Leadership Journey
A 6-month programme — from insight to lasting impact. Five days in the Italian Alps, then two workshops that turn the experience into something you actually keep.
Facilitated by OTRO Elements
- Where
- Alpe Selvaccia, Valsesia (+ two workshops in the Netherlands)
- How long
- 5 days
- Group
- 8–12 people
- Languages
- English, Dutch
The experience
Strengthen and elevate your leadership skills with a curated group of leaders and entrepreneurs. The journey combines five days in the Italian mountains with two workshops designed to translate your experience into lasting impact.
Across the programme you experience a powerful blend of deep nature experiences, breathwork, meaningful reflection, and practical tools — exploring vision, energy, and long-term impact alongside peers who carry comparable responsibility.
Five days in the untouched Italian Alps, moving through unforgettable hikes, deep reflection, meaningful conversations, and solo time in nature. The 7 Generations concept and the Leadership Challenge model (Kouzes & Posner) give the week a frame you can take back to work.
The character of this experience
What the facilitator has told us about their own trip. Anything they have not said is simply not here.
- Depth of the experience
- Start of an inner journeyFor people who have their professional life in order and feel there is more. Who look at life with curiosity, and who want to hear from guides who have made the journey from a successful corporate life to a life more connected with themselves, and through that with others and the world around them.
Who this is for
Said plainly, so you can rule it out as easily as rule it in.
- You lead a team or a company and want to work on how you lead, not just what you decide
- You want the work to outlast the week — the two follow-up workshops are the point
- You are comfortable with breathwork, sweat lodge ritual and long silent stretches
- You want a one-off offsite — this is a six-month commitment
- You cannot manage full days of mountain hiking
What's included
Included
- Five days in the Italian Alps with guided hikes and nature experiences
- Breathwork sessions and sweat lodge rituals
- Deep reflection and solo time in nature
- 7 Generations leadership concept training
- Practical tools for sustainable anchoring of learnings
- Two follow-up workshops in the Netherlands, at one month and six months
- Facilitation by experienced coaches — Quirine and Fenneke
Not included
- VAT — the price is quoted excluding it
- Travel to and from the Italian Alps
- Personal and travel insurance
Meet your facilitator
OTRO Elements
6 years running experiences
OTRO Elements run “nature-based expeditions designed for reflection, deep connection, and the art of letting go”. Their basecamp is Alpe Selvaccia — 22 hectares of alpine meadow and pine forest above Rassa in the Valsesia, with rustic huts, a fire circle, a tipi and a yoga platform looking out at Monte Rosa. They call the facilitator team the Tribe: Quirine, Fenneke, Tjeerd, Marit, Kalijn, Fernanda, Raymond, Robert-Jan, Benny and others, working alongside local Italian hosts and mountain guides.
Why you can trust this listing
- A person read this listing against a checklist before it went live. It carries the quality stamp only because it passed.
- Every photo above was confirmed as this experience, not stock photography.
- Your money is held in a third-party client account and released to the facilitator 1 day after the experience starts.
Practical details
Including the cancellation terms — visible before you book, not buried at checkout.
Meeting point
Rassa, Valsesia, in the Italian Alps. From the village you walk up to the Alpe Selvaccia basecamp; the supplier confirms exact timings after booking.
What to bring
Broken-in walking boots and a light daypack Warm layers and a rain shell — alpine weather turns quickly Swimwear and a quick-dry towel for mountain water A notebook for the reflection sessions
Accessibility
Mountain terrain with a walk-in to the basecamp and no vehicle access; accommodation is in rustic huts. Not suitable for wheelchair users. Dietary requirements are handled by the Italian hosts — raise them at booking.
Cancellation — Moderate
Full refund up to 30 days before the start date.
- More than 30 days before: 100% refund.
- More than 14 days before: 50% refund.
- Inside the last window: 0% refund.
Insurance to consider
Worked out from where this trip goes, how long it lasts and what the terrain is like. Insurance is yours to arrange.
Cancellation cover
Pays back what you cannot get refunded if you have to cancel or cut the trip short, for example through illness.
a.s.r. annuleringsverzekering(opens in a new tab)Medical costs abroad
Pays for a doctor or hospital outside the Netherlands. Your Dutch health insurance may not cover everything abroad.
a.s.r. reisverzekering (via Mountain Beat)(opens in a new tab)Rescue and repatriation
Pays for search, rescue and the journey home after an accident or illness. In remote or mountain areas a helicopter rescue can cost tens of thousands of euros.
NKBV Expeditieverzekering (membership required)(opens in a new tab)
The facilitator has not described the terrain yet, so this is based on the region and length only.
The insurance you actually need depends on your own circumstances, such as the cover you already have. Naturetreats does not sell or recommend insurance: check any policy against your own situation before you travel.