The Four Shields of Leadership

Deeply experiential, nature-based retreats, intensives, and workshops for leaders

For women leaders:

Four Shields of Leadership Retreat: August 2 – 8, 2009

For nurses (men and women):

Four Shields of Leadership Intensive for Nurses (30 CNE's available): September 2 – 6, 2009
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the American Holistic Nurses Association’s Education Approver Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation

For men and women leaders and social change agents:

Four Shields of Leadership Intensive: October 1 - 4, 2009

For those interested in a one-day Four Shields of Leadership workshop:

June 6, 2009; San Francisco Bay Area, CA

May 30, 2009; Portland, OR

with Susanna Maida, Ph.D., CPCC; Jackie Levin, R.N., M.S.; Jan Shannon; Munro Sickafoose

Do you yearn to lead in a way that deeply honors your whole and authentic self?

Are you called to be of service through your leadership,
yet know you must do so in a more healthy, balanced, and personally sustainable way?

Is it time to respond to the yearning in your soul and call forth your most vibrant potential as a leader?

Come join us for these one-of-a-kind programs designed especially for leaders like you.

Using the natural world as a teacher and drawing on an ancient model of wisdom known as The Four Shields, you will have the opportunity to:

Reflect on your personal leadership path
Build on the deep wisdom inherent in a circle of leaders
Open your heart and mind to new ideas about being a leader
Rejuvenate your body and spirit

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There are many programs designed to help you become a more effective leader by teaching you specific leadership skills, tools, and strategies. The Four Shields of Leadership retreats and intensives are nothing like that. They do not grow your leadership capabilities by externally adding to your repertoire. Rather, they are a soul-nourishing approach that encourages you to:

Connect with the wisdom of your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual self
Call forth the fullness of who you already are as well as who you are becoming
Bring that naturally powerful authenticity to your work as a leader

Described by past participants as "an essential opportunity for leaders", these one-of-a-kind, deeply experiential explorations will help you to:

Go beyond your personal and cultural definitions of what it means to be a leader
Courageously weave more of your unique gifts, talents, passions, and wisdom into your leadership
Influence and inspire the individuals and groups you lead through the transforming quality of this kind of authentic leadership

While both the retreat and the intensive take place in nature, neither is physically rigorous and no previous outdoor experience is necessary. Gentle interactions with nature are our intention. If you can walk comfortably on uneven surfaces, you can participate. The depth of your experience is not influenced by your physical capacity.