The Animarem Experience
26 - 29 March 2021
A transformational leadership retreat at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve.
Discover your true nature through an inside, outside journey of personal transformation.
Registration ends 14 Feb 2021
REFLECTIVE WORKSHOPS | GUIDED NATURE EXPERIENCES | MINDFULNESS | LUXURY HOSPITALITY | NOURISHING MEALS
Leaders the world needs
To design a brighter future, enlightened leaders need to decipher and connect their personal purpose with a bold business vision, yet our daily routines seldom allow the time to craft long-ranging aspirations. This transformational wilderness retreat provides the space for guided self-reflection and strategic work, within an iconic natural shared-value ecosystem.
You can expect to emerge with a clear view of your personal attributes and how these link to your professional mission, for a compelling roadmap of the future.
An iconic setting
The retreat is hosted on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve – a unique environment that is home to over 800 species of plants and a diverse variety of associated fauna. This iconic site celebrates the Cape Floral Kingdom and is home to rare Fynbos, Afromontane and Milkwood forests. Acquire an appreciation for the interdependence of nature through our expert botanical guide; from the most elemental of factors shaping the ecosystem, to the tiny creatures that enable it to thrive.
The programme includes exclusive wilderness experiences that showcase the natural diversity and splendour of the reserve; a perfect space for reconnection.
A guided journey
The Animarem Experience is a 3 night, 4 day retreat that takes leaders on an inner journey of self-reflection and applies this newfound understanding to their professional context.
The location is an intentional choice and provides the backdrop for an outer journey, heaped full of rich natural and cultural experiences.
Grootbos has been recognised as one of only few ‘National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World’, is a founding member of The Long Run and a highly awarded world-leader in sustainable tourism.
Being
We explore the inner dimension, reflecting on your deep motives and aspirations.
Doing
We journey deep into nature in this shared-value wilderness ecosystem to provide external context to your inner journey.
Becoming
We combine new learning and yearning to form an aspirational view of your personal and professional leadership roadmap.
Tangible outcomes
The Animarem Experience combines nature-based immersions with facilitated workshops, masterclasses, self-reflective time and social enjoyment. Crucial to your process commitment is the expectation of a defined set of outcomes.
While everyone may digest the experience at a different pace, you should emerge with:
A clearer idea of your personal purpose and characteristics (the true nature of self),
An enhanced appreciation for natural systems and shared-value in business, as well as,
How your personal attributes link to your professional mission, for a compelling roadmap of the future.
If you undertake The Animarem Experience as a team, you can also expect to create better interpersonal understanding and enhanced team cohesion. This is critical for alignment behind a compelling business vision.
Itinerary sequence
The experience provides the space, input and context for you to enjoy time to think, discover, connect and structure the beginnings of your future roadmap. The natural adventures, facilitated and self-work sessions are designed with this in mind.
Reflection
Identification
Connection
Direction
Enjoy luxurious, eco-friendly Grootbos 5 star hospitality
Your facilitator & host
An international conscious business and luxury travel thought-leader, Tom Fels is the Founder of Animarem, a strategic consultancy that helps businesses transform to achieve visionary, sustainable growth.
Previously CEO at African conservation-tourism icon Singita and executive of a global communications group, today Tom is a partner to CEO’s, entrepreneurs and executives committed to seeking to broaden their operating ethos and achieve greater impact. The Animarem Experience was designed to offer the time, space and expertise to achieve results and maximise connection.
Tom is the Southern Africa representative of the global B Corp movement, leads B Tourism for Middle East & Africa and is an Ambassador of the Transformational Travel Council.
Travel logistics
Arrival at Grootbos, Forest Lodge 2-2:30pm on 26 March 2021, departure mid morning 29 March 2021.
The Retreat will be full board (all meals and luxury 5* accommodation) on a per couple or sharing basis.
Fitness level required: Entry level. You'll need to be able to walk with ease for 60 minutes on hiking trails, mostly moderate with occasional steep climbs.
Who should go: The ideal traveler is a person in leadership who values connection, immersion, and transformation through adventure.
Age: Minimum 25 years old
Group Size: We intentionally keep groups small, the ideal size for this experience is 10-15 people. We encourage individuals, partners (personal and professional) and friends to join, so long as they are committed to openness, learning and dialogue in the broader group setting.
Minimum numbers must be met for trip to proceed.
ACT NOW > There are only a few spots available for this incredibly rare group trip dedicated to leadership, wild adventure and community building.
We believe in the power of travel to transform
There is no better tonic for the soul than travel, and no better way to travel than with an open heart and an inquisitive mind. We’re part of a global movement of tourism leaders redefining what it means to travel with heart - and to honour the experience by integrating new ways of thinking, engaging and contributing to the world before, during and after the trip.
