You're still creating. The joy just went quiet.
It's not the kind of tired a weekend away fixes. It's the kind where the spark that made you want to create in the first place has gone missing. You still show up. You still hit the deadlines. You still deliver. But the play is gone, and you feel alone in it, because everyone around you looks like they're thriving.
The Reset is three days in the Catskills to find your room: a roomful of creative people facing the exact same thing, working through it side by side. The days are built from honest conversation, making things with your hands, and movement. One group. One room. Together.
It's not about outcomes. Not portfolio pieces, not something to show for when you get home. It's about reconnecting with creativity, joy, and play, in the company of others reaching for the same momentum.
Matthew has spent more than twenty years in the creative industry. Now, as a certified executive and creative leadership coach, he runs retreats that help people reconnect with their creativity, through conversation, movement, and community.
His signature method, Portraits of Becoming, has you work with your hands, shaping color and form into a portrait of who you're becoming, then into something you carry home. He's run it everywhere from intimate retreats to a room of thirty-two C-suite leaders.
It begins ten days before you arrive and runs a week past your goodbye. The whole arc, from first hello to reentry.
The whole group meets over Zoom to get acquainted and walk through what's coming, so no one arrives a stranger. You'll leave with a little homework, so you come ready.
Check in, find your room, and get acquainted with the land at your own pace.
Gather around the fire for easy, casual conversation. Nothing formal, just a gentle start.
A gentle way to land in your body before the day begins.
One hour to yourself, to reflect and digest.
We mark the true beginning of the weekend together.
A walk into the valley held in shared silence.
A two-hour session, in breakout groups and together, to unearth what we carry that keeps us stuck.
Ninety minutes that are yours, to use however you like.
We work with our hands, shaping abstract art as we explore who we're becoming, and the parts of ourselves worth growing.
A group session in the barn, then the evening is yours.
What holds us back, and how to bring our true selves forward. We pair off in twos and threes for deep listening while Matthew works the room, then regroup for a fishbowl, and leave with an accountability partner.
Being truly present, with meditation and breath.
Bookended with solo time and prompts for journaling.
Pulling at the threads and throughline of our work. Group and individual work.
An optional game night, then a fireside chat, a literal one.
Letters to ourselves, and preparing to carry it back into real life.
The group reconvenes for a coaching check-in, with the option to keep going as an ongoing cohort.
Tucked into a private Catskills valley, Menla spans more than 320 acres of forest, streams, and trails, ringed by national forest preserve. A project of Tibet House US, the Dalai Lama's cultural center in North America, it's part mountain retreat, part destination spa, and a rare place to truly unplug together.
Spa passes are $25 per guest, first-come, first-served and subject to availability.
Three ways to stay, from a private suite to a shared cabin. Pick what fits.
Every rate includes three nights, all meals, the full retreat program, and all art supplies and facilitation.
“Independence feels doable now. 72 hours ago I was unsure, afraid, and didn’t think I had it in me. That’s not what happened.”
“It really felt like I was at a clubhouse with my friends and we were just playing with nature. In our professional roles, we still create with art, but the stakes are very high. This was a very different experience.”
“In a world that moves so fast, it’s just so nice to disconnect. As artists and freelancers we forget to recharge, going from one job to the next, stressed out. To have a multi-day recharge was just so refreshing.”
“The experience of having my phone taken from me was liberating. I kept reaching for it and it wasn’t there, and then that sensation went away. Now I can see the impulse more clearly without it.”
“I was really surprised at the depth of connection revealed through the conversations, in the coaching sessions, the group sessions, and the downtime. That’s where it felt really real.”
I keep this group small and the room intentional, so there's no instant sign-up. Every place starts with a short call, to make sure The Reset is right for you, and you for it.
Request your spot