A transformative retreat for seekers, changemakers, and anyone ready to live — and thrive — through feeling, imagination, deep relationship, and intention.
Step away from the status quo and into an entangled space designed to reconnect you with your purpose, your path, and the future you want to create.
The Transformations of Natural Foresight® Retreat is not your typical professional development event. It’s an immersive, soul-stirring experience for those who are hungry and hopeful to see renewal in their life journey, connection with a like-hearted global community, a better way to travel together into the future, and the emergence of a world worth living for.
Whether you’re navigating a personal crossroads, craving a more meaningful professional direction, or driven to impact the world in a new way – this retreat is your invitation to pause, reflect, and transform.
In a world overflowing with urgency, distraction, and rapid change, it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters.
This retreat invites you to:
We’ll leverage the practice of futures thinking, but not in the way you might expect!
This isn’t a classroom – it’s conversation, anticipation, sacredness, sense-making, symbiosis, yearning, community and communion, life-itself – pause, perception, and participation.
No prior experience with foresight is required – just curiosity and a willingness to grow.
Nestled on 83 acres of pristine woodland, Tops’l Farm offers a unique blend of rustic charm and modern comfort. It’s a place where the exhilaration of summer camp meets the warmth of your grandmother’s kitchen, inviting guests to reconnect with nature and themselves. Its natural beauty provides a sanctuary for creative exploration and heartfelt connection, making it an ideal setting for this transformative journey of “dreaming ourselves awake.”
You’ll stay in cozy A-frame cabins or rustic lodges, enjoy nourishing, farm-to-table meals prepared with care, and gather in sacred spaces that honor stillness and story.
The land holds space for silence, laughter, insight, and renewal.
Use the arrows below to explore the enchanting property.
You might be:
If you’re called to step into what if, what’s possible, and what’s next — personally, professionally, or collectively — this retreat is for you.
Please note you will be taken to the my.TFSX website to submit your application and deposit.
You were never meant to figure it all out alone.
This retreat is your invitation to gather with others who are reimagining what’s possible —and to begin your own transformation.
The future isn’t something that happens to us. It’s something we shape together.
“We challenged ourselves to break away from what we “know” to explore other truths and possibilities. We focused on the power of collective thought and how reality is usually a combination of our unique individual perspectives. I left the retreat overflowing with notes, ideas, and inspiration.”
Katie Rucker, 2022 Participant – Read more of Katie’s experience here.
Transformations is not a traditional training, and will be unlike any other TFSX offering.
While all of our programs share the same DNA in terms of the Natural Foresight® Framework, the in-person program will be an exploration of foresight as a philosophy and allow us to consider how our foresight practice must evolve for transformational impact.
There will be no slides or formal exercises, but instead, the experience will evolve organically from the contributions of the diverse foresight professionals who attend.
No, this will be the third offering of the retreat. The inaugural event was held in September of 2022 at Bell Valley Retreat in Boonville, California. In September 2024, we hosted the experience at Tops’l Farm so we will be returning for a second time.
We will have exclusive access to all property amenities. Take a tour of the Tops’l Farm property here.
Since 1936 Tops’l Farm has been a place where folks have retreated from the ordinary hustle and bustle of life to slow down, relax and enjoy the unique flavor of mid-coast Maine. About an hour from Portland, Tops’l has taken great care to preserve its Maine roots while creating new inspired spaces for the ultimate enjoyment of its 83 acres. For generations, their family gathered, played, worked, and rested here. They don’t think much needs to change.
Check-in is on September 14, 2026, at 3 PM.
We will provide all meals while you are on the property, including breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner, with a focus on simple, nourishing meals with seasonal ingredients.
Breakfast & lunch will be casual offerings while dinners will be shared in the barn space on the property.
If you have dietary restrictions, please let us know on your application. Please note that the event venue cannot accommodate severe food allergies. Foods free of gluten, dairy, and other allergens can be provided, though they are not certified in any way.
We will NOT provide alcoholic beverages. The venue will have a limited assortment of alcoholic beverages available for purchase at dinner and in the shop on the property.
When submitting your application, you will choose one of the following accommodation packages:
Cabins are pine A-Frame structures, approximately 176 sq. ft. each. Cabins are equipped with lanterns, blankets, and propane heaters. The shower/bathhouse provides electricity/charging and a personal mini-locker for charging electronics (or locking them away for the duration of your stay). Linens and towels are provided.
Based on your selection, our team will place individuals in the respective accommodations and conduct roommate matching.
Within the application, we ask for your roommate matching preferences. We will use this information to identify your roommate. If you and a friend would like to join the retreat together, please let us know on the application.
If a spouse is interested in attending, they must complete the registration process and participate in the full experience.
Yes, each person submits a $200 deposit and then will be placed on a payment plan based on the accommodation selected. Both the deposit and payment plan installments are non-refundable. The payment plan schedule is as follows:
If you apply after one of these installment dates listed, your tuition will be distributed across the remaining payment schedule.
Refunds are not available on deposits or payment plan installments.
All reservation transfers will not be accepted. You may not defer your program fee to a future program.
If you paid in full, you are eligible for the following cancellation policy:
We suggest you consider investing in travel insurance, in case an extenuating event prevents you from attending.
See the packing recommendations from Tops’l Farm here. As we get closer to September, we will share additional recommendations with you.
The two most widely utilized airports to access Waldoboro are Portland International Jetport in Portland, ME (~ 1.5 hour drive) or Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, MA (~ 3 hours).
With the opportunity to explore the Midcoast and multiple airport options, we will not provide airport transportation.
Here is a link to learn more about the Midcoast Maine area.
Please note you will be taken to the my.TFSX website to submit your application and deposit.
