Top U.S. Wellness Retreats for Entrepreneurs in 2025
From desert sanctuaries to luxury wellness farms, America’s retreats are helping founders reset, recharge, and find clarity.
The new status symbol among American entrepreneurs is not another funding round or a seat at a private members’ club. It is time away: structured, intentional, and restorative. Wellness retreats in the United States have shifted from fringe indulgence to a core strategy for founders who recognize that burned-out leadership kills businesses faster than bad product design. From California’s French-inspired estates to Arizona’s desert sanctuaries and Big Sur’s countercultural icons, the country now offers retreats designed for both recovery and reinvention.
What follows is a guide to the top wellness retreats in the U.S. that matter for entrepreneurs in 2025. This is not a generic list. Each entry comes with context on why it resonates with business leaders, how programs are structured, what it costs, and when to go.
Cal-a-Vie Health Spa, Vista, California
Step into Cal-a-Vie and it feels like someone carved Provence into Southern California. The 500-acre property, 45 miles north of San Diego, is home to 32 terracotta-roofed villas surrounded by vineyards and lavender fields. The resort keeps its ratio at five staff per guest, which means service borders on anticipatory.
Daily itineraries combine European-style hydrotherapy, nutrition workshops, and Californian fitness trends. Guests rotate through yoga, hikes, spinning classes, aqua-fitness, and cooking demonstrations. For an entrepreneur used to decision fatigue, the value here lies in structure: the program removes all mental overhead. You wake, you follow, you recover.
Prices range upward of $8,000 for a week, depending on season and villa choice. While not accessible for every founder, alumni say the return comes in clarity. One San Diego-based SaaS founder described it as “my annual board reset: not for the company, for my mind.”
Best time to go: Spring and fall, when Southern California avoids peak heat.
CIVANA Wellness Resort, Carefree, Arizona
For those who want the desert but not the austerity, CIVANA delivers. Just outside Scottsdale, the retreat markets itself as approachable luxury. Stays start at around $600 per night, with access to more than a dozen daily classes. Think aerial yoga at sunrise, guided desert hikes, journaling sessions, and workshops on stress management.
Unlike more cloistered spas, CIVANA allows guests to customize. Entrepreneurs can dip into a few classes, book private coaching, or simply check into the spa’s thermal circuit of hot and cold plunges. For business travelers balancing work and retreat, Wi-Fi remains accessible, but staff strongly encourage phone-free hours.
Executives who frequent the resort say it works well for couples or small founder groups who want to combine wellness with brainstorming in neutral territory. Scottsdale’s airport access makes it easier for coast-to-coast teams to convene.
Sedona’s Boutique Retreats
Sedona has become shorthand for spiritual resets. The town’s red rock formations and vortex energy sites attract healers and entrepreneurs alike. While the quality of retreats varies, three options consistently draw founder interest:
- Unwind and Rewild Women’s Retreat: A four-day program priced at about $1,439, focused on grounding, meditation, and nature immersion. Particularly popular among female founders managing both businesses and family demands.
- Meditation and Yoga Retreat, Los Angeles Adjacent: A shorter, three-day retreat priced from $350, ideal for those with limited time who want structured breathing, yoga, and digital detox.
- Waves of Light Retreat, Oregon Coast: Not Sedona, but comparable in theme. A five-day women’s healing retreat from $1,300, with a heavy emphasis on community circles and ocean rituals.
For entrepreneurs, Sedona offers accessibility. It is possible to land in Phoenix, drive two hours, and be inside a canyon meditation circle the same afternoon.
Canyon Ranch, Massachusetts and California
The name Canyon Ranch carries weight in the wellness world. Since opening in 1979, it has been considered a pioneer of integrative retreats. Its approach blends medical diagnostics with fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness. Locations include Lenox, Massachusetts, and Woodside, California.
The structure is modular. Guests book “pathways” around themes: stress management, sleep optimization, weight management, or longevity. For entrepreneurs, this appeals to the desire for measurable outcomes. One founder might leave with a biometric sleep plan. Another might focus on metabolic fitness.
Costs typically start around $1,500 per night. While steep, the resort markets itself as prevention over cure, pitching to executives who would otherwise spend multiples addressing burnout or health crises later.
Best season: Lenox shines in autumn, Woodside works year-round for Bay Area executives.
Miraval Arizona
Ask repeat retreat-goers about favorites, and Miraval Arizona almost always comes up. Tucked in the Catalina Mountains outside Tucson, Miraval mixes spa luxury with serious expertise.
The draw is the breadth of its faculty. From equine therapy specialists to sleep coaches and trauma-informed yoga teachers, the staff are credentialed professionals, not seasonal hires. Programs can be as intense or as light as desired. Entrepreneurs who thrive on variety can sample everything from silent meditation hikes to challenge courses.
Guests regularly return, often treating it as an annual pilgrimage. One executive told a Reddit forum: “I try to get to Miraval every year. The experts are world class.” That kind of loyalty signals that the retreat delivers sustainable value.
Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California
Few retreats in the U.S. carry the cultural weight of Esalen. Founded in 1962 on a stretch of cliffs above the Pacific, Esalen was the birthplace of the human potential movement. Steve Jobs, Bob Dylan, and countless thinkers have spent time here.
For entrepreneurs, the relevance lies in Esalen’s ability to force disconnection. There is no Wi-Fi in rooms, cell service is unreliable, and meals are communal. Programs range from Gestalt therapy workshops to breathwork, dance, and creative writing. Lodging is simple, sometimes bordering on spartan.
Costs start at $500 for weekend workshops and scale with longer residencies. Entrepreneurs seeking networking may find less structure here than at Miraval or Canyon Ranch, but those craving creativity often leave with breakthrough ideas.
Luxury Wellness Farms
A newer category gaining traction is the luxury wellness farm. Properties like Callisto Farm in New York, Broadlawn Farm in Ohio, and Dawn Ranch in California combine rustic agriculture with spa programs. Guests split days between kayaking, gardening, or fishing, then return to saunas and chef-prepared meals.
This model resonates with entrepreneurs seeking grounding. Unlike resorts that isolate guests from reality, farms reconnect them with tangible work. For leaders who spend 12 hours daily on screens, the act of pulling vegetables from soil can recalibrate priorities.
Pricing varies but often comes in lower than Canyon Ranch or Cal-a-Vie, averaging $500 to $700 per night. Availability can be seasonal, with summers and early autumn providing the best experience.
Redstone Castle, Aspen, Colorado
The next entrant in the U.S. wellness landscape is Redstone Castle in Aspen. Acquired by Belgian entrepreneur Stephane De Baets in 2024, the property is being converted into the flagship American outpost of Thailand’s RAKxa Medical Spa.
RAKxa is known for blending Western medical diagnostics with Eastern therapies. Think precision lab tests, IV drips, and acupuncture under the same roof. When Redstone opens, likely in late 2025, it is expected to target ultra-high-net-worth clients, including founders looking for longevity programs.
For now, entrepreneurs are watching closely. If RAKxa delivers in Aspen what it has in Bangkok, it could become the premier U.S. destination for biohacking-minded leaders.
Entrepreneur-Specific Retreats
Not every founder wants to sit in silence or count calories. Several retreats now explicitly combine business growth with wellness.
- Joyus Retreat: Created by holistic business coach Tiffany Napper, this five-day experience blends organic meals, yoga, and mindset coaching with business workshops. The focus is on clarity, not hustle. Participants leave with both lighter shoulders and sharper business strategies.
- Create & Cultivate Seven-Figure Founder Retreat: Held in Napa Valley in 2024, this program married wine country relaxation with tactical founder sessions. Attendees built networks while accessing spa services and mindfulness classes.
These hybrid models are expanding, often attracting solo entrepreneurs or small teams who want wellness without leaving their business brain at home.
Urban Alternatives: Othership, New York
Not every entrepreneur can carve out a week in the desert. Urban wellness clubs are filling the gap. Othership, a sauna and cold plunge studio in Manhattan, has become a hotspot for tech founders and venture capitalists.
The model is part spa, part social club. Sessions rotate between guided breathwork, sauna rituals, and plunge challenges. At night, the space transforms into a social amphitheater. Business Insider reports that “founder nights” at Othership have become informal networking hubs.
At $50 to $70 per session, the price point makes it an accessible supplement between larger retreats. For busy executives, it is the city version of the reset button.
How to Choose the Right Retreat
With so many options, entrepreneurs face the same challenge they do in business: choice overload. The decision should come down to intent.
- Stress recovery: Choose structured spas like Cal-a-Vie or Miraval.
- Creativity boost: Head to Esalen or a luxury wellness farm.
- Health optimization: Canyon Ranch or, soon, Redstone Castle.
- Affordability and access: Sedona’s boutique retreats or LA weekend programs.
- Networking: Hybrid retreats like Joyus or Create & Cultivate, or urban options like Othership.
Booking strategy matters too. Retreats often sell out months ahead, especially around holidays. Prices fluctuate with seasons: summer is premium in Aspen, winter in Arizona, fall in New England.
Why Entrepreneurs Are Choosing Retreats
The shift is cultural as much as personal. According to the Global Wellness Institute, the wellness tourism market is projected to surpass $1 trillion by 2027. Founders, investors, and executives are a growing share of that market. They are recognizing that leadership longevity depends less on hustle, more on recovery.
Retreats also provide networking not found at conferences. A sauna session at Othership or a communal meal at Esalen can open doors that panels never will. For entrepreneurs who live by relationships, that matters.
Final Take
Wellness retreats in the U.S. are no longer an indulgence reserved for the elite. They are becoming part of the entrepreneurial playbook, the way co-working spaces and accelerators once were. Whether it is a $350 yoga weekend in Los Angeles or an $8,000 immersion in California wine country, the common thread is intentional pause.
As one venture capitalist put it after returning from Miraval: “I realized the best investment I could make was in the person making the deals: me.”
That, ultimately, is the ROI of wellness retreats for entrepreneurs.
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Freya is a digital nomad and writer from Sweden, curating business travel hacks and remote-work inspiration from her global adventures.
