World Retreat Initiative

This Initiative was active from 2016 to 2018.

Initiative Chair: Dr. Marc Cohen, Professor of Health Sciences, RMIT University and Chair, Australasian Wellness Association, Australia
Vice Chair: Samantha Foster, Director, Destination Spa Management Limited, Thailand

Members:
Rorberto Arjona, Chief Executive and General Manager, Rancho La Puerta, United States
Hakan Balcan, General Manager, Richmond Nua Wellness Spa, Turkey
Andrew Barnard, Executive Director, BodyHoliday, Saint Lucia
Nils Behrens, Managing Director & Chief Marketing Officer, Lanserhof Group, Germany
Dr. Daniel Boarim, Clinical Director, Lapinha Clínica & SPA, Brazil
Alex Glasscock, Owner & CEO, The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu, United States
Melissa Ingram, Clinical Health Services Manager, Golden Door Elysia, Australia
Vickum Nawagamuwage, Managing Director & CEO, Santani, Sri Lanka
Mike Wallace, Brand Manager, Danubius Hotel Group, Hungary
Marion Schneider, CEO and Co-Owner, Toskanaworld GMBH, Germany

 

Resources

STUDIES AND RESEARCH REPORTS

• 2017 Initiative Briefing Paper – World Retreat Initiative
• 2017 Do Wellness Tourists Get Well? An Observational Study of Multiple Dimensions of Health and Well-Being After a Week-Long Retreat – The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
• 2017 Indulgence or therapy? Exploring the characteristics, motivations and experiences of hot springs bathers in Victoria, Australia – Prof. Marc Cohen, PhD & James Clark Kennedy

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