Leadership MEQ™ Women's Renewal Retreat · Richmond, Virginia · 2027

You take care
of everyone else.
This weekend,
we take care
of you.

A luxurious and intimate retreat for accomplished women who are ready to rest, be celebrated, and return home renewed — body, heart, and spirit.

SettingPrivate Estate, Richmond VA
Group SizeSix Women Only
Everything IncludedMeals · Coaching · Photography
Private estate Richmond Virginia Catered dinner at the estate Dr. Sabine Charles
200+Women served through Leadership MEQ™
6Women per retreat — by design
4Retreat weekends in 2027
★★★★★From past retreat participants
WBENC · SBA WOSB
NYC MWBE · NYS MWBE
Women in meaningful conversation at the retreat
A Different Kind of Weekend

You do not need another conference.

You do not need another crowded ballroom, another networking event, or another weekend filled with presentations and pressure to produce.

You need a beautiful space where you do not have to perform.

You need meaningful conversations with women who understand what it takes to build a business, lead others, carry a vision — and still try to remember themselves.

The Leadership MEQ™ Women's Renewal Retreat is your invitation to pause. For three days, you will be cared for, poured into, listened to, and reminded that you are more than the responsibilities you carry.

No Performance

Leave your title at the door. You don't need to be impressive here — just present.

No Crowded Rooms

Six women, a private estate, and enough space to finally breathe deeply.

No Added Pressure

Everything is handled. Your only responsibility is to arrive and receive.

Is This You?

This retreat was created
for the woman who…

If you find yourself nodding, you belong here.

Has built a successful life but rarely has time to enjoy it.

The calendar is always full. The to-do list never ends. Sound familiar?

Makes decisions for everyone else but needs space to hear her own voice.

When was the last time someone asked what you needed?

Is building, scaling, reinventing, or preparing for her next chapter.

Transition takes more than strategy. It takes space to think.

Feels mentally tired, emotionally stretched, or disconnected from herself.

High-achieving women feel this more than they ever admit.

Wants genuine relationships with accomplished women — not surface-level networking.

Real connection with women who truly get it changes everything.

Is ready to be supported instead of always being the strong one.

Strength is a gift. Receiving is one too.

Whether you are 30 and building your vision, 45 and reevaluating what success means, or 65 and preparing your legacy — there is room for you here.

What You Will Experience

Come as the Leader.
Leave Reconnected to the Woman.

During this intimate weekend, you will have the opportunity to experience all of this — and more.

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Rest without guilt

Slow down in a peaceful private-estate setting where every detail has already been handled. This is what permission to exhale actually feels like.

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Be cared for

Beautiful accommodations, catered meals, a Private Crystal Singing-Bowl Sound Bath, thoughtful welcome gifts, and an environment designed entirely around your comfort.

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Reconnect with yourself

Step away from the noise long enough to hear what your mind, heart, and spirit have been trying to tell you. You will be astonished by what surfaces.

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Experience genuine sisterhood

Build meaningful bonds with a small circle of women who understand leadership, entrepreneurship, transition, and responsibility from the inside.

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Receive personal guidance

Private coaching with Dr. Sabine — dedicated time to explore the questions, decisions, and dreams that matter most to you right now.

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Be beautifully celebrated

Leave with professional photographs that document your confidence, softness, strength, and the renewed sense of self you are stepping into.

What women say
the morning they leave.

Real words from past retreat participants

★★★★★

"I arrived Friday evening carrying the weight of a pitch we'd just lost, a team conflict I hadn't resolved, and three years of running on fumes. By Sunday lunch I was laughing — properly laughing — at a table with five women who had become friends overnight. The private session with Dr. Sabine was the most honest conversation I'd had about my leadership in years. Worth every dollar and every minute away."

MC
Michelle Carter CEO, Brand Strategy Agency · Atlanta, GA February Retreat · Clarity & Vision
★★★★★

"I almost cancelled the week before. Told myself I couldn't afford the time away. But I came — and what I got was three days where not a single person needed anything from me. No decisions to make. No fires to put out. The meals were beautiful, dinner at the restaurant on Saturday night was a proper celebration. But it was Dr. Sabine's questions during our private session that I still think about every morning."

SO
Sandra Okafor Financial Advisor & Founder · New York, NY September Retreat · Resilience & Restoration
★★★★★

"I've attended retreats that promised transformation and delivered PowerPoint slides. Six women around a fireplace. Honest conversations. Being cared for by someone who had thought about every single detail — from the robe on my bed when I arrived, to the handwritten note in my goody bag. Three months later I still feel different. Clearer. More at peace with who I am. I'm already registered for November."

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Dr. Patricia Mensah Healthcare Entrepreneur & Founder · Houston, TX May Retreat · Presence & Influence

* Names and identifying details have been changed to protect participant privacy. Real testimonials will be added as the 2027 cohorts complete their retreats.

The Moment You Arrive

The welcome you deserve
has already been prepared.

From the moment you land in Richmond, someone is taking care of the details. You don't have to lift a finger, figure anything out, or plan a single thing. Just arrive.

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We Come to You

A private car meets you at Richmond Airport and brings you straight to the estate. No rideshares. No navigating. Your first exhale of the weekend starts here.

02
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Your Room is Ready

A luxury robe and soft spa slippers are folded and waiting. Your name is on the door. This space is entirely yours for the weekend.

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Champagne & Strawberries

A chilled bottle of champagne and a box of fine chocolates welcome you as you settle in. Because you deserve a celebration simply for showing up for yourself.

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Dinner & Connection

That evening, a beautifully catered dinner at the estate, followed by an intimate fireside conversation with five women who will feel like family by Sunday.

The Estate. The Experience. The Exhale.

An environment designed
entirely around your comfort.

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An Intimate Private Estate

A carefully selected private estate in Richmond, Virginia — away from crowded hotels, formal conference rooms, and the demands of everyday life.

The small-group setting allows you to feel comfortable, known, and fully present from the moment you walk through the door.

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Catered Meals & Meaningful Conversations

Every breakfast, lunch, and dinner is prepared and served to you. Gather around the table for nourishing meals, laughter, and the kind of honest conversation that doesn't happen during a rushed business lunch.

You do not have to cook, organize, plan, or take care of anyone else.

✨ Saturday evening, Dr. Sabine takes the group to a luxury restaurant — one of Richmond's finest — for a proper celebratory dinner. A real night out, together, as yourselves.

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Personal Coaching & Reflection

Each woman receives dedicated private time with Dr. Sabine to explore the questions, transitions, and decisions that matter most right now.

This is not about fixing you. It is about creating space for you to remember who you are, recognize what you need, and decide what comes next.

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Professional Photography

A professional photographer captures each retreat — creating images that document more than a headshot. These photographs show the confidence, softness, strength, and renewed sense of self you are carrying into your next chapter.

Your Weekend of Renewal

Three days. Not one moment wasted.

Structured experiences alongside generous time to rest, reflect, and simply enjoy being somewhere beautiful with people who see you.

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Friday — Arrive & Exhale

  • 3:00 pmPrivate car collects you from the airport
  • 3:30 pmSettle in — robe, slippers & champagne are waiting
  • 5:00 pmOpening circle — intentions over candlelight and tea
  • 7:00 pmCatered welcome dinner at the estate
  • 8:30 pmFireside conversation — real talk, no masks, no titles
  • 10:00 pmEvening reflection & guided journaling

No rushing. No pressure. No performance.

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Saturday — Restore & Reconnect

  • 6:30 amCoffee & light refreshments at the estate
  • 7:00 am🏋️ Orange Theory fitness class — group transport provided
  • 8:45 amReturn to estate — nourishing catered breakfast
  • 10:00 amLeadership MEQ™ deep-dive session with Dr. Sabine
  • 12:30 pmCatered bag lunch & unhurried connection
  • 2:00 pmYour private 90-min coaching session with Dr. Sabine
  • 5:30 pm🍷 Dinner at a luxury restaurant — an evening out, together
  • 7:30 pm🔔 Private Crystal Singing-Bowl Sound Bath
  • 8:45 pmHerbal tea & fireside reflection

Energy in the morning. Depth in the afternoon. Stillness in the evening.

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Sunday — Return Renewed

  • 7:00 am🧘 Morning yoga — movement, breath & gentle presence
  • 8:15 amLight nourishing breakfast
  • 9:30 amIntegration — turning insight into living commitment
  • 10:30 amClosing circle — your next chapter, held by your six
  • 11:30 am🌿 Closing meditation
  • 12:00 pmCelebratory farewell lunch
  • 1:30 pmGoody bags & final farewells
  • 3:30 pmPrivate car returns you to the airport

You will return home with more than notes.

2027 Retreat Calendar

Choose the weekend
your soul needs.

Each retreat stands beautifully on its own. Attend one — or experience all four with the same intimate circle of women across the year.

Your Investment

Come for one weekend.
Or experience the full year.

Both options include the same private estate, airport transfers, catered meals, professional photography, and personal coaching.

Most Transformative
Full Year · All Four Retreats

Annual Mastery Series

The complete year. The deepest transformation.
$12,997
for all four retreat weekends Save $2,991 — compared to booking individually
  • All 4 retreat weekends — same six women, all year
  • Private airport transfers every retreat
  • 4 private 90-min coaching sessions with Dr. Sabine
  • All catered meals including a luxury restaurant dinner each retreat
  • Luxury welcome robe & spa slippers
  • Orange Theory fitness class & sunrise yoga each retreat
  • Private Crystal Singing-Bowl Sound Bath each retreat
  • Monthly virtual accountability calls between retreats
  • Full annual MEQ™ assessment + year-end personal debrief
  • Personal leadership roadmap, updated each quarter
  • MEQ™ workbook, retreat materials & curated goody bag
  • Professional photography at all four retreats
  • Lifetime alumni community access
Request My Invitation for 2027

Secure your year with a $2,500 deposit. Balance of $10,497 due January 1, 2027. Payment plans available — ask during your discovery call.

Single Retreat

One Weekend of Your Choice

Begin with the season that's calling you.
$3,997
per retreat weekend, all-inclusive Available after the Annual Series fills · seats limited
  • 1 retreat weekend of your choice
  • Private airport transfer to & from the estate
  • 1 private 90-min coaching session with Dr. Sabine
  • All catered meals including a luxury restaurant dinner
  • Luxury welcome robe & spa slippers
  • Champagne & chocolate welcome
  • Orange Theory fitness class & sunrise yoga
  • Private Crystal Singing-Bowl Sound Bath
  • Single-session MEQ™ assessment
  • MEQ™ workbook, materials & curated goody bag
  • Professional photography session
  • One year of alumni community access

Secure your weekend with a $1,000 deposit. Balance due 30 days prior to your chosen retreat.

Your Welcome Gift

A goody bag curated just for you.

Every woman leaves with a beautifully packed gift box — full of things to help you carry the retreat feeling home and into your everyday life long after the weekend ends.

📖Dr. Sabine's book or MEQ™ workbook — the most personal piece
🕯️A luxury soy candle to bring the retreat feeling home
📝A beautiful journal (cloth or leather) for continued reflection
🍫Local Richmond artisan chocolates — something indulgent
🌙A satin eye mask for the journey home, and beyond
🌸A luxury face mask set or hand cream — spa to go
💆A calming essential oil roller or bath salts
MEQ™ affirmation cards to keep on your desk
💌A handwritten personal note from Dr. Sabine
🎁A beautiful branded tote or ribbon gift box
Why Only Six Women?

Because you deserve to be known —
not lost in a crowd.

The retreat is intentionally limited to six women so that every participant receives personal attention, meaningful coaching, real space to speak, and the opportunity to form genuine relationships.

This is not manufactured scarcity.

It is how we protect the intimacy, trust, and care that make this experience unlike anything else available to women like you.

The six women who share this estate will leave changed — not only because of what Dr. Sabine said, but because of what they said to each other, and what they finally allowed themselves to hear.

Dr. Sabine Charles
Your Host & Guide

Dr. Sabine Charles

Dr. Sabine Charles is an accomplished executive, entrepreneur, author, educator, and creator of the Leadership MEQ™ framework — Mindset, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership Qualities.

She understands what it means to lead at a high level while carrying the expectations of a business, a career, a family, and a community. The gap between public strength and private exhaustion is one she knows personally.

"Successful women deserve more than another strategy session. They deserve a place to rest. They deserve to be heard. They deserve to be celebrated. And sometimes, they simply need someone else to be in charge of lunch."
— Dr. Sabine Charles

She created this retreat because caring for yourself is not a distraction from success — it is part of sustaining it.

WBENC Certified SBA WOSB NYC MWBE NYS MWBE NMSDC
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Your Questions, Answered

Everything you want to know
before you say yes.

Not at all. This experience welcomes business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, consultants, and women navigating meaningful transitions. You do not need a particular title or team size — you simply need to be ready for reflection, connection, restoration, and growth.
Yes — completely. A private car meets you at Richmond Airport and returns you at the end of the weekend. Every meal from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch is catered and included — including the Saturday evening dinner at a luxury restaurant. Private estate accommodation for the full weekend is included. Your only additional expense is your flight to and from Richmond, Virginia.
It is an intentional combination of both. You will receive leadership guidance and private coaching with Dr. Sabine, but the weekend is also designed to give you time to rest, reflect, reconnect, and feel genuinely cared for. Many women describe it as the most useful and restorative weekend they have experienced in years.
Absolutely. Most women arrive without knowing any of the other participants. The small-group experience is intentionally designed to make connection feel natural, warm, and genuine — usually within the first evening around the dinner table.
The retreat is designed to feel spacious — not like a three-day conference. The schedule includes structured sessions and experiences alongside generous time for rest, reflection, and simply enjoying the beauty of the estate. Women consistently describe it as "full but never rushed."
Dr. Sabine selects each cohort carefully based on a brief application and a discovery call. Group chemistry is a meaningful part of the experience — the six women are chosen because they will genuinely enrich each other's lives. Strong cohort compatibility is not a bonus; it is part of the program design.
The Mastery Emotional Quotient (MEQ™) is Dr. Sabine Charles's proprietary leadership framework and personal diagnostic — covering Mindset, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership Qualities. It helps you understand your emotional patterns, blind spots, and strengths as a woman and a leader.
Yes. Please share your dietary requirements during registration so appropriate arrangements can be made before the retreat. Your comfort at every meal — from breakfast through the luxury restaurant dinner — matters.
Yes. Payment plans for the Annual Mastery Series are available on request. The Annual Series requires a $2,500 deposit with the balance of $10,497 due January 1, 2027. Single retreats require a $1,000 deposit with the balance due 30 days prior. Discuss your options with Dr. Sabine during your discovery call — she will find a plan that works.
You have carried the company. You have carried the deadlines. You have carried the family. You have carried the expectations. You have carried the vision.

For one weekend,
you do not have to carry
everything alone.

Come rest. Come reconnect.
Come be celebrated. Come home to yourself.

Six Women · One Beautiful Estate · 2027 Applications Now Open