BONDE Professionals Club x Palm Springs

In March, I joined my BONDE sisters in Palm Springs for a four day retreat at Korakia Pensione, and I came home a different version of myself.

The retreat was built around Aligned Ambition Through Human Design led by Thriving by Design, a guided workshop experience designed to help you understand how you are uniquely wired to lead, create, and live with purpose. I went in curious. I left with clarity I did not know I was missing.

The setting definitely didn’t hurt. Korakia is the kind of place that slows you down before you even unpack. Desert breeze, orange sunsets, villa style rooms, and a property completely taken over by 24 women who were there to do real work on themselves. We had a barre session hosted by the incredible Sadie Lincoln, hiked through Tahquitz Canyon to clear our minds, and soaked in every moment in between. It felt intentional from the moment you arrived.

The workshop that shifted something for me was learning what it means to be a Generator in Human Design. As a business owner, understanding how I am designed to make decisions and where to focus my energy was genuinely eye opening. The concept of a full body yes, that gut level, unmistakable response that tells you when something is truly aligned, is something I will carry into how I run Aurora Talent Lab from here on out.

That is what BONDE does. It creates the conditions for the kind of growth that does not happen in a Zoom meeting or Slack channel. It happens when you slow down, get honest, and are surrounded by women who are equally invested in doing the same.

If you are a woman in leadership looking for that kind of experience, BONDE is worth your attention. And if you are already a member, do not sleep on the next retreat.