Can Physician-led Retreats Really Fix Executive Burnout?

Yes, but only if it starts by understanding your body rather than handing everyone the same method, and only if the change comes home with you.

That is what we learned from hosting executive groups in Bali in 2026. Here is what actually happens during the five days of Leaders Reset.

Burnout builds up, one day at a time

Executive burnout rarely happens overnight. Broken sleep, late dinners and constant time-zone changes add up, day after day.

In 2026, we welcomed more than 10 executives and business leaders. We saw the same thing again and again: minds that stay switched on and can’t turn off. Many slept poorly, had digestive issues and felt exhausted, yet were still making thousands of decisions a day under pressure.

Day 1: Understand your body first

The first thing every participant does on arrival is a one-to-one assessment with a physician. Our physicians are led by Dr. Roshan Baskota, and both hold a BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) from Tribhuvan University in Nepal. For groups larger than 12, assessments take place in small clinics of four to six.

The assessment looks at how you eat, how you sleep, how you digest, when your energy drops and how you react under pressure. From this, the physicians read the constitution you were born with and the state you are in now. The rest of the week is shaped by this conversation.

The reason is simple: same method, different body, different result. Cold plunges, fasting and high-intensity training work for some people and can do the opposite for others.

Days 2–4: Taking away more than we add

For these three days, we take three things away: heavy food, old habits and screens. Each day follows the same rhythm:

• Morning: hatha yoga
• Late morning: a physician-led session on your constitution, stress responses, emotional patterns, strengths and blind spots
• Bodywork: three treatments across the five days, using herbal oils the physicians select for you
• Afternoon: unscheduled, away from screens
• Evening: sound healing and a bonfire
• Meals: a cleansing menu designed around Ayurvedic principles

The empty afternoon is intentional. One of the most common pieces of feedback from our 2026 guests was that the space in the schedule let them truly rest.

Who you’re with matters

We host one group at a time. You’ll be with your own team, or with founders and executives in similar positions whom we’ve spoken to beforehand.

Our team travels with you from airport pickup to the last day, so you have a single point of contact.

The feedback we hear most often is: “The energy of the group was amazing.” We think the reason is simple: right intention, right selection, right people.

Day 5: Leave with a plan of your own

Five days alone can’t create lasting change; the real work begins when you get home. So on the last day, every participant receives a written plan for diet, daily routine and practice, based on their own constitution.

Our goal isn’t to make you depend on the next retreat. It’s to help you judge for yourself what works for you, instead of chasing every new biohack.

Change shows up when pressure hits

To measure whether a reset worked, we don’t only look at markers. We look at how someone reacts when pressure hits.

Rick Chung, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Captar Partners in Hong Kong, joined our August 2026 group. During the retreat, something happened back home. In the past, a moment like that would have triggered anger. This time, he stayed calm.

His wife told him on the phone: “Wow, you really need to do more of these.”

Looking back on the five days, he put it simply: “I understand myself better.”

Leaders Reset: five days for founders, executives and leadership teams

• Location: Grün Uluwatu, Bali; 5 days, 4 nights, airport transfers included
• For: corporate and executive groups of 10–30
• Led by: our BAMS-qualified physicians
• Two stages: Self-awareness first, then Team Awareness, learning how you work together
• By request only

We believe sustainable leadership starts with understanding yourself. To plan a reset for yourself or your team, talk to our team.

Prefer to start with yourself? Our 5-day Ayurveda Detox Retreat in Uluwatu, Bali offers the same one-to-one assessment with our Ayurvedic physicians.

This programme is education and lifestyle guidance. It is not medical treatment and does not replace care from your own doctor.