
Connecting community
through retreats

Meliora /mel-ee-or-ah/ Latin, adjective.
Better things, always better, even better, or, more fully, the pursuit of betterment.
Experts in Wellness Hospitality
With decades of experience in Sales, Marketing, and Event Planning, Meliora offers tailored offerings in planning, programming, and connecting our network to create community.
Specializing in retreats, wellness programming curation, and consulting, guiding our clients through the well-being planning journey.



Our services
With 40+ years of collective expertise, we unite like-minded partners across the wellness travel ecosystem. We empower retreat leaders with comprehensive support—from marketing to on-site logistics—freeing them to create transformative experiences. Our hospitality partners benefit from authentic programming development, qualified retreat leader sourcing, and specialized wellness consulting. Meanwhile, wellness travelers access our carefully curated experiences featuring sustainably-minded partners who deliver genuine transformation rather than superficial wellness trends.

retreat leaders
Working with you to coordinate your retreat in value-aligned locations.

wellness hospitality
Strategic Planning and Transformational Programming Design

wellness seekers
Help you find the experiences to be a part of the solution.

vision
Our vision is to connect like-minded businesses and retreat partners to create, market, and deliver transformative experiences that benefit both people and planet. Meliora builds a collaborative community where shared values amplify collective impact by uniting key players in the wellness ecosystem. We curate experiences designed to open hearts, shift perspectives, and foster compassion for meaningful change, while helping our partners develop successful programming and sustainable businesses.
We need the vision of interbeing—we belong to each other; we cannot cut reality into pieces.
Thich Nhat Hanh

Our core values:

Heart-Centeredness
Extending authentic service and experiences

Mindful
Intentionally connected partnerships

Transformational
Curating meaningful travel and retreats

Compassion
Seeing each other as mirrors

Betterment
Continuing to evolve ourselves and our business
Our team

Courtney Watson
Co-Founder, Chief Wellness Officer

Courtney Watson
Co-Founder, Chief Wellness Officer

Jeff Werner
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer

Jeff Werner
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer
Our advisory board

Maggy Dunphy
Spa-oz Founder Executive Director of Spa

Maggy Dunphy
Spa-oz Founder Executive Director of Spa

Dr. Rob WIlliams
Author, Professor, Breathwork Facilitator

Dr. Rob WIlliams
Author, Professor, Breathwork Facilitator

Sallie Fraenkel
Mind Body Spirit Network Founder

Sallie Fraenkel
Mind Body Spirit Network Founder

Bradlee Roffers
World Traveler Adventure Seeker

Bradlee Roffers
World Traveler Adventure Seeker

Bonnie Allen
Head of Marketing for Capitol One’s Veloicty Black

Bonnie Allen
Head of Marketing for Capitol One’s Veloicty Black
Our Well-Being Partners

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