Join us for Exhale - a REAL retreat for the burnt-out entrepreneur
Abambyh Business Coaching has hosted some fantastic retreats, and each has been unique, with a different theme, a different focus, different activities.
For RESTORE in 2022, we hosted the Relaxing Business 101 Retreat, where we discussed Business Fundamentals and Emotional Intelligence during workshops, with activities in between to help attendees relax and enjoy the beautiful setting. The fifteen attendees learned, played, and basked in the atmosphere of the Isla Mujeres villa where they stayed.
In contrast, 2023’s IMMERSION was an Intense Deep Dive. We limited the number of attendees to five and had days of one-to-one work, photography, and video sessions. There were profound leaps forward during those one-to-ones, and we all felt like a great deal was accomplished in a very short amount of time at Casa Corazon in Playa del Carmen.
Later in 2023 we hosted CONNECT, the Networking Retreat — an amazing look at how to present ourselves and our businesses, how to network, and how to nurture the relationships we make.
And connections were definitely made, and are still going strong!
We even helped plan and manage an Ancestral Retreat in Italy for one of our clients during 2024.
The inspiration for each of Abambyh Business’s retreats came in a lightning-bolt moment, and that's exactly how our next retreat, Exhale: For the Burnt-Out Entrepreneur, was born.
The idea struck Alison suddenly, viscerally, like a sandbag had been dropped on her chest. She had just endured one of her most challenging years—working with an extremely difficult client, poor boundaries, income stress, and everything else. Her immune system was completely shot. Her body was physically reacting to the pressure she had been under.
That’s what our bodies do when we’re under stress for a prolonged time. Cortisol and adrenaline are released, and while those hormones can be beneficial in intense, short-term situations, they can be devastating over long periods.
Emotionally, we can become grumpy, quick to tears or anger, anxious, depressed. We can feel restless and sad. We can even have trouble remembering things or making decisions.
Physically, chronic stress can cause body aches, unconscious clenching of the jaw, fatigue, upset stomach, trouble sleeping, and a less robust immune response. We get tired faster, we get ill more easily and take longer to recover.
When Alison realized how much stress she’d been under and how long she’d been struggling with it, she thought:
“I need a real retreat. Not a business retreat. Not a ‘let’s talk about feelings’ retreat. A REAL retreat—away from my phone, my work, my responsibilities, my life. I need a place to love on myself. To get pampered. To enjoy the beautiful Mexican beach, have a massage, feel the sun on my skin...laugh...and honestly just breathe.”
And then it hit her...we ALL need this.
So, Exhale was carefully crafted for the burnt-out entrepreneur.
Remember IMMERSION, the retreat that was the deep dive with all the one-on-one sessions? During that whirlwind time in March of 2023, one of the incredible attendees was Christel Gutierrez, founder and CEO of Global Planning Enterprise. Christel’s company has an incredibly important mission: to provide rejuvenating and transformative experiences that will reveal the path that leads women to their best selves.
Christel is as enthusiastic about custom retreats as Alison and Abambyh Business are. During IMMERSION, she and Alison began exploring what a retreat centered around tranquility would look like. They decided on a venue, researched activities, and contemplated logistics. Later, during the 23-Hour Collab between Global Planning Enterprise and Abambyh, they locked in the venue and further fleshed out the details.
So when Alison had her lightning bolt inspiration about what she and other burnt-out entrepreneurs needed, a plan for the retreat was actually already in place. In fact, Exhale has been an event in the making for almost two years!
Amansala, a gorgeous retreat resort in Tulum, Mexico, has exactly what is needed in a site for Exhale. Its breathtaking beachfront location and serene atmosphere breathe peace, and the activities available there provide the rejuvenating tranquility that attendees are looking for. Alison has taken care to ensure that a variety of room styles are available — guests may choose from Private Beachfront, Private Garden View, Shared Beachfront, and Shared Garden View rooms according to their budget and preference.
Exhale's attendees will enjoy a Salsa Dance class and a cooking class. They will experience an amazing massage, a Cacao and Sound Bath Ceremony, and yoga sessions. A Mayan Clay Meditation and Temazcal Ceremony are planned as well. There will also be a free night on the town with time to experience the wonder and beauty that is Tulum.
This retreat is unlike anything Alison and Abambyh have hosted before. It’s as much for her as it is for the attendees, which is why she’s been carefully selecting a pace and activities that she knows will help her fully relax and rejuvenate. That’s why so many women have already been drawn to it. Even before Exhale was officially announced to the public, we quietly opened registration in September 2024, and seven of the fifteen available slots were claimed within the first week. The retreat was one-third sold out before it had even been mentioned to Alison's subscribers!
Because Exhale will take place in May of 2025, Alison has plenty of time to continue perfecting the details that will make Exhale the absolute best retreat for her guests.
In thinking about the ideal attendee for Exhale, a certain type of woman came to Alison’s mind. This woman is to that point of her body physically reacting to the stress she’s under. She’s constantly working, pushing herself, and struggling to turn it off. She’s burnt out, her needs often coming last as she struggles to meet the needs of those around her. She’s behind a keyboard for 90% of her life and, frankly, she just needs a break.
Exhale is for the woman who wants to come, but whose first thought is, “I could never get away because “ (fill in the blank with the hundreds of people and things depending on her).
Are you that woman? If you're not, I bet you know someone who is.
We all need time to love and nurture ourselves. To create space where we can slow down, disconnect from everything that constantly takes from us, and embrace the things that give back — the experiences that nourish our bodies and souls.
Exhale is that time. Amansala and the time spent there will replenish, renew, and rejuvenate your spirit.
See you in Mexico!
