Explore the Potential
Modern leadership is operating in a state of chronic overdrive. We are trained to solve complex institutional and societal problems in siloed corners, using cognitive, high-exertion strategies, often at the expense of our well-being, our inner creativity, and alignment with our personal values. When organizational cultures fracture or begin to crumble, leaders are expected to hold the pieces together without a space to process their own exhaustion or consider the short- and long-term implications for their own well-being.
The Healing Leadership Lab is a 10-month incubator designed to break this cycle. The Lab brings together an intimate (no more than 12) group of leaders (broadly conceived) to integrate structured professional development with somatic practice, nervous system regulation, and creative processing. Moving beyond superficial time-management hacks, the Lab treats the leader’s wholeness as the foundational infrastructure for positive organizational impact. In an era of AI, this is an opportunity for deep, meaningful human connection. The Leadership Lab is based in Ithaca, NY and open to leaders in the surrounding region (other professionals willing and able to travel to Ithaca 4 times a year may be able to participate as well).
The Strategic Investment
For leaders seeking organizational sponsorship, this program is designed to qualify for professional development funds and HR wellness allocations.
Somatic Intelligence
High-stakes environments demand emotional regulation. Participants in the Healing Leadership Lab learn concrete, body-based strategies to navigate institutional friction, nurture cultures of healing and growth, engage with clarity in moments of crisis, and maintain clear executive presence under pressure.
Structured Professional Development
Through an inquiry-based, non-directive Praxis Lab protocol, leaders gain access to an external advisory board of peers. You will solve real-time organizational challenges in a confidential and supportive space. You will also have opportunities to tailor in-person workshops to respond to your unique needs.
Mitigation of Executive Burnout
Turnover at the leadership level costs organizations significantly in momentum, culture, and recruitment. The Lab provides the precise restorative architecture needed to sustain high-performing leaders over long horizons.
High-Level Strategic Networking
Connect with a diverse, multi-sector cohort of seasoned leaders, creatives and organizational builders. This cross-pollination fosters innovative systems thinking that traditional, siloed professional networks cannot match.
The Lab operates on a seasonal rhythm designed to integrate seamlessly into a demanding professional calendar.
1. Praxis Labs
90 Minutes | Virtual | 10 Times
(Required)
A structured, deep-dive session balancing embodied centering with tactical organizational analysis.
- Somatic Opening & Nervous System Settling
- Collective Processing of a Shared Text
- Problem of Practice Share
- Somatic Closing & Integration
4. The Evergreen Ecosystem
All participants receive indefinite access to a private, unmoderated WhatsApp community sanctuary for real-time resource sharing and peer support long after the 10-month cycle closes.
The Rhythmic Architecture
2. Restoration Circles
90 Minutes | Virtual | 7 Times
(Invited)
A zero-preparation, non-cognitive block to restore your creative capacity & create meaningful connections.
- Opening poetry reading
- Somatic awareness excercise
- Unstructured, deep cohort check-in
- Facilitated creative processing activity
5. Leadership Pods
Leadership Pods are peer duos or trios that meet for monthly check-ins. These light-touch calls keep the community tissue alive and help each leader stay accountable to their intetions.
3. The Seasonal Saturdays
Half-Day Intensives | In-Person | 4 Times (Required)
Timed to align with the rhythms of the seasons, these half-day immersions move us into the Ithaca landscape.
- Nature immersion and somatic clearing
- Shared food and unhurried connection
- Curated leadership workshops
- Rigorous intention-setting
6. Closing Ceremony
A formal closing gathering during our final Saturday - the cohort celebrates, reflects, and names what’s next. Each leader shares key learnings, growth, and future intentions while honoring the relationships they’ve built.
If you are worried about adding another rigid obligation to your calendar, I invited you to take a big, deep breath. Praxis Labs are designed to be the most spacious, engaging, and dynamic ninety minutes of your month. Come prepared to put down your titles, engage your imagination, and experience a style of learning that fills your cup instead of emptying it.
The Generative Arc
Autumn
Autumn: The Inner Landscape (September – November)
Focus: Building collective safety/bravery, establishing container rules/norms, exploring somatic baselines, and mapping personal challenges, strengths and goals.
The Autumn Equinox Immersion: Dropping the Leaves / Harvesting Assets. Discerning what to shed and identifying hidden internal resources.
Winter
Winter: Deep Processing (December – February)
Focus: Rooting into the center when complexity peaks, navigating the urgency trap, and holding space for institutional transitions and grief.
The Winter Solstice Immersion: Strategic Incubation/Hibernation/Restoration. Visioning from rest rather than panic; leaning into winter as a time for introspection and intentionality.
Spring
Spring: Regenerative Systems (March – May)
Focus: Building healing cultures of wholeness, connection and care.
The Spring Equinox Immersion: New Beginnings / Creative Risk. Breaking through institutional gridlock through play, improv, and expansive systems thinking.
Summer
Summer: Emergence & Harvest (June)
Focus: Synthesizing the 10-month journey into long-term operational sustainability.
The Summer Solstice Showcase: Full Bloom. Cohort presentations of key takeaways, developing concrete markers of 'success' and action roadmaps, and final peer feedback.
Program Schedule & Key Dates
(2026 – 2027)
All virtual sessions take place 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST on Thursdays. All in-person Seasonal Immersions are half-day Saturday experiences (typically 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM) held in the Ithaca, NY landscape.
The Praxis Lab is our required collective anchor. The Restoration Circle is a fluid, drop-in sanctuary space available to you when your nervous system requires grounding. Join when you need to step away from the noise, rest and connect with other human beings.
🍂 Autumn Season: The Inner Landscape
September 3, 2026 — Virtual: The Praxis Lab
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026 — In-Person: Autumn Equinox Immersion
October 1, 2026 — Virtual: The Praxis Lab
October 15, 2026 — Virtual: The Restoration Circle
November 5, 2026 — Virtual: The Praxis Lab
November 19, 2026 — Virtual: The Restoration Circle
❄️ Winter Season: Deep Processing
December 3, 2026 — Virtual: The Praxis Lab
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2026 — In-Person: Winter Solstice Immersion
January 7, 2027 — Virtual: The Praxis Lab
January 21, 2027 — Virtual: The Restoration Circle
February 4, 2027 — Virtual: The Praxis Lab
February 18, 2027 — Virtual: The Restoration Circle
🌱 Spring Season: Regenerative Systems
March 4, 2027 — Virtual: The Praxis Lab
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2027 — In-Person: Spring Equinox Immersion
April 1, 2027 — Virtual: The Praxis Lab
April 15, 2027 — Virtual: The Restoration Circle
May 6, 2027 — Virtual: The Praxis Lab
May 20, 2027 — Virtual: The Restoration Circle
☀️ Summer Season: Emergence & Harvest
June 3, 2027 — Virtual: The Praxis Lab
June 17, 2027 — Virtual: The Restoration Circle
SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2027 — In-Person: Summer Solstice Showcase & Integration
A Note on Attendance & Container Expectations
Because the Healing Leadership Lab relies heavily on real-time processing, mutual witnessing, and collective trust, live attendance is expected for all Praxis sessions and in-person gatherings. Please cross-reference these dates with your personal and institutional calendars prior to submitting your application to ensure you can protect these blocks. Restoration Circles are optional - you are invited to join when you feel called to do some deeper work. In order to maintain the confidentiality of our container, none of the virtual sessions will be recorded.
Your Investment
Total Program Tuition: $5,000
Tuition includes all monthly virtual Praxis Labs and Restoration Circles, four catered in-person Saturday seasonal gatherings and workshops in the Ithaca area, curated texts, a somatic toolkit, welcome bag, and access to the peer community network.
Payment is expected in full upon acceptance. In limited cases, payment plans may be available upon request.
This payment structure assumes you have stable access to organizational and/or personal resources. If payment is provided directly from your institution, an institutional invoice and W-9 will be provided.
My Social Justice Commitment: The Access & Equity Fund
Whole Human Leadership is committed to disrupting the systemic inequities that shape who gets access to high-level professional development and healing spaces. Traditional institutional budgets rarely extend to grassroots changemakers, independent artists, and community healers who are doing the vital on-the-ground work of humanizing our local ecosystems. To honor this, I offer a limited number of Access & Equity Scholarships for practitioners who meet both of the following criteria:
No Access to Institutional Funding: You do not have an employer, grant, or corporate budget available to sponsor your professional development.
Financial Threshold / Resource Alignment: You lack the liquid capital to comfortably afford the full tuition. As a general benchmark, this applies to individuals with a household income under $100k, and people who are carrying high debt-to-income ratios, or working in historically underfunded creative and grassroots sectors.
If you meet these criteria, please indicate your need on the application form. I operate on a trust-based system and do not require income verification; I simply ask that you self-select this tier mindfully so I can preserve these limited seats for those who need them most.
Meet Your Facilitator
Founding Facilitator
With over two decades of experience designing transformative learning journeys, I developed the Whole Human Leadership approach by integrating somatic wisdom, creativity, joy, community building and nature-based approaches. My work is dedicated to humanizing the workplace by helping visionaries move beyond cognitive burnout and reclaim their creative agency and well-being.