AUGUST 20-26, 2026
The glacial shift :
sail THROUGH THE GREENLAND FJORDS
Shift out of burnout and into vitality
Shift out of imposter syndrome and into bold confidence
Shift out of autopilot and into the driver’s seat
Shift out of overthinking and into clarity
Shift out of anxiety and into peace
What’s your big shift?
disconnect to reconnect
A DEDICATED WEEK - DISCONNECTED FROM THE NOISE OF LIFE - TO RECONNECT WITH YOURSELF,
DRAMATIC LANDSCAPES AND WILDLIFE, AND FELLOW INTREPID PASSENGERS.
THIS IS WHAT WILL CREATE THE GLACIAL SHIFT
TO REIGNITE YOUR LIFE.
Dinner
A typical day’s itinerary
Even a typical day is extraordinary, when you wake to skyscraping icebergs.
Guided Morning Meditation & Writing7:30 – 8:00am
Breakfast8:00 – 8:30am
Zodiak exploration to glacier hike10:00 - 12:30pm
Lunch12:30 - 2:00pm
Group Coaching Session2:00 - 3:00pm
Workshop: The Neuroscience of Intuition3:00 - 4:00pm
1:1 Coaching Session/Free Time
4:00 - 6:30pm
Dinner6:30pm
Free Time8:30 – 10:00am
coaching that captures the shift
turn aliveness into action
Aliveness experienced on a life-activating trip is one thing; bringing it home and weaving it into the old patterns and routines of everyday life is another.
With the expert guidance and support of Intuitive Leadership Coach, Sara Walshe, you will capture the magic of the trip, alchemize it into action, and implement it to create lasting shifts. Leave with a clear sense of direction and with actionable steps to move forward with confidence. For example:
If you arrive feeling stalled in your career, you will leave knowing what the next 3 rungs up the ladder are and empowered to make the climb upward.
If you arrive burnt out from the unrelenting pace of life, you will leave with restored energy, equipped with the tools to maintain balance, and the know how to implement - and stick to - boundaries that prevent depletion.
If you arrive with imposter syndrome, you will leave with a clear understanding of the WHY behind this self-protection mechanism, embodied self-worth, and daily behavior changes to acquire earned confidence.
Coaching Program Details
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Set clear intentions before you board so you arrive ready for transformation
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Introductions, group agreements, and a complimentary champagne toast as we set sail into the greatest unknown
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Each morning we’ll start the day with a new mindfulness tool, leaving with you with a tool box full of options to take with you. Ranging from breathwork, to meditation, to reflective writing, to on-deck yoga.
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We will gather for three hour-long learning sessions: 1. Intuition is an Algorithm: The Neuroscience of Intuition; 2. Collaborating with Your Inner Sabatoeur: Getting Out of Your Own Way; 3. Closing the Gap Between Here and You Want to Be
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Integrate your experience in real-time. Use this time to get coached on whatever comes up for you on the expedition; from processing newly-excavated emotions to exploring revelations and insights. This time is for you - to meet you where you are.
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Witness and be witnessed; breakthrough happens in community. Join your fellow travelers for shared experience, validation, broadening of perspectives, and strengthening connection.
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Now the real work begins! Without the awe-inspiring backdrop, we’ll work to weave the aliveness of the trip into everyday life. Sara will serve as your accountability partner to help you create a clear plan with action items and then implement your transformation into your post-expedition life.
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For six-months post-expedition, enjoy unlimited access to the Upswell Coaching Learning Library, filled with guided meditations, breathwork exercises, intuition-tapping methods, yoga practices, and much more to give you support in mastering the mindfulness reps learned on board.
Don a sealable & floatable neoprene suit and turn an iceberg into a water slide
Daily Zodiak exploration of icebergs and wildlife
Hot/cold therapy: Cold plunge into arctic waters, then warm up in the on-board sauna
excavate childlike play
Take a sailing shift - no experience required
Glacier and iceberg hiking
Wildlife spotting
Midnight poetry readings
Keep lookout in the crow’s nest
S/V Linden is undeniably a swoon-worthy vessel. This elegant 50 meter three-masted tall ship captures everyones attention as she glides on the polar seas. Built in 1993, as a modern take on the original Linden from 1923, she has been sailing for more than thirty years around the northerly seas
Linden will host us in her bright and comfortable main saloon, where you can watch the waves roll by.
The Linden
ACCOMMODATIONS
+6 guest rooms, for max 12 guests
+5 with en suite bathrooms, 1 room with loo directly across the hall
+2 rooms have a double bed, the remaining rooms have single beds and can sleep 2 guests to a room
+For more details and specs see here
EAT YOUR HEARTS OUT
“…food, culture, people and landscape are all absolutely inseparable.” - Anthony bourdain
Three incredible meals per day will be cooked with passion and joy by expert chef and multi-hyphenate, Lauren Gerrie, whose creations will be inspired by the local surroundings.
Your leaders
Sara Walshe
Sara is a certified Intuitive Leadership Coach, who helps people lead their lives from their inner wisdom, rather than their inner critic. The result is a transformation from sleepwalking through life, to living in full aliveness. This is indeed the transformation Sara went on when she pivoted from an 18-year career as an attorney and launched her coaching practice, Upswell Coaching.
Sara will lead an intrepid group of aliveness seekers to one of the most aliveness-activating places on the planet - Greenland! Through this journey, Sara will work with each passenger - and in groups - to help excavate their inner intuitive voice and design a life that keeps this voice alive, even when the expedition (and excitement) ends.
What's possible for you in your life if you carry the aliveness from the expedition into the mundanity of everyday life?
Who can you be and what are you capable of when you are fully alive? Join our expedition and find out!
Intuitive Leadership Coach
Lauren Gerrie
Lauren Gerrie is a multifaceted creative who seamlessly merges the worlds of culinary and movement arts. As a movement director, figure model and private chef, she brings a unique sensory experience to her audiences. In New York City, Lauren founded “Moves”, a dance workout class that embodies her philosophy of joy and optimism. Collaborating with diverse brands and artists, she is devoted to cross-disciplinary artists and immersive world -building.
Creative Culinary and Movement Artist 
Expedition Leader Joe shutter
Joe is British-Brazilian bred, who made Iceland his home 10 years ago.
He’s spent many summer seasons sailing in Eastern Greenland and traversing the harsh highlands of Iceland. In recent years,he’s had the pleasure of developing his knowledge of the Arctic and Antarctic.
Joe’s affinity for the Polar Regions has no limits. Through his lens and many years of exploration, he’s honed the artful skill of curating positive and purposeful experiences which he takes great joy in sharing with fellow explorers.
Joe displays a gratuitous and exuberant expedition leading style. He believes fervently in enjoying himself and fomenting an atmosphere of merriment and jubilation with his expeditions. Joe strives to use his expedition time on the most remote and unique places and experience, but he’s always ready for whatever nature has lined up.
For Joe, seducing the spirits of fellow explorers and sharing in the wonders of the Arctic is his eternally-repeatable aim. Bringing people together with a common passion has always been his favourite thing: there’s a special energy in this that he’s never found anywhere else.
What’s Included:
Round-trip flights to/from Reykjavik/Greenland & on-board lodging
Three expertly prepared meals per day (inclusive of non-alcoholic beverages, coffee and tea; exclusive of alcoholic beverages). Special diets will be accommodated.
The entire coaching program, including pre- and post-expedition coaching support ($2,500 value)
All Zodiak excursions & on-board activities listed in above section
Waterproof neoprene immersion suits & insulated coveralls to wear on deck or Zodiak excursions
Not Included:
Round-trip flights to/from Reykjavik
Transfers between airports
Overnight lodging in Reykjavik, if necessary
On-board alcoholic beverages (a separate tab will be tallied and fulfilled at the end of the trip)
Protective clothing (list of suggested gear will be provided)
Travel Insurance (highly suggested)
Seven days.
Twelve people.
One question:
What becomes possible when you finally invest in yourself with the same seriousness you invest in everything else?
Total Self-Investment: €12,995
Payment Schedule:
Deposit: 25% due immediately to reserve spot
2nd Payment: 25% interim payment calculated upon receipt of deposit
Final Payment: 50% remainder paid 90 days prior to departure
How It Works
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Let’s hop on a call to discuss details and make sure this is an exceptional fit!
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Sign up and pay a deposit reserve your spot. If plans change, you can cancel up to 90 days before the retreat start to receive a partial refund.
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After booking, we'll send you a Welcome Packet with everything you need to know—detailed schedules, packing list recommendations, add-ons to consider, and more.
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We’ll fly you to and from Reykjavik/Greenland, but you’ll need to book your flights to and from Reykjavik.
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Now all that's left to do is pack your bags and get excited for your new adventure.
FAQs
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We get it! Of all the places in the world to visit, we unwittingly chose a hot button one. Firstly, we would never put anyone’s safety at risk. While we genuinely believe the issue to be stabilized, we will continue to closely monitor the situation as the expedition date approaches and make any route changes (or cancelations if absolutely necessary, at a full refund) as we see necessary.
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By law, there are crew members trained to give medical care under certain circumstances. For serious medical needs, a medivac is available. For this reason, we highly recommend getting travel insurance that covers medivac services (not that we have ever needed it, but better to be safe).
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The expedition begins and ends in Reykjavik. You arrange your flights to and from Reykjavik. We will fly you from Reykjavik to Greenland and back. You will need to arrive and depart with a cushion day on either end of the trip - meaning you should plan to arrive in Reykjavik on August 19th and depart for home on August 27th.
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Yes! What a perfect way to escape the oppressive heat of late-August. The typical high temperature in Greenland in August is approx. 40 degrees Farenheit.
