SEP 18-21, 2025 | ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA | 6 SPOTS
THE REST BOLDLY
RETREAT
VISIONING | STRATEGY | DEEP WORK | RESTORATION
3-night all-inclusive, integrative business retreat experience for Catholic women leaders, founders, & CEOs. You hold so much. You pour into so many. Now, it's your turn.
Something inside knows: it's time for more.
Not more doing. >> More depth, alignment, integration, and peace.
You’ve been walking in hope, making hard decisions, and letting go of what no longer fits.
And now? You’re ready to create, build, and nurture from a deeper place.
🍃 Maybe you’ve already started to move away from hustle and overwhelm—but you still feel the edges of tension that haven’t fully loosened.
🍃 Maybe you’re clear on your vision…but need space to listen for what’s next.
🍃 Maybe you're seeing the fruit…but your body and soul need rest before the next season of growth.
🍃 Maybe you sense God inviting you into a new season…but the whispered fears can be pretty loud: Can I really hold what’s next? What if I fail? What if I’m not enough? Am I really the one to lead this?
You’ve outgrown the strategies and mindsets that once served you, and you’re ready to walk in a new way.
This is your invitation to pause—not because everything is falling apart, but because you refuse to build what’s next from a place of depletion.
You long to build from rest, from peace, from intimacy with God.
So, it’s time to release the unseen weight, open things up a bit wider, and let the Lord go even deeper.
The Rest Boldly Retreat is your sacred interruption.
This is your space to breathe deeply.
To break from being "on" all the time. To release and be held.
(Go ahead, love, lean into the sigh.)
You Will Leave This Retreat With...
A clearer vision of what's next. In both work and life, and aligned with how you actually want to live, lead, and serve in this next season—not just what's expected of you.
A release of things that no longer belong, and burdens you were never meant to carry. Guilt, shame, and the pressure to prove, please, perform, or keep up. You'll be invited to name it, feel it, and begin to let it go—in the safety of a space that can hold it all.
Renewed connection to God, calling, and your deeper "why". Beyond the hustle. Beyond the metrics. Beyond the next item on your to-do-list.
Practical clarity around what needs to change. How your business, ministry, or mission may need to shift—not to stretch you thinner, but to support your actual capacity. A strategy that honors your humanity.
A regulated nervous system and a rested body. You'll feel the difference -- a loosening in your chest, deeper breaths, a heart less guarded, a soul less weary, and a body that feels safer to live in.
Support in the most tender places. For the parts that rarely get seen or heard -- the ones you've had to keep hidden, because everyone relies on you. We'll hold space for the healing that hasn't happened while you're busy leading everyone else.
Details, Pricing, & Registration
INCLUDED*:
*Note: Airfare is not included
TRAVEL:
WHAT TO PACK:
Besides the basic packing and travel needs, here are a few things to think about bringing with you. It's 💯 come as you are.
HOW TO REGISTER:
Due to the intimate nature of this retreat, we want to be sure that every attendee is a good fit. Book a no-pressure call with Anna or send an email to [email protected].
After we get a chance to talk, we'll then work together on your next steps -- your individual retreat needs, travel planning, contract, and payment.
This isn't about adding more to your plate.
We've all had quite enough of that, thank you very much.
It's about finally laying down what you don't need anymore.
And breaking the cycle that keeps you hustling for worth -- "on paper" success while silently breaking inside.
It's about saying no freaking more to the pace that's been stealing your peace.
No more white-knuckling your way through.
No more hanging on and hoping that more relief is just around the corner.
It's about letting the masks fall...and the tears rise as they need to.
Looking your burnout in the face and refusing to chalk it up as "just a season".
It's about pausing long enough to feel what you've been overriding,
to speak truths to the spaces that need to hear, "this isn't working anymore,"
and hear what God's been whispering beneath the noise.
It's about tearing down the lie that it all depends on you.
And opening up to the terrifying, beautiful truth:
You were never meant to carry it all alone.
Here you get to lay it down.
Let the tension soften. Let the striving cease. Let yourself receive.
To remember who you are beyond what you produce—while reigniting the "yes" still burning within you.
Because this mission is SO MUCH BIGGER than you.
And the Lord is preparing you to lead it differently in this next season.
THE FLOW
A Glimpse Into the Retreat Experience
Each day is crafted to hold you in a spacious, embodied rhythm of rest, visioning, prayer, reflection, and strategy.
We'll help you pause the noise, step out of the daily grind, and enter into a slower, truer pace--where rest and work are no longer at odds, but integrated. We'll allow clarity to emerge not from more doing, but from creating space to listen.
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Arrive and Exhale
Let your nervous system begin to exhale.
You don't have to be "on" here. You're safe to soften.
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Rest & Receptivity
This is the day to stop holding everything. Let yourself be held.
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Vision & Integration
This is the day to remember who you are--and root your next steps in peace, not pressure.
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Return Renewed
You'll leave rested, reconnected, and ready--not to push--but to walk forward in clarity, truth, and alignment with where the Lord is calling you.
This isn't about escaping life or stepping away from your work--
it's about returning to it from a place of renewal...
Where your body, mind, and spirit are finally on the same page.
This Retreat is For You If...
You're carrying a LOT - and you need a space where you don't have to be the strong one, the steady one, the one holding everything together and making all the decisions.
You've built something beautiful, but you're tired. Stretched thin. And wondering how to keep going (let alone growing) without burning out.
You crave room to breathe. To get quiet. To hear God's voice beneath the noise and responsibilities that never seem to stop.
You're at a crossroads--personally, and/or in your leadership--and need guidance that honors your whole life, not just the work you do.
You've invested in coaching or masterminds before--but still feel unseen in the depths of your story, your body, your heart. You know there are layers--emotional, spiritual, somatic--that need space and safety to heal.
You long to lead differently. To live and work in a way that's actually sustainable--more human, more in rhythm with your values, your body, and the Lord who called you to this.
You're not here for hype, hustle, shortcuts, or surface-level strategy. You're ready for something deeper--real, courageous, integrated work that transforms from the inside out.
The Space Your Whole Being Has Longed For
Space to be human, and reconnect with who you are, beneath the pressure and pace you've been sustaining.
We'll meet you where you are. You don't have to show up any certain way.
To pause the swirl, zoom out from all the details bogging you down, and remember why you're doing this work in the first place.
To hear from the Lord and receive the clarity, healing, strategic insight, & connection you've been craving.
Your space to slow down, to let your whole body and mind rest, play, and just BE again.
All of you is welcome here—and all of you will leave transformed, able to breathe again.
With an expanded capacity to receive and steward what God desires for you and those you serve.
About Antigua, Guatemala
A city rich with beauty, vibrant colors, faith, AMAZING coffee, and a slower pace that invites you to breathe again, Antigua is the perfect backdrop for body and soul-level renewal, creative visioning, and deep rest.
Located in the central highlands of Guatemala, in the state of Sacatepéquez. 1,500 meters above sea level (5000 feet), the climate is very moderate, nicknamed "city of eternal spring".
Antigua is in a valley surrounded by three volcanoes: Agua (12,340 ft), Fuego (12,346 ft), and Acatenango (13,045 ft). Agua and Acatenango are inactive. However, Fuego is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and the most active in Central America. On a clear day, you can see Fuego erupt every 30 minutes or so from many different locations in Antigua (don't worry, it's safe!).
Guatemala is one of very few countries in the world that still has a majority indigenous population.
Your Retreat Hosts
Hi, we're Megan Gephart and Anna Saucier!
Through Apostolic Fruit, we partner with Christ-led women visionary CEOs, ministry leaders and founders who are called to create lasting impact, but are ready to do it in a more sustainable way.
With 30+ years of combined experience (across the entrepreneurship, military, non-profit and corporate sectors) & certifications in strategic business consulting, operations, leadership development, public relations, human resources, trauma-informed coaching, and women's holistic health & wellness, we bring both practical expertise and deep heart as we support you in your life's work.
You have an apostolic calling.
The world needs it to bear abundant fruit.
In the way Jesus would do it.
And you're not meant to do that alone.
Here for all the questions ❤
The retreat takes place in Antigua, Guatemala—a breathtaking and peaceful, colorful colonial city surrounded by mountains and volcanoes.
What’s included?
Your investment covers:
You’ll have space to journal on the patio, hike a volcano if you want to, cry without needing to explain yourself, and finally—finally—feel held.
-- Retreat fee: $1,600–$1,800 depending on single or double occupancy. Full payment must be made prior to the retreat.
-- Flights and travel costs prior to landing in Guatemala and after arriving back at the airport for departure (passport, airfare, meals while traveling, etc.)
-- One meal out at a restaurant, and any meals prior to Thursday dinner and after Sunday breakfast, and any snacks other than what we provide.
-- Souvenirs, gifts, shopping, personal items.
This retreat is designed for Catholic women who are founders, CEOs, ministry leaders, or entrepreneurs who are navigating a growth or transition point in their business or leadership journey.
Women who are visionary, faithful, and committed—but often carrying more than you were meant to, with little space for yourself and what to shift into leading from peace and restoration instead of pressure and burnout.
Practically, you may be discerning "what’s next?" or "where do I go from here?"
You've got that gut feeling that the way you’ve been operating isn’t sustainable—but you’re scared to stop. You want clarity. You want to be poured into. You want to feel close to God again, and remember why you said yes to this mission in the first place.
You don’t need to be Catholic, but this retreat will be deeply rooted in Catholic spirituality.
We will pray together, attend Mass, have access to Adoration, and speak freely about Jesus. If you’re open and respectful of that rhythm, and long for a Christ-centered experience, you are welcome here.
Not at all. While many women may have worked with us through Strategic Mapping or The Garden, this retreat is open to any Catholic woman leader, founder, or CEO who resonates with the vision.
If you’re ready for a reset, and desire deep clarity and support for the next chapter—you’re welcome here.
Yes! You’re welcome to attend with a friend, co-founder, or team member. Let us know during the application process and we’ll do our best to pair you in the same room if you choose a shared option.
If you Google, "is it safe to travel to Guatemala?" you are likely to be met with a travel advisory, or a notice to "use caution". However, this is largely based on cartel-related violent crime activities specific to very specific areas of the country.
The city of Antigua, and all places that you will visit during the retreat, are quite safe.
Though this is completely anecdotal, I (Anna) have lived in Antigua, Guatemala for one year and have never experienced any violence, theft, or danger. I ride the public bus nearly every day and walk the streets alone after dark.
It’s all three—integrated. This retreat is neither a rigid mastermind nor a silent retreat. It’s a curated, in-person experience of rest, prayer, visioning, and strategy—with space for whatever your body, business, and soul most need.
You’ll receive both strategic support and space to reconnect with God and yourself—held in rhythms of prayer, conversation, adoration, and restoration.
We teach nervous system regulation, mind/body integration, calming breathing (breathwork is not one of our modalities), some parts work, and body and emotional awareness. All rooted in Theology of the Body, and run through two different doctors of Catholic theology. We do have supporting documents for anyone with questions about the modalities of inner work, or anything they may not be familiar with, and we are happy to discuss anything together to make sure you feel comfortable in our approach.
This retreat isn’t just about strategizing what’s next. We'll do that too, but we'll keep the horse in front of the cart where it belongs. It’s crucial that, as leaders, we create space to release the deeper weight you’ve been carrying—the pressure, fear, shame, exhaustion, and expectations you may not even realize are driving your leadership.
We’ll hold space for emotional and spiritual processing, somatic and nervous system regulation, and identity-level shifts that allow you to lead from rest and wholeness again. This is holy ground for deep, lasting transformation—not just mindset work or short-term relief.
That’s exactly why this retreat exists. Most women who come are high-capacity leaders who rarely create space to step back and tend to themselves. We gently guide you into rhythms of rest and clarity -- we'll help your body to remember. You don’t have to come “prepared”—just willing to be honest, open, and receptive.
Rest isn’t just another thing to do—it’s something we have to remember to BE in.
If the thought of slowing down makes you feel anxious or behind, that's a sign that you need this (or something like it). We won’t throw you into silence or solitude and leave you there. We’ll guide you—gently, graciously—into a different rhythm.
This retreat will hold you as you relearn what it means to be a human being, not a high-capacity doing-machine.
This is a high-touch, intimate experience, limited to 5-6 women. You’ll be known, supported, and poured into—this is not a conference or large group retreat.
Yes! Nursing infants are welcome--we know you're likely a package deal. 💗 There is just one private room left at this time, or we may need to discuss working it out with a shared room if needed. Please reach out if this is you so we can help prepare any sleeping arrangements, logistical or childcare support you might need (Megan will also be bringing her 12-month-old along and will have a babysitter, so we can assist with coordinating an extra pair of hands for you while at the retreat).
Retreat deposits are non-refundable but transferable. If something unexpected arises, you can transfer your spot to a qualified friend or colleague with our approval.
50% balance is due by AUG 1st and 100% due by SEP 1st. We can work with you on payment plan options if needed.
Spots are limited and filled by discernment.
Book a no-pressure call or send us an email at [email protected]. We're here to answer questions, walk through any details, and help you decide if this experience is a good fit.
If it is, we'll then send you the Retreat Contract to sign, and your invoice.
Friend, you've done so much on your own.
But you don't have to always be the strong one, the reliable one, the one who always figures it out.
It's time to set it all down for just a little while and just BE.
And let us serve you and pour into you.
To feel the Lord's gaze on you and be loved--not because of what you've built or accomplished or how brilliant you are, but just because you are who you are.
This retreat is a sacred investment in the woman behind the work; the vessel of grace through which the mission flows.
And she's worthy of care.
Your next step: schedule a no-pressure call with Anna or send an email to [email protected].
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