The Art of Leadership Retreat
Sublime, Portugal
OCTOBER 6-13, 2024
You are alive for a big reason. You have a gift to give that if not shared is lost to the world forever. That gift is YOU.
Whatever stands in your way, it’s time to let it go. Portugal is calling. Come rest, far away from the noise of everyday life to remember what you’re made of. The Art of Leadership is a retreat like no other guiding you back to your truest voice and your most powerful impact.
Come get your fire.
Sublime is just an hour’s drive from Lisbon on a stunning 17-hectare estate, surrounded by intimate pools of water, umbrella pines and wild sand dunes. It is a magical, unspoiled thing of beauty where time stands still so you can return to what is genuine and true.
This haven of peace promises to restore and return you to your Self.
Great leaders know that the more you want to give, the more you need.
Take the time. Retreat to Lead.
Imagine what this will open up for you.
Time to indulge in nature.
Space to think strategically.
Freedom to dream.
This is an invitation to step away from all the doing, turn up your frequency, and learn powerful new ways to live and lead.
Leaders + Art + Nature
Leaders making art in nature.
That’s how the magic happens. Gather with like-minded souls, activate big energy and ideas through art in the world’s most beautiful places.
No art experience necessary.
We are here to help you become the leader you are meant to be, to fulfill your ultimate purpose and to live the dream.
“I’m feeling SO much - and all the words I try on seem paltry and insufficient. The breakthroughs! The freedom! The Joy! The acceptance!! And the sense that I’ve just barely broken through and there is SO MUCH MORE on the way. Huge huge gratitude to you Nick, to the group of beautiful and talented souls you gathered to guide us (I love every one of them!), and to the group of resonant and inspiring fellow adventurer-travelers that you have drawn together with your message and energy.”
Expect Results:
- Remember your vision and purpose.
- Turn on your fire
- Fine-tune your message and brand
- Clarify your true self-expression
- Strengthen your voice
- Expand your frequency
- Return to your most creative self
- Feel wildly alive
The ideal day will transform you, each one designed to hold you in the balance of creativity and freedom. Open mornings and restful afternoons are met with two guided creative sessions from 9-12 and 3-6.
Unbelievably delicious meals will nourish you inside and out. As they say, the key to the greatest life is not what you eat, but who you eat with.
Evenings will be fireside and candlelit with music hanging in the stars.
This is a return to the aesthetic life. Surround yourself in beauty, create beauty and everything will be possible again.
All your art materials are included.
There will be opportunities to create art with Nicholas, Cherie and our guest art coach(es).
Powerful conversations on life and leadership will happen poolside. Surprises and delights will come as the Retreat unfolds to better facilitate your growth and transformation. Integrate it all at the Spa or on a long walk with a great new friend.
Life will be forever changed.
This groundbreaking experience will be led by Nicholas Wilton, Founder of ART2LIFE, and his love, Chérie Healey, Founder of SIREN.
Cherie and Nicholas have spent their lives helping people become who they’re meant to be. Leaders and Artists across the globe have worked with them to cause impact and make the world a better place.
Nicholas will guide you to your most authentic leadership through the Art2Life Bloom Practice. This 5 Step practice will return you, day after day, to the most powerful and magnetic leader you have ever been. It will be a guiding light that brings you back to your essence, truth and creativity.
Cherie’s calling is to help you answer yours. She will guide through her 3 Step process to 1. Remember who you are and what you’re here to do 2. Create the conditions to do it well 3. Shout it from the rooftops.
When you know who you are and are living your true purpose, you become a force of nature, the most magnetic of beings.
This is what you will become in Sublime, Portugal this October.
A force of nature in nature.
A work of art.
Say yes.
Nicholas Wilton is an artist, entrepreneur, and the founder of Art2Life, a global platform that helps people realize their potential by utilizing The Bloom Practice, a new form of self-discovery and well-being through art.
Offerings include The Studio, a worldwide membership for making art with friends, international destination retreats, and the 12-week intensive Creative Visionary Program. Nicholas speaks and writes extensively on the process of creativity, inspiration, and purpose in art and life on his weekly Vlog and the Art2Life Podcast.
Art2Life helps you become more you – through art.
Chérie is an Executive Coach and Brand Strategist for impact driven leaders.
She is the Founder of SIREN – a movement of women here to change the world.
Her calling is to help you answer yours.
Know who you are and what you’re here to do.
Create the conditions to do it well.
Shout it from the rooftops.
Chérie leads a powerful community of Women Entrepreneurs and Leaders through Circles that amplify and accelerate their impact. She has led movements with Leaders at YouTube and Google. She has advised Founders and Leaders for over 25 years and she is a Women In Management Facilitator at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Through Circles, Activation Days, Workshops, Speaking and Retreats, she guides impact at orgs like Google, X, Genentech, Nike, YouTube, Apple, I Heart Media, Paramount and more.
Your art kit includes a set of 21 Art2Life high quality fluid acrylic colors, gloss medium, twelve 12″ x 12″ panels, a set of 8 brushes in various sizes, a painting tray, tracing paper pad, sandpaper, steel wool, pencil, and a 2-pocket apron. For more information on supplies, check out our FAQ section.
"I loved that our needs were met and all felt so warmly welcomed. I was surrounded by colors that I love. The balance of younger and mature artists was marvelous. The hospitality added a fountain of care that exceeded expectations and which enhanced the feeling of being in a safe environment in which to open up for art making and sharing. Every step of the way on this journey someone friendly stepped in to assist. I feel blessed to have had this experience."
Accommodations and Payment information
There are three rooming options at Sublime Comporta: a 4-bedroom villa with single rooms, a 4-bedroom villa with double rooms, and a 5-bedroom villa with double rooms. We have a limited number of each of these types of rooms, and as such they are available on a first come, first served basis. Please also note that unless specified otherwise, all retreat accommodations are co-ed.
IF YOUR DESIRED ACCOMMODATION IS SOLD OUT, ADD YOURSELF TO THE WAITLIST BY CLICKING HERE.
The cost breakdown for these rooming options is as follows:
4-Bedroom Villa
Single Occupancy Rooms
$10,125.42 USD per person
(3 Payments of $3,375.14)
4-Bedroom Villa
Double Occupancy Rooms
$6,345.42 USD per person
(3 Payments of $2,115.14)
5-Bedroom Villa
Double Occupancy Rooms
$6,494.62 USD per person
(3 Payments of $2,164.88)
The above fees cover all room, food and art material expenses. The accommodations for this retreat are first come, first served.
To register for this retreat above, we require a 1/3rd payment of the total fee. The 2nd payment (1/3rd the full amount) is processed 30 days after your initial sign up date; the 3rd and final payment is processed 60 days after your initial sign up. All fees must be paid in full prior to the start of the retreat.
**Please be aware that all retreat prices are non-refundable. We strongly recommend travel insurance for all international travel and after confirming your spot it is encouraged to purchase a policy to protect your investment. If you need to cancel your spot and it is a covered reason you can file an insurance claim with the travel insurance company you purchased a policy from seeking reimbursement.
We strongly recommend you read our payment and refund policies and extensive FAQs for this retreat below!
Please note, due to the nature of the terrain at Sublime Comporta, it is not recommended for young children or persons with limited or impaired mobility.
Have Questions?
This retreat is for impact driven leaders and entrepreneurs, craving change and ready for an experience that will improve every area of life and open up new possibilities. This is for you if you want to amp up your voice, magnetize bigger results and enjoy the ride like never before.
Art2Life Leadership Retreat: SUBLIME, Comporta EN 261-1 Muda, CCI 3954, Grandola 7570-331 Portugal
Hotel: +351 269449376
Retreat dates: October 6th – October 13th, 2024
Room check-in time on October 6th: 4:00 pm (16h)
Room check-out time on October 13th: 12:00 pm (12h)
If you are arriving early, check your bags at the front desk and start to relax immediately. Nature, new friends and the Spa await.
We recommend flying into Lisbon International Airport (the airport code is LIS), as this is the closest airport to the workshop retreat. It is roughly a 1 hour 15 minute drive to the resort.
We recommend having around $200 – $300 (€180 – €270) for shopping, taxis to town, depending on your desire to explore, and staff tips. The local currency is the Euro, but more places accept US dollars.
We recommend bringing a pair of earplugs if you are sharing a room with a potential snorer.
October temperatures tend to be around 23-24C (about 75F) early in October, with occasional warmer afternoons that can reach 28C (about 83F.)
Essentials to pack are comfy clothes to paint and wander, bathing suits, warmth for the evenings, a sun hat for the beach and anything that makes you feel good and at home. Aprons for painting will be yours to keep.
All rooms have individual air-conditioning, and Wi-Fi is available throughout the property.
If you would like to learn anything more about Sublime Comporta, visit their website at https://www.sublimecomporta.pt/
Your retreat fee covers:
- 8 days of immersion in art, leadership coaching, and transformation
- Luxurious rooms and villas nestled in Portugal’s most chic resort
- Gourmet and organic breakfasts, lunches and dinners
- Art Kit with brushes, paints boards, apron and palette
- Space and time to swim, rest, explore and spa in one of the most beautiful places on the planet with like minded souls
- Connections made for a lifetime
- 3 Month Private Online Community Group for Attendees
Meals: Meals will be served in Sema Porta, the hotel’s main restaurant.
Breakfast is served daily from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Lunch, morning, and afternoon coffee breaks will be offered daily.
Dinner is from 7:30 pm until 11:00 pm.
Sublime Comporta embraces a seasonal cuisine of communion and respect for nature. The Chef always uses regional products, working closely with local fishermen, farmers, and wineries, focusing on fresh and, whenever possible, organic products. Some of the ingredients that compose the menu come from their organic vegetable garden right in front of the restaurant, depending on what the land gives. From Comporta and Alentejo, traditions are rescued, and references are reinvented.
Please note that all shared accommodations are co-ed unless specified otherwise.
The fees above cover full room and board. They do not cover shuttle transportation between the airport and Sublime Comporta. Once you register for the Retreat, we will provide more details on booking the shuttle service for you at an additional cost. Retreat participants are responsible for incidentals not included in the above price.
Spaces are reserved for participants in the retreat. Please note that it is not suitable for individuals with limited or impaired mobility.
**Please be aware that all retreat prices are non-refundable.
We strongly recommend travel insurance for all international travel and after confirming your spot it is encouraged to purchase a policy to protect your investment.
If you need to cancel your spot and it is a covered reason you can file an insurance claim with the travel insurance company you purchased a policy from seeking reimbursement.
Thank you!
Each day is curated to create the ultimate experience, a balance of newness and comfort, change and pure joy:
8:00am: Breakfast
9:30am to 12:30pm: Retreat
1:00pm to 2:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm to 3:00pm: Break
3:00pm to 6:30pm: Retreat
7:30pm to 9:00pm: dinner
9:00pm onwards: After hours studio time
We are inviting 22 amazing humans to join us for this very special Art of Leadership experience. You will meet the members of the Creative Team when you arrive. We are curating a profoundly intimate group so that each one of you will return home touched and transformed by all.
Yes! There will be time available if you would like to explore the beautiful town of Comporta.
Comporta is in Portugal’s Alentejo province. A magical, unspoiled place where one is able to experience all that is still authentic and genuine in Portugal – living with the locals and feeling the pace of “slow living”. Comporta is an area made up of eight small villages. The main village of Comporta is located approximately 20km from the hotel and has small shops, restaurants, a grocery store, and cafés. Carvalhal is the closest village (5km from the hotel). Here, you will find cafés, shops, and restaurants frequented mainly by the locals.
All retreat participants will receive their very own Art2Life Retreat Art Kit!
Your art kit includes a set of 21 Art2Life high quality fluid acrylic colors, gloss medium, twelve 12″ x 12″ panels, a set of 8 brushes in various sizes, a painting tray, tracing paper pad, sandpaper, steel wool, pencil, and a 2-pocket apron.While everything you need to make art is included in the kit, if you have special tools, favorite brushes or other art making supplies you’d like to bring, please feel free to do so.
One of the hallmarks of any Art2Life Retreat is the Art Kit. This kit is sent to every Art2Life Retreat attendee, and it contains everything you need to enjoy the retreat. If you are traveling to the retreat by plane, please note that your Art2Life Art Kit MUST be checked as luggage; you cannot carry it onto the plane. If there are art materials you would like to bring that are not included in the art kit, then we certainly encourage you to do so. The weight of the art kit is around 14 lbs.
Art Kits are typically sent out 1 to 2 months prior to the start of the retreat (US residents only). For those attending the retreat who do not reside in the United States, we will bring your art kit to the Retreat.
