Highlights
- A focused 3-day reset built to restore clarity, energy, and baseline rhythm
- Daily guided practices in breathwork, movement, cold, heat, and food timing
- A small group that supports depth, not social performance
- Clear protocols you can continue at home without turning your life upside down
- A setting that creates enough distance to reset, while staying close enough to return and apply it immediately
Where this edition took place
Close enough to return different
This edition takes place in a quiet Catskills venue chosen for simplicity and focus.
Nature is present, but not distracting. Comfort is intentional, not indulgent. The location supports stress interruption and integration for executive and professional contexts.
The goal is not escape.
It's interruption. Enough space to feel your nervous system shift, then return with clarity and tools you can use immediately for lifestyle integration.
Because sometimes the most powerful reset is short, precise, and well-timed.
How this edition ran
Program Structure
- •Structured morning practices to establish physiological readiness
- •Focused training sessions introducing the core protocols
- •Time for integration and rest between sessions
- •Nourishing meals designed to support energy without heaviness
- •Evenings that downshift the nervous system and protect sleep
Daily Rhythm
Morning
Guided practices to establish rhythm and physiological readiness
Midday
Structured training sessions introduced progressively
Afternoon
Time for integration, rest, or remote work if needed
Evening
Nourishing meals and downshift designed for sleep quality
The Humans Behind the Challenge
This is not a retreat experience.
It is a practitioner-led reset for people who value clarity, competence, and coherence.
Oscar Trelles
Program Director
Founder of Breathing Flame
Systems thinker, entrepreneur, systemic coach, founder of Breathing Flame, and author of The Human OS Manual, publishing October 15, 2026. Oscar leads curriculum and facilitation through a systems lens shaped by more than two decades in high-performance environments and the long process of rebuilding his own health, recovery, and operating rhythm after burnout.
“I want you to be so fit and healthy, that food and pharma companies can't profit from you.”
Karen Jacobson
Head of Nourishment
Accredited Nutritionist
Practical lens on fasting, metabolic resilience, and whole-food habits participants can sustain after they leave the mountain. Aligns teaching with kitchen execution so plates and snacks reflect what is covered between sessions.
“Good food is not just fuel, it is code that gives the right messages to your body.”
Brian Fland
Head of Fitness
Coach and Tech-Sales Veteran
Former tech-sales leader who builds sustainable fitness around demanding calendars, travel, and altitude realities. Sessions balance strength and mobility with recovery days and mixed levels while keeping independence and confidence central.
“The most important part of aging is being flexible and strong enough to remain independent”
This activation has concluded
Thank you to everyone who joined this cohort. We publish field notes on this page when available.