Paradise Valley, Arizona Retreat: Your Next Level and Community is Calling

In today’s episode, Chrissy shares an exciting update as applications officially open for the April retreat in Paradise Valley. She reflects on the powerful response, why people are craving depth and integrity, and how real transformation happens through intentional environments—not isolation or overconsumption.

This episode is an invitation to discern whether you’re ready for deeper work and the right room to support your next level of becoming.

April Retreat Details:
📍 April 6–9, 2026
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Private, application-only immersion with world-class facilitators

Apply:

Paradise Valley Elite Experience 

Reach out on instagram or email hello@ChrissyMay.com 

Transcript

Opening And Audio Standards

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Welcome back to Aligned and Alive. I'm back. Yes, it's been a monster week of podcast guesting and preparing for our April retreat. So I am trying to get as many episodes in as humanly possible. I actually tried to record one the other night on my walk through my headset and my iPhone, and it was so muffled. I'm like, I can't upload that. It was really good too, but I will not sacrifice audio. Um, that's a must when you're listening to a podcast. So anyway, here I

Retreat Applications And Early Response

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am. And I want to share something really exciting that unfolded over the last 24 hours. We officially opened applications for our April retreat in Paradise Valley, Arizona. And honestly, the response from a single Instagram post has been such a godsend. The interests, the messages, the conversations, it's been such a reminder that people are craving depth. They're craving human connection. And above all else, the common denominator, they're craving environments of integrity across the board. I love receiving confirmation like that. And what excites me even more isn't just that people are reaching out. It's who is reaching out.

Craving Depth, Connection, Integrity

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Powerful humans, thought leaders, people who genuinely care about the way they live and the way they show up for their families and their relationships, business, and community. These are people who are willing to slow down, look inward, and do the kind of work that creates long-lasting change and not just for themselves. Hear me when I say this. This is why I love about it so much. But for everyone they touch. This is when we really understand the power of shifting our own internal process and narrative so we can create a greater impact in the world and the people around us. Because this is where powerful and permanent transformation actually happens. I feel like this gets missed so often when we read posts on transformation or healing, all the things, you know, evolution and expansion. It's not about self-worship. It comes down to how much of an impact we can have through the entire process.

Inner Work That Ripples Outward

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And so if you're being called right now to get into an environment and in a room that is going to elevate you and allow you to reclaim all parts of yourself that you've possibly lost along the way, you know, many of us have gone into deep survival mode and protection and have had an immense amount of self-doubt or fear rise within us. And so when you shift your environment into rooms like this that are incredibly safe and intentionally curated, the shift happens automatically. And it's because your nervous system can finally settle. It allows your identity to finally recalibrate naturally, not forcefully. This retreat is very private by design and deeply curated. Every element from the container to the conversations to the facilitators

Safe Spaces And Nervous System Reset

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that I have brought on are all intentional. And when you bring the right people together in a space like that, something shifts that can't be replicated. I truly believe that when one person does this kind of inner work, it ripples outward. It changes how they parent, partner, lead, listen, serve.

Intentional Design Of The Retreat

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And that's how real impact happens. I'm especially excited to be welcoming into this experience. We have, if you caught the post online on Instagram, Annalie Howling is from the UK. She is the best-selling author of Unapologetic Unshackle Your Shame and Reclaim Your Power. She was on my podcast last year when I was in Nashville on tour. She's an incredible woman leader. She's strong, powerful, and has been

Guest Leaders And Their Expertise

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through it. She is one that absolutely has brought herself out of the trenches and has reclaimed her power and has helped serve and support high achievers, elite athletes, ex-UK special forces, and billionaires across the board. This woman is powerful. So she'll be joining us. And then my dear friend Tracy O'Malley, also an incredibly powerful woman who has over a decade of experience and helping people really dive deep into why they do what they do. She's an Enneagram expert. She's a fractional chief people officer. This woman's incredible. She'll be joining us on Monday for the retreat. And then I added my friend Carrie Bailey, who is joining us as well. She's the founder of Shanti Sound, and she has a deep understanding of the nervous system and how sound and frequency can support regulation, release, and create cellular level shifts. Her work is so grounded, intelligent, it's safe. And what I love about Carrie so much is that it's done with so much integrity. So she is absolutely a perfect match for this retreat. She's highly sought after for corporate wellness experiences and retreats because she knows how to hold space for both men and women, which is so important. And in a way that feels professional, embodied, and deeply respectful. She understands how to guide people into their bodies without forcing anything and without bypassing. So I'm really grateful that she's on board. This experience just keeps getting better and better. And I can already feel how special this group is going to

Is This For You

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be. If you felt a nudge, curious, or just a quiet knowing that you're ready for something deeper, this might be for you. If you're done sitting with your excuses, then this might be for you. Because I know what that's like as well. Pushing it off to the future, future pacing, all the things of avoidance that we tend to say are, oh, I'm just, I'm just busy, or I can't do that because this, it's not the right time. Like I've been down that road before and it doesn't serve you. So if you know this is something that could really help propel you or you're being called, then just please reach out. We'll have a conversation. No pressure at all, at all from me. I don't do pressure. It's not the way I curate my retreats. If it's a fit, it's a fit. If it's not, it's not. No big deal. You felt the nudge, please reach out. We are currently taking applications to ensure alignment and protect the integrity of the container.

Low-Pressure Apply And Connect

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And I'm happy to connect with you personally on either a Zoom call or if you are local here in Scottsdale, Arizona, I'm happy to even meet you in person. So you can either send me a message through Instagram. You can email hello at chrissymay.com. And if you're someone listening that has my phone number, then shoot me a text. We'll have a conversation. I'm so grateful, so incredibly grateful, blessed, excited, and I cannot wait to bring this room together with all the good things to come. All

Gratitude And Prayer Closing

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right. So at this time, if you would like to receive prayer, please stay with me for a moment. And this is where we depart. May your day be grounded and guided. Heavenly Father, thank you for meeting us here. We ask for strength, not the kind that comes from force or striving, but the strength that comes from trust and obedience that guide our decisions, sharpen our discernment, and help us recognize when fear is speaking and give us the courage to choose growth anyway. We reject confusion, hesitation, and delay. We refuse to stay parked in fear, fill us with wisdom, anchor us in truth, lead us toward the spaces, people, and opportunities that support our next level of becoming. May every decision we make be aligned with peace, integrity, and forward movement. And may we walk boldly, knowing we are protected, guided, and never alone. In Jesus' name. Amen.