A 3-Day Immersive Leadership Retreat for High-Performing Women
Create Success That Feels as Good on the Inside as It Looks on the Outside.
You’ve worked hard to build a successful career and life. But beneath the accomplishments, you may be carrying pressure, overthinking, self-doubt, emotional exhaustion, or the persistent feeling that something is missing.
Ignite Your Power is an immersive women’s leadership retreat designed to help you step out of reaction mode, reconnect with yourself, and become the clear, confident, aligned leader your next chapter requires.
Break through the hidden patterns keeping you overwhelmed, second-guessing, or playing small.
Reclaim your confidence, energy, self-trust, and authentic leadership voice.
Leave with a clear vision—and a practical path for showing up differently at work, at home, and in your life.
Aug 14-16, 2026
California Central Coast
Santa Cruz
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Three Days to Reconnect With Yourself and Redefine What’s Possible
Ignite Your Power is an immersive leadership retreat for accomplished women who are ready to step away from the pressure of holding everything together and reconnect with their clarity, confidence, and purpose. Through powerful coaching, meaningful connection, restorative experiences, and practical leadership tools, you’ll uncover what has been holding you back and create a clear vision for how you want to live and lead next.
This Is Where Awareness Becomes Choice and Choice Becomes Power
You’ll leave feeling grounded, energized, and deeply connected to the woman and leader you are becoming—with practical tools and a clear path for bringing that transformation into your work, relationships, and life.
Ignite Your Power is a transformational three-day experience for women who are ready to step away from everyday demands, reconnect with themselves, and create a more aligned vision for how they want to live and lead.
Through powerful coaching, guided reflection, meaningful connection, restorative practices, and practical tools grounded in neuroscience, you’ll recognize the patterns holding you back and discover new ways to move forward.
You’ll leave grounded, energized, and clearer about what matters—with renewed confidence, deeper self-trust, and practical tools you can use immediately at work, at home, and in your life.
Aug 14-16, 2026
California Central Coast
Santa Cruz
• 3-Day Immersive Retreat
• Assessment and Clarity Roadmap
• 1:1 Integration Session
• Ongoing Group Coaching
• Limited to 20 Women
What Leadership Evolution Looks Like
From Control to Empowerment
Before: Reviewing every decision, redoing the team’s work, and becoming the bottleneck.
After: Delegating with clarity, developing a more accountable team, and gaining time for strategic leadership.
From Avoidance to Courageous Communication
Before: Delaying difficult conversations until frustration, confusion, and resentment build.
After: Addressing issues early with clarity and compassion—strengthening performance and trust.
From Over-Functioning to Sustainable Performance
Before: Saying yes to everything, carrying other people’s responsibilities, and leading from exhaustion.
After: Setting priorities, creating boundaries, and empowering others—without sacrificing results.
From Reactivity to ResponseAgility™
Before: Becoming defensive or controlling when challenged or pressured.
After: Pausing, listening, and responding intentionally—leading to better decisions and greater trust.
White-knuckling leadership is not sustainable.
Ignite Your Power is where women leaders reset how leadership feels…so they can lead with clarity, authority, and presence without burning themselves down.
You are good at what you do. You’ve earned your seat.
People rely on you to think clearly, lead well, and hold things together. But leadership as a woman today is heavier than it used to be. You’re navigating constant change, limited resources, emotional labor, and pressure to perform—all while staying composed, decisive, and available for others.
Most women leaders don’t say this out loud, but they feel it every day: the mental fatigue of always being “on,” the weight of carrying people, culture, and outcomes, the quiet disconnect between who you are at work and who you know yourself to be.
Ignite Your Power is not a break from leadership.
It’s a recalibration of how you lead, decide, and show up, so you can do your job without burning yourself out in the process. This is where you remember, leadership and joy are not mutually exclusive.
INSIDE IGNITE you’ll tap DEEP into the level where leadership actually lives:
Nervous System
Decision-Making
Presence
Internal Alignment
The women leaders who thrive next are not the ones who push harder…
They’re the ones who can stay grounded, clear, and steady inside complexity. The ones who serve as the steady lighthouse their team can rely on, through difficult scenarios and celebrations.
They’re the ones who have ignited their true power.
Will it be you?
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Are You Managing Instead of Inspiring?
At first, nothing seems wrong.
You’re showing up. You’re delivering.
But over time, something shifts.
◉ Your patience shortens
◉ You feel more tired than you should
◉ Decisions take more effort
You start managing instead of leading, holding things together. Reacting more than leading.
Your passion doesn’t disappear, it just starts to fade.
And it shows
◉ Engagement drops
◉ Innovation slows
◉ Culture gets harder to sustain
◉ Leadership feels draining
Ignite Your Power exists to interrupt this pattern, BEFORE exhaustion becomes your baseline.
THIS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IS DESIGNED FOR YOU , IF...
You carry real responsibility at work: for people, outcomes, culture, or all three
You are respected for your competence, but feel the internal strain of always being the one who holds it together
You’re navigating complexity, change, or growth and know your leadership presence matters more than ever
You want to lead with clarity, confidence, and grounded authority, not constant effort
You value depth, intelligence, and practical tools over surface-level inspiration
You are successful, but you know something needs to recalibrate before the cost shows up somewhere else
You’re ready to do the internal work that makes external leadership more effective
THIS LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE IS NOT DESIGNED FOR YOU , IF...
You’re looking for a relaxing getaway or wellness retreat
You want motivation without introspection or personal responsibility
You’re not currently leading or preparing to lead others
You prefer theory over real-time self-examination and practice
You’re not willing to slow down long enough to reset how you lead
Aug 14-16, 2026
California Central Coast
Santa Cruz
• 3-Day Immersive Retreat
• Assessment and Clarity Roadmap
• 1:1 Integration Session
• Ongoing Group Coaching
• Limited to 20 Women
What Changes First...
Motivation isn’t the answer. This goes deeper. The first shift isn’t your role, your team, or your workload.
It’s how leadership feels in your body.
Your Body Feels the Weight of Leadership Before You Say a Word
The meeting hasn’t started, but you’re already preparing for what might go wrong.
The difficult decision.
The conversation no one wants to have.
The responsibility that always finds its way back to you.
The next person who needs something only you can provide.
You may look composed on the outside while your body remains on constant alert. Over time, that hidden tension becomes exhaustion, second-guessing, disconnection—and leadership that feels heavier than it should.
Imagine Leading Without Carrying It All Inside
When the internal pressure releases, you don’t lose your edge. You regain access to it.
• You stay calm without surrendering your authority.
• You think clearly when the stakes are high.
• You respond with intention instead of absorbing everyone else’s emotions.
• You make the decision—and move forward without carrying it for the rest of the day.
Leadership begins to feel lighter because you are no longer fighting yourself while doing it.
Lead With Greater Calm, Clarity, and Energy
When your nervous system is no longer operating on constant alert, leadership begins to feel lighter. You think more clearly, respond more intentionally, and have more energy for the people and work that matter most.
Then...
Your Decision-Making Sharpens
Once you’re no longer operating from constant internal tension:
Decisions become cleaner
Boundaries become easier to hold
Conversations become more direct
Confidence stops depending on outcomes
You stop over-explaining.
You stop rehearsing conversations in your head.
You stop carrying what isn't yours.
Aug 14-16, 2026
California Central Coast
Santa Cruz
• 3-Day Immersive Retreat
• Assessment and Clarity Roadmap
• 1:1 Integration Session
• Ongoing Group Coaching
• Limited to 20 Women
Hurry, Only 7 Seats Left!
Finally...
Your Presence Changes the Room, This is the shift others notice first.
You don't need to
say more.
You don't need to
push harder.
You don't need to
manage perception.
YOUR TRANSFORMATION IS A 3 - DAY JOURNEY FROM VISION TO ACTION
Day 1
You stop holding EVERYTHING together
You’ll begin to:
Settle your system without checking out
Notice where you’ve been bracing, pushing, or over-managing
Reconnect with your own internal signal instead of external noise
This is the core of the retreat…
Day 2
You rebuild from the inside out
You’ll work with:
Neuroscience and physiology that explain why leadership feels heavier than it used to
Practical tools to regulate stress, pressure, and emotional load in real time - to remain the solid leader your team needs
Frameworks for making clean decisions in moments that matter, making leading feel smoother than ever before
Day 3
You integrate and leave, optimized
All Comes Together, You’ll:
Solidify what changes from Monday morning on, not just what felt good in the room
Know exactly how you operate best as a leader, at work and at home
Leave with a grounded sense of direction and internal steadiness
YOU WILL WALK AWAY WITH:
A steadier nervous system under pressure
So you can handle decisions, conflict, and uncertainty without carrying the emotional weight afterward
Clear, confident decision making
You’ll trust yourself again, without overthinking, rehearsing, or second-guessing.
A grounded leadership presence
The kind that doesn’t rely on force, volume, or constant effort to be effective.
Tools you can use
in real time
Practical methods to reset, refocus, and re-center in the middle of your workday, not just in ideal conditions.
Stronger boundaries without guilt
You’ll know what’s yours to carry and what isn’t.
A renewed connection to yourself
Not as a concept, but as a lived sense of clarity, alignment, and inner authority.
A clear path forward
You’ll leave knowing how you want to lead next, with intention instead of inertia.
What’s Included?
Full 3-day immersive retreat experience
All guided sessions, frameworks, and practices
High-touch facilitation and integration
A curated, high-caliber room of women leaders
Learn how to leverage and stay ahead of AI.
Gourmet organic meals included
Friday & Saturday Dinner
Saturday & Sunday breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Limited Time Offer: $2,099.00
Pay in full or 4 equal payments
• 3-Day Immersive Retreat
• Assessment and Clarity Roadmap
• 1:1 Integration Session
• Ongoing Group Coaching
• Limited to 20 Women
(Travel and lodging are booked separately)
Your journey is supported by deep, restorative practices designed to help you integrate the work on a cellular level.
YOGA
Integrate masculine and feminine energies through movement.
MEDITATION
Access your internal guidance system and the power of community.
BREATHWORK
Connect with your wholeness and unlock your gifts.
NATURE & SOUND
Ground yourself with silent nature walks and a Tibetan Soundbath.
Bonus
When you register for Ignite Your Power, you’ll receive 50% off the Evolve the Leader Within Seminar Series, a continued leadership development experience designed to support integration beyond the retreat.
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“I found a piece of me that was very deep and holding me back. I came away with more confidence, self-knowledge, and self-love. Bring your open mind and be ready to be transformed—you won’t be disappointed!”
— Kathleen Dammann
What women leaders say after working with Magi
Tana Gardner, CFO, Global Investment Director
Jenny Landon, HR Director, 4LEAF Inc
The Ignite Power Retreat is a must if you want the tools to be the best YOU!
Amy Johnson
KeenAlignment hosts a women's leadership retreat called Ignite Power. I participated in the 2020 virtual retreat. It was EXACTLY what I needed after all the craziness of the pandemic. The event helped me to realign with my purpose and my goals and I made some very important decisions about what is next in my life on a professional and personal level.
Magi was an amazing coach, teacher, and guide through the retreat. All the wonderful ladies who went through the retreat with me were amazing wonderful people, and I'm so glad to have them in my network. I can't wait for the next retreat because I will definitely be doing it again.
Angela Efros
Just finished attending their Ignite Power retreat and am so glad I went. The sessions were empowering and informational, and on top of that it was taken in a beautiful setting, where I was able to unwind, clear my head, and really dig deep.
Magi Graziano was an energetic, authentic and passionate speaker -- clearly with a vision to do great things with and for people she crosses path with. There were creative exercises, and also sessions where we discussed things we learn to help us absorb all the knowledge we were introduced to.
The retreat was supported by a team of professional, approachable and excellent staff. There were a couple of other speakers there too and everyone felt comfortable in participating. The attendees came from all walks of life and different places and even different countries.
Everyone I talked to had a great experience and shared moments of connections. Really glad I signed up for this and am looking forward to other workshops and webinars they have to offer. I'd definitely recommend checking them out if you want to learn more about yourself, understand how to work with your own triggers, becoming aware and learning how to navigate around roadblocks we have and become a more effective human being and a leader.
Christina Lim, Chief of Staff
Turner Laser Systems LLC.
Who wants a breakthrough?"Thank you Magi and the entire Ignite Power team for your inspirational coaching. I'm excited to do the work with the support of this high vibe community. I recommend KeenAlignment for all women who are looking to live their best life.
Marsha Nievas
Having just completed Keenalignment's Women's Leadership program, Magi helped boost my confidence in the workplace. Her program was impactful and really made a difference in my work ethic and behaviors. The lessons learned during this training helped me transform into a more positive and confident leader. With her coaching and guidance, I was able to show my management team true commitment and knowledge of our business with complete confidence which led me to being promoted into a lead position in my workplace. I attended the Ignite Power Retreat of January 2022 and I was in complete awe. This retreat was both enlightening and empowering. During the retreat all aspects of my life were addressed both personal and professional. I was engaged on all levels, physical, mental and spiritual. I’m positive that all women would benefit from this retreat. This wonderful experience has forever changed my life; how I see myself and how I interact with others.
Thank you, Magi, for providing such an amazing opportunity.”
Shelley Turner
These are extremely challenging times to lead organizations and agencies.
Margaret has taught me that being honest, authentic, transparent, and being able to show vulnerability and humanity are perhaps the most important values and skills we can call upon as we try to adapt to a very different future. It has been said that courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to act despite it.
Margaret has helped me to push through perceived barriers that might otherwise hold me back from making the contribution I was put on this planet to make.
Andrea Mackenzie, General Manager,
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, San Jose, CA
Keen Alignment's Women's Leadership program has given me the confidence to step into my role as a manager and to be an agent of change in my company.
I feel like I have a true understanding of the multi facets of leadership and how to apply them to my life and work situation. I feel I have gained an appreciation of where I can go and how I can effectively catalyze those around me to contribute to my company's mission and vision as well as to share my values, skills, and talents in the world around me to make a difference.
Catherine Schwebel
“I recently attended a KeenAlignment Ignite Female Leadership retreat. The event was intense and impactful. Magi and Hanna were amazing at leading a diverse group of women. The experience provided insight and new tools for my leadership toolbox.
The level of engagement was extraordinary - everyone found their "inner voice" and showed that in just 2.5 days, that they were transformed into leaders.
I would highly recommend KeenAlignment for workforce development."
Francesca Dunbar, Vice President
Group Marketing, McWane, Inc., Birmingham, AL
I attended the Ignite Power retreat in February 2021 and it was a transformative experience for me as a woman and aspiring leader. It was exactly what I needed at this moment in my life. It was amazing to see such a large group of loving and willing women dive into themselves and pinpoint what's holding them back from happiness and success. I enjoyed this so much and HIGHLY recommend it to any and ALL women.
Kelly Branyik
Participating in the Ignite Power retreat was one of the most impactful experiences I have gotten the pleasure of having. I learned so much about who I am as a woman and leader and got to learn from a group of extraordinary women. It gave me a path forward on how I wanted to show up to others in my life at work and home, and gave me a better understanding of how to make that happen. 10/10 would recommend.
Jenny Landon, Senior HR Generalist
AB&I Foundry, Oakland, CA.
I attended Margo's teleconference. I would also encourage everyone who wants to expand and grow their business to attend. It was extremely motivating and informative no matter what the profession. I look forward to more.
Ruth Ann Castellana
Remote HIM Talent Acquisition Specialist
MEET YOUR GUIDES
Margaret "Magi" Graziano
KeenAlignment
Founder and CEO
Magi has spent her life reinventing herself. From a single mother at 19 to leading one of the fastest growing consultancies, she has continually taken challenges and failure as lessons. Her body of work cuts through the personal and organizational malaise stifling happiness and fulfillment at work.
Dr. Lesley Toser
Neuroscience Instructor
Drawing on decades of experience, Dr. Toser makes neuroscience practical and empowering. She teaches how stress, hormones, neurotransmitters, and your nervous system influence the way you think, feel, and respond, and how working with your biology instead of against it can unlock greater resilience, emotional well-being, mental clarity, and lasting change.
Yvonne Wong
Mind, Body, Spirit Wellness Instructor
Before dedicating herself fully to yoga, Yvonne spent over 20 years in corporate finance, living and working in London, Brussels, Washington D.C., and Moscow. She concluded her successful finance career as a CFO in Silicon Valley, then turned her focus to caring for the love of her life—her daughter, Giulia.
Kalden Kho
Tibetan Sound Healing Master
Raised in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Kalden Kho brings centuries-old practices of sound, meditation, and presence into a deeply restorative experience. Kalden brings the opportunity to quiet the mind, release accumulated stress, and experience a profound sense of inner stillness and renewal.
Mary Oreskovic
Event Manager
A combined 30 years experience of guiding, coaching and teaching, Mary helps create the space for reflection, integration, and authentic connection, ensuring that what you discover during the retreat becomes something you carry home into your relationships, leadership, and everyday life.
Lodging within 10 miles of ocean front retreat location
Seacliff Inn
*Sleeping bag space available for no charge.
CATERING PROVIDED BY SYBIL MORGAN
“What surprised me most was how practical this was. Nothing felt abstract. Everything translated directly into how I lead my team, handle pressure, and communicate.”
“I’ve been through a lot of leadership development. This was different. It addressed the internal pressure I didn’t realize I was carrying and once that shifted, everything else followed.”
“I came in exhausted and second-guessing myself more than I realized. I left grounded, clear, and confident in how I lead. The change wasn’t loud, it was steady. And it stuck.”
“Magi has a way of getting straight to the root of what’s actually happening, in you and in the organization. I make decisions faster now, with less emotional weight, and my team feels the difference.”
“This work didn’t just change how I lead at work. It changed how I show up everywhere. I’m calmer, more present, and far more effective, without working harder.”
