For therapists planning a first or next retreat
The Retreat Creator Workbook walks you through every decision, from who it's for and what to charge to how you fill it and how you run the week. 17 chapters, 139 fillable pages, at your own pace.
$97
139 fillable pages.
Credited toward Retreat Ready.
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Why first retreats get stuck
We start with the fun part. We fall for a beautiful venue, put a deposit down, and only then work out the price, who it's really for and how anyone will hear about it. That's the expensive order, and with a full caseload it's easy to stall right there.
Arilda knows this one. Her first therapist CE retreat sold out, and because she priced it from feel, it left her $344 per guest after the venue and everything else. The money chapters in this workbook are what she uses now: your price and break-even before you announce anything.
The workbook puts every decision in order, one chapter at a time. Work straight through, or open the chapter your plan is stuck on and start there.
Get the Workbook for $97What's inside
Every retreat rests on eight decisions: why, who, where, what, money, how, fill and when. The workbook takes you through them in order, then pulls your answers onto one page.
Start here
Twenty statements, scored out of 100, on page 4. It shows which part of your retreat needs you most. Take it again at the end to see what moved.
Why, who, where
Name your reason, your people and a promise you can keep, choose the right partners, then a place that serves all three.
What
How the week feels, from arrival to the last morning, and when a guest speaker deepens it or gets in the way.
Money
A retreat can sell out and still lose money. Price it from real costs, test your break-even in three scenarios, and keep the books clear.
Fill
Build the page that sells, then fill the seats: why the right people say yes, and how they hear about it.
How
Clear terms, a fair refund policy, the right insurance, welcoming every guest, the weeks before, the days themselves and after the goodbye.
Case studies
Arilda's own numbers from Panama 2024 and South Africa 2025: prices, costs and what each one actually left her.
When
Your Retreat Roadmap: everything becomes a plan in three rounds, ending in your next 90 days, week by week.
Finish here
Every decision you made, on one page. Share it with a co-host, a venue or someone you trust.
3,312 fields you can type into on screen, or print it and fill it in by hand. Plus a short welcome video from Arilda on where to begin.
Get the Workbook for $97Add it up
Is My Retreat Idea Ready? (Readiness Score)
Pages 4 and 138
$7
Five Numbers Worksheet
Pages 39 and 44
$7
Venue Comparison Sheet
Pages 21 to 24
$7
The rest of the workbook
Every other chapter, two real case studies and your 90-day plan
Workbook only
The three sheets on their own
$21
Retreat Creator Workbook
$97
Credited toward Retreat Ready if you join within 90 days.
Get the Workbook for $97Your first 20 minutes
1
Twenty statements on page 4, scored out of 100. It tells you where to spend your time first.
2
A few minutes from Arilda on how to use the workbook and where to start.
3
Work in order, or start with the decision in front of you. Add each answer to your Blueprint Summary as you go.
Is this for me?
✓
Take the Readiness Score on page 4, then work in order. Each chapter explains the idea, shows you what good looks like, then asks you to decide.
✓
Chapter 13, Offer Credit for Learning, helps you decide if CE credit is worth it and how approval generally works.
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It works just as well for coaches, facilitators and business owners planning a retreat.
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Open the chapter your plan is stuck on and start there. Arilda's own numbers from Panama 2024 and South Africa 2025 are inside too.
Who made it
20+
sold-out retreats in two years
Arilda is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has sold out 20+ retreats in the last two years, leading retreats in places like South Africa, Costa Rica, Panama, Italy, Bali and Peru.
She wrote this workbook with Alex Sandev, Founder of HiveSourced, who has built the marketing systems behind 100+ therapy practices. It includes her real numbers from two of those retreats, so you can see how the math worked out in practice.
When Crystle opened registration
“Omg I emailed my waitlist 4 hours ago and already have 3 rooms booked!!! Holy cow!!”
“I'm almost sold out in less than 24 hours of opening registration!!! Literally 1 room left...”
Crystle · Rising Tide Therapist Retreats
Results vary. Crystle already had a community and a waitlist.
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$97
Credited toward Retreat Ready if you join within 90 days
Instant download
Fillable PDF
Yours to keep
Secure checkout
Questions
Yes. It's an instant download, and it's saved in your account too, so you can always find it again.
Two PDFs. The fillable one you open in Adobe Reader or Mac Preview and type into any line, table or box. The print version is the same workbook, ready for paper, with room to write by hand.
It's made with therapists and wellness practitioners in mind, and it works just as well for coaches, facilitators and business owners planning a retreat.
It's self-paced. Work through a chapter at a time, or jump to the decision in front of you. Chapter 17 turns it all into a 90-day plan.
Yes. If you join Retreat Ready within 90 days, what you paid for the workbook is credited toward the program.
Because it's an instant download, all sales are final. If anything doesn't download or open, email arilda@sustainablegrowthcc.com and it gets fixed right away.
Not ready for the whole workbook? The Retreat Starter Kit has the eight planning templates, for $27.
$97
139 fillable pages
