The Coaching Retreat

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Hi, I'm Theresa.

I am a wife, mother of three, yoga teacher, breathwork and meditation facilitator, sound healing practitioner, and women’s circle and retreat leader. With over 700 hours of intensive yoga training, I am passionate about creating spaces where people can slow down, reconnect, and come home to themselves.

After personally navigating years of anxiety and depression, yoga became a powerful turning point in my life—opening a door to a deeper connection with myself and ultimately leading me toward meditation, breathwork, sound healing, sacred ritual, and women’s circles.

Today, I weave these practices into everything I offer. I deeply believe that healing can begin with something as simple as pausing, listening, and meeting ourselves with compassion.

At the heart of my work is a belief that we all carry wisdom within us and that kindness, connection, and loving-kindness have the power to create a more beautiful, compassionate world.

Hey there, I’m Lyssa.
I didn’t start out as a Master Certified Coach or a coaching educator. I began with a thriving therapy practice, helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s messiest, most meaningful changes. But over time, I realized I wanted more than helping people “function.” I wanted to help people flourish.

In 2013, I found myself burned out and decided to rewrite the story of my life. I made a plot twist in my own story, shifting from therapist to coach, and never looking back.

Since becoming a coach, I’ve logged over 7,500 hours (on top of 20,000+ therapy hours), worked with leaders in Fortune 500 companies, trained over 10,000 coaches globally, and created a coaching academy with programs that transform how people show up—for themselves and others. I believe in the radical power of curiosity. When you bring deep listening, metaphor, and neuroscience together, you create more than conversations. You create transformation.

Hey there, I’m Cherie.

I’m an ICF Master Certified Coach, EMCC Master Coach and Accredited Coaching Supervisor, author, and Founder and CEO of Tandem Coaching. 

Before moving fully into coaching, I spent 15 years in executive leadership roles—from Director to CEO—and today I partner with leaders, coaches, and organizations as they navigate the people, leadership, and cultural challenges that can get in the way of doing their best work. 

I’m particularly drawn to the kind of reflective work that gives us a chance to look at ourselves as practitioners—not to judge what we find, but to become more curious about what we bring into the room, what shapes our choices, and what we might see from another perspective.

At The Coaching Retreat, I’ll invite you into that exploration through Group Supervision and Tree Perspectives, and then help us gather some of what these four days have stirred through our closing reflection.

Hey there, I’m Karen.

I'm a Master Certified Coach, coach educator, author, Certified Open Space Facilitator, and founder of Monarch Coaching & Training. For more than two decades, I've worked with people and organizations navigating change, complexity, leadership, and the very human experiences that come with all of it.

My work lives at the intersection of coaching, neuroscience, nervous system awareness, and somatic practice. I am the creator of the Coaching Heartset™ and the founder of The Coaching Retreat, which grew from a simple belief: some of the most powerful learning happens when people have enough space to follow their curiosity, listen deeply, and have the conversations that matter.

My joy is in creating experiences that invite people out of performance and into presence. At the retreat, it is my honor to hold the Open Space process and guide the closing labyrinth experience—two very different invitations to wander, wonder, notice, and perhaps see something from a perspective you hadn’t considered before.

Hey there, I’m Elena.

I’m a Strategic Transformation Manager and Enterprise Coach at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and an Adjunct Professor at NYU SPS. For years, I’ve worked alongside leaders and teams navigating complex environments, helping people collaborate, build trust, and create meaningful, sustainable change.

My background spans organizational transformation, coaching, facilitation, technology, and Agile ways of working. I hold an MBA in Technology Management and am a Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach and Certified Team Coach. 

I’m also a seasoned retreat leader, bringing experience in creating and holding spaces where people can connect, reflect, learn, and enjoy being together.

At The Coaching Retreat, I’ll be your Emcee—helping us stay connected to what’s happening, move through our days together, and keep the energy, warmth, and momentum flowing along the way.