Gathering of Titans Private Retreat

By Chip Conley, Christine Sperber

Gathering of Titan’s Tony Lillios has deeply appreciated MEA’s novel approach to unlocking curiosity and wisdom as an essential tool for midlife and beyond. With more than 3,500 alums from 43 countries and 26 regional chapters globally, MEA is a “modern elder” movement as much as it is a school.


From Oct 20, 2024 - Oct 26, 2024

Welcome to a week dedicated to “long life learning,” – how to live a life that’s as deep and meaningful as it is long. Learn how to find the joy in becoming a beginner again while simultaneously cultivating and harvesting wisdom so you can make a bigger difference in the world and invest in your legacy.

MEA's much-heralded midlife wisdom school curriculum will be supplemented by life-changing conversations relating to Gathering of Titans’ journeys in purpose, community and wellness. The workshop will focus on how to continue our life exploration, constantly seeking and sharing wisdom, and bringing actionable insights, smart questions, and best practices back into the communities in which we live and learn.

Our team will guide and support you to...

  • Grow wiser by unleashing your wisdom
  • Learn how to “grow whole,” not just grow old, integrating all of our parts
  • Reframe your relationship with aging to understand what gets better with age
  • Reconsider and invest in your sense of purpose
  • Develop wellbeing practices that will enhance your longevity
  • Navigate your midlife transitions
  • Strengthen your capacity for curiosity, adaptability and resilience

Your Workshop Leaders

Chip Conley

Chip Conley is a hospitality entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, and the founder of MEA. His new book, “Learning to Love Midlife,” launches in January 2024.

This week is open exclusively to Gathering of Titans members (and partners) who want to deepen their relationship with both themselves and the GOT community. It’s particularly a fit for someone going through a transition - purpose or career change, empty nest, divorce - and are looking for the kind of “social wellness” MEA offers. Come prepared to be propelled.  

SPACE IS LIMITED - APPLY NOW

We rise together.

Our MEA Core Curriculum

This Gathering of Titans event is in collaboration with MEA’s Core Curriculum, designed to help you reframe aging, break through life obstacles, tap into your deeper life purpose, and craft actionable takeaways based in a newfound, growth mindset.

Our work is structured with three takeaways in mind:

Hacks

Tools that you can practice while you are here.

Habits

Longer term practices that can impact your daily life.

Practices

A point of inflection and reflection to support your ongoing journey. Shift your mindset as we provide you with: the space to ask great questions, the inspiration to think differently, the time to reflect and the resources to support your path.

What's Included

- 5 star accommodation

- 3 meals each day from Chef Tony Peralta with fresh produce from our organic garden

- Adult beverages

- 3 Pools, 2 Hot Tubs, 2 steam rooms

- Movement studio

- Massage rooms

- Bocce ball court

- Activities like yoga, surfing, hiking, hanging out with a shaman

Getting Here

To help you plan your trip, book your flights in and out of the Los Cabos International Airport (SJD). Our amazing Hospitality Team will coordinate your ground transportation on your behalf. For those of you coming after Sunday, we would ask that you arrive by 4pm on Wednesday so everyone is there and ready for the Wisdom programming, which starts that evening.

Consider it an investment in your future.

Consider it an investment in your future.

Tuition is $5,500 for a private room or $4,000 for shared accomodations. The cost per couple is $7,000. Please book a call with our Admissions Guides to reserve a couples room. 7% lodging taxes and $100 service fee will be added to your final invoice.

Our idyllic oceanfront campus provides a rich container for deep learning in an intimate cohort setting. Thus, cancellations impact MEA unlike other travel destinations. If you must cancel, please see our policy under Payments and Cancellations.


Gathering of Titans

By Chip Conley, Christine Sperber
From Oct 20, 2024 - Oct 26, 2024

Deposit and Tuition Payment Policy‍
For full-tuition students, a 50% deposit is due at the time of your application. Your acceptance will be confirmed within 3-5 business days. If we’re unable to confirm acceptance, your deposit will be automatically refunded. The balance is due 30 days before the start of your workshop.

Financial aid applicants will be notified of acceptance either within 3-5 business days for Gold Award level or within five weeks prior to the start of the workshop for Platinum Award level. The remainder of tuition is due in full within five business days of the award notification.

Our Refund Policy
As you read through our policies, please note we highly recommend purchasing Allianz travel insurance to cover unforeseen illness, travel complications, flight interruptions, and other emergencies. You can also get multiple quotes from Square Mouth.

‍Our 24-Hour Cancel Policy
Planning a trip to Mexico can be complicated. Rest assured you can cancel your workshop application and request a full refund of your deposit payment within 24 hours with no penalty.

Other Cancellation/Credit Requests
In the unlikely event MEA must cancel a workshop due to unforeseen circumstances, you will receive a full refund.
For participants needing to cancel after our 24-hour grace period, our policy is as follows:

‍30 Days or More Prior to Your Workshop Start Date
MEA understands life events can pop up, making traveling to your planned workshop not possible. Should you need to cancel your attendance to your planned workshop, MEA will provide a 1-time credit to move you to a new workshop within 3 months of the original workshop start date, based upon availability. There will be a $125 change fee added to your final invoice.

Should you not be able to attend one of the offered workshops or there is no remaining availability to move you, MEA will provide a refund minus a 5% administrative fee.‍

Less than 30 Days Prior to Your Workshop
Your deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable. We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance to protect you from unforeseen circumstances that may prevent you from attending for any reason including, but not limited to illness, travel interruptions, family emergencies, etc.