2-Weekender Online Retreat for Design Leaders

Elevate Your Career Wellness

Discover fulfilment in design leadership with Ascend. Let your body, mind and soul guide your career journey.

OR 👋 book a call with Ashima

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What is ascend?

A guidance and support system to achieve your career ambitions from a place of balance, peace and alignment.

Ascend offers retreats that foster transformative journeys designed exclusively for creative leaders seeking to break free from the confines of conventional career paths and societal expectations. Imagine a space where your inner ambitions, the depths of your soul's calling, and your unique creative essence converge to unlock a new paradigm in your career.

Aim to centre yourself and embody the best version of you as you redefine 'Career' as your life's work with Ascend.

OR 👋 book a call with Ashima

United by a common purpose

Meet your guides

Ashima Sood
Hosted by

Ashima Sood / The UX Guys

This retreat embodies all that she values - creativity, ambition, and peace - as an architect, advocate, mentor, business owner, and yoga teacher.

Heba Abdul
Futures Guide

Heba Abdul / BetterFlow

Heba, a futurist with a Design Management background, helps you discover your authentic values and backcast your career path.

Meenakshi
Asanas by

Meenakshi Malhotra / Samatvam Yoga Instructor

She traded corporate life for Yoga, and now has over 15 years of experience leading students to a deeper mind-body awareness.

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Ascend Retreat schedule

Here'a full list of sessions & activities across all 4 days (2 weekends)

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WHY ASCEND?

Built on core values

Ascend offers a 6-month membership guidance and support to acheive your career ambitions by elevating your mental and spiritual wellbeing.

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Empowerment

We believe in empowering women leaders to embrace their strengths and capabilities.

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Confidence

We foster an environment where women feel empowered to assert themselves and take ownership of their journeys.

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Authenticity

We encourage authenticity and celebrate the diversity of experiences and perspectives within our community.

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Support

We are committed to providing unwavering support to women leaders as they navigate their paths to success.

FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)


  • For design leaders
  • Between the age of 30 to 50; who often feel unfulfilled even after slaying at work
  • Who have been upskilling, staying current, networking, they’ve cultivated hobbies, some have families, they’ve been traveling, they’ve met their financial goals too and yet they feel like something is missing
  • Who are more often than not in survival mode, and haven’t taken the time to be with themselves
  • Who are dealing with neurodivergence or feel like they need to heal from career trauma
  • who have too many avenues to choose from and feel lost

Ascend is not just about retreats, we are designing a space where womxn can redefine success on their own terms, heal from bad experiences and realize that there is so much more to their life than their job. We are building a nurturing community where womxn can be free from societal expectations, rewrite their narratives, reclaim their passion and cultivate a deeper sense of self worth. In the community we have lined up engaging and interacting activities and sessions that will help you connect with yourself better.

No, there are no prerequisites as such. The sessions in the workshop are created in a manner that would introduce you to the basics you need to know. The yoga we'll practice during the session won't be difficult either.

The workshops would be conducted over zoom. They would be live sessions.

Vision:
A world with empowered women leaders who understand their value and have the confidence to pioneer their own path.

Mission: At our core, we are dedicated to providing women leaders with the resources, support, and inspiration they need to embrace their value and boldly pioneer their unique paths to success. We strive to support and nurture their creative energies, helping to regulate their nervous systems and foster innovation and growth.

Values: Empowerment: We believe in empowering women leaders to embrace their strengths and capabilities. Confidence: We foster an environment where women feel empowered to assert themselves and take ownership of their journeys. Authenticity: We encourage authenticity and celebrate the diversity of experiences and perspectives within our community. Support: We are committed to providing unwavering support to women leaders as they navigate their paths to success.

Participants can expect

  • To identify their core values and align it to their career goals.
  • To channel awareness into their career planning.
  • To identify where one is misusing their energy and redirect it.
  • To get back in touch with their creative side.

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Delve into your inner self and begin to view your career as your life's calling. Discover the inspiration to truly be yourself.

OR 👋 book a call with Ashima

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