The Integrated Leader
Join an elite group of men ready to transcend limits and step boldly into their roles as heart-centred visionaries.
A Deluxe Men’s Retreat. 24 - 29 March 2025.
Lake Atitlan Guatemala.
JOIN THE OTHER INTEGRATED LEADERS
Are you ready to step into your role as an integrated leader and thrive in every area of your life?
As an integrated leader, you know your work is getting to know and welcoming home ALL parts of yourself.
Any part of yourself you're disconnected from or have pushed away moves into your shadow, creating an energy leak.
You're at the stage of your life where you want to harness all your power and focus it to serve your mission, make an impact and leave a legacy.
This retreat is for heart-led visionaries committed to their integration while supporting their brothers in doing the same.
The journey of a lone wolf leader is lonely and one-dimensional. But, by attending this retreat, you will connect with other integrated leaders and experience significant personal growth. You'll also build a network of lifelong friends who will always be there to support you throughout your journey.
We're calling in men with the courage to do this integration work and follow their hearts so that they can live, laugh, lead and love with passion and inspiration.
Are you one of us?
This Is For You If:
You want more than success —you have a deep desire for aligned purpose and passion.
Balancing your life roles feels heavy, and you're ready for renewed clarity and to lead from your heart.
Your career responsibilities, being a husband, and raising a family have left little room for your personal passions, adventures and growth.
Your once vibrant marriage feels like it's lost its sizzle, and you're ready to reignite that flame.
You sense your true leadership potential lies in deepening your connection to yourself, the earth and other heart-led leaders.
You may have scaled professional and personal mountains, but feel the call to go deeper and lead with a grounded and unshakable power.
What Awaits You In Guatemala ...
A Journey of Renewal.
Experience deep rest and rejuvenation at this exclusive retreat by Lake Atitlan.
Set against breathtaking landscapes, this environment allows you to reconnect with yourself, regain your inner strength, and embrace life from a place of wholeness.
Lifelong Bonds with Like-Minded Men.
Join a tribe of brothers also dedicated to courageous leadership. Build lasting friendships that extend beyond the retreat and form alliances with fellow leaders who understand and support your journey.
The Power of Integrated Leadership
Your journey doesn’t end with this retreat. You’ll leave with the tools, clarity, and support needed to continue your integrated leadership journey, embracing life and challenges with renewed vigour and purpose.
Sacred Rituals for Grounded Leadership.
Connect with your own truth through rituals, plant medicine, and guided introspection. Allow ancient traditions to lead you to insight, clarity, and renewed courage so you can lead with strength and empathy.
Experience Outline:
March 24th: Grounding & Settling In.
Settle into our lakeside villa, meet your fellow leaders, and begin with an opening ceremony focused on grounding and intention-setting for our time together.
March 25th: Land Journey And Meet Your Magician.
A morning of exploration of the land through a silent hike. In the afternoon, you will discover your inner magician and learn the superpowers you can use to design your life.
March 26th: The Princess + The Seducer.
Most men are disconnected from their feminine power. As you meet these two powerful archetypes, you gain access to the magic they hold while integrating any of the shadow elements of seduction and unhealthy attraction.
March 27th: Meet Your Warrior And Journey With A Grandfather
Your Warrior is the holder of boundaries and the enforcer of truth. Today, you will connect with this energy while guided by the mature masculine energy of Washuma.
San Pedro is a cactus and plant medicine native to the Americas. It's also known as the Grandfather spirit. When taken in a ceremonial and well-held space, it reconnects you with stillness, clarity, remembrance, and courage.
March 28th: The Lover And The Poet
Today's is about re-connecting with love and your creativity.
You'll learn how to show up as an integrated lover for your relationship and how to weave fun and creativity into your work.
March 29th: The Integrated King + Closing Circle
On this final day, your integrated leader is ready to emerge. This courageous king is prepared to lead; you will install the tools you need to integrate this retreat into your life.
We will also facilitate The Integrated Leader's networking session to anchor in the bonds you've forged over the reteat.
THE SPACE
A Luxurious Invitation.
Casa Piegatto is a recently completed lakeside villa created by a Guatemalan designer. Built over three levels, with a modern and cool design, each space in the home is breathtaking.
The fully open social area, open kitchen with bar, dining room surrounded by landscape, wild garden with herbs for your meals. Complete with Piegatto furniture, fireplace, outdoor room, wood oven, infinity pool with waterfall, sunbathing area, terraces for yoga, meditation, reading a book or taking in the scenery!
The villa can easily sleep 10 in the four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, including a luxurious outdoor bathtub.
A large wooden dock is your lake access and space for morning meditation and movement together. The dock also has chairs and loungers, umbrellas, kayaks, and SUP boards, all on a spectacular and quiet bay ideal for swimming.
The property is located on a beautiful private bay in Tzununa. It has direct access to the lake through an ancient rock promontory and road access to the mountains, hiking trails, and San Marcos.
What's Included In Your Retreat Package:
Five Nights At Our Five Star Luxury Lakeside Villa (Shared Room).
All Excursions.
All Workshops & Processes.
Organic Gourmet Meals.
San Pedro Plant Medicine Journey.
Fire Ceremony.
Sport / Board Rentals.
Cacao Ceremony.
Daily Movement Practises / Challenges.
All transportation required around The Lake.
We've intentionally curated this retreat to blend relaxation and luxury with challenge and transformation.
You'll go deep while being well-supported.
I’m In!
Meet Your Facilitator
Gareth Pickering
I came to Lake Atitlan for the first time in October 2017. From the moment I first saw her, there was something magical about it, and my love affair with Guatemala and this land has deepened every day since.
In 2019, I decided to make San Marcos my home. After 41 countries and six years of endless adventures and full-time travel, having a home again was a big step.
I made an offer on a home, and a few days later, I met my partner, Araminta, who has lived on the lake for 20 years. Life had given me some clear signs that this was where I needed to be.
I live full-time in Guatemala with Araminta, our two cats (Zen and Zola), and a rescue dog called Layla.
I'm grateful each day to live here and be part of this community.
Why I Created The Integrated Leader Men's Retreat.
- I wanted to create an experience where ten courageous men gathered to dive deep into the work and leave with tools that would last a lifetime.
- I want to invite other men to experience the land and lake that support my healing journey so that it can support them, also.
- I want to create financial abundance while supporting other heart-led visionaries committed to raising consciousness and enjoying life.
- To feel pampered and enjoy luxurious spaces.
- I want to share my gifts. So, Meditation, Men's Work, Yoga, Physical and Emotional Awareness, and Shadow Work are all woven into this retreat experience.
- To raise awareness and money for on-the-ground projects here at the lake. These projects directly uplift and empower the community on the lake through water sanitation, reforestation, and the creation of community-owned enterprises.
- To share the magic and medicine held by others on the lake. Fire Ceremony, San Pedro, massage and catering are co-created with local lake residents.
- I want to share the weekly medicine I receive from my men's circle at the lake.
I am excited to share what I've learnt and embodied. Our space is breathtaking, and my team and community are behind me.
I'm calling in other heart-led visionaries ready to step up as Integrated Leaders as we create the new world our hearts know is possible.
If you're on this page and feel a buzz in your system that's both excitement and nervousness, this might be your Call To Courage.
The other leaders and I will be waiting to welcome you to our lakeside villa on March 24th 2025.
Much love.
Messages From Men In Their Own Words
Andy Wright
Gareth gave me a viewpoint on life I had not been able to visualize. Lots of aha moments. From personal to professional, he will provide tools and insight to mold it into what you really want and desire. Definitely recommend!
Andy Kloppers
Gareth has a unique style of coaching that enables you to find the answers from within. My time with Gareth was beneficial in many ways, and I really enjoyed the open dialogue we shared.
Liam Miguel
I shared intimate space with Gareth in the inaugural Fathers Sons Brothers circle he co-created. Yearned to delve into Men's work; Gareth's container felt profoundly guiding.
Lenerd Louw
Gareth holds space in an easeful, loving and clear way. He directs the journey effortless and you feel held and sure of the next step.
He embodies the leadership style of the new world we are moving into, being a fully integrated embodied man
Matthias De Hoogh
Working with Gareth has been very inspirational for me. He always shares with vulnerability from the heart, a supporting brother sharing from the depths of his own experiences and inspiring by action to stand in integrity.
Brian Tremblay
Gareth’s dedication, wisdom, and presence shine in his leadership of Fathers, Sons, Brothers. He instils confidence through his leadership by example, where he openly shares his life challenges rather than engaging from a distance.
Your Courage Uplifts The Local Community In Guatemala.
When I designed this retreat, a core desire was to flow energy back to heal the land and uplift the local community.
Guatemala's beauty and magic aren't free of social and environmental challenges. High levels of poverty, malnutrition, pollution, and the destruction of natural resources exist.
The Challenge ...
Level Up Your Leadership While Also Supporting Land And Community Initiatives.
VISION ON YOUR RETURN HOME.
Welcome to your transformed life. You wake up each day feeling renewed purpose and unstoppable drive. You're fuelled by the insights and connections forged during this retreat. Equipped with actionable strategies and a tribe of allies cheering you on, you fearlessly pursue your mission, turning challenges into stepping stones toward greatness.
You come home to a happy and fulfilling marriage. You reconnect with your queen, reignite the passion and strengthen your bond. Your newfound self-awareness and effective communication skills nurture a relationship of trust, intimacy, and mutual growth.
Living purposefully is your daily reality, and your actions align with your core values and mission, leaving a lasting legacy of positive impact and meaningful change. Your integrated leadership is not just about success—it's about living authentically, with boundless passion and profound fulfilment in every aspect of your life.
You have stepped into this transformative experience and unlocked your true potential - The Integrated Leader.
Your sights are locked on your Next Mountain Peak, and you’re f*cking ready.
It's Time To Decide.
Are You Ready To Step Into Integrated Leadership?
You have one of two options here:
- Follow the courageous voice that wants the best for you and commit.
- Do nothing.
Perhaps you've heard this quote: "If nothing changes, nothing changes".
You can't create a different reality if you don't make different decisions.
There are no coincidences in life. You're on this page reading this for a reason.
There are also no wrong choices, only different future timelines based on your choice.
This is not just a retreat; it's your personalised journey towards a more fulfilling life.
It's time to stoke the flame within, guided by an experienced, heart-led facilitator who'll help you reconnect to your Integrated Leader. This retreat is about creating opportunities and experiences for you to connect with ancient wisdom within you, to be bold, to be you.
Adventure, relaxation, and transformation - all designed with you in mind. You'll leave nothing in the jungle. You will return home with a clear vision for your life, the tools to help you climb your next peak and a team of nine other men who all have your back.
Will you commit to your transformational adventure?
Secure your spot.
We only have nine spaces available for this retreat, so don't miss your chance to start your journey toward a more vibrant and purpose-driven life.
