LSI Alliance Retreat
at M|E|A Rising Circle Ranch
You have spent your career leading at the highest levels, and through the Leadership and Society Initiative you began asking the deeper questions about what comes next.
Chip Conley
M|E|A Founder & Executive Chairman
This retreat is designed to carry that inquiry forward — to give you the space, the peers, and the frameworks to shape your next chapter with intention.
Join your LSI Fellows from across cohorts and pathways for a private, immersive experience at M|E|A Rising Circle Ranch in Santa Fe. Hosted by Chip Conley, this retreat is an opportunity to step out of the day-to-day, reconnect with what matters most, and explore the questions of fulfillment, purpose, and wisdom that define this stage of life.
Set on 2,600 acres in northern New Mexico, Rising Circle Ranch is an environment intentionally designed for reflection, connection, and meaningful conversation.
Program Goal
The program's goal is to create deeper opportunities for Fellows to connect both in the classroom and outside, melding M|E|A's experiential education focused on helping midlifers reframe their relationship with aging, grow their transitional intelligence (TQ), and embrace their wisdom for the purpose of enhancing Fellows' "Ripple of Impact" (another form of ROI) in the world.
The program aims to do so in a way that will complement and build upon — and not feel redundant to — the work LSI Fellows did during their fellowship year. It will allow Fellows from across cohorts to meet as well: over meals, going for walks, during the Saturday afternoon Small Discussion Groups, in the Wisdom Circles, or in the interstitial spaces of the retreat.
The Experience
Dates
Thursday, April 15 to Monday, April 19, 2027
Check-In Time 3:00 PM, Check-Out Time 10:00 AM
Location
M|E|A Rising Circle Ranch at 77 Saddleback Ranch Road, Lamy, NM 87504
Format
4-night, 5-day immersive retreat
Includes
Luxury accommodations, all curated meals, daily activities, and full program access.
Travel
Participants are responsible for airfare to either Santa Fe Regional Airport (SAF) or Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ). Airport transportation can be coordinated through M|E|A at an additional cost (see Pricing).
What to Pack
Our dress code is comfortable and casual. Pack layers, comfortable shoes, activewear, a swimsuit, a hat, and sunglasses.
Questions for MEA?
Who This Is For
This experience is designed for LSI Fellows who are:
Why This Matters
This experience is designed to help you:
Key Focus Areas
Four Pathways to Purpose
A process for making sense of evolving purpose in midlife — moving from a few "big P" purposes to a portfolio of "small p" purposes, and choosing where to double down or explore anew.
Wisdom at Work (science + practice)
Translating metabolized experience, "mindfully shared for the common good," into actionable insight that elevates decision-making and impact.
Mindset Management
Recognizing and releasing the limiting beliefs and identities that no longer serve you, so you can meet midlife and what comes next with a growth mindset.
Aging & Longevity Science
The social science of a longer, happier life — where strong relationships and a positive mindset about aging measurably add both years and meaning.
Transitional Intelligence (TQ)
The modern skill of navigating personal and professional transitions — the ending, the "messy middle," and the new beginning — with structure, coping practices, and resilience.
Signature Experiences
Guided Wisdom Circles
Small, facilitated gatherings that anchor each day and build deep, lasting trust across the cohort.
The "Great Midlife Edit" Ritual
A collective fireside ritual in which each person lets go of a mindset that no longer serves them and welcomes one that will.
Restorative Practices
Sound baths, mindful movement and meditation, ridgetop and milagro hikes, and campfire songs.
Optional Explorations
Canyon Road Art Walk, Ten Thousand Waves communal hot-spring bathing, and Equine Assisted Learning.
Small Discussion Groups (SDGs)
Topic-based pods (topics chosen by Fellows, e.g., Renewing Purpose, Becoming a Beginner, Creating a Portfolio Life, Memoir Writing, Empty Nesting) where each Fellow can name something they could use help with and receive generative, catalytic questions from their peers.
Daily Agenda
DAY ONE
Thursday, April 15, 2027
3:00 pm
Arrivals to M|E|A Rising Circle Ranch / Check-In
4:00 pm
Welcome Hike (optional)
5:30 pm
Happy Hour Reception
6:15 pm
Gourmet Dinner
7:15 pm
Orientation; M|E|A overview, goals of the weekend, "If you really knew me"
DAY TWO
Friday, April 16, 2027
6:30 am
Light Breakfast
7:30 am
Mindfulness, Inner Tracking, and Intention Setting
8:30 am
Full Breakfast
10:00 am
Logistics, Wisdom Circles
11:00 am
Transitional Intelligence (TQ): "What's shifted in your life since LSI? And what matters most?"
1:15 pm
Gourmet Lunch
3:00 pm
Mindset Management; The Psychology of Aging & Longevity; Letting Go
5:00 pm
"Great Midlife Edit" Ritual
5:30 pm
Sound Bath
6:30 pm
Gourmet Dinner
7:30 pm
Campfire Songs with Sam
DAY THREE
Saturday, April 17, 2027
6:30 am
Light Breakfast
7:30 am
Mindful Movement and Meditation (optional)
8:30 am
Full Breakfast
10:00 am
Logistics, Wisdom Circles
11:00 am
The Value of Wisdom & Wisdom Management Practices
1:15 pm
Gourmet Lunch
1:45 pm
Pool Party at Chip's home
3:15 pm
Appreciative Inquiry and Small Discussion Groups (Affinity Groups / Topics)
5:15 pm
Regeneratively-themed Hike (optional)
6:30 pm
Gourmet Dinner
7:30 pm
Open evening (open space for Fellows, and possibly Plus 1's, to connect)
DAY FOUR
Sunday, April 18, 2027
6:30 am
Light Breakfast
6:45 am
Milagro Hut and Ridgetop Rally Hike
8:30 am
Full Breakfast
10:00 am
Wisdom Circle
11:00 am
"What's next for you, and how can we support you to live a more fulfilled life?"
1:15 pm
Gourmet Lunch
2:00 pm
Three choices: (a) Van to Canyon Road for art walk (including Plus 1's)
2:45 pm
(b) Ten Thousand Waves luxury communal bathing in hot springs
3:00 pm
(c) Stay on the ranch for an Equine Assisted Learning session
6:30 pm
Gourmet Dinner
7:30 pm
Appreciation Celebration
DAY FIVE
Monday, April 19, 2027
7:00 am - 9:00 am
Breakfast and Departures
10:00 am
Check Out
Pricing
(All-Inclusive Nightly)
All rates are per night and include lodging, all meals, daily activities, and full program access. A 6.875% tax and a service fee apply to the base rate.
Early Enrollment — book through November 30, 2026
- Single: $700/night base
- Double: $900/night base
Regular — December 1, 2026 onward
- Single: $1,200/night base
- Double: $1,400/night base
Available but not included (additional cost):
- Airport transportation: $75 per way per person from Santa Fe Regional (SAF)
- Airport transportation: $125 per way per person from Albuquerque (ABQ)
- Massage: $150 per hour
- Horseback riding: $125 per rider
- Art class: $120 for 2-hour session
Reserve Your Place
This is a limited-capacity experience for LSI Fellows, and space is expected to fill quickly. Reserve your place today!
