Collective Audacity

Free Virtual Retreat - Saturday, MAY 16 - 11am CST - 2 Hours, 15 Mins

A VIRTUAL RETREAT FOR CHANGEMAKERS

Because choosing joy, rest, and renewal isn't giving up —

it's the most radical thing you can do right now.

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Why "Collective Audacity"?

It takes audacity to choose joy right now.

The world is on fire, rest can feel irresponsible. Joy can feel selfish.

Stepping back — even for two hours — can feel like a betrayal of the work.

Audacity is not the absence of fear. It's the decision to act anyway.

This virtual retreat is built on the belief that reclaiming your joy, your calm,

and your sense of purpose is not a retreat from the fight — it's the fuel for it.

And when we do it in community, we resist the hyperindividualism that feeds despair.

That's collective audacity.

WHO THIS IS FOR -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you're holding the weight of the world while trying to do good in it — this is for you.

You didn't come this far to collapse into cynicism. But you're running low. The news is relentless. The work is hard. And joy? It feels almost irresponsible to reach for it right now. This virtual retreat is for the people who know better than to give up, but need a reason, and a community, to keep going.

Land stewards & environmental advocates who feel the stakes personally

Youth workers, parents & educators navigating impossible conditions

Community organizers whose bandwidth has been stretched to the breaking point

Anyone in justice-rooted work who is grieving, depleted, or quietly (or not so quietly) furious

WHAT TO EXPECT -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here's What Your 2 Hours and 15 Mins Will Look Like...

1 Sound Healing Meditation to Open

We arrive together. A guided sound bath grounds us, quiets the noise, and sets a collective intention for the space we're about to hold.

2 The Case for Collective Audacity

August unpacks what it actually means to choose joy, rest, and purpose in a political moment that makes it feel dangerous — and why it's the most radical act you can commit to right now.

3 Guided Ikigai Exercise

August unpacks what it actually means to choose joy, rest, and purpose in a political moment that makes it feel dangerous — and why it's the most radical act you can commit to right now.

4 Do One Thing — Your Concrete Next Step

You and a partner will each commit to one specific action — broken down into its smallest viable step. You'll follow up with each other within the week. Small, not insignificant.

5 Personalized Oracle Card Pull to Close

We close the container together. Each participant receives a personalized oracle card pull to carry the energy of the session into what comes next.

+ Companian Workbook

Every registered attendee receives a guided workbook that holds your reflections, your Ikigai map, your accountability tracker, your card pull and so much more — so the work lives long after the call ends.

Presented by August M. Ball

August has lived the specific grief of doing purpose-driven work in the middle of systemic chaos and personal trauma. She knows what it costs to stay mission-focused without self-abandonment — and what it takes to sustain ourselves for the long haul. She is the creator of The Reset Lab Retreats in Tulum, Mexico and Cebu, Philippines, a Fractional Chief People Officer for mission-driven organizations, and a facilitator working at the intersection of environmental justice, social equity, and organizational transformation.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEAVE WITH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

More than inspiration.
Actual ground to stand on.

01
A reframe on what audacity means right now

We'll unpack manifestation beyond the clichés — and make the case that kind people choosing to act boldly is exactly what this political moment needs.

02
Clarity on your purpose (or permission to reclaim it)

Through a guided Ikigai exercise, you'll locate — or relocate — the intersection of what you love, what you're good at, and what the world needs from you.

03
One concrete next step you'll actually take

Not a 10-step plan. One thing. Broken into small, manageable pieces, with someone to hold you accountable and follow up within a week.

04
A felt sense of being in community

This is not another Zoom call.

This is a ceremony.

We'll open and close our container with ritual — a sound healing meditation to ground us in collective intention and close with a personalized oracle card

pull to guide our next steps

05
A workbook that lives beyond the session

Your guided workbook holds the reflections, exercises, and commitments from the day — so the work doesn't end when the call does.

06
Proof that joy is not a luxury

You'll leave having experienced — not just been told — that reclaiming joy and calm is itself an act of resistance. That showing up whole is the work.

COMPANION WORKBOOK

Every registered attendee receives a guided workbook designed to work with the retreat — during the session and long after it ends. This isn't a PDF full of prompts you'll never use.

It's a living document for a season of change.

Reflection prompts that mirror the session's content so you're not scrambling to take notes
The full Ikigai mapping exercise, ready to revisit as your purpose evolves
Your "Do One Thing" accountability tracker with built-in follow-up structure
Space for your oracle card pull and what it stirred in you
A beginning-and-end check-in record so you can literally see your own shift

"Audacity is not the absence
of fear. It's the decision
to act anyway."

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