LEADERSHIP RECALIBRATION
Seven days walking. Nothing to manage. Everything to notice.
For leaders with the capacity for sustained discomfort and the readiness to use it.
THE WALK
Leadership Recalibration - The Camino Intensive
Seven days. One hundred kilometres. No meetings, no inbox, no performance.
You make decisions that affect budgets, teams, outcomes. But when was the last time you had seven consecutive days to think — not react, not strategise, not optimise — just walk and let the questions you've been deferring finally arrive?
The Camino doesn't care about your title. It doesn't care about your quarterly numbers. It cares whether you can walk twenty kilometres with nothing but your own thoughts and whatever you've been carrying that isn't in your backpack.
That's where the recalibration happens.
WHY WALKING WORKS
The physiology of walking and leadership clarity
Sustained aerobic movement at low-to-moderate intensity creates optimal conditions for nervous system recalibration. Bilateral movement engages both hemispheres. Extended rhythm downregulates sympathetic activation. Removal from habitual context disrupts the patterns that maintain your current operating state.
This is measurable. Walking increases creative and strategic thinking capacity. Sustained periods of slow, deliberate movement produce the conditions for insight — the kind that doesn't arrive in a 60-minute session.
Walking boosts creative thinking by up to 60% compared to sitting.
Breakthrough insights occur when the brain is placed under manageable stress, followed by recovery.
TWO TIERS
TIER 1 — SELF-GUIDED WALK + REMOTE SUPPORT
You walk alone. I guide remotely.
Before: 3 × 60-minute coaching sessions. Intentions, nervous system baseline, route design.
During: 7 days of daily remote support. Reflections via WhatsApp or email. Guidance, prompts, integration questions. Detailed walking guide (stages, terrain, accommodation, breathwork practices, reflection prompts).
After: 3 × 60-minute integration sessions. Insights → action. Leadership protocol. Maintenance design.
AU$7,500 (+GST) · Payment plan: 3 × AU$2,500
Custom dates April–October. You book flights. Accommodation arranged or self-booked with my recommendations.
Everything in Tier 1, plus I'm physically present for the 7-day walk. Daily coaching happens on the trail. Regulation practices are guided in real time. The conversations that matter most happen when you're 15 kilometres in and the performance has dropped away.
This is the deepest format I offer.
Pricing on application.
Limited to 4 guided walks per year.
I walk with you.
TIER 2 — GUIDED WALK
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WHY I GUIDE THIS?
9 Caminos. 55 Countries. 15 years. The route designed from experience.
I've walked nine Caminos to Santiago de Compostela. The first time, I walked because my nervous system had shut down and nothing else was reaching it. I'd spent twenty years leading across four continents, operating in environments where the stakes were real — including war zones. I'd lost my hearing twice. By the time I reached the Camino, I'd lost something harder to name: the ability to feel my own experience while it was happening.
The first walk didn't fix that. It did something more important — it showed me that my body knew things my mind had stopped being able to access. Each subsequent Camino went deeper. By the ninth, I understood: the walk doesn't give you answers. It creates conditions where the questions you've been avoiding can no longer be deferred.
Twenty years in high-pressure corporate environments taught me what breaks leaders. Nine Caminos taught me what rebuilds them. The practices I guide draw on both — respiratory physiology, nervous system regulation, and the specific kind of extended physical rhythm that surfaces what shorter interventions can't reach.
ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) · Oxygen Advantage Instructor · HeartMath Add Heart Facilitator · Advanced respiratory physiology training · MBA (Leadership & Education Program Design) · 9 Camino de Santiago pilgrimages on different routes
Practical Details:
When:
April through October only.
Tier 1 (Self-Guided): Custom start dates within this window.
Tier 2 (In-Person): Set dates announced 6 months in advance.
Where:
Camino de Invierno route, starting from Ponferrada or Monforte de Lemos (depending on route design).
Finishing in Santiago de Compostela.
Fitness Level Required:
You don't need to be an endurance athlete.
You need to be comfortable walking 20-25km per day with your backpack.
If you can walk for 3-4 hours with breaks, you can do this.
What To Bring:
Detailed packing list provided after booking.
Essentials: Good walking shoes, light backpack, rain gear, journal.
You won't need much. The walk teaches that too.
Accommodation:
Tier 1: Mix of albergues (pilgrim hostels) and small pensions.
Private rooms if required.
Tier 2: Private rooms, all arrangements handled. Albergue's also available for a more authentic experience.
Exclusions:
1. Airfare / Travel to Starting Destination
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Travel expenses to the starting point of the retreat are not covered (flight, train, or car hire).
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Participants are responsible for their transportation to starting point and home from Santiago end point.
2. Personal Health Insurance
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Travel insurance and health insurance are compulsory, including coverage for Hiking, and emergency medical support.
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Personal medical costs (e.g., prescriptions, treatments) are the responsibility of the participant.
3. Optional Extra Activities
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Any optional activities outside the scheduled coaching and walking itinerary are not included (e.g., extra excursions, souvenirs).
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Premium upgrades for accommodation or private coaching sessions may incur additional charges.
4. Personal Expenses
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All personal purchases such as snacks, gifts, or other personal items are not covered.
5. Tips & Gratuities
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Gratuities for guides, coaches, or other staff are not included in the price.
READY?
Apply for a 2026/2027 walk.
Limited to 12 self-guided walks per year. Application starts with a conversation.
Not ready for seven days?
Resilience Training covers the same regulatory foundation in four weeks.