§ The Roster — the people who run your days
The venue is half of it. The other half is a private chef, a photographer, and an instructor we have each worked a real retreat alongside — vetted on their own, independent of any property, and free to travel to whichever place you choose.
Illustrative profiles, shown to demonstrate the layer — real professionals are added as they're vetted. The three venues in the Collection are live members; nobody here is.
§ What "vetted" means for a person
01 · Worked with
Not a portfolio and not a referral chain — we've worked a real retreat day alongside them, under real pressure, with real guests.
02 · Referenced
We speak to the hosts they've worked for. Not reviews on a profile — a conversation about what the week was actually like.
03 · Credentialed
Insurance, certification, and food-safety where it applies — checked and dated, so the host isn't the one carrying that risk.
04 · Mobile
Independent professionals who travel to the venue. They aren't staff of any property, so the place and the people stay separate choices.
Marguerite Hale
Private Chef
Farm-to-table cooking built around Northern Michigan growers. Handles every dietary restriction in the group without making it a separate menu.
Based
Traverse City
Travels
Michigan
Retreats
40+
Diego Ontiveros
Private Chef
Live-fire and hill-country cooking — most of the week happens outdoors. Brings his own rig, so a venue doesn't need a commercial kitchen.
Based
Austin
Travels
Texas
Retreats
25+
Priya Nadkarni
Private Chef
Plant-forward menus for wellness weeks, with a light hand — the food supports the program instead of competing with it. Travels with her own team of two.
Based
Chicago
Travels
Nationwide
Retreats
60+
June Ratliff
Photographer
Documentary style — no posing, no "everyone look here." Delivers a gallery within ten days plus a set cut for social.
Based
Traverse City
Travels
Michigan
Retreats
30+
Tomas Avilés
Photographer
Photo and video in one pass. Comes off a retreat with stills, a highlight film, and vertical cuts — enough to fill a launch calendar.
Based
Denver
Travels
Nationwide
Retreats
45+
Hollis Bray
Photographer
Natural light and landscape — strongest on properties where the setting is the selling point. Shoots the venue as carefully as the guests.
Based
Marble Falls
Travels
Texas
Retreats
20+
Sloane Carrick
Yoga Instructor
Slow, accessible vinyasa for mixed-ability groups — the practice most corporate and reunion retreats actually want. RYT-500.
Based
Asheville
Travels
Nationwide
Retreats
50+
Eliza Vandenberg
Yoga Instructor
Morning practice plus breathwork and a closing session — pairs naturally with sauna-and-cold-plunge properties. RYT-200, breathwork certified.
Based
Grand Rapids
Travels
Michigan
Retreats
35+
Rosa Quintanilla
Yoga Instructor
Outdoor and equine-adjacent practice — built for ranch settings where the session space is a field, not a studio. RYT-500.
Based
Austin
Travels
Texas
Retreats
28+