High Performance
Collaboration
TRANSFORM YOUR TEAM DYNAMICS
Discover the power of nature and human connection. Our immersive corporate and non-profit retreats are designed to foster high-performing teams and inspire innovation. Through the Alternavida method, we will guide you and your team on a journey of personal and professional growth. You will learn practical tools for effective communication, conflict resolution, and practices for continued leadership development. By strengthening bonds and building trust, your team will return to work with renewed energy and a shared vision.
KEY BENEFITS OF OUR RETREATS:
Experience the Alternavida difference:
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Enhanced team cohesion and collaboration
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Improved communication and problem-solving skills
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Increased employee engagement and satisfaction
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Boosted creativity and innovation
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Reduced stress and burnout
Let us help you create a culture of collaboration, resilience, and success.
THE ALTERNAVIDA METHOD:
Our unique facilitation method fosters deep learning and growth. Centered around four core components
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Conscious communication (unlock limiting beliefs, learn what you don’t know about yourself)
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Whole body intelligence (align head, heart and body wisdom through somatic coaching )
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Optimal well-being (experience the foundational elements of self-care for vitality)
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Nature- based Learning (receive inspirational insights from ecosystem designs applicable to life and business)
CREATE YOUR RETREAT WITH US
A transformational experience that people will remember for a lifetime.
Our promise: to provide purpose driven teams with facilitated professional development opening the door to profound mindset shifts and a pathway to master conscious leadership. We are a boutique facility with a team that enjoys curating unique programming that gets people out of their heads and into their body intelligence so they can re-learn how to play, adventure, and take risks.
Taking great teams to the next level
TEAM RETREAT PLANNING MADE EASY
Support Services
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Full retreat facilitation by seasoned professional
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Well-being assessment
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Agenda & logistics planning
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Fully staffed with healthy food chef & assistants
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Nature adventure guide & team building facilitation
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Rainforest locations
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Beach locations
Facilities
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Overnight accommodations up to 12 ppl
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8 Single / Double occupancy guest rooms designed with inspiration from nature
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9 bathrooms, 6 en suite, 2 include private outdoor shower
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Air conditioning, operable windows, towels, soap
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Many gathering spaces
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Soothing surround sounds of nature
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Gated entrance to ensure a safe and secure experience
Location
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Puerto Rico – US Territory (no passport required)
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30 minute drive from international airport (SJI)
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Warm ocean and weather year round
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Overlooks El Yunque National Rainforest and the beach
YOUR FACILITATORS
YANCY WRIGHT
Owner, Coach & Nature Guide
Yancy is a guide to the unconscious realm. He supports teams and leaders with better connecting to nature and themselves by unraveling core issues holding them back from what they really want. He’s been a behavior change facilitator and corporate leader for 17 years.
After experiencing a career burnout as a leader in the green building industry, he shifted to leverage his lessons learned by creating unique transformational experiences for people to participate in life as nature intended; simple, regenerative, healthy, and full of joy.
His focus the last 8 years has been on healthy communication and conscious leadership. With a masters degree in Architecture he creates unique learning structures while leveraging his depth of experience as a Hendricks Institute Leadership & Transformation Coach and HeartMath Institute coach.
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STEFANIE SANTOS MCLEESE
Facilitator
Stefanie is a genius in the world of brand identity and communication. She supports leaders and teams in navigating transitions, ensuring their authentic brand identity shines through during times of change. With 21 years of experience, including eight years in the fast-paced Dallas market, Stefanie has honed her craft by serving clients across North and South America.
Her journey has led her to Champaign, Illinois, where she now delivers strategic counsel and serves in fractional leadership roles for brands and communication functions. Stefanie’s approach is rooted in authenticity, drawing from her extensive experience with national and global brands and her certification in Strategic Communications from the Public Relations Society of America. Recently, Stefanie has been engaged by the MLB Players Alumni Association and NFL Legends to help retired athletes redefine their brand identities post-career. She is set to bring her expertise to Super Bowl LIX at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, continuing her work with NFL athletes in 2024.
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MICHELLE FONT
Business Development, Yoga & Ceremonies
A fully bi-lingual facilitator and teacher, Michelle brings her prior corporate experience working 11 years at Boeing as a process engineer and blends it with her certifications in yoga, meditation, and breathwork. Her unique approach is also the result of years working with Make-A-Wish Foundation and the pageant industry coaching women on how to do public speaking and presenting. She went through a career burnout and has spent many years learning modalities to reduce stress and overwhelm so she can maintain a life with more balance and harmony. As a native to Puerto Rico, she grew up in Seattle and is now following her passion teaching people how to reduce stress and overwhelm.
TESTIMONIALS
“Everything was perfection, your team really has the power to change people's lives, your presentation was short and concise, the food was incredible, and your group exercises and discussions exemplified the power and unlimited potential of our amazing team. Thank you for showing us the path forward and importance of emotional intelligence.”
DAVID MELCHOR
CEO - Pravan Health
“I can tell you it’s been a long time since I felt this happy personally and as a business owner. I owe a lot of that to you Yancy. This was a life-changing week."
DAVID ERICKSON
CEO - AJ's Catering
“You have become part of our Tito's family. I can't thank you enough for helping us over the years, taking our company to a whole new level with a resilient wellbeing program that has helped keep us connected. It has been exactly what we needed.”
AMY LUKKEN
Director of Philanthropy - Tito's