Proving to Presence
WanderWomen Retreat
A boutique weekend near Barcelona, for women ready to stop performing strength, remember their voice, and return to themselves.
13th to 15th November 2026 in Barcelona, Spain
By the Author of WanderWomen
Founder of Thrive with Mentoring
40+ countries coached
Trusted by global organisations
Who it is for
High-achieving immigrant women who have led, adapted, carried, and succeeded, and are ready for success that feels true.
What you experience
Circle, story, nature, voice work, gentle movement, breathwork, shared meals, and spacious conversation.
What you leave with
A New Success Script, Personal Leadership Manifesto, sacred yes/no, and 30-day integration plan.
What’s Included
Two nights, full-board meals, facilitated sessions, yoga/breathwork, and arranged airport transfer.
A sacred pause for the woman
who has outgrown proving.
You may recognise yourself here if...
You are used to being the capable one.
You have built a life across cultures.
Your work looks successful, but something in you wants more truth.
You want to be an inspiring leader in your own life and for others.
After The Weekend
Clearer voice
Reduced over-carrying
Boundaries under pressure
Language for your next chapter
A plan you can live with
Three days. One return.
The Weekend Flow
The retreat is shaped by the three movements of WanderWomen: Braving, Building, Becoming. Each day gives you a different way to look at your next chapter: what is calling you, what you have carried, what you are ready to say, and what you now know.
Friday
Braving: Arrival, beginning again, crossing the threshold
You arrive as you are, without performance. We soften into landing: tea, quiet, an opening circle, and a story session that roots the weekend in the lived questions behind WanderWomen. This is the courage to hear the call without immediately turning it into a plan, a pitch, or another performance.
Guiding question: What am I ready to begin, if I no longer need to prove that I deserve it?
Saturday morning
Building: What we carry, create, and care for
We explore the cost of over-functioning and the invisible labour of being “the capable one.” We look at inherited scripts: good woman, successful woman, resilient woman, and how they shape what you tolerate, what you carry, and what you silence. This is not about doing more. It is about building the structures that let you stop disappearing inside responsibility.
Guiding question: What have I been carrying that is no longer mine to carry?
Saturday afternoon and evening
Becoming: Voice, truth, desire, power
Through movement, reflection, story council, and voice work, we explore where you have shrunk to belong, and what wants to be expressed now. This is where identity is reclaimed not as a polished brand, but as lived truth.
Guiding question: What truth am I ready to stop hiding from myself?
Sunday
Becoming: Wisdom, integration, return
This is where insight becomes clarity. We work with discernment: the sovereign yes, the sacred no, and a definition of success that no longer costs you your peace. You will create:
Your New Success Script
A Personal Leadership Manifesto
A 30-Day Integration Guide
Guiding question: What do I know now, and how will I live from it?
Every day includes guided journaling, shared meals, unhurried conversation, and space to rest: nature, stillness, circle work, story, and reflection. No networking. No performance.
What you get
Everything held,
so you can arrive fully.
Your retreat place includes full-board accommodation at Can Buch, with check-in on Friday afternoon and check-out on Sunday afternoon. The retreat will be held in English. Movement is gentle and optional. Private and shared room options will be clarified on the call. Full-board meals are included, with dietary needs collected in the participant form. Group shuttle details will be confirmed closer to the date, and yes, you can absolutely come alone.
Included at a glance
Two nights in a private Catalan villa
75-min drive from Barcelona, airport transfers arranged
Eco-gourmet breakfasts
Chef-prepared organic lunches & dinners
Guided reflection, story, and circle conversations
Voice and embodiment work
Yoga and breathwork led by professionals
Your New Success Script, Personal Leadership Manifesto, and 30-Day Integration Guide
Not Included
Flights
Travel insurance
Extra nights in Barcelona
Personal expenses
Airport transfers outside the arranged group shuttle
What You'll Leave With
More than memories.
You leave with language.
Clarity on the beginning that is calling you now.
A stronger, truer voice for what you want next.
Boundaries that can hold under pressure.
A grounded 30-day integration plan to carry it home.
"I did not need more advice. I needed a room where I could hear myself again."
What women often say after this work
Why Shivangi
A lived, shared, human experience.
Shivangi Walke is the founder of WanderWomen and Thrive with Mentoring (Switzerland). She has coached and trained leaders across 40+ countries, worked with global organisations, and brings 25 years of leadership work alongside lived experience of reinvention, belonging, and visibility across cultures.
I created WanderWomen because I kept meeting extraordinary women who had done everything right and still felt strangely far from themselves.
— Shivangi Walke, Founder
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. The weekend stands on its own.
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The retreat will be held in English.
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The retreat is designed especially for high-achieving immigrant women and women who have built lives across cultures. If the theme speaks to you but you are unsure whether you fit, please book a short call and we can explore it together.
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No. Any movement, yoga, breathwork, or embodiment work will be gentle and optional. You are invited to participate in a way that feels right for your body.
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No. Sharing is invitational. Silence is respected as participation.
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No. It’s a reflective leadership and reinvention retreat.
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Yes. Many women will. The retreat is designed to create connection gently, without forcing intimacy or performance.
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Camprodon is ~2 hours from Barcelona. A group shuttle is being organised; final travel details will be shared with registered participants.
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Your place is confirmed with a deposit. Because this is a small retreat with limited places and accommodation commitments, deposits are non-refundable once your place is confirmed. If you need to cancel, we will do our best to offer your place to someone on the waitlist. If your place can be filled, we may be able to transfer or refund part of your payment.
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Group shuttle details from Barcelona will be confirmed closer to the retreat date, once arrival times are clearer. We will share recommended arrival windows in advance so you can plan your travel smoothly.
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Included: two nights’ accommodation at Can Buch, full-board meals, facilitated retreat sessions, guided reflection, circle conversations, voice and embodiment work, yoga/breathwork, retreat materials, and group transfer arrangements.
Not included: flights, travel insurance, extra nights in Barcelona, personal expenses, and any transfers outside the arranged group shuttle.
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There will be a mix of private and shared room options. Room availability and pricing will be clarified on the call before you confirm your place.
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Yes, we will collect dietary needs in the participant form and coordinate with the venue. We will do our best to accommodate common dietary requirements, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and allergies where possible.
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We will have a short conversation to explore whether the retreat is the right fit for you, answer practical questions, and talk through room options, pricing, and next steps. If it feels aligned, you can confirm your place with a deposit.
A sacred pause
You don’t need another room where you have to be impressive.
You don’t need another version of success that costs you your body, joy, or truth.
You may simply need a pause.
A circle. A weekend where you can stop proving and start listening again.
Come as you are. Leave with a clearer voice, a softer body, and a braver relationship to the woman you are becoming.