breathwork, and rituals you can use daily to stay grounded and clear.
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Decision-Making Tools: frameworks for boundaries, priorities, and aligned action.
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How It Works
Each day of the 5 day, 4 night retreat is designed to take you deeper. Imagine starting your mornings with a yoga practice with the sound of the ocean, engaging in sessions that help you release and renew, and closing each day with the grounding energy of the Costa Rican landscape. This experience is about embracing your whole self—mind, body, and soul.
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
Daily healthy and delicious foods prepared by local chefs, yoga to move your body, and time for meditation and relaxation.
daily self-care
We will activate a reconnection to your deepest knowing and soul-level awareness, allowing you to become fully whole within your authenticity and reminding you of who you are.
energy healing
Great retreat and great coaching. Well organized, thoughtful, and highly restorative. May gently guides self reflection and growth that makes the process deeply rewarding/fruitful and sustainable. May’s coaching has helped me in health, wellness, and business.
Highly recommended as a guide/coach/mentor.
JOHN improved his health, wellness and business:
I am so grateful to May for an absolutely beautiful, spacious, and transformative retreat. Many shifts inside and out are already happening-thanks to the restorative nature of this retreat, the opportunity to try something new, and the space to explore my own beliefs and be in community with a wonderful group of people.
BONNIE FOUND INNER TRANSFORMATION
real results
Your life is about to take a new direction...
So let's get started!
“May offers the perfect blend of spiritual and practical life and career advice.”
She understands where I am coming from and knows the right approach to help me reverse my negative thoughts. She has not only helped me progress in my career, but she also got me into the right mindset to break free of burnout, anxiety and bad vibes. She changed the way I think, feel and interact with others on a daily basis, at work and in my personal life. My favorite compliment over the past few months has been when people voice how calm and collected I am, when previously I was known to be frantic and a worrier. I truly believe in the magic that is May and recommend her to my friends who are looking for a positive change in their life.
cathy broke free of burnout, anxiety and bad vibes
“To say that May has had a positive impact in my life would be a huge understatement.”
To say May has had a positive impact in my life would be a huge understatement. I’m truly not sure where I would be in my career or personal life if I did not work with her as a coach. I may have gotten to the same place I am today, but it would have taken much longer to get here. She has helped me understand a lot of my ‘whys’ and has enabled me to find such clarity in my life, and what I want out of it.
britt found clarity
It's always the right time for inner work.
“Phenomenal, mystical, meaningful"
My reading with May was precise and direct, straight to the source of my essence and heart. Having a reading with her was like being spotted by a dear friend through a crowd of strangers. She knew what I was dealing with on a soul level, created a compassionate space, and was able to guide me to my next level of evolution in half an hour. Phenomenal, mystical, meaningful.
shellie was guided to her next step of her evolution
“She has set me off on a path to self-love, and my world is starting to open up as I lead with love and align my values and my work."
I recently saw May in person for some energy work and we went deeper than I have ever gone. She helped me tap into and open up some deep pain that I had blocked off and guided me through the acceptance of that pain — it was such a cathartic experience. This experience has taught me the limitations of the thinking mind and the intuitive knowledge we have in our bodies. She has set me on a path to self-love, and my world is starting to open up as I lead with love and align my values and my work.
SARAH SAW her world open up
“today is a good day to have a good day.”
— ME, YESTERDAY
A Lasting Shift in Well-being
Retreat participants often describe the experience as transformative — not just a break, but a turning point. Expect renewal, new coping tools, and the kind of perspective shift that changes how you show up in every part of your life.
A Calmer, Clearer Mind
With practices like mindfulness, breathwork, and embodied movement, you’ll experience a measurable drop in stress and anxiety. Past retreat participants consistently report sharper focus, steadier emotions, and a clearer perspective on life and work.
A Reset Nervous System
The rhythm of daily practice — yoga, ceremony, stillness, and intentional reflection — will help your body remember what it feels like to rest, reset, and move from presence instead of pressure.
A Sense of Purpose and Alignment
Stepping away from the noise gives you the clarity to hear yourself again. You’ll leave with a new sense of identity, perspective, and a practical plan for how you want to live and lead.
By the end of the spiritual achiever RETREAT, you will have...
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She has an incredible gift that can help you to see your true path but also how and why you are not fully living it presently. May gave me practical tips that I can do daily in order to reconnect and fully be present in my life as is.
— HELEN
“She has an incredible gift that can help you see your true path”
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May has the incredible ability to help people discover what truly makes them happy, and ways to actively pursue those passions. I’m so grateful to have her in my life and would recommend to anyone looking for grounding and purpose!
— LENA
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I'm May, your new lets-do-this friend.
My speciality is taking driven, ambitious seekers to the next level by reconnecting them with their soul, their divine wisdom, and to their spirituality.
hey there!
But this didn't happen by accident.
I realized the power of retreats, when I was having my first baby, changing careers, feeling overwhelmed by the demands at work and home - and knew that I needed something to change.
I realized the power of retreats when I wanted to step into the most authentic version of myself, knowing I couldn't do it without living the experience fully.
This retreat was created from listening to my own internal truth and guidance. The one that told me to surrender while I was in meditation at a yoga retreat. The one that told me to create retreats for those in transition when I was looking out into the clouds on a flight criss-crossing the country each week for my work.
The one that told me to create the retreat I wanted to experience for myself when I felt the pull of life asking me to step up and be seen in the world.
It was in Costa Rica where I experienced another full-circle moment. I received a sacred reconnection to a visualization I had 8 years ago before the birth of my first daughter, which led me to birth the Spiritual Achiever® movement.
A sudden, profound understanding again that no thoughts go unanswered.
If you're still reading, now it's your turn. It's time to sign up.
This retreat is one of a kind because...
it is built upon the energy of you.
Your energy affects everything. Your healing, your embodiment and your ability to accept life as it is. You also have a deep well of creative energy inside of you and I will guide you through energetic practices to come back to your own truth, lead from your soul, and move forward with a greater sense of purpose.
we create an experience of transformation
Transformation happens when we begin to understand how the world operates in relation to ourselves. Thoughts, beliefs, patterns and assumptions will be tested to see if they hold true. What remains is the transformation that is ready to take shape. You, as you, continuing to operate in the energy of love.
I will provide you the tools, support and guidance to map out the most important aspects of your life. Ultimately, however, your commitment to changing your life will take you to your next level. When you apply the teachings to your life, that's when the magic happens.
This retreat includes everything I used to create an executable vision.
Bring in abundance of any kind into your life.
Create a sense of natural ease and internal strength.
Open yourself to all infinite possibilities.
Unlock your connection to your divine wisdom.
Create wellness rituals that allow you to thrive physically.
Embed energy techniques to heal your body.
Release old patterns and identities that no longer serve you.
If you've decided that this is the moment where you:
JOIN NOW >
Let's Do This!
SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
When and where is the retreat?
The retreat will be held on March 12 - March 16, 2026 in Costa Rica. You will fly into San Jose (SJO), Costa Rica airport on the 12th and depart on the 16th.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included?
A transformative spiritual and strategic reset retreat experience, Accommodations, Daily Yoga, All Meals, and transport to and from San Jose (SJO) Airport. Includes private chartered flights from SJO to Cobano with a return.
What time do I need to arrive/depart?
Please arrive by 1 PM on 3/12/2026 at SJO airport and depart after 1 PM Costa Rica time on 3/16/2026 (we will depart for the airport after breakfast).
How many people will be attending?
There will be approximately 8 participants.
What if I am interested in coaching?
Email support@mayempson.com find out more about coaching.
When do I receive my 1:1 session?
You will get immediate access to book your 1:1 session
What do I need to pack?
We will be moving our bodies so feel free to pack comfortable clothes and shoes for walking and yoga. Bathing suits for swimming. We will send out a packing list prior to the trip.
What is your cancellation policy?
Should you choose to cancel your participation in the Retreat prior to November 25, 2025 you can receive a refund of the total amount paid to minus the non-refundable deposit of one monthly payment.
Still on the Fence?
let's do this
I completely understand. Every dollar invested is an important one! Let's connect and figure out what your goals are and what kinds of support is the best fit for you.
