SETTING THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARD
FOR RETREAT LEADERSHIP
Mastering Retreats Certification for Retreat Planners
Mastering Retreats is a retreat planner certification created for event planners, travel professionals, and retreat specialists who want to expand into one of the fastest-growing sectors of experiential events. Learn the systems, operational strategies, and industry expertise required to professionally plan and deliver exceptional retreat experiences.
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.
Early Enrollment Inclusion: Enroll by September 15
one full year of private, direct-message access to Catherine Kontos
The only ICF Continuing Coach Education approved certification
dedicated to Retreat Leadership & Programming.
Turn your planning expertise into professionally designed retreat experiences with the strategy, tools, and industry knowledge to confidently serve the growing retreat market.
Planner Certification
Founded by RetreatBoss® Since 2012
Modern AI Supported Planning
Templates, Calculators & Final Audits
A SHIFT IN WHAT CLIENTS WANT
The Events Industry is Changing.
Clients are no longer looking for events alone. They’re seeking meaningful experiences that foster connection, wellbeing, personal growth, and lasting impact.
As demand for retreats continues to grow, planners have an opportunity to expand into one of the fastest-growing segments of experiential events.
Yet most event planning education never teaches the unique strategy behind retreats, from experience design and facilitator collaboration to pricing, venue selection, marketing, and the operational considerations that make retreats successful.
As a result, many planners enter the retreat industry without a proven framework, often learning through costly trial and error.
Mastering Retreats™ was created to change that.
MORE THAN EVENTS. MORE THAN TRAVEL
Specialized Education for the Retreat Industry
A retreat brings together travel, hospitality, event planning, programming, and transformational experiences into one carefully designed journey. Success requires understanding how each element works together to create an experience that delivers meaningful outcomes for both clients and retreat leaders.
Mastering Retreats™ Retreat Planner Certification equips event planners and travel professionals with the specialized knowledge, practical frameworks, and proven systems to confidently plan and coordinate professionally delivered retreats from concept to completion.
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EXPERIENCE DESIGN IMAGE
IMAGINE THIS…
A retreat designed with intention before a single detail is confirmed.
Instead of treating a retreat like another event…
You understand how travel, programming, hospitality, and experience design work together to create meaningful retreat experiences.
Instead of piecing together advice from event planning, travel, and hospitality…
You follow a proven framework created specifically for planning professionally delivered retreats.
Instead of coordinating logistics without understanding the retreat itself…
You confidently support retreat leaders with strategic planning, facilitator collaboration, programming, venue selection, and client experience.
Instead of competing with every event or travel planner…
You position yourself as a retreat planning specialist in one of the fastest-growing segments of experiential travel.
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RETREAT EXPERIENCE PHOTO
MODERN TOOLS, TIMELESS LEADERSHIP
Built for Today's Retreat Industry
AI-supported planning prompts to help you organize ideas, strengthen proposals, and accelerate planning.
Professional retreat planning templates and worksheets.
Pricing calculators and business frameworks.
Marketing resources designed specifically for the retreat industry.
Experience design exercises that help transform itineraries into meaningful retreat journeys.
Retreat readiness assessments to strengthen planning, operations, and delivery before launch.
Technology supports your planning. Professional expertise, thoughtful programming, hospitality, and exceptional client experiences remain at the heart of every retreat.
What You’ll Learn
Build the skills to lead a retreat people are ready to choose.
By the end of this certification, you’ll know how to:
✓Design retreat experiences that integrate programming, travel, hospitality, and client transformation.
✓Define the transformation clients will invest in
✓Collaborate effectively with retreat leaders, facilitators, venues, and suppliers.
✓Evaluate destinations and venues based on the unique needs of retreat groups.
✓Develop retreat budgets, pricing strategies, timelines, and operational plans.
✓Create seamless guest journeys from registration through post-retreat follow-up.
✓Reduce risk through thoughtful planning, contracts, contingency planning, and operational best practices.
✓Position yourself as a retreat planning specialist in a growing global industry.
✓Price your retreat without undervaluing your expertise
✓Confidently manage the unique logistics of multi-day retreat experiences.
✓Deliver professionally planned retreats that strengthen your reputation and generate repeat business.
✓Build a retreat that is ready to attract, convert and sell
WHY PLANNERS CHOOSE MASTERING RETREATS™
Built to elevate the expertise you already bring to every event.
Unlike general event planning education, Mastering Retreats™ Retreat Planner Certification focuses on the unique strategy behind planning retreats where travel, hospitality, programming, transformation, and client experience come together.
You won’t simply coordinate logistics.
You’ll learn how to become the planning professional retreat leaders trust to bring their vision to life through seamless execution, thoughtful collaboration, and exceptional guest experiences.
WHO THIS CERTIFICATION IS FOR
Mastering Retreats Retreat Planner Certification is
designed for:
Tourism & Hospitality Professionals Professionals Launching a Retreat Planning Business Human Resources Professionals Incentive Travel Professionals Corporate Retreat & Offsite Planners
Whether you’re an experienced event planner, travel professional, corporate planner, or expanding into the retreat industry, this certification provides the specialized knowledge, practical frameworks, and industry insight to confidently plan and deliver exceptional retreat experiences.
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™ 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 plan retreats.
You’re learning from professionals who have helped build the retreat industry.
TRUSTED ACROSS THE RETREAT INDUSTRY
Real experience. Real retreats. Real results.
"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 RETREAT PLANNER 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.
A strategic plan. Professional tools. Greater confidence. And a retreat model designed to serve both your clients and your business.
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 Programs Recognized by leading venues and retreat industry partners.
✓ Official ICF Continuing Coach Education (CCE) Approved
✓ 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® 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.
✓ 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
Become a Certified Retreat Professional in Retreat Leadership and Programming
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 expertise before the retreat depends on it.
A poorly planned retreat can affect client experience, operational success, and your professional reputation. Investing in specialized retreat education helps you deliver exceptional experiences with greater confidence, professionalism, and care.
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, 2026
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 planners 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.
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.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Need-to-Know Details
The program combines 15 self-paced online modules with four live coaching sessions. The next cohort begins September 24, 2026.
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.
You receive the workbook, planners, pricing tools, editable templates, contract templates, media and medical waivers, AI-supported planning prompts, and one year of standard RetreatBoss support and a one year membership the RetreatMatch community where we have monthly Round Table meetings, Networking opportunities and over 50 more expert led resources.
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 PLANNING IS EXPERIENTIAL
Become a Certified Retreat Planner.
The planners who will stand out over the next decade won’t simply organize events.
They’ll create thoughtfully designed retreat experiences that strengthen client relationships, deliver exceptional participant experiences, and keep clients coming back year after year.
Mastering Retreats™ gives you the strategy, systems, and specialized expertise to confidently expand into one of the fastest-growing sectors of experiential events.
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