The Five-Day Journey
The Arc: From Performance to Presence
Each day maps to one of the Five Liberations—a progression designed to move you from doing to being, from optimization to expansion.
Five days designed with the precision of leadership development and the creativity of world class experience design.
You will think differently.
You will feel different.
You will leave different.
Novus is not a retreat. It’s an experience.
Expect a mix of leadership labs
Movement sessions for clarity
Creative challenges that push your edges in a safe way
Meaningful conversations with peers
Guided reflection
Outdoor moments that reset your mind
Special communal moments and events specifically designed for the location
It’s purposeful, energizing and never performative.
The days are structured but never rigid.
Our design team crafts moments that spark insight:
A sunrise immersion designed to clear mental noise and open creative capacity
A secret menu dinner where each course unlocks a different strategic conversation
A sensory experience that sharpens focus through sound, texture and guided presence
A guided “vision mapping” session overlooking a natural landscape
A fireside council where you share insights that only emerge at the end of a long, honest day
Micro rituals that anchor your best thinking throughout the day
These are not gimmicks.
They are experiences engineered to make your mind more open and your decisions more precise.
You’ll live inside a beautifully designed journey.
Not physically.
Not publicly.
Not performatively.
But you will be asked powerful questions
that leaders rarely have space to ask:
What do you actually want next
as a human and as a leader?
You’ll be challenged, in the best way.
Ambitious.
Thoughtful.
Accomplished.
Curious.
Small groups mean you form real relationships, not surface networking.
You will leave with new perspectives and possibly new peers and collaborations.
You’ll meet people like you.
Each day opens a different dimension of leadership capacity:
Release performance pressure
Reset your stress patterns
Reclaim your authentic style
Reimagine your direction
Return with clarity and structure
It’s a leadership system you will use long after you leave.
You’ll experience the Five Liberations.
By the end you will have
Clearer direction
More mental bandwidth
Renewed energy
Better decision making
And a framework for sustainable, high level leadership.
It’s real leadership evolution.
Not because it’s intense
but because it’s designed with intelligence, intention
and the kind of creative experiences you simply do not get in traditional leadership programs.
It will be one of the most memorable weeks of your professional life.
Not theory. Not concepts.
Actual tools
Energy audits
Stress recovery frameworks
Decision making models
Custom rituals
A personalised integration plan
and a beautifully designed toolkit to take home.
You get tools you’ll actually use
We partner with high quality hotels in inspiring destinations where nature is accessible and comfort is a given.
But what makes it special is the design of the experience
the pacing, the transitions, the sensory details
that make you feel grounded and fully present.
The setting elevates everything.
Your Novus Essentials
Your personnalised Tool Kit
Your Custom Scent
A signature fragrance created during the retreat—designed to re-trigger the sensory memory of presence, clarity, and calm when you return to daily life.
Sound Rituals
Curated playlists and sonic practices for different energetic states (focus, reflection, expansion, integration).
Physical Totem
A handcrafted object symbolizing your liberation theme—a tangible reminder of the inner architecture you rebuilt.
Post-Novus Guidebook
Your personalized framework translating insights into practical leadership systems:
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Morning alignment rituals
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Energy management protocols
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Decision-making frameworks
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Team culture design prompts
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Integration practices for sustained transformation
Ongoing Support
3-Month Digital Integration:
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Weekly touchpoints and prompts
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Access to recorded practices
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Community platform for peer connection
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Optional integration calls
Novus Community
Stay connected to your cohort and the broader Novus network—leaders who've done this work and continue evolving together.
The Facilitators Hold the Space
This isn't passive content delivery. Every session is held by experienced facilitators who've walked their own transformation journeys and work with leaders at the highest levels.
You're in expert hands—but the real work is yours.
