Fresh back from hosting the first-ever Beyond Retreat in New York’s Hudson Valley, Matt and Corisande unpack what happened when 32 strangers came together for three days of manifestation, meditation and something neither of them quite expected.
They share how the retreat went from an idea sparked by a skimmed Forbes article and a casual Instagram DM to an experience they spent more than a year building, and how, within just 48 hours, a group of people who had arrived knowing almost no one began to feel completely in sync.
But what happened in the middle of the retreat left Matt stunned.
On August 8th, immediately after teaching a new manifestation formula he describes as a “map” for navigating the probability of your future, Matt spontaneously booked an Akashic Records reading. During the session, he was told about a past life in 16th-century Portugal in which he had been… a mapmaker, using the stars to help people navigate across oceans towards unknown lands.
The coincidence stopped him in his tracks.
In this episode, Matt and Corisande explore that extraordinary experience, the strange science of synchronisation and why 17th-century pendulum clocks may offer a fascinating metaphor for what happens when people share the same space, intention and rhythm.
They also take you inside the emotional final night of the retreat, an impromptu fire ceremony to release what no longer belonged in their future, and the bigger lesson they both came home with: sometimes the life waiting for you only becomes visible when you're willing to move beyond the edge of what already feels safe.
Matt & Corisande discuss:
- How a skimmed Forbes article and a casual Instagram DM turned into their first ever retreat, and the year they spent hesitating before committing to it
- The completely unexpected Akashic Records reading Matt had on the 8th of August, the Lionsgate portal, and what it revealed about a past life spent making maps in 16th-century Portugal
- The nine square meditation and fire release ceremony that closed out the retreat's final night
- The pendulum clock experiment that explains why a room of strangers starts moving in sync within 24 to 48 hours
- Why Matt & Corisande believe authenticity means never hosting anywhere they wouldn't go themselves
- Getting comfortable with change, and why a feeling of nerves is often just your body's way of processing it
Chapters
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:05 Finding The Perfect Venue For The Beyond Retreat
00:11:31 Creating The Ultimate Manifestation Retreat
00:19:33 Inside Matt's Akashic Record Reading
00:25:44 Join the Beyond Community
00:26:46 The Final Night Of The Beyond Retreat
00:37:46 The Science Behind The Symphony Of The Retreat
00:43:54 Join Matt in Barcelona
00:45:26 Authenticity And Curating The Right Environment
00:54:24 Getting Comfortable With Change
About Matt & Corisande
Matt is a manifestation coach, researcher, speaker and the author of Beyond Wanting: The Art of True Manifestation. For years, he has explored the intersection of manifestation, consciousness and the quantum world, helping people understand how to work with their thoughts, emotions and intentions to create their future.
Corisande is a creative director with a deeply intuitive approach to life and business. Through meditation, she often experiences remarkably vivid glimpses of what’s ahead, seeing ideas, spaces and possibilities in extraordinary detail, sometimes long before they become reality.
Together, they bring two different perspectives to Beyond: Matt’s endless curiosity for understanding how the unseen might work, and Corisande’s instinctive ability to feel and see it before it arrives.
Join the Beyond Community: https://the-beyond.mn.co/landing/
Sign up for Matt’s Saturday Manifestation Newsletter: https://www.mattcooke.me/newsletters
Buy the book Beyond Wanting: The Art of True Manifestation here: https://bio.to/beyondwanting
Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattcookecoach/
Follow Corisande on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corisandecooke/
Join the Beyond podcast community on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondpodcast333/
About Matt & Corisande Cooke
Matt is a manifestation coach, researcher, speaker and the author of Beyond Wanting: The Art of True Manifestation. For years, he has explored the intersection of manifestation, consciousness and the quantum world, helping people understand how to work with their thoughts, emotions and intentions to create their future.
Corisande is a creative director with a deeply intuitive approach to life and business. Through meditation, she often experiences remarkably vivid glimpses of what’s ahead, seeing ideas, spaces and possibilities in extraordinary detail, sometimes long before they become reality.
Together, they bring two different perspectives to Beyond: Matt’s endless curiosity for understanding how the unseen might work, and Corisande’s instinctive ability to feel and see it before it arrives.
Sign up to Matt’s Saturday Manifestation Newsletter: https://www.mattcooke.me/newsletters
Buy the book Beyond Wanting: The Art of True Manifestation here: https://bio.to/beyondwanting
Join the Beyond Community: https://the-beyond.mn.co/landing/
Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattcookecoach/
Follow Corisande on Instagram: ...
