The FIT Collective® Wellness Retreat · Berkshires — Dr. Ali Novitsky
Flagship Retreat · Registration Open
October 22–25, 2026
Miraval Berkshires · Lenox, MA

The FIT Collective® Wellness Retreat

Three days of physician-led education and embodiment for the women who carry it all. Built around regulation, not escape — designed to send you home with the internal infrastructure to sustain high performance without losing yourself.

Register Now → $2,297 · 12 CME for physicians · Open to all women
3 Nights Oct 22–25, 2026
$2,297 + Miraval Lodging
12 CME For Physicians
Lenox, MA Miraval Berkshires
The Premise

High performance comes at a cost for women. Let's change that.

We've spent over a decade studying women inside elite performance systems — physicians, executives, founders, leaders, and high achievers who carry more than anyone sees.

This retreat is where we rewrite the rules. Not by asking you to do less — but by giving you the tools to sustain more. You'll learn how to regulate your nervous system, rebuild your energy, and create the internal structure that allows you to keep performing at a high level — without burning out, without running on adrenaline, and without losing yourself in the process.

Elite performance does not exist in isolation. Neither should the women who sustain it.
The Focus

From stress regulation to whole-system optimization.

Once stress is stabilized, we expand outward — because elite women don't live in silos.

i.

Mental Health & Cognitive Clarity

  • Identifying stress-driven thought patterns
  • Increasing cognitive flexibility
  • Improving decision-making in uncertainty
  • Reducing rumination without numbing ambition
ii.

Emotional Regulation & Capacity

  • Responding instead of reacting
  • Holding complexity without collapse
  • Staying grounded during conflict and transition
  • Tolerance for discomfort without self-abandonment
iii.

Energy & Physiology

  • Nervous system regulation
  • Fatigue, sleep, and recovery
  • Metabolic and hormonal stress signals
  • Sustainable strength and vitality
iv.

Identity, Purpose & Career Continuity

  • Preserving identity beyond role
  • Navigating transitions without panic
  • Expanding professionally without burning out
  • Leading without self-erasure
v.

Relationships & Systemic Health

  • Relational dynamics under stress
  • Communication during high-stakes moments
  • Boundary-setting without guilt
  • Maintaining intimacy under pressure
vi.

This is capacity preservation

  • Not aesthetics
  • Not crisis care
  • Not a productivity retreat
  • Integrated, by design
The Schedule

A structured, physician-led learning experience.

A clear, progressive educational arc — designed to move from individual stress regulation to relational intelligence and full-system integration. Mornings for focused learning. Afternoons for integration and restoration.

Day One · Arrival

Thursday, October 22

5:30–6:30 PM

Happy Hour Kick-Off

Arrive. Settle. Begin meeting the women who will hold this room with you.

6:30–8:00 PM

Group Dinner & Welcome

An intentional opening to set the tone for the days ahead.

Day Two · Pattern Recognition

Friday, October 23

7:00–8:00 AM

Strength & Stretch: Grounding Into Your Power

We begin by reconnecting with the body — building strength while creating space to anchor into stability, safety, and presence.

7:45–9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00–10:00 AM

The Truth Beneath Your Stress: Revealing Your Primary Pattern

Uncover the dominant stress response shaping your decisions, relationships, and energy.

10:00–11:00 AM

The Hidden Layer: Discovering Your Secondary Stress Type

Reveal the subtle pattern influencing how you adapt and protect yourself under pressure.

11:00 AM–12:00 PM

The Power of Your Pattern: Understanding Your Unique Stress Signature

Explore how your patterns interact to create your strengths — and your blind spots.

12:00–1:30 PM

Lunch

Afternoon

Spa · Reflection · Connection

Intentionally open. Where insight becomes transformation.

7:00–8:30 PM

Group Dinner

Day Three · Reading the System

Saturday, October 24

7:00–8:00 AM

Yoga Strength: Fluid Power & Emotional Agility

Move with intention as you build resilience and learn to stay steady within emotional complexity.

7:45–9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00–10:00 AM

Same Type, Different Story: A Deep Dive Into Contextual Stress Responses

Understand how your stress response shifts across environments — and why that matters.

10:00–11:00 AM

Protecting Your Energy: Reading Stress in Others

Learn to recognize stress patterns in others so you can respond with intention, not absorption.

11:00 AM–12:00 PM

Your First Move: Recognizing Your Automatic Reactions

Increase awareness of your immediate responses so you can interrupt patterns in real time.

12:00–1:30 PM

Lunch

Afternoon

Spa · Reflection · Connection

The integration window. Sit with what's been revealed.

7:00–8:30 PM

Group Dinner

Day Four · Integration & Return

Sunday, October 25

7:00–8:00 AM

Strength & Visualization: Embodying Your Future Self

Integrate body and mind as you step into the version of you you are becoming.

7:45–9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00–10:00 AM

Your Distress Protocol: Responding With Intention, Not Instinct

Create your personalized strategy for navigating moments of acute stress.

10:00–11:00 AM

Your Daily Regulation Practice: Building a Life That Supports You

Design a sustainable rhythm for emotional resilience and nervous system support.

11:00 AM–12:00 PM

Coming Home to Yourself: Reigniting Your Inner Fire

Reconnect with your purpose, your energy, and the version of you that exists beyond stress.

12:00–1:30 PM

Closing Lunch

Afternoons are intentionally left open to support nervous system recovery, meaningful connection, and personal integration. This space is where insight becomes transformation.
The Experience

Designed for women who carry a lot.

This retreat is not about stepping away from high performance. It is about strengthening the internal infrastructure that allows you to sustain it.

The experience is intentionally designed to be steady, contained, and spacious — so regulation can happen naturally, without emotional performance or pressure to share.

  • Physician-led education and facilitation throughout
  • Mind–body sessions that support nervous system regulation
  • Group workshops focused on application, not oversharing
  • Unstructured time for reflection, integration, and rest
  • A luxurious, immersive setting that supports recovery
The Venue

Miraval Berkshires Resort & Spa.

All attendees stay at Miraval Berkshires, the retreat's fully immersive host property. This shared environment supports continuity, connection, and restoration.

Accommodations are booked directly through Miraval. After retreat registration, you'll receive the booking link for the exclusive FIT Collective® group rate.

  • Luxurious accommodations in the Berkshires
  • All meals, beverages, snacks, and smoothies
  • Daily fitness classes and wellness programming
  • Healthy Living Classes at the Wellness Center
  • Resort amenities and WiFi
  • Round-trip ground transportation to/from the airport

Lodging Rates

Per person, per night.

Single OccupancyPer Night
King$1,115.60
Balcony King$1,255.23
Queen Double$1,115.60
Junior Suite Double$1,115.60
King Suite$1,394.85
Double OccupancyPer Night
King$1,951.96
Balcony King$2,231.21
Queen Double$1,951.96
Junior Suite Double$1,951.96
King Suite$2,510.46
What's included in your nightly rate: All taxes and fees · all meals · all classes and wellness programming · plus $50 per person per night in spa credit to use at Miraval Berkshires.
Group rates are limited and must be booked before June 1, 2026.
Registration

Investment & Policies

$2,297 due at registration. Miraval lodging billed separately.

Cancellation Policy:

  • No refunds after May 1, 2026
  • No transfers
  • No exceptions

Miraval has a separate cancellation policy. Please review prior to booking.

For accessibility accommodations, contact mazzy@thefitcollective.com prior to the event.

For Physicians

CME Credit.

The FIT Collective® CME Wellness Retreat offers 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physician attendees.

Jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) and The FIT Collective®. No commercial support.

Lead Faculty: Ali Novitsky, MD, ABOM, MCC
CEO & Founder, The FIT Collective®

The retreat is open to all women — CME is an additional benefit for physician attendees.

Reserve Your Spot

Three days that change the way you carry it all.

Limited spots. Group rates close June 1. The most efficient path from understanding to embodiment we offer.

$2,297
+ Miraval Lodging · 12 CME for Physicians Register Now → Questions? Email mazzy@thefitcollective.com