Most Recommended Wellness Retreat Experts

Insumataq Studio, located in Auburn, CA, offers a transformative experience, focusing on holistic wellness by harmonizing body, mind, and spirit. The studio provides a variety of classes, workshops, and inclusive healing services, rooted in ancient Andean wisdom, aiming to empower individuals to embrace self-awareness and personal growth. In addition to its wellness offerings, We also features Quantum Business Healing, which assists organizations in aligning their energy and reframing limiting beliefs to foster deeper transformation. By integrating modern psychology with ancient practices, the company supports businesses in achieving holistic strategies that balance profit with purpose.

Sukhvinder Singh (Chaitanya) is an internationally trained Yoga and Meditation Teacher (E-RYT 500, YACEP – Yoga Alliance USA) and the founder of Yoga Chaitanya International Institute, a center dedicated to yoga teacher education, meditation, and holistic wellbeing. He is trained in Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yoga, Yoga Therapy in the Iyengar style, Ayurveda-based practices, pranayama, and guided meditation. Beginning his career as an engineer, Sukhvinder discovered that scientific precision and yogic inquiry beautifully complement each other. This insight led him to leave corporate life and commit fully to studying and teaching Yoga, meditation, and human consciousness. He is certified in Hatha Yoga from Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan (a subsidiary of Bihar School of Yoga), in Laughter Yoga from Laughter Yoga International University under Dr. Madan Kataria, and in Meditation from Osho International, Pune. Over the past decade, Sukhvinder has taught more than 20,000 hours of classes, workshops, and teacher training programs across India, Lebanon, Russia, Thailand, Taiwan, China, and Bali. His multi-style approach bridges traditional yogic wisdom with modern anatomical and therapeutic understanding. He leads the Yoga Chaitanya 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in India (Goa & Dharamshala), a structured series of foundational and advanced modules. His specializations include the Ashtanga Vinyasa and Yin Yoga Teacher Training, Yin Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training, and the Yoga Therapy Teacher Training, all of which form part of the Yoga Chaitanya 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in India series. Sukhvinder’s teaching integrates alignment, breathwork, functional anatomy, subtle-body awareness, and contemplative science, encouraging students to balance strength with stillness and discipline with inner softness. Beyond asana, he is deeply engaged in Yoga philosophy, Ayurveda, mindfulness research, and the neuroscience of emotional regulation. His writings and insights have been featured on Elephant Journal, OM Yoga Magazine, Retreat Guru, and other global platforms. Through his online community and immersive teacher trainings, Sukhvinder continues to guide students toward clarity, compassion, and conscious living.

Katherine Lash is CEO and the founder of SpiritQuest Sedona Retreats, a premier wellness company celebrating 20 years of curating private, transformative healing experiences. Recently recognized by Global Radiance Review as one of the “20 Best Companies to Watch in 2026,” Katherine is a leading expert in spiritual growth, holistic wellness, and raising global consciousness.

Dr. Jo is a Holistic Life, Wellness, and Spiritual Coach, advanced yoga and mindfulness teacher, and the founder of TulaSoul. With a background as a clinical psychologist specializing in trauma, she now blends psychology, somatic healing, and embodiment practices to help high-achieving women reconnect with their bodies, regulate their nervous systems, and live more aligned, fulfilling lives. Her work focuses on the intersection of burnout, body disconnection, and emotional suppression—guiding women out of survival mode and into presence, self-trust, and authentic expression. Drawing from her own lived experience with eating disorder recovery and deep healing, Dr. Jo brings both professional expertise and personal insight to her work, making her approach both clinically grounded and deeply human. Dr. Jo is the creator of the EEE™ Method (Empowerment, Embodiment, Enlightenment), a trauma-informed framework for sustainable transformation. She speaks on topics including embodiment, nervous system regulation, body image healing, women’s empowerment, and the connection between emotional health and physical wellbeing. Through her coaching, speaking, and media appearances, Dr. Jo is redefining what it means for women to heal—not by fixing themselves, but by coming home to their bodies.

I am the founder of WellnessWithShikkha.in, a platform focused on numerology, yoga, mindfulness, and holistic well-being. I specialize in helping individuals understand life patterns, personality traits, and decision-making through numerology. I am a Yoga teacher and a numerologist certified by art of living since 2015. With a background in Chartered Accountancy, I bring a structured, analytical approach to spiritual sciences—making them practical and accessible for modern audiences. I regularly write and speak about numerology, personal growth, parenting insights, and physical and mental wellness. My work focuses on simplifying complex concepts into actionable guidance that people can apply in their daily lives. As a parent, I also explore how yoga, meditation, numerology can support better understanding of children’s personalities and development.

*Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician (ABFM) with 14+ years clinical experience (based in Chicago, IL) *Named Castle Connolly Top Doctor (2024, 2025) *Medical Media Commentator seen on/in ABC 7, Fox 32, CBS 2, WGN 9, The Chicago Tribune , Chicago Sun Times, and Everyday Health; including a nationwide 25 interview satellite media tour (TV & radio, November 2025) *Premedical Student Mentor, Urban Bridges Medical Mentoring Program Dr. Rene is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP) with 14+ years of clinical experience. She provides comprehensive primary care for Medicare-eligible patients at Oak Street Health's Avalon Park location in Chicago, specializing in chronic disease management, preventive care, healthcare equity, and access for underserved communities. After overcoming 50 medical school rejections, Dr. Rene graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine and completed residency training at Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago. She developed the L.Y.M.I.T.S. Method—a framework for transforming limitations into your greatest strengths. She mentors aspiring physicians through the Urban Bridges Medical Mentoring Program. Dr. Rene has appeared as a medical expert on ABC 7, Fox 32, CBS 2, and WGN 9 Chicago and recently completed a 25-interview national satellite media tour. She is available for expert commentary on resilience in healthcare, medical education equity, resilience and overcoming failure, healthcare access for underserved populations, and diversity in medicine.

Dr. Gail Clifford is a dedicated and experienced Internal Medicine Hospitalist with a passion for both patient care and the intricate processes that keep healthcare running smoothly. Trained at St. Louis University, New York Medical College, and Carnegie Mellon University, she specializes in diagnosing and treating hospitalized adults. A Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the Society of Hospital Medicine, she brings expertise and heart to her work. Beyond the hospital, she’s a sought-after speaker, podcaster on Single Mom MD, and a best-selling author, contributing to The Expert’s Cure and Mommy Magic: Anatomy and Sex Education for Pre-Schoolers. Whether mentoring colleagues, improving medical systems, or writing to educate and inspire, she finds joy in every aspect of her career—while always making time for her own adventures and interests.

Dr. Basaria is a transformational expert who takes an integrative approach to health and wellness, with a comprehensive focus on a person’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs. Her approach includes using physical activity and food as medicine, working on developing healthy relationships and finding career satisfaction for mental and emotional balance, and using mindfulness, meditation, breathing techniques and yoga- to name a few- as ways to manage stress. To learn more about Dr. Basaria or True Living, visit www.truelivingforlife.com

Tim Kroeger is a luxury wellness travel specialist, endurance athlete, and the creator of The Restorative Index (tim-kroeger.com/the-restorative-index/), a 100-point scoring framework that evaluates whether luxury wellness hotels genuinely restore guests — or quietly drain them. It is the only performance-based, repeatable hotel evaluation system that scores across six weighted pillars: Sleep Architecture, Environmental Calm, Nutritional Impact, Spa & Recovery, Movement, and Frictionless Operations. Tim is the official brand ambassador for Healthi Life (healthi-life.com), a longevity clinic in Bangkok, where he documents a long-term longevity journey with real clinical data. He competes in HYROX, marathons, gravel cycling, trail races, and obstacle races around the world, and recovers at the luxury wellness hotels he evaluates. That cycle of training, racing, and restoring is the foundation of his expertise. He is also the founder of Universal Traveller (universal-traveller.com) and the inventor of Luxury Bikepacking (universal-traveller.com/luxury-bikepacking-definition/), a concept that combines long-distance endurance cycling with luxury hotels, fine dining, and premium recovery, rather than camping and minimalism. His documented journeys include a 1,600km ride across Thailand and an 8,000km route through Southeast Asia. Tim holds a Bachelor's degree in International Tourism Management from NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, with study campuses in Bali and Bangkok. From 2014 to 2020, he worked as a Flight Attendant for Lufthansa German Airlines, completing the Lufthansa Aviation Training service programme, an experience that sharpened his understanding of premium hospitality standards and genuine service excellence. After 15+ years of full-time travel across 112+ countries and 230+ personally tested hotel nights, Tim now reviews luxury wellness hotels, spas, and thermal retreats on tim-kroeger.com. His work includes the Beyond the Spa expert interview series and global wellness industry roundups. His expertise has been featured in Asian Spectator, The Times (Australia), Stuff (New Zealand), aeroTELEGRAPH, 20 Minuten, German regional press, & broadcast media, including a live TV interview with Ticker TV. Full media coverage: tim-kroeger.com/newsroom/ Tim is based in Bangkok and writes on luxury hospitality, wellness travel, endurance sport and recovery, longevity science, and the intersection of performance and travel.

I am a health and well-being coach with over 20 years of experience helping people improve their lives through health, fitness and personal growth. My background spans philosophy and psychology, alongside extensive work in fitness, nutrition, and coaching, where I have supported thousands of clients worldwide. I also draw on strong expertise in digital communication and programme development, skills that allow me to design, share, and deliver meaningful learning and coaching experiences effectively. My goal is to empower people to think deeply, live healthily, and grow with purpose.

Garret Biss is a retired Marine Corps pilot, recovery coach, speaker, and trainer specializing in veteran mental health, resilience, addiction recovery, and the challenges of post-service transition. After leaving the military, Garret experienced many of the same struggles that affect veterans across the country, including loss of identity, emotional turmoil, and dependence on alcohol as a coping mechanism. That lived experience, combined with years of work in recovery and training environments, now fuels his mission to help veterans and the professionals who serve them better understand the deeper challenges of transition, healing, and growth. Garret is the founder of Diamond Mind, LLC, where he develops and delivers strengths-based, trauma-informed trainings and presentations for clinicians, peer support professionals, organizations, and veteran-serving systems. He is also a NAADAC-approved education provider, a trainer for NAADAC, and a training consultant with the Opioid Response Network. In addition, he serves as Founder and Executive Director of Realize U 252, a North Carolina recovery nonprofit supporting individuals rebuilding their lives in recovery. His work sits at the intersection of lived experience, professional training, addiction recovery, positive psychology, and veteran-specific insight. Garret is especially known for speaking on veteran transition, identity loss after service, resilience, substance use, post-traumatic growth, and the internal barriers that can keep people from fully engaging in recovery or support systems. He is the creator of veteran-focused training and recovery programs designed to help people move beyond survival and reconnect with meaning, self-worth, and sustainable growth. Garret has presented for addiction professionals, treatment and recovery organizations, higher education audiences, and veteran-serving communities, and is valued for bringing practical insight, emotional honesty, and a fresh perspective that bridges personal experience with actionable strategies. Media, podcast hosts, and event organizers often turn to Garret for credible commentary on veterans, recovery, resilience, trauma-informed growth, and how to better support those navigating major life transitions.

Dr. Chantal Lunderville, MD is a UCSF-trained family medicine physician and nationally recognized expert in medical wellness, aesthetics, compliance, and practice growth. She serves as the Medical Wellness Editor for Lipgloss and Aftershave, a leading spa industry publication with a reach of more than 250,000 readers and followers. She has been mentioned in Forbes, and she has been a featured speaker for global brands including L’Oréal and Epicutis. As the medical director for 20+ aesthetic and wellness practices across California, Dr. Lunderville specializes in helping doctors, nurses, and entrepreneurs build safe, compliant, and scalable practices. She and her team have developed proprietary software that enables medspas to track compliance, medical director oversight, and regulatory requirements- now being made available to the public to elevate industry standards. She has also hosted large-scale women's wellness events and professional trainings with sponsors such as goop Kitchen, AQ Solutions, UnderSkin, South Coast Psychiatry, and Reproductive Partners. A former medical spa owner turned national consultant, Dr. Lunderville empowers women in aesthetics to build legacy-driven, ethical businesses. She is also a leader in longevity and preventive wellness, blending evidence-based lifestyle wellness with advanced regenerative treatments. She is also an aesthetic and womens health trainer focusing on new practitioners. Dr. Lunderville is available for expert commentary on aesthetics, medical wellness, compliance, women’s entrepreneurship, and the future of longevity medicine.

I help heart-centered seekers, leaders, and creatives liberate their authentic truth and go from chasing external validation to embodied confidence, intuitive action, and empowered self-alignment without overthinking or emotional burnout. As a Certified Sourced Retreat Leader & Coach, Master of Social Work trained in Mental Health Counseling, and Grief Support Specialist, I draw from years of professional training certifications, coaching, and my own recovery from severe anxiety, PTSD, grief, overwhelm, and burnout to provide holistic and customized support for my clients. I’ve walked this path myself, and I know how to hold a safe, compassionate space where truth can rise with ease, and your next steps become clear. Teaching you to harmonize your body, emotional, energetic, and mental systems to work for you and your goals through energetic embodiment, creative expression, nervous system recalibration, and personalized support.

Nicola Richardson is a UK-based author and commentator exploring human behaviour, power dynamics, and cultural systems. With a background in learning and development, she writes and speaks on leadership, institutional trust, midlife reinvention, and grounded spiritual development. She offers balanced, psychologically informed insight on purpose, identity, and modern societal shifts.

Varsha Khatri is a holistic nutritionist and writer who runs her own health and wellness business, Illuminated Health. She is the author of Think Healthy Choose Healthy, a book that integrates holistic health and Ayurveda. She has a master's degree in holistic health education and nutrition, and is a certified nutritional therapist, senior yoga teacher, ayurvedic consultant, and health educator. With over a decade of experience, Varsha helps people achieve their health goals through her holistic and empowering approach that combines the science of health and nutrition with the wisdom of Ayurveda. She provides one-on-one nutrition consultations, online wellness coaching, and health education classes in both private and corporate settings. She also creates health educational materials, such as brochures, handouts, and flyers. Varsha's mission is to prevent disease and promote a culture of proactive and balanced self-care. She lives in Greater London with her husband and two young children.

Director of Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy School Yoga therapist and massage therapist working with many conditions. Weight loss, eating disorders, chronic illness, mental health, and injury. Teacher training and individual sessions. Creator of several courses, materials, and trainings: Peaceful Weight Loss - book DVDs and 9 month online course Transformation Peaceful weight loss teacher training at peacefulweightloss.com Yoga therapy training at breathingdeeply.com Thai Yoga bodywork training at breathingdeeply.com

Seema Sharma, SEP, LMFT, PhD is one of the most distinctively credentialed trauma clinicians working today — a former Fortune 500 executive turned trauma therapist, researcher, and founder whose career spans the neuroscience of healing, the psychology of high achievement, and the lived complexity of BIPOC identity in America. Seema is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, Gottman Level 3-trained couples therapist, and holds a doctorate in Psychology. She holds an MBA, a Master's in Counseling Psychology, and has trained directly under field-defining voices including Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing), Gabor Maté (Compassionate Inquiry), and Dan Siegel (Interpersonal Neurobiology). Before entering clinical practice, Seema spent over 25 years in senior leadership across Fortune 500 companies, global organizations, and startups — leading international teams, navigating high-stakes corporate environments, and experiencing firsthand the invisible toll that sustained performance pressure places on the nervous system. That rare dual fluency — in both boardroom dynamics and trauma neuroscience — makes her an exceptionally credible and sought-after expert for journalists, editors, and producers covering the intersection of mental health and the modern workplace. As Founder of Holistic Trauma Therapy (Pasadena, Newport Beach, and Claremont, CA), Seema specializes in complex PTSD, developmental and childhood trauma, attachment wounds, religious and organizational abuse, sexual trauma, corporate burnout, and the mental health of high-achieving professionals. Her approach goes beyond traditional talk therapy — integrating Somatic Experiencing, Holistic EMDR, depth psychology, IFS, sensorimotor therapy, energy psychology, and transpersonal healing to address trauma as it lives in the body, not just the mind. Seema is one of the few trauma experts in the country who can speak credibly to how unprocessed trauma manifests in leadership behavior, executive dysfunction, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and high-functioning anxiety. She also holds deep clinical expertise in Asian-American mental health — including intergenerational trauma, cultural shame, the immigrant experience, and the identity pressures facing first- and second-generation Asian-Americans navigating Western professional culture. She has been featured in Canvas Rebel, Voyage LA, and Good, presents at conferences, and publishes countless research studies on trauma accessible via ResearchGate. She is a professor, board member, and lifelong student of holistic healing across traditions — having traveled globally to study indigenous, Eastern, African, and Latin healing practices alongside Western clinical models. Seema is available to comment on: trauma and the nervous system, somatic therapy, EMDR, complex PTSD, executive mental health and burnout, the psychology of high achievement, perfectionism and high-functioning anxiety, workplace trauma and organizational abuse, religious trauma, sexual trauma and healing, psychedelic integration, Asian-American mental health, intergenerational trauma, consciousness and the neuroscience of healing, and loneliness as a clinical phenomenon. Media inquiries: holistictraumatherapy.com | Pasadena, CA

Dr. Justine Grosso is a Licensed Psychologist, media contributor, and wellness speaker. She specializes in the intersection of the mind-body connection, trauma, and relationships and founded Mindbody Therapy & Wellness, which provides trauma-informed psychotherapy to residents of NC and NY. She is particularly passionate about helping people reduce shame through cutting-edge research and education on the neurobiology of stress and trauma. Dr. Grosso received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Baylor University and completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at Duke Academic Medical Center, specializing in trauma and women’s health. Dr. Grosso is a sought after media expert and has been featured in dozens of publications including Vogue, Newsweek, MindBodyGreen, Bustle, and Elle. Dr. Grosso enjoys research, training, and speaking on topics related to mind-body approaches for stress management and building psychological resilience at universities, conferences, and academic journals across the U.S. Dr. Grosso’s Instagram @heydrjustine, has amassed a community of over 75,000 in two years and her educational use of social media has been covered by Spectrum News and USA Today .

Hi there! I'm Annabel, professional Astrocartographer and Energetic Therapist, specialised in helping people find belonging within themselves and the world. This work is personal. I've lived the shifts that happen when your location aligns with your purpose. For years, I travelled the world as a professional athlete, feeling the energy of each place through the highs and lows of my career. When I discovered this work, it felt like all the pieces of my story finally came together. Since then it helped me make sense of the inner unrest and opened up more clarity, trust, and joy in my life. Now, I get to help others feel that same shift. To get there, I hold space for true conversations, blending astrological insight with deep listening and grounded strategy. These days, you’ll find me living on my astrocartography lines all around the world, making the most of their powerful energies.