You're still productive, making things, hitting deadlines... but that spark is gone.
You're a small business owner who can't clear that inbox.
A freelance creative who barely has time for their own practice.
Leaders who give so much to the team, but very little back to themselves.
This is the kind of exhaustion that a weekend "off" just doesn't fix. It's the kind where the spark that motivated you in the first place that's missing. You still show up. You still hit the deadlines. You still deliver. But 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 people facing the exact same thing, working through it side by side. The days are built free of technology and obligation, with honest conversation, making things with your hands, and movement. One group. One room. Together.
It's not about outcomes. Not something to show when you get home. It's about reconnecting with yourself, your creativity, and your joy, in the company of others reaching for the same momentum.
Matthew has spent more than two decades supporting creative leaders. Now, as a certified executive and creative leadership coach, he runs retreats that guide people towards connection with themselves, their creativity, and others through conversation, movement, and community.
His signature workshop, Portraits of Becoming, has you work with your hands, while talking through challenges, using shape and color to see more clearly. He's run it everywhere from intimate retreats to a room of thirty 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.
We mark the true beginning of the weekend together.
A walk into the valley held in shared silence.
One hour to yourself, to reflect and digest.
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.
Claim your spot