The Lead with Love Aspen Retreat Celebrates “The Aspen Idea”

“Aspen is a place where the human spirit can flourish”.

The legendary and visionary founder of modern-day Aspen, Walter Paepcke claimed, “Aspen is a place where the human spirit can flourish”. He knew what a special place this was when he and his wife Elizabeth came here in the 1940s and decided to create a cultural mecca in the middle of the mountains with skiing, music and high ideals contemplating what makes “a good society.” Since the early years, Aspen was a place where people could connect to their heads through a plethora of cultural and intellectual stimulation, but also as their hearts as a sense of community and connection to place has always been important here. Paepcke coined the phrase “The Aspen Idea” back in the 1940’s when he and his wife Elizabeth founded “The Aspen Institute”. Since that time, the Institute has drawn a steady stream of brilliant minds adding to this incredibly rich landscape where people live “The Aspen Idea” every day. This idea, according to historical lore, is that Aspen is a place where one can nourish and connect mind, body, and spirit.

In the fall, the iconic Aspen trees of Aspen turn from bright green to yellow and red creating a breathtaking blanket of gold that mesmerizes the senses. “The Aspen Retreat” will be held Sept 12-15 in the peak period of fall colors to showcase this magical time of year often called “secret season” in Aspen.