Wakike Retreat 2027

2027 - May 14th & 15th

RECROWNED 2026

2026 - November 5th to 7th

Why RECROWNED Exists

Beyond polished success and curated public lives, many accomplished women are asking a deeper question:

What legacy of womanhood am I truly living — and passing on?

Not only a legacy of opportunity, education, and achievement,

but one shaped by the quality of a woman’s inner life.

Across cultures and continents, high-achieving women share a common experience:

• Leadership without inner anchoring

• Strength learned through survival rather than sovereignty

• Achievement accompanied by quiet exhaustion

• Visibility without self-trust

• Legacy measured by output, not embodiment

RECROWNED exists because empowerment and self-awareness — while necessary — are were the first frontier, and now we are standing on the precipice of the next frontier within:

This is second-frontier work.

RECROWNED is for women whose outer success no longer reflects their inner lives.

Women who have led, endured, achieved, and carried responsibility —

and are now ready to return to the inner authority from which a different legacy can be lived.

What Is the Second Frontier?

The first frontier of women’s work focused on:

• Laws and policies

• Visibility

• Opportunity

• Voice

• Self-awareness

• Being in the room

• Empowerment

The second frontier begins after this success.

It asks different questions:

• How do I lead without self-betrayal?

• How do I live without abandoning myself to succeed?

• How do I relate without shrinking or over-functioning?

• What inner life am I modeling — and passing on?

RECROWNED is a deliberate crossing into this second frontier.

RECROWNED is a three-day, in-person sovereignty restoration experience for women over 35 who are leading in business/entrepreneurship, corporate, government, philanthropy, or humanitarian work.

What RECROWNED Is

It is:

• Quietly powerful, not performative

• Deeply contained, not overwhelming

• Reflective and embodied, not instructional

• Designed to restore inner authority, dignity, and self-trust

RECROWNED is not about becoming more powerful.

It is about returning to the power you already carry.

What RECROWNED Is Not

It is not:

• A leadership training or conference

• A wellness or self-care retreat

• A coaching intensive

• A therapy or trauma-processing space

• A networking or branding event

• A motivational or empowerment program

RECROWNED does not promise

• Quick fixes

• Catharsis

• Tools or frameworks

• A louder voice

It offers something deeper:

a return to inner sovereignty.

Who RECROWNED Is For

RECROWNED is for the woman who:

• Is accomplished and respected externally

• Feels inwardly weary, disconnected, or misaligned

• Is tired of fighting systems she sustains

• No longer wants to perform her worth especially in significant relationships

• Wants to lead from alignment rather than endurance

• Is ready to meet her inner life with honesty and maturity

Women come to RECROWNED from:

Africa and Diaspora

Different lives.

The same inner reckoning.

The RECROWNED Journey

Deal. Delight. Dare.

RECROWNED unfolds over three deliberate days.

DAY ONE — DEAL

Honesty Beneath the Mask

A grounded reckoning with what has been carried quietly — and what it has cost.

Performance loosens. Truth becomes possible.

DAY TWO — DELIGHT

Honouring What Is True, Right, and Aligned

Re-orienting toward what is genuinely life-giving, dignified, and worthy of consent.

Alignment replaces expectation.

DAY THREE — DARE

Stepping Into the Fullness of Your Inner Authority

Claiming self-trust, choice, and power — without apology or force.

Authority becomes lived.

Founder of RECROWNED

A thought leader in inner authority and second-frontier women’s leadership.

Laimani Bidali is the Founder of Alabastron and RECROWNED; a guide for high-achieving women navigating the second frontier of leadership and womanhood.

Her 25 years experience in this body of work focuses on inner authority, sovereignty, and the often-unspoken inner cost of success among accomplished women.

In 2022, Laimani conducted original research exploring the inner lives, identity patterns, and legacy concerns of high-capacity women across leadership, professional, and entrepreneurial contexts.

This research deepened her conviction that empowerment and self-awareness, while essential, are insufficient without inner recalibration and lived authority.

RECROWNED emerges from this work as a deliberate response—creating a contained space where women can restore alignment, dignity, and self-trust in how they live, relate, and lead.

Entry by Application

RECROWNED is intentionally contained.

Participation is by application to ensure:

• Readiness

• Emotional maturity

• Alignment with the depth of the work

This protects the integrity of the space — and the women within it.

Dates, Venue & Investment

Dates

November 5th, 6th & 7th, 2026

Venue

Nairobi, Kenya

(Exact venue to be confirmed and shared with accepted participants)

Daily Schedule

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

The experience includes:

• Health and integration breaks

• Tea and refreshments

• Lunch and dinner

Please plan to be fully present for the entire daily schedule.

Accommodation

Accommodation is not included.

Participants are responsible for arranging their own lodging.

Hotel recommendation/s will be shared after acceptance.

One-Time Payment

USD 1200 or KES 150,000

Two-Payment Option

• First payment (on acceptance): USD 650 or KES 84,500

• Final balance: Due no later than two weeks before the event

All fees are payable upon acceptance and secure your place in the experience.

Payment Terms & Policy

• All payments are non-refundable and non-transferable.

• In the event of a genuine emergency, paid fees may be credited toward The RECROWNED event within one year, subject to:

◦ Administrative fee deduction of 30% more than 6 months to event, 50% 5-3 months to event and 75% 1-2 months to event and no refund after 4 weeks to event

◦ Availability and approval

◦ Top up the fees to the current retreat fees (after the administrative fee deduction)

• Requests for transfer must be submitted in writing and are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

This policy protects the integrity of the container and the commitments made to facilitators, venues, and participants.

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