The Empowered Life Retreat

Gran Canaria · 19–23 October 2026

What could become possible if you gave yourself four days to really think?

Step away from everyday life, reconnect with what you want next, and spend four transformational days exploring your work, money, wellbeing, ambitions and future with an intimate group of like-minded people.

Only 3 places remain.

Finca Nido del Cuervo, Mogán · £1,500

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A few days to step away, think bigger and reconnect with what you want next

The Empowered Life Retreat is an intimate four-day experience in Gran Canaria for people who are ready to step away from everyday life and create the space to think more expansively about their life, work, money and future.

You may arrive with a decision to make, an idea to explore or simply the feeling that you're ready for something more.

You don't need to arrive with the answers.

This retreat gives you the space, environment and conversations that can help those answers become clearer.

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Some experiences stay with you long after they end

When life is full, the bigger questions are often the easiest ones to postpone.

We deal with what is urgent. We make the decisions that need to be made. We keep moving.

Meanwhile, the ideas, ambitions and changes we’ve been thinking about stay quietly in the background.

Sometimes the answer isn’t more information, another strategy or another thing to do.

Sometimes what we need is enough distance from everyday life to see ourselves — and what we want — more clearly.

That is what this retreat is designed to give you.

In the mountains of Gran Canaria, away from the usual demands of home and work, you’ll have space to look at your life as a whole: your work, your money, your wellbeing, your ambitions and the direction you want to take next.

And just as importantly, there will be space for the conversations, ideas and insights that can’t be planned in advance.

You don’t need to come because something is wrong.

You may already have a life that is successful, full and meaningful.

You can be deeply grateful for what you’ve created and still know that there may be more waiting for you.

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What You’ll Experience

Bigger thinking and fresh perspective

Step away from the detail of everyday life and look at the bigger picture.

We’ll explore what’s working, what may have run its course, what you want more of, and where you may be limiting your choices because of what feels practical, familiar or expected.

Through workshops, reflection and conversation, you’ll create space for ideas and possibilities that are difficult to see when you’re immersed in normal life.

The aim is to leave with greater clarity about what matters now — and what you want next.

Work, direction and decision-making

Your work matters, but it shouldn’t be designed in isolation from the life you actually want to live.

You may want to grow what you’ve built, change the way you work, explore a new idea or move in an entirely different direction.

Together, we’ll create space to think those questions through properly, hear different perspectives and turn your thinking into clearer priorities and practical next steps.

Money, values and confidence

Money influences far more than our bank balance.

It affects the choices we make, the opportunities we consider, the risks we’re willing to take — and sometimes even what we allow ourselves to want.

We’ll explore your relationship with money in a grounded, honest way, connecting your financial decisions with your values, ambitions and real-life circumstances.

This isn’t about somebody else’s definition of wealth.

It’s about making your own choices with more confidence and intention.

Rest, movement and enjoyment

This is not five days sitting in a room talking about personal development.

The space around the sessions matters too.

Expect gentle yoga, nourishing food, relaxed shared meals and carefully chosen local experiences, alongside time to journal, walk, read, talk — or simply do nothing for a while.

There will be enough structure to create meaningful progress, and enough breathing room to absorb what’s emerging and enjoy where you are.

Meaningful conversations and connection

This is a deliberately intimate retreat, designed to create the kind of conversations that are difficult to have in a larger setting.

You’ll be surrounded by thoughtful, growth-minded people bringing different experiences, perspectives and ideas to the week.

Some of the most valuable moments may happen outside the formal sessions.

A conversation over dinner can shift how you see something. Someone may ask the question you hadn’t thought to ask yourself. Hearing another person speak honestly can unlock something in your own thinking.

There will be space to contribute, think out loud, listen and be listened to.

You won’t disappear into a crowd. You’ll be part of the conversation.

You don’t need to arrive with everything figured out. You can simply come as you are.

Can you see yourself here?
3 places remain for 19–23 October.

WHY THIS RETREAT?

More than a few days away

There are plenty of retreats that give you a break from everyday life.

I want this one to help you return to it differently.

The Empowered Life Retreat brings together the areas of life that are often treated separately — your work, money, wellbeing, ambitions, confidence and sense of what you want next.

Because in real life, they are deeply connected.

The way you feel about yourself affects the decisions you make. Your relationship with money influences the possibilities you allow yourself to consider. Your work affects your wellbeing. And the life you want to create should shape what success means to you — not the other way around.

This retreat is deliberately intimate, because the quality of the experience matters.

There will be space for honest conversations, thoughtful masterminding, different perspectives and the kind of connection that is difficult to create in a crowded room.

And it will be spacious by design.

Not every breakthrough happens in a workshop.

Sometimes it happens over dinner. On a walk. Sitting quietly after a conversation. Or when somebody sees something in your situation that you couldn’t quite see for yourself.

You may arrive with a decision to make, an ambition to explore or a change you already know you’re ready for.

Or you may simply have the feeling that something more is possible, even if you can’t yet put it into words.

You don’t need to know what will shift before you arrive.

You just need to give yourself the space to discover what wants to come next.

I think this is stronger because the central idea becomes very clear:

This isn’t an escape from your life. It’s designed to change the way you return to it.

Your Time in Gran Canaria

The retreat begins on Monday, October 19th with our Welcome Dinner.

You can arrive during the day, settle into your accommodation and take some time to exhale before meeting the rest of the group that evening.

From Tuesday, October 20th through Thursday, October 22nd, we’ll move through the core retreat experience.

These days will combine workshops, masterminding, guided reflection and meaningful group conversations with wellness activities, shared meals and carefully chosen local experiences.

The days will have structure, but they won’t feel crammed.

There will be time to engage fully in the sessions, and enough space around them for ideas to develop, conversations to unfold and insights to settle.

On Friday, October 23rd, we’ll have breakfast followed by a final masterminding and planning session.

This is where we’ll bring together the ideas, decisions and shifts from the week, and begin turning them into practical next steps for the life you’re returning to.

The core retreat experience finishes after this session on Friday morning.

And there’s something extra built into your stay

Your accommodation is available from Sunday, October 18th through to Sunday, October 25th.

That means you can enjoy up to three additional nights of accommodation at no extra cost.

You can arrive on Sunday and give yourself a full day to settle in before the retreat begins on Monday evening.

And when we finish on Friday morning, you don’t have to rush straight back into normal life.

You can stay through the weekend, giving yourself extra time to rest, reflect, explore Gran Canaria or simply enjoy having nowhere else you need to be.

More space before the retreat. More space afterwards. More time to let the experience land.

If you prefer, you can of course arrive later or leave earlier depending on your travel plans. The additional nights are there for you to use if you’d like them.

Your Home for the Retreat

Finca Nido del Cuervo, Mogán

The Empowered Life Retreat takes place at Finca Nido del Cuervo, a peaceful hillside finca in the mountains of Mogán, Gran Canaria.

I chose it because I wanted us somewhere that felt genuinely removed from everyday life — beautiful, spacious and calm, with room to gather together and enough quiet corners to retreat to when you want time on your own.

The finca is part of the experience.

Think slow mornings with mountain views, coffee on the terrace, shared meals, conversations that continue long after a session has finished, and the luxury of simply having space to think.

Accommodation is spread across four fully furnished villas, creating an easy balance between privacy and togetherness.

You’ll stay in a comfortable private room with shared living areas, terraces and outdoor spaces throughout the finca.

There is plenty of room to come together as a group, and just as much opportunity to find somewhere quiet to journal, read, reflect or simply enjoy the surroundings.

Once your place is reserved, I’ll arrange the accommodation details with you personally so that your stay feels comfortable and well suited to you.

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The Empowered Life Retreat, Gran Canaria

£1,500.00 GBP

Reserve your place in Gran Canaria

The retreat investment is £1,500 per person.

FEATURED IN:

Meet Sarah McCalden

My work sits at the intersection of money, mindset, wellbeing and personal growth.

I support thoughtful, capable people to step back from the demands of everyday life, think more expansively about what they want, and make the decisions that shape their work, finances and future.

My own path to this work wasn’t straightforward.

Earlier in my life, I experienced addiction and the deep sense of unworthiness that can accompany it. Rebuilding my life meant changing how I saw myself, how I made decisions and what I believed was possible for me.

That journey eventually led me into personal development and success and mindset work, which continues to shape the way I support people today.

Over the years, I’ve worked with individuals and small groups who are often already doing well on the outside, yet know there is something deeper they want to explore.

I’ve learned that the most meaningful shifts rarely come from simply taking in more information.

They happen when we have the space to slow down, think honestly, see ourselves and our choices from a different perspective — and reconnect with what we actually want.

That is the kind of space I’ll create for you in Gran Canaria.

I’ll guide our workshops, masterminding and conversations, while creating enough spaciousness for reflection, fresh insight and the quieter moments where things often become clear.

The people who are drawn to my work are often experienced, intelligent and carrying a great deal of responsibility.

My role isn’t to tell you what your life should look like.

It’s to help you hear yourself more clearly, trust what you know, and move forward with greater confidence and momentum.

If that kind of space feels valuable to you, I think you’ll feel very at home here.

Questions You May Have

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Do I need to hire a car?

I’m coming on my own. Will that feel awkward?

Give Yourself the Space to Think About What Comes Next

There will always be reasons to wait.

Work gets busy. Other people need us. And it’s easy to tell ourselves that we’ll make time for the bigger questions later.

But sometimes there comes a point when you realise you don’t want another year to pass with the same ideas, questions or ambitions sitting quietly in the background.

You may want to think bigger about your work. Feel differently about money. Explore a change. Reconnect with what matters to you. Or simply ask yourself what you want the next few years of your life to look like.

The Empowered Life Retreat gives you the space to do that somewhere beautiful, with thoughtful people around you and enough distance from everyday life to hear yourself more clearly.

My intention is that you leave Gran Canaria having had a wonderful few days, but also with something much more valuable:

A stronger connection to what you want.

Greater confidence in the decisions you’re making.

And a clearer sense of what comes next.