Holding Power with Humanity

Power, Presence and Humane Leadership

A leadership immersion for senior women navigating complexity, responsibility and change.

Location – Patrick Brompton Hall

This corporate retreat for female leaders takes place in a beautiful historic country house set in the foothills of the North Yorkshire Dales

7-9th April 2027

Investment

£1650 Depending on accommodation.

£300 Deposits being taken

To book or enquire email at ashley@loveisinyou.com

Leadership from the inside out

Effective leadership is not about choosing between strength and softness, performance and presence, strategy and soul. It is about creating capacity to hold both.

This event is an immersive experience for senior level women working inside complex organisations which brings embodied transformation tools into a refined business-facing context

It is for the leaders who must hold polarities every day:

• Confidence and humility
• Authority and compassion
• Results and wellbeing
• Service and self

Holding Power with Humanity – Power, Presence and Humane Leadership is a two-day residential immersion for those who need to lead with depth and humanity.

Why

Humane leadership is no longer optional …   It is commercially critical.

These 3 days are not about fixing women to fit existing systems. It is about restoring balance to the kind of leadership our organisations and our world require now.

In a world shaped by acceleration, disruption and relentless performance, women in leadership are being asked to hold more than ever before.

More responsibility.
More complexity.
More emotional energy and capacity
More expectation to lead with clarity, courage and care.

Humane leaders need a functioning radar to understand what is happening and a moral compass to guide decision making.

This event supports women to strengthen the inner game of leadership, building greater psychological safety and trust, cultivating courageous presence and connecting with the deeper intelligence that allows us to lead clearly when facing the pressures of uncertainty and change. 

Why This Matters Now

Human sustainability is emerging as a defining business priority.

After years of burnout, attrition and cultural fatigue, organisations are recognising that long-term performance depends on psychologically safe teams, emotionally intelligent leadership and cultures of trust and inclusion.

This work directly supports leaders who carry responsibility for culture, people and moral direction inside organisations.

Is this you? 

This programme is particularly suited to women who are often required to be the moral voice within organisations and who must influence across complex power structures.

Example roles, including:

• Senior HR and People leader
• Culture, transformation and wellbeing leader
• Functional and operational leader
• Woman preparing for wider organisational influence

The Retreat venue

Patrick Brompton Hall  is an elegant country house with true old world charm, set in the foothills of the North Yorkshire Dales, surrounded by ancient parkland, gardens, and rolling countryside.

The Hall features a swimming pool, hot tubs, tennis courts and extensive, beautifully manicured grounds.

Light filled communal spaces and comfortable bedrooms create an atmosphere of ease and privacy, while the surrounding countryside offers a natural sense of spaciousness and calm.

It is a place to slow down, step out of daily demands, hit reset and be nourished with locally sourced delicious food throughout your stay.  

Programme 

Day One – Arrival and Grounding (from 13.00)

•  Why are we here? Opening session and shared intention
• Creating psychological safety and group coherence
• Exploring the foundations of trust 
• Evening dinner connection 

Focus: safety, belonging and human connection

Day Two – Courage, Voice and Leadership Presence

• Cultivating courage and emotional resilience
• Working with visibility and the inner critic
• Strengthening authentic leadership style
• Breath-based regulation and heart–brain coherence practices
• Embodied movement practices to restore clarity and energy

Evening experience:

• Firewalk as a collective threshold moment

Focus: courage, leadership identity and embodied authority

Day Three – Integration and Re-birth (ending at Lunchtime)

• Integration and reflection practices
• From I can to I have – anchoring leadership capacity
• Translating inner shifts into organisational action
• Closing and personal leadership commitments

Focus: sustainability, integration and application

Key Themes

Creating Psychological Safety

Understanding how leaders shape safety, openness and innovation through presence, language and behaviour.

Building Trust

Exploring the trust equation, relational dynamics and the power of appropriate vulnerability.

Experiential elements include reflective group exercises and trust-based activities designed to explore perception, truth and connection.

Relational Leadership

Understanding leadership as a relational practice shaped through presence, listening, boundaries and purpose.

Developing the capacity to lead through connection, dialogue and trust.

Cultivating Courage

Working directly with fear, risk and visibility.
Learning how to step beyond comfort without self-abandonment.

Finding Your Voice

Strengthening clarity, expression and influence in complex organisational environments.

Embodied Regulation

Breath, movement and somatic awareness to support nervous system regulation, resilience and grounded decision making.

Re-birth

Letting go of previous leadership narratives and  establishing a new internal reference point for authority and confidence.

experience outcomes

You will leave with:

• • Increased confidence to lead difficult conversations and decisions
  • Strengthened presence and emotional regulation under pressure
  • Greater clarity of voice, influence and authority
  • Practical tools for cultivating trust and psychological safety
  • Renewed connection to purpose and sustainable leadership energy

Ashley Jones 

Ashley has spent nearly twenty years guiding groups through transformative processes in the field of personal development, drawing from a rich range of disciplines to support people to reconnect with their inner well of knowledge and personal power. Her work began in the financial district of the City of London where early exposure to high-pressure professional environments shaped the work she now does at the intersection of leadership development, relational practice and inner work.

Her work has evolved into a commitment to supporting individuals and leaders to embody greater awareness, responsibility and humanity in the complex times we are living through.

Investment

£1650 Depending on accommodation.

£300 Deposits being taken

To book or enquire email at ashley@loveisinyou.com