A 4-day whole-human reset for founders, leaders, and high-performing humans.
A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND IMMERSIVE TO RESET HOW YOU THINK, FEEL, AND LIVE. IT’S PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, REIMAGINED. ROOTED IN SCIENCE, GROUNDED IN WISDOM, SHAPED BY NATURE, AND DESIGNED FOR THE HUMAN YOU’RE BECOMING.
25-28 February 2026 & 24-27 March 2026
Glenorchy, New Zealand
LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS PER INTAKE | NZD$10,000 + GST
Each participant receives a signed first-edition copy of Drew Knowles’ The HUMAN ALCHEMY Manifesto
Why Now?
A world moving faster than we’re built for.
Not another wellness retreat. Not a mindset hack.
This is a full-system reset - and a whole-human upgrade.
After 30 years and some 40,000 hours of coaching, facilitating, and decoding what drives human behaviour - one thing is clear: We are approaching an evolutionary threshold.
The rise of AI and exponential tech is reshaping how we live, work, connect, and lead. The pace is accelerating. The pressure is unrelenting. And most of us are still running internal software not built for this world. This isn’t a mindset issue. It’s a system overload.
Attention is fractured. Presence has become rare. Connection feels fragmented. Consciousness is a lost art.
We’re no longer fit for the systems we’ve created. This isn’t just a tech revolution. It’s a turning point in human evolution. The more we disconnect from our true relational nature, the more we lose ourselves in the very world we’ve engineered.
The Human Alchemy Immersive is the opportunity to reclaim and develop what makes us distinctly human: presence, awareness, the ability to consciously choose, feel, attune, and evolve.
If you’re an accomplished founder, entrepreneur, or leader in life today, many are carrying an invisible load:
Chronic stress that doesn’t ease with a weekend off
A nervous system stuck in “on,” even when you log off
Decision fatigue and mental clutter from relentless input
Disconnection from self, family, or deeper purpose
Leading through complexity while feeling unclear inside
A body bearing the weight of ambition, even as the mind pushes on
Success that should feel good - but somehow doesn’t
A quiet knowing that something deeper is calling
What We Are Dealing With
Let’s be real…
Even the most high-functioning people are buckling under invisible pressure.
We’ve built a world that moves faster than our biology can process. AI is accelerating. Complexity is compounding. But our internal operating systems - still wired for threat, scarcity, and control - haven’t kept pace. We’re now operating ancient nervous systems inside environments that update faster than we can adapt. And unless we evolve from within, we risk becoming obsolete inside the world we built.
The constant flood of data, demands, and digital distraction is diluting our ability to tend to the innate human need our ancestors honoured: to evolve consciously, in deep connection with ourselves, each other, and the world.
To thrive in what’s next, we don’t need more tools - we need a new template - a whole-human system upgrade.
The Opportunity
4 days. 8 people. 1 human upgrade.
This isn’t a program you consume. This isn’t about learning to lead better. It’s a living process you move through - rooted in science, grounded in wisdom, shaped by nature, and designed for the human you’re becoming by rewiring how you live, lead, and relate.
Held at The Headwaters Eco Lodge - a regenerative sanctuary at the edge of silence - this immersive interrupts default patterns, restoring coherence between your inner world and the outer one you’re shaping. It’s about remembering how to live truer. To remove the noise. To tune in. Slow down. And reconnect with your Self.
This is where you reset, align and re-enter your life with new eyes.
The Difference
You are not a mindset. Or a goal. Or a leadership type.
You are a full-spectrum human: a nervous system wired by experience; a body storing memory; a sensor in constant dialogue with your environment.
This immersive works across four dimensions: Story & Identity; Nervous System & Biology; Environment & Perception; Meaning & Integration.
It’s not self-improvement. It’s whole-human transformation.
The Arc
What you will move through.
You will walk a deliberate arc: From automation → to awareness → to authorship.
The Experience
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Begin where all true change starts: the nervous system. Recalibrate through breath, movement, and somatic reset.
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Trace the patterns behind your reactions, thoughts, and emotional loops—then gently rewire what no longer serves.
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Step into spaciousness. Let stillness, scale, and nature reframe how you see yourself and your place in it all.
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Curated moments to soften your grip on what you think is true - so something more honest can surface.
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Unearth the stories you’ve inherited or absorbed - and begin to author from a deeper, truer source within.
What You Will Leave With
A more grounded, regulated system - mind, body, and emotion.
Renewed clarity and connection to self, others, and what matters.
Tools to move through complexity with grace and discernment.
A glimpse of what it means to lead from coherence, not chaos.
A signed first-edition copy of Drew Knowles’ The HUMAN ALCHEMY Manifesto and a personalised post-immersive integration session.
Who It’s For
The Human Alchemy Immersive is designed for:
Founders and entrepreneurs carrying a lot - emotionally, mentally, and financially
Executives and leaders navigating complexity, growth, or transition
High-performing humans who feel successful on paper but stretched, stuck, or quietly overwhelmed
People who know that what got me here won’t get me where I’m going next
You don’t need to be broken, burnt out, or in crisis.
You just need to feel the pull to step out of your current pattern, reset your system, and re-enter your life clearer, lighter, and more aligned.
NZD$10,000* + GST
*Travel (airfares, care hire, etc) to and from Queenstown not included
The Investment
The Inclusions
4-day live-in Human Alchemy Immersive
Private luxury accommodation at The Headwaters Eco Lodge (incl. all meals)
Local transport & curated group experiences
1 x pre-retreat transformational prep journey
1 x post-retreat integration session
A signed first-edition copy of Drew Knowles’ The HUMAN ALCHEMY Manifesto
Next Steps
This is an intimate, highly personalised experience by application and conversation.
If you’ve landed here, and your body says yes, the next step is simple:
Click APPLY NOW and answer a few short questions
We’ll schedule a 20-30 minute conversation to explore fit and answer questions
If it’s aligned, you can secure your place
25-28 February 2026*
24-27 March 2026*
*Starts 3pm Tuesday, ends 3pm Friday
THE HEADWATERS ECO LODGE
42 OBAN ST, GLENORCHY, NEW ZEALAND