Past Retreats
Every SecondAct begins with a pause.
Every woman arrives carrying a different story.
Some come after years of building successful careers. Others arrive after raising families, navigating change, loss, or uncertainty. Some know exactly what they want to change. Others simply know they cannot continue living on autopilot.
What brings them together is a willingness to pause.
A willingness to ask better questions.
A willingness to intentionally design what comes next.
SecondAct Retreats are not about escaping your life.
They are about stepping back from it long enough to read the story you've been living, challenge the chapters that no longer serve you, and begin writing the next one, with greater clarity, courage, and intention.
Built on the internationally acclaimed Design Your Life methodology, each retreat combines reflection, coaching, conversation, experimentation, and community to help women move from uncertainty to possibility.
Because your next chapter deserves to be designed, not left to chance.
Past Retreats & Milestones
Every retreat is a intentionally created sanctuary for women looking to pause, reflect, and consciously design their next chapter. Step inside our previous cohorts to see how these transformative experiences unfolded and hear directly from the women who stepped into their SecondAct.
March 2026 Retreat
24th – 29th March
- Venue: Zorba The Buddha, New Delhi
- Attended by 18 women who chose to pause before choosing what came next.
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Glimpse
Into the Journey
July 2026 Retreat
14th – 18th July 2026
- Venue: Zorba The Buddha, New Delhi
- Attended by 18 women who chose to pause before choosing what came next.
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Glimpse
Into the Journey
What Changed
For a long time, my life has played out as a series of highly visible reinventions… What I found there, thanks to the intentional space Archana has built, was a rarity: the permission to stop performing. Since then, I have launched my own podcast, my followers have grown, and I have built a tribe who stands by me.
Vandita Sharma
Anchor | Voice Artist | Content Creator | Lifestyle Influencer of the Year
I am so deeply grateful to Archana Dutta for building a sanctuary that felt like a warm embrace… For the first time in my life, I wasn't a boss, a director, a caregiver, or a grieving daughter trying to stay strong. I was simply Roohi.
Roohi Thakur
Director, Maple Consultants
I don't have all the answers, and I don't know exactly what my SecondAct will look like. But I do know this—I sleep better, breathe easier, and find myself looking forward to the future in a way I hadn't for a long time.
Meghashree Balaraj
Behavioural Psychologist & Researcher
In Their Own Words
Step inside the retreat experience. Listen to our participants share their candid breakthroughs, key takeaways, and what taking a SecondAct pause meant for them.
Every retreat ends in the same way.
Women leave with more than memories.
They leave with a new story they have consciously begun to write.