What happens when remarkable women enter one room and are given real permission to focus on themselves?

The answer, in the language of BE YOU Motivate, is not escape. It is return: to the body after months of moving on autopilot; to a voice made quiet beneath work, family and expectation; and to a version of oneself that does not need to be invented, only heard.

On September 23 and 24, 2026, that idea will take physical form at an extraordinary private beachfront residence on Longboat Key, Florida. The two-day gathering brings wellness, longevity, beauty, style, movement, mindset and meaningful connection into a single intimate experience.

“This is not about becoming someone new. It is about becoming you.” The philosophy behind the Becoming You Series™

A retreat designed for the middle of real life

The language of reinvention can be exhausting. Too often, it asks women to become more efficient, more productive or more youthful—as though their next chapter were another performance to perfect. BE YOU begins somewhere else. Its vision is to help women live with purpose, clarity and confidence while being fully and unapologetically themselves.

That distinction matters. This is not presented as wellness theatre or as inspiration destined to disappear on the journey home. It is a purposeful pause: space for movement and stillness, expert guidance and honest conversation, beauty and depth, celebration and the sort of reflection that rarely survives a crowded calendar.

Reset. Rise. Radiate.

The official retreat philosophy follows the natural rhythm of lasting change: reset in winter, rise in summer and radiate in fall. Each stage is intended to deepen self-trust and build momentum. The September gathering is the point at which the work becomes visible—not as perfection, but as presence.

The luxury of being fully present

Longboat Key is not merely a backdrop. Suspended between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, its horizon offers a visual counterpoint to the narrowness of everyday routine. A private residence changes the emotional scale of the gathering: there are no convention halls, no anonymous corridors and no need to disappear into a crowd.

The setting allows the program to move at a human pace. Guided practices can lead into conversation; conversation can lead into reflection; and reflection can become a decision about what the next chapter should hold. The official experience includes yoga, breathwork, meditation, sound baths, mindset and confidence coaching, journaling, community support and retreat gifts.

Coaching that meets women where they are

The BE YOU vision is carried by women who understand that transformation must work in real life. Kim Wise—a mother of four, former NFL cheerleader, certified yoga instructor and high-impact motivation coach—draws on more than two decades across the corporate and fitness worlds. Her work combines movement, practical strategy and mindset coaching.

Krista, a mother of three, Zumba instructor and wellness coordinator, approaches fitness through energy, joy and accessibility. Together, the coaching philosophy rejects punishment and perfectionism in favor of sustainable action, confidence and community.

That philosophy is built into the room itself. Women are invited to try something new without needing to be experts, to speak honestly without performing certainty and to imagine a future that feels expansive rather than prescribed.

There is no perfect time—only now. There is no one else—only you. BE YOU Motivate

What women carry home

The measure of a retreat is not how it looks during the event, but what remains afterward. BE YOU’s year-long structure is designed around that question. Guided journaling, ongoing encouragement and a private community create continuity between the intense clarity of the retreat and the ordinary days that follow.

The ambition is both modest and profound: not to return home as a different person, but to return with a clearer relationship to the person who was there all along.