Learn to Run Life Changing Retreats

May 12-15 2025 at Casa Om Potomac

RETREAT LEADERS CHANGE LIVES BUT YOU NEED THE METHODS

From: Hargobind Khalsa

CASA OM POTOMAC

“I think we should cancel…” I said, with my voice trailing off. As if the word "cancel" meant the pain would end.

I knew it wouldn’t. But I worked so hard with so little to show. I had just 2 registrations. One of my friends, the only one who noticed, made fun of the poster. So I stopped handing them out. I just wanted the embarrassment to stop. "How many people you got", my dad kept asking?

But I was most scared of the shame. Of pouring my heart into something, throwing a big yoga retreat, for only 2 people to show. Then they would feel awkward too. The few that trusted me, would question “was that a mistake?"

I desperately wanted it to end. I had no guide, no marketing, and no training. My venue had no chef. It was no wonder I was in trouble. Retreats aren't easy.

My co-host Markus stepped up. He was wiser. He saw through the fear. He said “Hargobind, if we turn back from Tulum now, you may never return.” He wasn't worried about him. He was worried about me. Tulum had already stolen his heart. He knew how special it could be. He implored me to keep the faith. So we continued on.

We ended up getting 7 clients. Everyone loved it but I stressed so much. It almost never happened.

I was thinking about this today. I just had 25 people with me for the best new years retreat ever.

I had a moment of pride as I reflected on how far I've come. On the lessons in real estate, marketing, leadership, and teaching since that first retreat in Tulum in 2010. And I realized something bigger.

I can teach you the tactics. It doesn’t have to be so hard. In fact, we will have a blast. I know why I went from totally struggling to consistently crushing it. It’s a series of methods I can share.

My position gave me insight, other people don't have. As the owner of 2 yoga retreat centers, I have a front row seat to watch what the best retreat leaders are doing. I am their student over and over again.

I want to share what I know.

That's why I want to invite you to the next:

Retreat Wizard Blizzard

The coolest way to run life changing yoga retreats

THE BLIZZARD WILL TEACH YOU TO TURN ON THE FAUCET TO FILL YOUR RETREAT LIKE MAGIC

I WILL SHARE MY 19 FRAMEWORKS

There are 19 sections I will share with you that will take the anxiety, doubt and questioning out of the planning, marketing, selling, managing and running your next retreat.

If you are in the middle of planning a retreat, we will directly apply the methods so by the end of our 4 days together, you are positioned to crush it. This is a unique offering where if you execute on what I share, you will have everything in place to launch a legendary, profitable, life changing retreat.

Here are the 19 topics we will cover

1. Dharmify - to make sure you have total alignment on the spiritual, practical and material aspects of your retreat idea.

2. Positioning you as the Guide to build trust in the Hero’s Journey that you will take your clients on.

3. Creating effective Videos to sell your retreat.

4. Utilizing greart written copy to share your message

5. Creating a yoga retreat offer so good, you’d have to be crazy not do it.

6. Building a budget that makes sense and profit.

7. Identifying the karma that you resolve through your offer.

8. Communicating to the 3 types of buyers - emotional, logical and those that require urgency.

9. Defining your 3 core benefits so everyone knows what their getting

10. Creating a 15 second elevator pitch

11. Developing your message and choosing a channel to express your unique voice

12. Giving so much more through surprises, bonuses and over delivering

13. Mantras and Marketing - Utilizing mantra practice to elevate your core beliefs about marketing and you.

14. My friend Jenny Dicola is the best portrait photographer in West Virginia. You’ll walk away with high quality photos to use to promote your retreat in a retreat setting. Even if you don’t utilize one of our retreat centers, we’ll set this up to its what you need for the best presentation!

15. Guru’s Blessing. We’ll list the names of the people that have to have what we are offering. We’ll also define our Avatars in the forms of ideal clients so we know exactly who needs this.

16. Scheduling to change lives. I’ll share the 20 best schedules I’ve seen to stoke your creative fire in laying out your retreat itinerary. We’ll collectively build schedules and brainstorm ways to improve each other’s offerings.

17. Networking. Yoga is union. Perhaps the most powerful thing we’ll get from the Blizzard is the feedback and community of fellow retreat leaders.

18. Creating Peak Moments that change people’s lives and keep them coming back.

19. Choosing your show - A special presentation on the lessons from Hot Yoga Hotel - our reality TV show