Inner Mastery Retreat - Mentora Institute
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MENTORA EXECUTIVE RETREAT

Inner Mastery: Activating Your 5 Core Energies

Embark on a journey of personal transformation with Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa. First launched in Fall 2024, Inner Mastery will return in late 2025 – spring 2026.

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Join us for three days of soul-nourishing self-discovery, connection, and intention-setting.

We invite you on a journey toward discovering your authentic self — your inner core — and learning to stay anchored in it through all of life’s moments by cultivating your 5 core energies:

  • Purpose: What is the purpose of my life, and how do I create the space to pursue it among life’s daily demands?
  • Wisdom: How do I regulate my emotions and thoughts so I can see the truth in all situations by cultivating a perfect mental lens?
  • Growth: What is my highest potential, and what daily practice will help me arrive there?
  • Love: What is unconditional love, and how do I open my heart and flow with this energy in everything I do?
  • Self-realization: Who am I, at my core, and how can I anchor myself more and more in this very center of my being?

You will also explore the mystic quest for transcendence — a deep-felt connection with the universe that manifests as inner guidance and reassurance to direct your life path in a fast-changing world.


Download the brochure to learn more about the five core energies & our onsite agenda.

Your True Self & the Human Journey

What to Expect

Be in nature and return to your own true nature.

 

  • The Inner Mastery Executive Retreat first launched in the fall of 2024. It offered a rare chance to commune in an intimate, informal setting with Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa and fellow participants.
  • We had a beautiful gathering of truth seekers join us in Santa Fe, NM.
  • The program will be offered again in a similar setting in late 2025 – spring 2026.

 

Retreat with diverse professionals engaging in collaborative discussions, outdoor reflections, and team-building activities

“The Mentora executive retreat gifted me memories to cherish, woven softly into the tapestry of nature. Among strangers who soon became lifelong friends, I felt the quiet strength of shared presence—genuine, attentive, and caring. Here, I realized I am not alone in the worries that stir within. Though the journey was brief, it ran deep, expanding my mind, brightening my soul, and revealing new horizons within and beyond.”

Mitch Kim, Director Business Operations, Harman International

Meet Your Retreat Leaders

Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa

Mentora’s Executive Retreats are led by our founder, Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa, joined by other Mentora-affiliated faculty. The retreats offer a rare chance to connect in an intimate, informal setting with faculty, other participants, and with your own inner core.

Hitendra is the author of “Inner Mastery, Outer Impact.” He has been a lifelong student of the world’s mystic traditions, and his mission is to discover, codify, and teach the laws of success in life and leadership. His pioneering ideas have been featured in Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Financial Times, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Inc., and Psychology Today.

As Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School and Founder of the Mentora Institute, he has coached dozens of Fortune 100 C-suite executives and taught more than ten thousand MBAs, executives, doctors, lawyers, social activists, and educators. His class on Personal Leadership & Success at Columbia has for many years been the most popular leadership elective, earning him the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence and the Executive-MBA Commitment to Excellence Award.

Previously, Hitendra worked as a strategy consultant at McKinsey and Co. and was the founder and CEO of a Silicon Valley startup, Paramark. He received an MBA and PhD in Management Science from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and BA (with Honors in Mathematics) from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi.

Taylor Parker - Faculty

Joining onsite as co-facilitator is Taylor Parker. Taylor has helped lead Mentora’s expansion into direct-to-learner education under the newly launched School for a Higher Age, and directs the Mentora Executive Retreat series. Her approach to personal leadership & transformation is shaped by training as an executive coach at Georgetown University’s Institute of Transformative Leadership, years-long study of yoga and meditation lineages, and ten years of previous experience as a policy & government affairs professional in Washington, D.C. She is passionate about bridging the contemplative and corporate worlds, creating communities of practice, and applying ancient wisdom in modern contexts.

Program Structure

The Retreat Program: Deep Dives, Open Discussions, and Kindred Connections.

Prior to the retreat, you will be invited to:

  • Set your goals by:
    • Taking a 5 Core Energies Self-assessment.
    • Having a 1:1 session with a Mentora coach to review your assessment report and establish your Inner Mastery goals.
  • Immerse yourself in the content by:
    • Reading prescribed sections of Hitendra’s book, Inner Mastery, Outer Impact.
  • Set the stage by:
    • Establishing your core intention for the retreat.
    • Creating the conditions that will allow you to be fully present and immersed.

At the retreat, you will:

  • Explore the 5 core energies by:
    • Doing in-depth reviews and Q&A on the 5 stages for each of the core energies — Purpose, Wisdom, Growth, Love, and Self-realization.
    • Acquiring a set of personal transformation tools.
  • Integrate the principles of Inner Mastery into your life by:
    • Incorporating a set of inner mastery practices into your everyday routines and structures.  
    • Creating clarity around your life priorities, purpose, and path.
    • Building your personal blueprint for growth, success, and the pursuit of a purpose-driven life.
  • Connect with others by:
    • Forming a circle of growth partners who will inspire and support our personal growth journey at the retreat and beyond.

PRAISE FOR DR. HITENDRA WADHWA’S TEACHINGS ON INNER MASTERY, OUTER IMPACT

“The experience at Mentora has been both personal and universal for each one of us. We have found lessons that we weren’t even looking for when we started but discovered that we needed along the way.”

Carolyn Disbrow, COO, Managing Director at LGC

“My spirit and soul has been renewed! I am excited to keep this new perspective on life with me and evolve what I’m thinking defines a leader.”

Student, Executive MBA, Columbia Business School

“This program has been transformational and transcendental. I went in with an understanding of the concept, but Professor Wadhwa created space to practice and dive deeper into the soul, mind, and body to explore our being and us as people and leaders. Remarkable.”

Student, Executive MBA, Columbia Business School

“Professor Wadhwa is an absolute light in this world. His wisdom and perspective can open your eyes, heart, and mind and shift your perspective. Within the span of a few days, I experienced a transformation unlike anything I have ever experienced before — and I know that this never would have happened had the class not been led by the wonderful Hitendra.”

Student, Executive MBA, Columbia Business School

“Professor Wadhwa is not only a phenomenal educator and storyteller, but he is also a great human being. His delivery was absolutely great. From his responsiveness to our questions and follow-ups to the content in his book and putting together an outstanding group of speakers, everything contributed to my personal growth and introspection, making me want to become the best self I can be.”

Student, Executive MBA, Columbia Business School

Contact Information

For more information, please contact us at retreats@mentora.institute.

The Inner Mastery gathering is the first of a three-part Mentora Executive Retreat series:

  • Executive Retreat 1 – Inner Mastery: Activating Your Five Core Energies (Inaugural event held October 2024, new dates coming soon)
  • Executive Retreat 2 – Outer Impact: Leading with Agility in the Flow of Work (April 9-11th, 2025)
  • Executive Retreat 3 – Be the Change: Inspiring People to New Heights (Coming in Summer 2025)

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