LEADERSHIP FROM WITHIN
Shadow Work Immersion
A retreat for visionary founders and executives who no longer separate strategy from self-awareness.
You’ve built something significant. You’re making decisions that shape outcomes and impact others. But true leadership isn’t only about momentum — it’s also about depth.
Those moments when you feel reactive, depleted, controlling, or stuck? They’re not weaknesses. They’re signals — invitations to explore the parts of yourself that remain unseen — and untapped.
Shadow Work is a deep, structured methodology rooted in Jungian psychology and integral coaching. It’s not therapy — it’s a profound self-leadership practice that helps you see what’s been shaping your leadership from behind the scenes.
Transformation happens not through fixing, but through conscious integration.
This 6-day immersive experience offers more than a reset — it’s a recalibration of who you are as a leader, under pressure and in presence.
Who It’s For:
Founders. CEOs. C-level decision-makers. Investors. Creators of culture.
Those who already work with coaches, therapists, or inner development practices — and are ready for the next depth, who are:
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Facing complex decisions or transitions
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Experiencing internal conflict or fatigue
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Seeking deeper alignment between leadership and personal values
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Ready to lead from a place of clarity, not control
Why Shadow Work for Leaders?
Because the more conscious the leader, the more coherent the company.
Because the most costly decisions often stem from unseen inner drivers.
Because excellence without awareness leads to burnout, conflict, and misalignment.
Through this training you’ll unlock:
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A leadership presence rooted in authenticity, not performance
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The freedom to lead from wholeness, not pressure
What You’ll Experience
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Shadow Work Training: explore real-time inner dynamics that shape your leadership. You’ll work with trained facilitators to safely examine projections, triggers, and blind spots that may be limiting your impact.
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Individual & Group Integration: participate in high-trust sessions with fellow senior leaders. Optional 1:1 coaching allows you to go deeper on issues specific to your personal or professional context.
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Embodiment & Psychological Insight: engage in practices that help you reconnect with clarity and intuition. Our somatic and reflective tools ensure insights are not only understood, but embodied.
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Rest, Reflection, Renewal: hosted at the secluded Terra Quinta estate in Portugal, the environment supports disconnection from daily demands — and reconnection to what truly drives you.
What’s Included
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Seven-days residential retreat at Terra Quinta
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Three-day Shadow Work sessions
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Full board: nourishing meals, comfortable accommodations
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All program materials and post-retreat integration guide
WHO ARE THE TRAINERS ?
NICOLA KURK
Nicola is internationally recognized for her expertise in SHADOW WORK. She has over 30 years of experience in the field of personal development as a coach, group facilitator, trainer, mentor and teacher.
She is the co-founder of Women in Power, an initiative that uncovers and celebrates the hidden aspects of the female soul and psyche.
JOHN KURK
John is the pioneer of Shadow Work in the United Kingdom and Europe. The first time he experienced Shadow Work in 1992, he knew he wanted to bring it to Europe and he has realised his intention. Over the past 20 years, he and his wife Nicola have trained and developed a flourishing community of Shadow Work practitioners, and John continues to provide leadership, training and mentoring to certified practitioners throughout Europe.
He has led Shadow Work group seminars in many countries throughout Europe as well as transformational business workshops and retreats.
Confidential & Respectful Environment
This is not therapy, nor is it a “break from leadership.” It’s a deep, structured opportunity to reclaim the parts of yourself that expand how you lead and live. All work is conducted in a confidential and professionally held space.
Ready for Shadow Work?
Step beyond strategy into authentic, transformative leadership. Join a powerful circle of peers in an experience that will shift how you see yourself — and how others experience your leadership.
CAPACITY: 15 people
Not included in the package:
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No shuttle from the airport on the day of arrival. Note: Ubers are available at the airport for about €40, GPS point: 38°51'38.6"N 8°43'60.0"W
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Massages payable on site in cash, €70/hour
Practical Information:
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Rooms are equipped with hairdryers
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Pool towels are provided
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Our studio is fully equipped for your practice
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Wi-Fi is only available in the common lounge and workshop area
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For all questions, please contact Inessa
Excited to welcome you!
INESSA GOLUBOVA
Inessa is a consultant on leadership, personal and organizational change. Author of programs on leadership, creative thinking and transformational personal and organizational change. Researcher, PhD student in the topic of post-heroic, spiritual and ecosystem leadership. Founder of ID Institute, which promotes radical transformation of leaders and organizations through unique, creative, unconventional, and dynamic educational and development experiences.
