The Aligned Leader
A T-Group Experience for Women Reclaiming Their Leadership from Within
October 11-13, 2025 • Sacramento Area
24 Hours of Transformative Group Work • 12 Participants
The Aligned Leader
A T-Group Experience for Women Reclaiming Their Leadership from Within
October 11-13, 2025 • Sacramento Area
24 Hours of Transformative Group Work • 12 Participants
You don’t have to lead from a borrowed identity.
We were taught to be agreeable. Strategic. Quietly strong.
Then, as leaders, we’re told to be bold. To speak up. To ask the hard questions. To give feedback. To take up space.
And yet—when we try, it’s often not enough. Or too much. Or not quite the “right” way. It often feels off.
We’re left navigating a maze of mixed messages, trying to lead in ways that were never truly ours to begin with.
This program is not about learning how to fit into a mold. It’s about returning to what’s already true.
Each of us has a unique way of leading that is most natural, most powerful, and most effective when we come home to ourselves.
This is a space to unearth that truth—and lead from it.
It’s also a space to honor the legacies that shaped us, to heal what we’ve inherited, and to consciously choose what we carry forward.
What Is The Aligned Leader?
The Aligned Leader is a 3-day immersive T-group retreat for women—especially those navigating the complexity of being daughters of immigrants or straddling multiple cultural worlds. You’ll gain the tools, self-awareness, and emotional fluency needed to lead with greater clarity, courage, and connection.
This program is based on the T-group methodology used in the Stanford Graduate School of Business’s legendary elective, Interpersonal Dynamics—often referred to as the most impactful class students take at Stanford.
But it goes deeper. We weave in lineage, identity, and the often-unspoken stories that live in your body, shaping how you hold power, voice, and presence.
What Are T-Groups?
T-groups (short for training groups) are experiential learning labs that focus on how we show up with others in real time.
Each group consists of about 12 participants and 1-2 facilitators. There’s no set agenda. Instead, the group engages in unstructured dialogue to explore:
- How am I being perceived?
- How do I impact others?
- What gets in the way of honesty, connection, or trust?
With live feedback, emotional honesty, and guided facilitation, T-groups create powerful insights about interpersonal behavior, emotional patterns, and leadership presence.
This isn’t a classroom. It’s a practice ground. You’ll learn by doing and leave with skills that stick.
What Are T-Groups?
T-groups (short for training groups) are experiential learning labs that focus on how we show up with others in real time.
Each group consists of about 12 participants and 1-2 facilitators. There’s no set agenda. Instead, the group engages in unstructured dialogue to explore:
- How am I being perceived?
- How do I impact others?
- What gets in the way of honesty, connection, or trust?
With live feedback, emotional honesty, and guided facilitation, T-groups create powerful insights about interpersonal behavior, emotional patterns, and leadership presence.
This isn’t a classroom. It’s a practice ground. You’ll learn by doing and leave with skills that stick.
What Makes This Program Different?
Most leadership programs focus on skills and strategy: what to say, how to negotiate, when to speak up. Those are important, but they often leave out the deeper questions of who you’re becoming, whose stories you’re carrying, and how power moves through your body.
The Aligned Leader isn’t about learning to perform leadership. It’s about coming back to the truth already inside you, beneath cultural expectations, professional personas, and even family legacies.
Together, we’ll honor the lineages that shaped us, discern what’s truly ours, and step into a way of leading that’s more embodied, more courageous, and unmistakably your own.
Who This Is For
This is for the woman who knows she was never meant to fit neatly into someone else’s box.
Who’s lived her life code-switching, carrying silent expectations, and is now ready to lay some of that down.
It’s for the woman who’s already done so much inner work, yet senses there’s a deeper truth waiting to be reclaimed.
Who wants her leadership, her voice, her decisions, her very presence to rise not from old survival strategies, but from a place of profound inner alignment.
If that’s you, we’d be honored to hold this space with you.
Who This Is For
This is for the woman who knows she was never meant to fit neatly into someone else’s box.
Who’s lived her life code-switching, carrying silent expectations, and is now ready to lay some of that down.
It’s for the woman who’s already done so much inner work, yet senses there’s a deeper truth waiting to be reclaimed.
Who wants her leadership, her voice, her decisions, her very presence to rise not from old survival strategies, but from a place of profound inner alignment.
If that’s you, we’d be honored to hold this space with you.
What You’ll Gain
- Communication Skills: Speak clearly, listen deeply, and express what’s true without reactivity.
- Emotional Intelligence: Understand, name, and work with your emotions in service of connection.
- Psychological Safety & Group Development: Learn how trust is built and lost in groups.
- Giving + Receiving Feedback: Say what’s real, and hear what’s useful, without spiraling.
- Self-Regulation + Embodiment: Come back to your body when things get intense.
- Identity + Ancestral Integration: Explore how your leadership is woven from the stories, struggles, and strengths of those who came before—and begin to lead from who you truly are.
What’s Required from You
Commitment: This is a fully immersive program. We ask that you attend all sessions. Please clear these three days completely.
Vulnerability: You will not be asked to share anything you’re not ready to but growth requires honesty and presence. Expect some discomfort and the support to work through it.
Integration Time: We recommend setting aside a buffer day after the retreat to reflect, rest, and absorb before returning to your daily life.
Retreat Logistics
- Dates: October 11–13, 2025
- Location: A private retreat space in the Sacramento area (exact address shared upon acceptance)
- Schedule:
- Saturday & Sunday: 9:00am–10:00pm
- Monday: 9:00am–4:30pm
- Group Size: 12 participants
Meals
- Included: Breakfast, lunch, snacks, tea and refreshments
- Dinner is intentionally on your own—an opportunity to explore local restaurants, have quiet time to process, or connect more informally with other participants as you choose.
Cost
$1500
Includes:
- The full 3-day retreat and professionally facilitated group experience
- All printed materials and leadership reflection tools
- Daily breakfast, lunch, snacks, and refreshments
- A private post-retreat 1:1 integration coaching session to deepen personal application
- A group integration session after the retreat to reconnect, share insights, and anchor the work together
Travel and accommodations are not included.
We’ll provide a curated list of nearby lodging options once you’re accepted, along with local recommendations for dinners.
This is special beta pricing. Future offerings will be higher. We’re offering this rate to early participants helping shape this inaugural experience.
Payment in full is required upon acceptance.
Meet the facilitators
Chanchal Garg is an executive coach, leadership facilitator, and author of Unearthed: The Lies We Carry and the Truths They Bury. She has guided leaders at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, in global nonprofit organizations, and across diverse industries. A lifelong student of power, identity, and healing, she integrates deep interpersonal work with cultural wisdom and embodied presence.
Chanchal has facilitated hundreds of hours of T-group learning and brings a rare blend of fierce insight and grounded compassion. She is especially passionate about supporting women—particularly those straddling multiple cultural narratives—in reclaiming their voice, power, and leadership from within.
Reva Patwardhan
Is a leadership coach, facilitator, and founder of Greater Good Coaching. With 25 years in the nonprofit sector, she has supported leaders at every level, from executive directors to frontline organizers—to build impactful careers and resilient teams. A lifelong advocate for equity and social change, Reva integrates organizational leadership expertise with deep inner and interpersonal work. She has facilitated T-groups at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, teaches coaching for nonprofit leaders, and serves on multiple coaching and consulting faculties. Reva brings a steady presence and keen insight that helps leaders navigate complexity with clarity and compassion. She is especially passionate about helping purpose-driven leaders create meaningful impact without sacrificing their well-being.
Why This Work Matters
Because for so many of us, especially those who’ve bridged cultures, carried family hopes, or learned to lead by minimizing parts of ourselves, leadership has been built on quiet survival.
We’ve led from borrowed voices. From inherited fears. From the ache to prove our worth.
But leadership, at its most powerful, is not performance. It’s the natural expression of who you are when nothing is holding you back. No old family stories, no cultural scripts, no unexamined loyalties.
This work matters because when you lead from that place, it doesn’t just change your career.
It changes how your children see power. How your communities experience safety.
How the next generation learns to take up space without apology.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be a daughter of immigrants to participate?
No. The program is open to all women. While it’s designed to resonate deeply with those navigating multiple identities, any woman ready for real-time learning and honest self-inquiry is welcome.
I’ve never done a T-group. Will I be behind?
Not at all. Many participants are new to this work. You’ll be guided gently but clearly. No prior experience required—just willingness.
Is this therapy?
No. This is not therapy, and we are not therapists. While the experience can feel therapeutic, we won’t be diagnosing or exploring your past unless you choose to. We stay focused on what’s happening now—in your relationships, your reactions, and your leadership.
What’s included in the cost?
The full facilitated program, all printed materials, breakfast/lunch/snacks, and a 1:1 post-retreat session to support your integration.
How can I learn more about T-groups and the methodology?
We’ll share a short primer with your acceptance. You can also read more about the Interpersonal Dynamics course at Stanford here.
Is lodging included?
No, but we’ll share recommended nearby accommodations once you’re accepted.
Apply Now
Space is limited to 12 participants. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Still have questions? Book a 15 minute call with Chanchal.