SETTING THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARD
FOR RETREAT LEADERSHIP™
Mastering Retreats™ Certification for Retreat Leaders
Mastering Retreats is a retreat leadership certification created for professionals, facilitators, and entrepreneurs who want to transform their vision into exceptional retreat experiences. Learn the strategies, systems, and industry best practices to create retreats that leave a lasting impact and support long-term business growth.
Complete the certification in as little as 3 months, with 12 months of implementation support, live coaching, and access to resources to help you successfully launch and grow your retreats.
one full year of private, direct-message access to Catherine Kontos
Turn Your Passion Into Extraordinary Retreat Experiences.
Turn your vision into a professionally designed retreat experience with the strategy, tools, and support to bring it to life.
Professional Certification
Founded by RetreatBoss® Since 2012
Modern AI Supported Planning
Templates, Calculators & Professional Resources
A SHIFT IN WHAT PEOPLE ARE SEEKING
Experiences Have Become the New Way People Learn, Connect, and Grow.
People are looking for more than information. They’re seeking meaningful experiences that foster connection, personal growth, wellbeing, learning, creativity, and lasting memories.
For many professionals, facilitators, educators, and entrepreneurs, retreats have become a natural way to deepen their impact, strengthen their community, and expand their business.
Yet few are ever taught how to design, position, price, market, or professionally lead a retreat.
As a result, many invest significant time and money before knowing whether their retreat is financially viable, operationally sound, or designed to deliver an exceptional participant experience.
Mastering Retreats™ was created to change that.
MORE THAN PLANNING — RETREAT LEADERSHIP
More Than Retreat Planning.
Exceptional retreats don’t happen by accident.
They are intentionally designed through thoughtful programming, purposeful leadership, exceptional participant experiences, hospitality, strategic planning, and seamless execution.
Mastering Retreats Retreat Leadership Certification provides the practical frameworks, proven systems, and industry expertise to help you transform your retreat vision into an experience people remember, recommend, and return for.
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IMAGINE THIS…
Imagine leading a retreat where every detail has purpose.
Instead of wondering whether people will actually book your retreat….
You understand who it’s for, the experience it delivers, and how to clearly communicate its value.
Instead of spending months creating a retreat you’re unsure will succeed…
You follow a proven framework that helps you validate your ideas before investing significant time or money.
Instead of piecing together advice from dozens of courses, videos, and online searches…
You follow a comprehensive system created specifically for retreat leaders who want to design, market, and deliver exceptional retreat experiences.
Instead of hoping everything comes together….
You lead a thoughtfully designed retreat that participants remember, recommend, and want to experience again.
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MODERN TOOLS, TIMELESS LEADERSHIP
Built for Today's Retreat Industry
As the retreat industry continues to grow, so do the expectations of participants, venues, and retreat leaders. Mastering Retreats™ combines practical retreat leadership with modern business strategy to help you create experiences that are intentional, professionally delivered, and built for long-term success.
AI-supported planning prompts that help you organize ideas, strengthen messaging, and accelerate planning
Professional retreat planning templates and worksheets
Pricing calculators and business frameworks
Marketing resources
Reflection exercises
Retreat readiness assessments
Technology supports your planning. Your leadership, vision, professional judgment, and participant experience remain at the heart of every retreat.
What You’ll Learn
Build the skills to create retreat experiences people remember.
By the end of this certification, you’ll know how to:
✓Turn your coaching expertise into a retreat people want
✓Define the experience clients will invest in
✓Attract the right participants for your retreat
✓Validate your retreat concept before investing significant time or money
✓Design experiences that create meaningful connections and lasting impact
✓Lead your retreat with professionalism, presence, and purpose
✓Protect your participants, reputation, and business through industry best practices
✓Choose destinations and venues that support your retreat vision
✓Price your retreat to reflect the value of the experience you create
✓Market it with clarity, credibility and conviction
✓Build a retreat that is ready to launch, grow, and generate repeat participants
WHY PROFESSIONALS CHOOSE MASTERING RETREATS™
Built for those ready to bring their retreat vision to life.
Unlike generic retreat planning courses, Mastering Retreats™ Retreat Leadership Certification was designed to help retreat leaders create experiences that are intentional, professionally delivered, and remembered long after the retreat ends.
You won’t simply learn how to organize a retreat.
You’ll learn how to thoughtfully combine programming, participant experience, hospitality, business strategy, and retreat leadership to create meaningful experiences while building a retreat business that is sustainable and aligned with your vision.
WHO THIS CERTIFICATION IS FOR
Mastering Retreats Retreat Leadership Certification is
designed for:
Educators Consultants Community Leaders Professionals Launching Their First Retreat Existing Retreat Leaders Professionals Launching Their First Retreat Creatives Practitioners
Whether you’re bringing people together to learn, recharge, reconnect, grow, or transform, Mastering Retreats™ provides the practical frameworks, proven systems, and industry expertise to help you create exceptional retreat experiences that people remember and recommend.
WHY RETREATBOSS™
More than a decade of experience, built into one certification.
Since 2012, RetreatBoss™ has helped shape the retreat industry through consulting, retreat strategy, venue partnerships, professional education, media, and global industry connections.
Mastering Retreats Retreat Leadership Certification represents more than a decade of industry experience distilled into one comprehensive certification that combines retreat leadership, business strategy, client experience, and operational excellence.
You’re not learning from people who simply host retreats.
You’re learning from professionals who have helped build the retreat industry.
FROM RETREAT PROFESSIONALS
The moment the idea
becomes a real plan.
"I thought I knew a lot about planning retreats, but this course exceeded my expectations. It gave me practical, step-by-step methods for defining a target audience, pricing, contract negotiation, and more..."
"I came into the RetreatBoss program not knowing much about retreats, just that I wanted to include them in my coaching practice. This program taught me everything I needed..."
"The RetreatBoss certification gave me the structure and confidence to build the retreat-based business I’ve always dreamed of. Catherine’s experience and mentorship go far beyond logistics..."
"I thought I knew a lot about planning retreats, but this course exceeded my expectations. It gave me practical, step-by-step methods for defining a target audience..."
"I came into the RetreatBoss program not knowing much about retreats, just that I wanted to include them in my coaching practice. This program taught me everything I needed..."
"Mastering Retreats Certification helped me realize there was so much more to creating retreats than what I thought I already knew..."
YOUR CERTIFICATION JOURNEY
Guided from where you are to a retreat ready for the marketplace.
Throughout the program you’ll complete guided exercises, professional planning activities, strategic worksheets, AI-supported planning prompts, and a comprehensive retreat audit that helps you evaluate every aspect of your retreat before bringing it to market.
You’ll leave with far more than inspiration. You’ll leave with a step-by-step implementation framework.
A strategic plan. Professional tools. Greater confidence. And a retreat model designed to serve both your clients and your business.
ICF CONTINUING COACH EDUCATION
Earn 10 ICF CCE Credits
Mastering Retreats™ provides 3 Core Competency credits and 7 Resource Development
credits toward eligible ICF credential renewal.
3
Core Competency Credits
7
Resource Development Credits
COMPLIMENTARY RETREAT STRATEGY CALL
Bring us your retreat vision.
In one focused conversation, we’ll explore your idea, answer your most important questions,
and help you identify the strongest next step.
✓Clarify your retreat direction
✓Understand the best path forward
✓Identify your biggest opportunity or blind spot
✓Discuss scholarship options when appropriate
No pressure. No obligation. Just greater clarity about your retreat and whether this certification fits.
STILL DECIDING?
Sometimes the conversation is exactly where the clarity begins.
“The Strategy Call alone gave me clarity I had been missing for months. Catherine asked questions I hadn’t even considered, helped me see the bigger picture, and I left with a clear direction. Even before joining the certification, the conversation was incredibly valuable.”
Anastasia – Venue Owner
YOUR NEXT PROFESSIONAL OFFER
Build the retreat before the retreat builds pressure around you.
The cost of an underpriced, poorly contracted or weakly positioned retreat can exceed the investment in learning how to develop it properly.
Mastering Retreats™ Certification Includes
✓ Professional Certification in Retreat Leadership and Programmation Recognized by leading venues and retreat industry partners.
✓ Official ICF Continuing Coach Education (CCE) Approved
✓ One-Year RetreatMatch® Community
• 10 live Round Tables • Monthly Introductions • Networking Opportunities • Automatic Enrolment to 100+ Expert Webinars, Conversations and Resources • 10 Live Mixers • Ongoing support from the RetreatBoss® team for a whole year.
✓ 12 Months of Implementation Support Continue receiving live coaching, guidance, resources, and community support as you apply what you’ve learned and launch or grow your retreats.
✓ One-Year RetreatMatch® Professional Public Directory
Includes a full professional listing with direct links to your site and social media.
✓ AI-Supported Planning Prompts
✓ Professional Templates & Resources
✓ Four Live Coaching Sessions
✓ Followed by Four Live Q&A Sessions
✓ Retreat Leadership & Programming Certificate of Completion
✓ Professional visibility opportunities through the RetreatBoss® network.
Enroll with Confidence
We want you to feel confident in your investment. That’s why your enrollment includes a 15-Day Satisfaction Guarantee. Complete the first four modules, submit the required assignments, attend one live coaching session , and if you determine the program isn’t the right fit, you may request a refund in accordance with our Terms and Conditions. View full Terms and conditions.
Mastering Retreats™ Certification
Unlike programs that end when the lessons are over, Mastering Retreats supports you as you implement. Complete the certification in as little as 3 months, then continue receiving your 12 months of implementation support while you build, launch, and refine your retreat business.
$3,997 USD
Choose the investment option that works best for you.
Pay in Full and save, or choose the payment plan that best fits your budget. Starts at 375$ USD per month
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IMMEDIATE ACCESS | 15-Day Satisfaction Guarantee
Enrol by September 15 and get direct access to Catherine
Full enrollment ends September 24th, 2026
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Next cohort begins: September 24, 2026
Live coaching dates: September 24, October 8, October 22, and November 5, 2026
Live session time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Completion deadline: December 21, 2026
Included at no additional cost:
- ✓ RetreatMatch® Membership
- ✓ RetreatMatch® Professional Public Directory
- ✓ Live Coaching
- ✓ Live Q&A
- ✓ AI Resources
- ✓ Templates & Tools
- ✓ RetreatBoss® Retreat Launch Promo – Professional visibility opportunities through the RetreatBoss® network.
Your Enrollment Includes
- Flexible payment options
- 15-Day Satisfaction Guarantee
- Professional certification upon successful completion and full payment
- One year of community access and member benefits
- Each live session includes 60 minutes of instruction followed by 30 minutes of questions and answers.
- If there is sufficient demand, a Thursday, 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time cohort may be opened after the afternoon cohort is filled. Get on the waitlist hello@retreatboss.com
Ask about current scholarship availability during your conversation.
YOUR NEXT PROFESSIONAL OFFER
Build the retreat before the retreat builds pressure around you.
The cost of an underpriced, poorly contracted or weakly positioned retreat can exceed the investment in learning how to develop it properly.
Mastering Retreats™ Certification
$3,997 USD
or three payments of $1,400 USD
Next cohort begins: September 24, 2026
Live coaching dates: September 24, October 8, October 22, and November 5, 2026
Live session time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Completion deadline: December 21, 2027
Each live session includes 60 minutes of instruction followed by 30 minutes of questions and answers. If there is sufficient demand, a 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time cohort may be opened after the afternoon cohort is filled.
Ask about current scholarship availability during your conversation.
RETREATBOSS SCHOLARSHIP
Purpose should not be overlooked because of a financial barrier.
A limited number of purpose-driven professionals may be eligible for partial tuition support toward the live Mastering Retreats™ Certification. Scholarships are awarded by application and consider financial circumstances, commitment, professional potential, and alignment with the program.
If the certification feels aligned with the work you are ready to build but cost may be a barrier, book a conversation to learn whether a scholarship opportunity may be available.
Scholarships are limited, partial, and not guaranteed. Availability may vary by cohort.
SEPTEMBER 2026 COHORT
Live Coaching Schedule
The next cohort begins September 24, 2026. Live sessions take place from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
- ✓September 24, 2026
- ✓October 8, 2026
- ✓October 22, 2026
- ✓November 5, 2026
- ✓Complete all 15 lessons and the final quiz by December 21, 2027
Each session includes 60 minutes of instruction and 30 minutes of Q&A. If there is sufficient demand, a 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time cohort may be opened after the afternoon cohort is filled.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Need-to-Know Details
If there is sufficient demand, a Thursday, 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time cohort may be opened after the afternoon cohort is filled. Get on the waitlist hello@retreatboss.com
Attend at least three of the four live sessions, complete all 15 modules, and achieve at least 80% on the final quiz. The September 2026 cohort must complete all requirements by December 21, 2026.
Yes. Schedule a complimentary Retreat Strategy Call to discuss your retreat vision, ask questions, and determine whether Mastering Retreats™ is the right fit. You may also enroll directly if you are ready.
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THE FUTURE OF LEADERSHIP IS EXPERIENTIAL.
Become a Certified Retreat Leader.
The Retreat Leaders who will stand out over the next decade won’t simply ask better questions. They’ll create transformational experiences clients remember for the rest of their lives.
Mastering Retreats™ gives you the framework to lead those experiences with confidence, professionalism, and purpose.
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